Earlier this month, GM Authority brought you the very first spy shots of the next-gen Chevy Silverado 1500’s exterior. Today, our spy shooters managed to capture the 2027 Chevy Silverado interior, giving us our very first glimpse of the cabin.
What we see from our spy’s long lens is ample screen real estate. It appears that the instrument panel display for the digital gauge cluster ahead of the driver will be quite large, extending toward the center stack substantially quite noticeably.
We don’t believe that the screen seen on this prototype is the 33-inch curved LED display that has made its way across the vast majority of the current Cadillac product portfolio. Instead, it seems that the oversized instrument panel / gauge cluster in the 2027 Chevy Silverado interior will be joined by another screen for the center stack, though the interior camouflage on this particular prototype is preventing us from seeing it.
We’ll need more photos to glean more info about the 2027 Chevy Silverado interior. In the meantime, let’s recap what we already know about the next-gen Silverado and its corporate relative, the GMC Sierra.
Both next-gen trucks will ride on the T1-2 architecture – an updated version of the T1 platform that underpins the current Silverado and Sierra. Insiders tell us that the current T1 platform is flexible enough to accommodate all the necessary changes and updates for the next-gen full-size trucks without necessitating an all-new platform. Evolving the T1 platform will also enable GM to keep costs low and streamline development of the new full-sizers, per GM’s Winning with Simplicity strategic initiative.
For comparison: the curved 33-inch display in many current Cadillac models
Under the hood, the 2027 Silverado 1500 will introduce GM’s sixth-generation Small Block engines, which GM has already confirmed will deliver better fuel economy, with GM execs having stated that the automaker’s next generation full-size trucks will deliver a four to six percent improvement in efficiency at launch over the 2022.5 model year and newer Silverado and Sierra. Though not (yet) confirmed by GM, we fully expect to see performance improvements from the next-gen Small Blocks.
We also expect the turbocharged L3B four-cylinder TurboMax engine and LZ0 3.0L turbodiesel Duramax to be made available in the 2027 Silverado. Additionally, a plug-in hybrid variant should show up within the first two years of the model’s lifecycle.
We expect the 2027 Chevy Silverado 1500 launch to take place toward the end of the 2026 calendar year as 2027 models. This timeline will allow GM to beat the next-gen Ford F-150 to market.
We will have a lot more on the next-gen GM trucks very soon, so be sure to subscribe to GM Authority for the latest Silverado news, Chevy news, and 24/7 GM news.
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I’m looking forward to see what the GM twins will bring us. I’m buying a new truck soon but have decided to wait and see what the next gen trucks bring to the market. Hopefully they remove the DOD or allow us to disable it easier.
Please have there be a lower trim level without the iPad fad! I really prefer the physical gauges and buttons. Even the 2022.5 refresh gauge cluster is tacky IMHO as its prone to glaring, refresh speed is less than desirable and details aren’t that sharp. Just leave the TV screen to our large plasmas at home so we can enjoy a good drive.
@ Steve 29
I agree with you on the buttons. That’s why I like my 2018.
Give me an SS model 2 inches lowered (03 to 06 stance) paddle shifters, 10 speed, dual mode exhaust, magna ride, with around 500HP from a new small block V8. I don’t need a 14 inch screen. Or message seats or anything like that. I want a true sports truck.
There’s no such thing as a “sport” truck unless all the roads you drive on are straight. There’s a highway near me where the 65 mph speed limit is reduced to 45 mph around a sharp curve next to a river. No problem for my Malibu and its 245s to maintain 65 mph around it, but every pickup disappears in my rearview mirror.
I’m telling you to go drive an HD crew and take those corners! You will sh*t yourself on how those big trucks stick to the road. The suspension is so rigid that there is very little roll at higher speed cornering. They’re pretty impressive for a truck that big.
That’s why you drop it 2″ and add tighter shocks.
Some built race trucks are 90% what a Camaro can do, and are more planted than a mustang.
@digitalfutur
I had a tuned 2006 Trailblazer SS that would haul the kids, the boat, and 4 people comfortably. All alone it would smoke a same year 2006 Mustang GT and it cornered on rails. I’d hit a 45 mph curve going 80 like nothing. Your little Malibu would be toast.
@BadBob
The 03 to 06 SS trucks were not the worst years in history for the trucks. The engines during that time were top notch, bulletproof, and way above the competiton. I loved the look and stances of those SS trucks. They were “sinister/mean” looking. I just didn’t need a truck at the time, so SS Trailblazer did everything for my family. SUV with 400 hp in 2006 was pretty sweet and could put all their belongings in the cargo area and head to the lake house. Now that kids are older, the wife is the one with the SUV, and her Traverse (21 redline premier) also handles very well for a stock vehicle and had a nice sporty feel to it. Nothing like my SS Trailblazer but fun. If u didn’t get a chance to ride in one back in 2006, you missed out because for a fully loaded AWD 2SS it could have been bought for around $38k, and beat alot of muscle cars during that time! Also if you wanted to pay around $7k to $10k more you could have gotten the SRT Jeep Cherokee which was even faster, BUT it couldn’t tow “properly” because of its exhaust exited in the middle of bumper, and it rode way stiffer/worse than the Trailblazer. I test drove both.
Those Cat Eyes were Chevy’s WORSE years in history, especially the SS’s…
The Duramax 2500 from those years is still the one. The gold standard
Plasma? People quit buying those about 15 years ago at least.
Anyway, you’d be surprised how good those new displays are in a modern dash.
Lol! I actually still have a huge Panasonic plasma flat screen TV. It works great, has vibrant color and clear and sharp picture quality. It also doubles as a heater as it produces waves of heat from the back of it. One of the best things about it is that it takes two men and a boy to pick it up and move it! So it is its own security against theft. It’s not a smart TV but it does have all the necessary connection ports and I am able to admit my laptop to it for streaming movies.
Conclusion: don’t knock it. It works and it was free! 😁
Theft? Who would want to steal a plasma tv?
Forgive me and my outdoor lifestyle for not owning a 4K OLED. Is that still a thing?
It is pretty common for commenters here to be stuck in the past. Some are still bent out of shape by a woman CEO.
That is exactly Why I got a new 2023 1500 Pro trim instead of SLE or Elevation I then got it beefed up with everything else an SLE/Elevation has. Super Happy with it. Just hate that it’s black inside the truck.
Hopefully, the lower models will still offer something other that the 33” wide screen mentioned in the article for those who don’t need or want it.
I guess I will have to get a new 25 or 26 model to avoid the wide screen dash. I much prefer buttons and switches, they are safer because I don’t have to take my eyes off the road to adjust things.
Just say ok Google, you never have too touch any controls. Google will adjust temp/fan/direction of vents. Change music, route Nav. Don’t get me wrong I like physical buttons, but if voice command controls it then use it.
I’m sure it will have a screen set up similar to the Traverse/Tahoe. GM is generally pretty good with leaving the things you’d frequently need to adjust as physical buttons vs. a lot of other manufacturers. Of the settings that are solely in the screen on my Canyon, the only button that would be nice to have is one that quickly goes to the cameras.
I’ve yet to confirm personally, but supposedly the newer C1-2 variants bury headlight and fog light control behind menus.
That’s asinine and unsafe. The last thing you want in heavy rain, fog, or white out conditions is to be fumbling through menus to turn on your GD fog lamps.
Just like your cell phone you can reconfigure the desktop. Same for the truck, just slide the button you want to the side and you have instant access to foglamps. No fumbling around.
They need to put the 10 speed behind the 2.7, keep the 3.0, drop the 5.3 completely, keep the 6.2, and make the 6.6 gas available. Update the 6.6 to an aluminum block and give it 500 hp.
The extra weight and friction doesn’t bode well with the 2.7 turbo. Nor does the extra cost with the 2.7 being the economy option. The new small block likely will see the 5.3 making over 400 HP and the 6.2 making 500 HP, so there’s no need to drop the 5.3 or add the 6.6.
As a 2500HD 6.6L gasser owner, converting the block to aluminum would NOT be an “upgrade.” It’s cast iron for a reason — because it’s incredibly strong and can absorb a lot of heat.
We’re really getting to the point where more horsepower in a 1/2 ton doesn’t matter for practicality — you’ll overload the rear axle, frame, and brakes towing something big enough where the extra HP would matter. Maybe some more torque down low, especially in the 5.3L, as that really needs to hit 400 lb-ft, but that’s about it.
If you’re towing that big all the time where 460+ lb-ft of torque matter, you need a 3/4-1 ton truck
Agee 100% up to the point that today’s half tons have the weight and size of the HD’s from the early 2K, and as such should be capable of towing just as much. That number ranges from 10-13K. If you buy a premium engine, id expect it to make as much torque as those engines from back in the day so they can tow without running a high RPM. The Duramax made over 500ft lbs and the runner up engine, the legendary 8.1 made 460 ft lbs. I’d expect at least close to that. The weight is definitely there with the plusher crew cabs and all the safety features, and the structural strength of the new fully boxed frames outclasses that of the C channel of the C/K years unfortunately.
But they don’t have the suspension and frame components of HD trucks, even from the early 2000’s, so you’re maxing payload WAAAAY before pulling power. Unless you’re hot-shotting with just a driver, no cargo/passengers, 2WD, single/double cab, you’re overloaded much quicker than people think in a 1/2 ton.
I looked extensively at GM’s 1/2 ton trucks before I got my 2024 2500HD. Payload was ALWAYS the limitation. Most of the 1500’s with any kind of engine and trim upgrades had similar or less payload than my 2014 GMC Acadia, especially the 3.0L diesel, which had heaps of power, but on average, 200 lbs less payload than the Acadia. Good luck pulling a decent tongue weight trailer and a family in the cab with 1,300 lbs of payload!!!
The engine power of today’s 1/2 tons is just reaching the point of being decoupled from the realities of what you can safely pull. Just because a 6.2L has as much torque as my 6.6L, doesn’t mean they should be pulling or hauling the same things. But good luck telling Joe Public that.
I would once again disagree, as yes on paper, they have limited payload, but you’ll notice at least with the Chevys, that maximum payload only causes 1-2″ of squat. Really that payload value is based on NHTSA weight rating for light trucks, which noatter how capable is maxed out at 9600lbs GWR. You look at what trucks used to squat when loaded, they would look like someone Carolina squared them with their hitch in the dirt, nose in the air. New trucks are just so much more capable.
The 5.3 is way more reliable than the 6.2.
Hey, how about a decent 2 door version with a short or long box. With the options that people want.
I would love if GM would make available a higher end truck like SLT or up with a double cab and 6.2 engine 6.6 ft box tired of crew cabs and short box , 6.6ft crew doesnt fit in most garages but a double cab would
Double cab 8′ bed?
Seeing that truck in the picture has Super Cruise, its going to be a top of the line model like High Country. Would expect a much more simplified interior for the work truck.
Oh, boy. A giant screen. How exciting. Not.
TV screens are for kids. Wonder how much replacement will be when they start failing. Just drove 100 miles pulling about 12,000 lbs with my 6.2. Please keep that engine. Love it.
With the new emission system mandates ready to expire GM can remove alot of trickery to save a drop of fuel making them the most reliable trucks on the road again ! No DOD no. i VVT – no DI -no 5w20. etc…
Other than the 5th Gen small block has been (with the exception of the 2022-2023.5 6.2 debacle) more reliable than the LS family. DI means less fuel wash, which means less oil thinning, which means less bearing and ring wear. Thinner 0W20 oil is less prone to carbon fouling the rings, and flows more easily upon startup. Even AFM/DFM, when rebuilding an AFM motor it’s noticed that the ring lands have significantly less wear than an early LS engine as the engine runs more efficiently, thus less heat/stress. A Gen 5 V8 with diligent basic maintenance is a million mile motor. Now GM needs a million mile transmission to back it up.
So there will be up to a 6% improvement in MPG with the new V8 engines from the 2022.5 versions onward which saw a big drop in MPG ratings compared to 2019/2020 versions which used the same 5.3 and 6.2 DFM engines with the big difference using the older 8 speed on the former engine. So with that in mind the current volume selling 5.3/10 speed 4X4 can only muster a very poor 15/19 rating so we will be lucky to see 16/21 on the new versions which is still one short on the highway from the 2019/2020 5.3 8 speed combo which rated 16/22. The current 2.7 is also a joke with poor 17/20 ratings for 4X4 models. Hopefully they can get this engine back up to its 19/22 rating it once had or better.
There’s 2 caveats to that
1, 6% is for the entire lineup. So that means the 2.7/Duramax are unchanged. That will mean a 10-12% improvement from the V8’s alone
2, the MPG ratings have changed over the years. Look at fuelly. While I’d argue Fuelly isn’t a good scientific analysis, it does show trends very well. 15/19 would reflect back to the GMT500 days, but economy has improved significantly since then. Even my father who just upgraded from a K2XX to a 2023 T1 notices no difference on the highway, but a significant improvement in the city. Ford who hasnt had a ppwertrain change since really 2016 with the 2.7 Nano has had all their ratings downgraded despite adding active aero!!!! Another example is the 3.0 Duramax which was originally rated at 30 mpg highway with the LM2, is only rated at 27 with the LZ0, despite the LZ0 seeing 5-10% better real world economy due to the additional stroke and steel pistons! So total sum up, if we were to rate today’s trucks the same way we did a decade ago, we’d see ratings around 20/25/23. Add 10% to that for 22/27/25 for the new 5.3. granted if you run like you still it doing 20 over the speed limit in California, and running on pathetic greenie gas that’s low on BTU’s, your probably still doomed to getting 18-20 mpg, but that’s better than the 10 you would have gotten with the trucks a decade ago.
If they don’t build better engines forget it!
They have no option but to get it right this time, GM certainly had more of their share of Class Action Lawsuits and it would be an awful look for that to happen again with an all new truck.
It’s so funny, before the current interior everyone was complaining about the small screen, and how big Ram’s was. Now it’s the opposite. I guess I would stop listening to the consumer, they don’t actually know what they want.
Wow, the width on those A pillars! Great for structural integrity but off-center/corner vision not so much.
Back in the day there was a significant engineering effort at GM to slim down the width of the A pillars while still increasing their strength through various methods. The ever growing width of A pillars was becoming a serious safety concern. That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.
The manufacturers are absolutely obsessed with building huge trucks with huge screens. I spent a really long time looking for a Ford Ranger with the 4.0l, 4 wheel drive, 5 speed manual. I love the truck with my whole heart but it’s a piece of crap because it seems every truck from the 90s and newer rusts out so easily. I can’t buy a newer truck because of several things. I am not signing my life away to pay for a truck because it costs as much as a small house. Newer trucks are so massive, everyone complains that they aren’t getting anymore powerful or getting better fuel mileage, but every decade they keep getting bigger. They aren’t used like trucks anymore, because the bed sides are so tall that you can’t reach inside the bed. I’m going to sound like an old person, but a real truck has a standard transmission, not some 10 or 11 speed automatic. Maybe I get better fuel mileage, but my smaller ranger for example gets 20mpg or more with only 5. And those 5 gears aren’t backed by all these electronics and limiters. Standard transmission let’s me control the power and rpms, as well as the clutch for getting out of mud or controlling taking off with a trailer. Next. Anyways, most newer trucks have cabs the size of my house also. Why in the hell should I need a truck with the backseat of a damn Mercedes. I can just about recline and kick my feet up in my dad’s 2018 crew cab! You sitck such a big cab on a truck that you have to make the bed 4 or 5 feet and stubby. Give me a truck with a standard cab, or even a smaller extended cab with a LONG bed. I want a long bed with a step side so I can use it. And lastly, I don’t care to have a massive azz screen on my dash. Give me simple button, a simple radio, and that’s it! Keep the fancy gauge cluster maybe, but just don’t stretch the screen all the way across the dash it’s stupid. I should be allowed to text and drive if I’m doing the same thing with a build in computer on my dash. Thank you to anyone that has read my rant, and you don’t have to agree with me, but I hope that the public can spark some creativeness under the automates feet, because they can’t build what we want anymore, they build what they want us to buy. Smaller trucks options, no flat screen, manual transmission option again, and please calm down the the massive cab and luxury features. Some people buy a truck to use it like one and prefer to get the lowest options such as roll up windows and plain Jane interior. I hope I get to hear feedback from you all and you all have a wonderful day! 😉
This gentlemen makes a very valid point! I agree with you, the problem is that TRUCKS aren’t used as working vehicles anymore by families, they are used now as “family haulers” l, so the manufacturers are taking advantage of this and putting as many “fancy” features/creature comforts as possible, raising the prices out of control. Also the size is crazy too,my sons 98 C/K when parked next to a new Colorado looks tiny! It even has 20 inch wheels in it. So even the mid size trucks are large. I will say that on the inside of the midsized trucks they aren’t as big as his C/K, (room wize, he also has the bench seat so that might be why it doesn’t feel so cramped as well)
So buy a maverick. It’s the same height as an ol’ ranger, tows as much, hauls as much, and gets way better MPG. Trucks have moved up a class. Midsize are half tons, half are 3/4, 3/4 are full tons and dually are now semis. I’ve replaced the Tahoe with the traverse as my DD.
I am going to make a prediction that will be very unpopular, and based on what the General has typically done in past years. I will predict that the new interior for the 2027 Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups will be the same interior that is in the Silverado EV and Sierra EV vehicles. Here is why I think this.
GM likes to have parody across their lines lines, i.e. Chevy, GMC, Buick, etc. All of the other major Chevy vehicles have the large 17.7″ infotainment system with the 11″ gauge screen. The Silverado and Sierra currently have only a 13.4″ radio screen, so some folks would consider that an upgrade. This also lets GM use the same screens for a bunch of different vehicles. These 17″ screens are currently in the new Traverse, Tahoe, Suburban, Silverado EV, Blazer EV, and the Equinox EV. They also don’t like to have higher lines, like Cadillac and Buick, overshadowed by a Chevy. This is why the Silverado will not get a 33″ seamless screen. The 17″ screen is just an easy thing to do.
I’m guessing the GMC Sierra will get an interior similar to the Sierra EV. I’m thinking that the redesigned Acadia, Terrain, and both Yukons, have the same or similar large vertical screens.
As far as the WT, Custom and Pro trims are concerned; I would say whatever the Silverado EV WT trim has will be a safe bet. Maybe something similar so it doesn’t look copied. However you look at it, I would say that these screens are here to stay and you can pretty much say good bye to the old needle gauges of the past. The LCD screen has less moving parts and is less likely to break or fail as long as the software for it is solid. I won’t comment on that. The General makes their own headaches where new vehicle software is concerned. Also, if they are releasing a new generation of small block V8 and multiple body changes, they aren’t going to want to fiddle with interior redesigns or improvements that are not yet proven in the field.
That’s my prediction. Go ahead and blast me for it.
I am fine with the guage cluster beint a screen. Just don’t put critical control functions on screen only. Keep buttons and dials.
I am an old guy that just bought a new 25 Silverado LTZ 1500. The 13.4 inch screen can be distracting and somewhat hard to navigate. I do love the cameras though, they have saved this old man from denting the truck multiple times now. I have enough dents in myself and don’t need them in my 70K plus truck. Many of the info system features are a little daunting, but most pretty intuitive. I was dismayed that Chevy no longer supplies you with a paper owners manual and you have to rely on an on-line version, which is a real pain to scroll back and forth through 400 plus pages. They do give you a Cliff note version, but pretty rudimentary.
Called customer service to get info on the more obscure features on the info system and they were very helpful.
I will say these trucks are too expensive and our new President will drive prices even higher.
Former Chief Economist for Ronald Reagan, Art Laffler, who I once took a course under, said specific targeted tariffs sometimes work, but wholesale tariffs there are no winners. Everyone loses and economies can be severely damaged, No amount of deregulation or tax relief is going to make up for the 5 trillion dollars of lost value in the markets that this chap has inflicted so far. Hopefully, GM can navigate this debacle.
Thank you GM for my 6th Silverado that hopefully runs strong and lasts. Probably at my age the last
Wake up and smell the fresh air. FYI, Regan also didn’t have so large a trade deficit to start with. Time will prove you oh so wrong.
Forgot to add to my last post. Maybe GM in their next iteration for the info system can add a feature to change the horn sound. Perhaps an option for “gun shots.” People would sure get out of the way fast.
Just kidding, too many of these posts are too dam serious.
Last 10 yrs Chevy has went to sh#t. How bout fix the things that’s been giving hard working people problems. MAKE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. Instead of trying to make a gazillion dollars!!
EPA has largely killed their reliability too….
They need to do something better for the rear passengers for Air System, put the air vents on the top and more of them, it’s gets very difficult to get any air in the back. They also need to have more bench seating in the front. Also try to bring back the two tone colors. Need to put more power under the hood like the Ford 150, and better that dang fuel the newer ones are still wasting a lot of gas. And get a Engineer that know how to fix that dang ticking sound it happens to all the chevys when putting in cheap or good gas. Need to put more Technology in the back for the rear passengers. And the in bed of the trucks
What a terrible interior design. Fire Ms Mary and things will gradually improve