When General Motors took the wraps off the refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500, the automaker only shared photos of the LT, High Country, and the Silverado ZR2. Since then, GM Authority has spotted the High Country, RST, Custom Trail Boss, and Work Truck trim levels in the wild. And now have photos of the 2022 Silverado Custom, which haven’t seen before.
Pictured here is the 2022 Silverado Custom in the Crew Cab Short Box configuration with 4×4 in what appears to be Satin Steel Metallic.
The new Custom incorporates a restyled front fascia represented by a black grille with ‘CHEVROLET’ lettering. Besides the Custom, this treatment is also used for the Work Truck (WT) and Custom Trail Boss models.
Model Year 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 Limited Silverado Custom 155
Refreshed 2022 SIlverado Custom
Instead of being embedded in the thick crossbar on the grille, like on the current Custom, the ‘CHEVROLET’ lettering is now placed higher on the front fascia. It is then underlined by a new grille bar below it. Note that the grille bar on the pre-refresh Silverado Custom is finished in either black or body-color, depending on the primary vehicle color. Meanwhile, the crossbar itself has been toned down to take on a thinner and more nuanced shape.
Moving the crossbar higher within the grille is in line with the higher-up placement of the Chevy bow tie on the refreshed mid- and upper-level trims like LT, LTZ and High Country.
The small, gold Chevy Bow Tie continues to reside within the lower corner of the grille on the driver’s side of the 2022 Silverado Custom, as are a set of black recovery/tow hooks. The halogen headlights are present and accounted for, much like they are on the current WT, Custom, and Custom Trail Boss models, although the lights have been revised to take on a new shape in the refreshed model.
Additionally, the reworked front renders do away with the controversial “sideburn” aesthetic by reconfiguring the fender and front fascia, along with the front air curtain treatment. The new design also introduces a new body colored upper bumper. Overall, the new front fascia conveys a sharper, more upscale look on the entry-level trims.
Also note the black ‘Silverado’ hard badge on the front fender, followed by a set of black door handles and mirrors. This model is also equipped with a set of dual five-spoke black wheels.
The body side of the 2022 Silverado Custom do not change compared to the pre-refresh model. The same holds true for the rear, with the basic tailgate featuring the debossed CHEVROLET script. Two black hard badges – one for Silverado and the other for Custom – can be seen on the corners of the tailgate. GM’s CornerStep bumper is present and accounted for, as is a single-exit exhaust on the passenger-side of the truck.
The base engine in the 2022 Silverado Custom will be GM’s turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine, which has received numerous updates for 2022 and now produces 20 percent more torque than before for a total output of 310 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. It will be paired with a revised version of the GM eight-speed automatic. The upgraded powerplant enables a higher maximum trailering rating of 9,600 pounds (measured for 2WD trucks).
Refreshed 2022 Silverado 1500 High Country, ZR2, and LT
Overall, the refreshed 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 will be offered in the following trim levels:
- Work Truck (WT), Custom, Custom Trail Boss
- LT, LT Trail Boss, RST, ZR2
- LTZ and High Country
LT models and above, including the RST, get a completely redesigned cabin, highlighted by an all-new digital instrument cluster, new center stack with a larger horizontal center infotainment display, and a new center console with a console-mounted shifter. The three models below the LT – including the Work Truck, Custom and Custom Trail Boss – will continue with the outgoing interior.
To note, the refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 differs from the 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 Limited, the latter of which is offered as a “stop-gap” model that bridges the pre-refresh 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500 and refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500. The latter was originally slated to arrive early in the 2022 model year, but was pushed back due to a variety of complications and delays stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Refreshed 2022 Silverado 1500 LT
The refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado family will enter production during the first quarter of the 2022 calendar year. As GM Authority was first to report, order books will open in December.
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Comments
I’m about the same on the grill. I like the black badge on the side. Given the prices of the last gen custom, add the 5.3+8speed and the new 2.7 and this will be a steal! Please ad the interior of the last gen LT for at least a little more comfort!
I have to say the pre-refreshed custom looks so much better. The point of a refresh is to clean up the design and make it more modern. I actually think the pre-refreshed one was a much more clean and cohesive design
The Custom TB seems like an OK progression- Black plastic is still black plastic, and the new lower facia looks like there might be an actual bumper in there. On the Custom, having just black plastic parts, where there used to be a nice color match. On the whole, I think they could have just kept the old exterior on the value trucks and passed on the savings.
Refresh looks uglier, also bring back the 8 inch screen.
The previous interior (eight inch touchscreen) is the only option in the WT trim from what i know for the refreshed model.
If the headlights were moved back up flush with the hood line it would look a whole lot better. Even if they left it as is but painted the bars above and below CHEVROLET body colored it would help.
All this drama only to see its no different then other models. And same Ole interior.. wtg Chevrolet, you’re making progress
The black badging is cool, I’ve always liked black bow tie emblems and nameplates. But the grill is questionable.
So far for the 2022 refreshed Silverado’s I hate all of their grills except for the ZR2.
Ah, we know exactly what the means. You are going to buy the ZR2 because you think it looks the coolest even though you have zero use for any of off road goodies (just like 99.9% of the other buyers) but it will be a cool flex on the other dads at your kids soccer games to tell them you have a front locker and 35’s (they will be stuffed in there with a leveling kit since it isn’t used off road).
at least ford and ram’s trucks look alright no matter what trim you get
And is this a problem? Does anyone really need half of the stuff they buy? You are questioning the entire existence of the American consumer’s willingness to spend their discretionary income. I sure as hell am glad glad people are willing and capable of spending 60-70k on a truck.
But how about the refreshed GMC? GM is taking different approaches. The Chevy brand is way more radical designs, an almost Ford like hood line and a “murdered” grill, and it’s polarizing. It’s atracting a lot of buyers who like it, and for those who don’t, there’s GMC. IMHO, I think the 2022 sierra pro has the nicest and cleanest grill design.
Also keep in mind that the buyers of the custom and WT trims are buyers who can’t afford higher trims/business saving a buck and will appreciate a little louder flair. The custom will sell for the same price as a Ford XL with 3.3 V6, and have more room for incentives (I4 turbo has less parts than a V6, 8vs 10speed ditto, aluminum vs steel body etc)
All 3 US trucks are trying to out do each other for gaudy front ends. Is that supposed to be macho? The lower the headlights are mounted the better, so those of us that still drive regular height vehicles aren’t blinded at night. The Escalade is actually the worst in that regard.
You have seen the new Tundra right? It’s an even bigger offender than most of the U.S. trucks in terms of the gaudy-O-meter.
Nah the Ram looks way better than this.
It’s between this and the Tundra for ugliest front end.
Ugly grille. The pre-refresh is way nicer. The current custom with body color center bar puts it above the W/T. Now this one looks like a WT, except for the darn aluminum wheels, which the wheel design guys do not have too much creativity (honest to say, Stellantis is the best of the three, by far [Ram Trucks] not only in the truck segment but in every vehicle).
Why did GM redesign the headlights? They should have redesigned this ugly grille around the current headlights and perhaps it would have looked cleaner.
They had to redesign the headlights because everyone complained about the sideburns(that a lot of other trucks are now doing because they work I guess). I do like the look of the pre-refresh headlights better honestly, especially seeing how small the lights are now. I think that’s what makes it look odd the most.
so the facelift higher trims look better than pre-facelift, but the pre-facelift lower trims look better than the facelift… make it make sense
This is like deciding between liver and kidney to eat for dinner. The refresh front end is busier in design but the all-black grille tones it down to where it looks OK from a distance – even a bit meaner looking than before due to the black mini-grilles that drop down on the corners below the lights helped by the black line visible between the bumper and the thinner body line above it.
I would like to see the exterior. Of the Silverado 1500 Refreshed crew std. box LTZ. .???
Me too. Where’s the ltz? I’m driving a 2017 ltz now and wanna see it refreshed
Looks like a Ford f150.
Smh
Damn. That’s really ugly.
And it’s not growing on me.
The trim for idiots making minimum wage spending $ on cringe lifts and ugly taillights. This thing is ugly af
Why not have a $50.00 option for a decent chrome grill?