The all-new, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500‘s top-of-the-line off-road package – Trail Boss – will only be available on Custom and LT models from launch, effectively forcing customers to choose between upscale features and supreme off-road capability. Apart from the Work Truck, the Silverado 1500 Custom is GM’s lowest-priced version of the truck, meaning it lacks much in the way of premium content. The LT sits a bit higher on the pecking order, slotting in toward the middle of the Chevrolet Silverado trim hierarchy, but there are a full two trim levels above it.
What we’d like to see in the future: Trail Boss versions of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ and High Country, coupling the best off-road package currently available in Chevy’s full-size truck arsenal, and the finest in leather interior appointments and high-tech features.
The Trail Boss package builds on the content of the Z71 off-road package with a factory two-inch suspension lift, beefier Goodyear Duratrac off-road tires, and a blacked-out front fascia. The Z71 package brings with it a locking rear differential, skid plates, Rancho shocks, and 18-inch wheels. All of this might seem a tad antithetical to the aims of a well-appointed, feature-rich premium truck like the Chevrolet Silverado High Country, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t buyers who would love the option of a luxurious-yet-rugged go-anywhere machine.
A Chevrolet Silverado High Country Trail Boss would pair that off-road capability with an exclusive chrome-and-bronze front grille design, standard leather interior appointments, chrome assist steps running between the wheels, and a standard power tailgate. It would also include a power sunroof, dealer-installed floor liner, and Safety Package II, which consists of Forward Collision Alert, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Low Speed Forward Automatic Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, IntelliBeam headlamps, a Following Distance Indicator, and Safety Alert Seat. Buyers might have to say goodbye to those sweet 22-inch wheels, though; we don’t imagine those would do much good off-road.
Of course, even more interesting than the question of whether the Trail Boss package will be expanded to the Chevrolet Silverado High Country and LTZ is whether GM might be cooking up an even-more-capable ZR2 off-road package for the Silverado 1500. For more on that and other breaking Chevrolet Silverado 1500 news, stay tuned to GM Authority.
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Give the Trailboss the 6.2 as an option along with better gearing choices (should be 3.42 standard and 3.73 option with the 8 speed).
Then move on from the Trail Boss to ZR2 level Silverado.
I thought that all the Trail Boss parts can be bought and installed at the dealership for any trim level if you got the money.
1. Put everything that is in the High Country into the Trail Boss, or
2. Put everything that is in the Trail Boss into the High Country
3. TWO (2) inches? Come on, seriously? For any type of half-baked, semi-serious off-roading you need at least four (4) inches, and that is likely to get you maybe 20 feet from the highway exit before you hit a stone or trench that will eat you and your truck for a snack and spit out the bones. Most dealer-installed kits are higher, and really, you must admit that anything less than six (6) inches is essentially a joke. Everyone that I know either has or wants at least eight (8) inches.
4. Somebody PLEASE put a step-side on that thing.
Meh….I dunno. IMO, these new trucks look better in the lower model ranges. Give me a minute here.
I’m 48, I remember when Chevrolet ruled the world! “Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet!” “See The USA in your Chevrolet” was a 25 year old slogan that was still relevant even in the 70’s! “Like A Rock” and “Heartbeat of America” and how many of you remember ‘USA 1 See Americas First”? What the hell happen? There are people just a few years younger than me that never knew Chevy was on top for many, many years! Even today if you drive a ’73-’87 (’91 actually) “square body” around you get a sense of pride, first class, a leader! You get passion! It seems like GM and especially Chevrolet has lost their passion for their own cars and trucks. Trail Boss is cool but that face is polarizing! A successful vehicle is not ‘take it or leave it, love it or hate it”, a success is everybody finds something they love about it. It’s hard to do with the new truck. Three different colors of interiors? But all based around black? Models that limit your choices to build what YOU want? Imagine a High Country with available 2 inch lift but you don’t have to buy $2,000 worth of unrelated stuff to have it? A 6.2 Trail Boss would be cool! But the option is not even there. I miss when you could order ‘ala carte’ have a true “one of” vehicle to an extent. But what I really miss are those days when a trip to “Chevrolet” brought excitement and anticipation of something better than the other guys had to offer. Even if it wasn’t better, the passion behind it made you feel that way.
You don’t have to agree with me, but I am sure there others out there that see the Chevrolet of today is a far cry of the Chevrolet of yesterday…..a very recent yesterday.
I agree, a 2.0 Malibu would blow the doors off most Chevys made in the past 50 years with un-heard of fuel economy but it’s no sizzle with the stake. An Alpha Chevy above Malibu, a Cruze coupe/convertible with a 2.0t, an Colorado based Trailblazer would get hearts pumping for Chevy again.
The 6.2 should be in this truck. Or at least optional… I find it ridiculous that GM just loves to try and tie their GM LS/LT engines into Chevrolet’s Smallblock legacy, yet when it comes to buying a top Chevrolet like this, you can’t even get the engine you want. Literally, in many instances you have to Switch brands and Not buy a Chevy just to get the top Chevy engine. It’s absolutely bizarre. No other company would do this. You want the top Ford engine in your Ford? No problem… Top Mopar engine in your Dodge(or ram), No problem… Top Chevy Gen 5 Smallblock in your Chevy? Sorry…. You’ll have to buy a Cadillac or a GMC to get that top Chevy engine.
It seems GM is always “almost there” with their products. The new Silverado looks OK, but the interior and engine lineup are basically the same as last year. Can’t get a 6.2 unless you spend at least $50k and the new 2.7 is basically pointless with the mpg it gets. Trucks (and SUVs) are their bread and butter, but I think Ram will pass them in a few years.
don’ have to be a LTZ or Highcountry but at least be able to get options like them for example factory power steps or a 6.2. What I would like to see is wireless charging for any front seats option. GM could of done that on the dash. I seen the trail boss custom and it suck because the center console is only used for a arm rest but we could not store anything in it it is what is but at least the little things should be addressed also
GMC Serria AT4 has a fully equipped version why doesn’t Chevy
The Trail Boss is available with a 6.2