Earlier this week, we covered the story how the Chevrolet Silverado Carhartt Edition came to be. Now, we’re taking a look at one of the pickup’s several aesthetics upgrades – the black Z71 badges.
According to Chevrolet Truck marketing manager, Hugh Milne, this is the first time black Z71 badges have been used. Traditionally, the badges (also known as a “chicklet”) are red.
As for the black badges on the Chevrolet Silverado Carhartt Edition, the dark finish plays well with the truck’s Mosaic Black metallic paint, which is the special edition’s one and only paint color option. We’re also liking how it works with the Carhartt Edition’s gold pinstriping.
Additional exterior equipment for the Chevrolet Silverado Carhartt Edition includes a soft rollup tonneau cover, 20-inch wheels with all-terrain tires, black hood vent detailing, tow hooks, and body-colored bumpers. Inside, the Silvy sports all-weather floor liners branded by Carhartt, as well as an exclusive two-tone Jet Black and Carhartt Brown leather seats with embroidered headrests.
The Chevrolet Silverado Carhartt Edition is based on the Silverado 2500HD LTZ crew cab, and comes with the Z71 Off-Road package, hence the special black badging. Off-road-ready gear includes twin-tube Rancho shocks, Hill Descent Control, and skid plates to protect the underbody.
Black badging is certainly one of the more popular aesthetics upgrades these days, and not just in the world of pickups, either. Cars, crossovers, and SUVs all come with every manner of dark trim bits and black extras. Another good example would be the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Midnight Edition.
Are you a fan of the black Z71 badges on the Chevrolet Silverado Carhartt Edition? Which other vehicles would you like to see this feature make an appearance? Let us know in the comments, and don’t forget to subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevrolet Silverado news, Chevrolet news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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My god when will there be the day we see more then just an appearance package I guess when gm drops to 5th place
Wow black badges for 100000 dollars lol
Junk and really ugly and shit motor
The new Chevy HD line is not attractive at all! I went from wanting to buy a 2019, to waiting for the 2020s only to discover the 2019s are the last good looking Chevy HD… WTF is up with the front end?? It looks terrible! Even Mexicans don’t like the new Chevy, and my Hispanic friends were diehard Chevy guys… that says a lot!!! Lol good luck Chevy!!! Ford, here I come!
Strange, I feel the opposite. The new Rams look 10 years old already and I hate to admit it but Ford trucks look… well… very traditional (that is to say old-style). I can only hope the upcoming F series redesigns are given some style. The more I see the new Silverados the more I find myself falling in the Chevy camp. And this is coming from a ‘Ford guy’.
Yellow stripe just don’t work on this truck in my opinion. Looks weird the way it drops down on the doors and back up on the fenders. Just don’t look clean.
I like it, and to that guy who’s says it’s just a badge. The Z71 opition is not just a decal
Looks great, powerful and like it owns the road and off the road !!!
I would definitely drive this if there isn’t a 2500HD High Country
One of the things ,that GM need to do is put in big litters black an white instruction on how to use the hill descent brake , Because the fast lane truck guys and the Motor Trend guys do not know how to use it and gave HD Chevy and GMC a bad score in the test the made against the other two HD RAM and the HD Ford !
Butt ugly!
I don’t know, I think blacking out that enormous, goofy looking grill helps quite a bit. I don’t like the yellow line on it, but I guess they had to add that for contrast or the whole thing would just be completely black.
And driving around this pollution creator is normal !!!!!!!
What good is truck if it has all these bells whistles on outside to point your afraid get it dirty and the front end needs change, yall selling trucks or cadillacs?
This is a copy cat of Harley Davidson addition to Ford am I wrong no offense to Chevy we love Chevy in our home but we put our Chevy’s on the floor .it’s not for everyone but just saying if the yellow is going to be a trade mark then have the wheels have some of it to and Watkins gray woulda been way better then jet black ! But I won’t hate on it completely but if it’s a special addition more stamps on the truck make all the details of it’s memory for value for buyers just a thought
I dunno. I still don’t understand it.. If I saw a Carhartt edition truck, I’d expect to open the doors and see Carhartt material seats. What is Carhartt about this besides a logo? I’m not saying it doesn’t look good, but I don’t get it. If it had genuine Carhartt material seats, I’d think it was the coolest thing ever.
square fenders and a ugly frontend. hideous!
The thin gold stripe could be described as…. “dainty”, not exactly what most folks want on their HD pick-up.
I said 20 years ago…..do away w/ GM engineering & design department, farm it out to high schools and colleges, the millions save could pay large grants the the winning schools
I forgot to say, gm PLEASE don’t change the interior of the GMC’s and Chevy Trucks, ’cause the last 4 tucks has the exact same interior. that way when I have a bit too much to drink I’ll know I’m in the right truck
I would drive it but it is way to much money and it wont do good in the country and the high land. It is for the shows and not for work.