Late last year, a Detroit-based tuning company called Blacklake shared some early details on its new Chevy Silverado 1500-based XT1 off-roader. Blacklake has been hard at work developing the XT1 over the past eight months or so, with the truck set to enter production this summer.
According to the development timeline on the company’s website, Blacklake is planning to conduct a final evaluation and fine-tune the XT1 during an upcoming visit to Johnson Valley, California in June, which will precede the start of customer deliveries a month later in July.
Described by Blacklake as “a completely integrated, fully functional, off-road masterpiece,” the XT1 is essentially a turn-key prerunner with a license plate. While based on the Silverado 1500, it trades the truck’s OEM rear suspension for a custom five-link rear end designed by Blacklake, along with a revised front end with three-inch double-adjustable coilovers, billet steel upper control arms and aluminum lower control arms. The company claims this setup provides 17.5 inches of rear suspension travel and 11.8 inches of front travel. For comparison, the 2022 Ford F-150 Raptor has 14 inches of suspension travel up front and 15 inches in the rear with the same 35-inch tire size.
A supercharged version of GM’s 6.2L L87 V8 engine tuned by Lingenfelter, which produces roughly 650 horsepower, will be optional in the Blacklake XT1. Some of the drivetrain highlights include a GM 10-speed automatic transmission, heavy-duty half shafts, 3.73 gears, a rear e-locker differential and a beefed-up steel driveshaft. Inside, this truck features Katzkin leather and metallic trim from the Chevrolet Accessories catalog, along with an auxiliary controller for accessories like the Warn winch and fog lights. Power running boards, underbody skid plates and carbon-kevlar widebody panels complete the package.
Blacklake will charge customers about $130,000 to convert their Silverado 1500 into an XT1, which does not include the cost of the supercharged Lingenfelter V8. The entire package, including the cost of the donor truck and the Lingenfelter engine package, should come in at around $250,000 on the high end, as we reported last year.
More details on the Blacklake XT1 should be shared once customers start receiving their vehicles this summer.
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Well this is going to be interesting.
Since Global B has turned into a massive middle finger to the aftermarket, I’m curious how they plan on producing modified trucks no longer in production. (Pre refresh)
The days of buy a supercharger and install it are at least for now, over.
It is called a Silverado LTD(pre refresh) now (the Silverado LTD has the old interior)
the new 2022 Silverado has the refreshed interior
so the new Silverado 1500 has 2 models now, FYI ( old interior and new interior and both are in production)
Basically, the difference is that the Silverado LTD is largely a carryover model from 2021, meant to fill the gap until the release of the refreshed Silverado 1500. As a result, the differences between the two models are significant.
Mostly interior differences
Why would anyone buy this? You can buy two ZR2 for this. Or two Raptors.
Or one loaded TRX with change leftover.
Nice truck if you’re into a lot of off-road functions little heavy for me on the price I don’t see a lot of people beating the door down for one
Too expensive
Blacklake should market their engineered suspension system as well as items the average guy can purchase. After all, why not go after the masses. Most truck guys are not going to spend their hard-earned dollars on this kind of truck package. Frankly, go after the west coast guys. Looking forward to seeing their booth @ SEMA.
Unbelievable… gm and the gm aftermarket companies cannot produce a Raptor competitor in same price range. I call this a fail.
Yeah, lots of gm aftermarket Raptor look a likes, but those price ranges are over a 100k to start. This look a like with a SC V8 is 250k…lol
They need to give up. Those days are gone where people can spend that kind of cash are almost extinct.
Very nice truck for sure – 250k… not.
Buy a ZR2 add a SC with tune for 9k is way less than 250k.
JMO
100% agree with the price range of the competition. Anyone with this kinda cash is probably going to pick and choose their own upgrades vs. a package offering right?
Sorry, I’m going for a TRX and some hybrid to offset my carbon footprint and STILL have a few bucks for gas with that same $250k+
I paid $49k for my 2020 Z71 Trail Boss 6.2 truck. So is this thing $210k better? YGBSM.
The problem here is the bed is to short, the tires and wheels are to small need to make some changes and make it more functional, the interior need evolution something more futuristic, is the same old boring stuff come on chevrolet need to improve
The price is insanely stupid and does not make any sense. You can get a Raptor R or a TRX and still have some money left over. Even the numbers of those cars and performance on them is better.