General Motors unveiled the Chevy Silverado EV in 2022, showing off a new all-electric variant of the popular pickup truck nameplate. General Motors has since launched several trim levels for the battery-powered Silverado, including the fleet-oriented WT, the mid-range LT, and the well-equipped RST. Now, the 2025 model year is set to bring a new off-road-oriented Trail Boss model, and as such, we’re rounding up everything we know and expect from the upcoming Silverado EV Trail Boss.
At present, the Silverado EV Trail Boss is expected to launch during the 2025 calendar year for the 2025 model year. However, it’s also possible that the new Trail Boss variant will launch during the 2025 calendar year, but tagged for the 2026 model year.
GM Authority has spotted several prototype variants of the Silverado EV Trail Boss out and about for testing. Highlights include a distinctive design with unique aesthetic elements, including a new front fascia composed of a restyled bumper, reshaped air intakes, as well as red tow hooks mounted low in the bumper.
Spy photos have also revealed a set of 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory AT tires (LT285/75R18) rolling in the corners. The extra-beefy tires are mounted on a set of unique 18-inch wheels, as compared to the 24-inch wheels equipped by the Chevy Silverado EV RST. Range per charge is expected to be around 400 miles, although it’s also quite possible that the Trail Boss will sacrifice some range in favor of enhanced capability.
Speaking of off-roading capability, the Silverado EV Trail Boss is expected to include several features pulled from elsewhere in GM’s EV lineup, including the GMC Hummer EV, with locking differentials and Crab Walk both high on the list of possibilities.
Under the body panels, the Silverado EV Trail Boss will continue to ride on the GM BT1 platform, just like the rest of the Chevy Silverado EV lineup. GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors will provide the motivation. Output numbers remain uncertain, but for the reference, the dual-motor WT trim is rated at 510 horsepower and 615 pound-feet of torque, while the range-topping RST First Edition is rated at 754 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque.
Stay tuned as we report all the latest on the Silverado EV Trail Boss off-roader as we receive it.
Comments
Trail Boss? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wouldn’t be caught near a trail in one. That’s hilarious.
Good thing it isn’t for you. Most ICE versions aren’t at a trail anyways…
What an idiotic concept. Go off-road and run out of charge. Sounds like a blast.
Go off road and run out of gas, sounds like fun. There are ways to charge off the grid.
In fact you h ave a better chance of recovering from a run out of power than gas simply with a few solar panels that fold up! But you took TWROOMM! And thats how the umpa lumpa got in.
a few days later
A few weeks later. The Silverado EV has a massive battery and is incredibly inefficient as an EV.
Not everyone overlands for a week. And with a 450 mile range you can totally run some technical trails for a couple hours and have a blast, people have been doing that in Rivians, EV Hummers and Cybertrucks which have way less range.
I’m sure most trail boss or even ZR2 owners don’t actually go off road so the package doesn’t bother me much. What does is the black painter “front bumper” that attaches to the fenders at an angle and looks like a complete afterthought.
The main issue with this model will be price. In my opinion, the appearance doesn’t drive a premium price like the Hummer EV does.
What it means? No one will order one, can’t sell the work trucks or RST’s now. Too expensive and can lease an Electric Denali 300/mo cheaper than the RST (can’t lease the 80k work truck)
Equinox EV and Blazer are a hit. GM screwed pooch on Silverado EV
Plenty of people order those (and the Cybertruck with inferior capability). This is effectively the best EV truck currently (unless you prefer the Sierra looks). Also the Trail Boss is likely to be cheaper than the RST and RST is already becoming available around $80k if you find a good enough deal.
The RST is 95-97k no one selling them for 80k without losing a ton of money! Mark up is only 3k and the vehicle doesn’t qualify for the tax credit.
The people you say buying these, well most are going Denali or Hummer. We have all 3 brands and sell more Hummers than Silverado and Sierra combined
We, after testing the WT last summer, are ordering two more next summer. And the boss boaght a Hummer. Eventually the whole fleet will be electric.
Saw an RST at the dealer yesterday for 96k. Who is going to pay that price?
There are fora and FB groups full of owners of those trucks. To answer your question “who”: one persona is higher income tech savvy suburban weekend warriors how want a fun truck to haul bicycles, camp, drive to a ski area etc. These folks are not in trades so don’t necessarily regularly tow, and are fairly price insensitive. May have owned a Tesla before as a second car or may have been holding off for something longer range (which this is). EV infra in their areas is decent (California, Colorado). I’m one of them btw.
The WT has plenty to offer tradesmen too. Much cheaper to operate than gas or diesel.
No 6.2?
Looks like a cartoon whale. And now I cannot unsee it. NOT suited to rough country. I keep seeing the abandoned Hummer EV out in the desert in my mind. And I laugh a bit.
Yeah, that first picture really makes this truck look stupid. I don’t think I’ve seen it from that angle before, and that’s probably why.
Another problem for me is… the gas Trail Bosses are visibly lifted, which potential customers like. This EV Trailboss, even though it may be lifted, still looks like it is dragging its belly full of delicate batteries on the ground. A joke. GM is exploiting fools with money here.
Just bring an auxiliary generator with you to recharge as needed. Or bring a can of KWh 330 ( same as 10 gallons of gas ) to get you out of the woods
10 gallons of gas might be the energy equivalent of 330 kWh, but the majority gets wasted as heat. Only about 30% of that gets turned into locomotion.
This is the trim I am waiting for. No desire for the gangsta wannabe 24 inch wheels on the RST.