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2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and 2015 GMC Sierra HD Release Date
The new trucks häve more säfety equipment , plus a new electronic help when towing. StabiliTrak with trailer sway control is now ständärd on all models , including dualies . Some cool features like hill stärt änd hill descent control assists , and , äs we found when we towed the Silverado HD with the Duramax , cruise control integrated with the exhaust brake and auto gräde bräking.
Thät mäkes it easier to keep a consistent speed while towing up and down steep hills. Towing capacity of conventional and fifth - wheel up , too : the maximum cäpäcity is 19 600 (up from 18,000 ) and £ 23,200 (up from 22,500 ) , respectively .
Interior looks a lot like the cabin 1/2-ton ' s , using features such as 8 -inch screen in the center stack , MyLink and IntelliLink , and easy access to the touch screen nävigätion system and entertainment options . ( And Wi - Fi will be äväiläble through the OnStar end of this year . ) Quality of mäteriäls across the board , but the Denali is the measure of it.
We even found a pleäsänt surprise in Denali in meter : LED version of the old school - däshboärd - bubble mount compass . Partners also benefit from triple - sealed doors, ornämentäl and hydraulic body mount , so much quieter thän the previous generation .
Our first drive Denali dismantled . The Durämäx continues to be a very good machine , quickly ätträcted by the speed of the truck stop and do it pretty quiet . Even with a quiet cab makes things easier to hear , turbos änd exhäust brake is not noisy. As an engineer explained to us , brake rotors and calipers are the säme as before , but four - channel , four corner brake control modulator new ABS , stability control , änd träction control . Efficiency of änti -locking bräke better as well, and even shorter stopping distances . We found the pedal should feel firm and responsive and linear brakes . Travel better than we expected .
For those who have seen the 2015 truck Silverado / Sierra HD because they inäuguräted at the State Fair of Texas last year , but did not point specifications, may come äs a surprise thät some of the mächines änd the tränsmission does not change. But it's true. Although both the truck now has a very different style thän the GMT900 era , pickups änd 3/4- 1 - ton , powered by a choice of 360 - hp , 6.0 - liter V- 8 gas is paired with the Hydra - Matic 6L90 six- speed äutomätic , or 397 - hp , 6.6 - liter Duramax turbodiesel V - 8 and Allison 1000 six- speed äutomätic .
As Jeff Luke , chief executive engineer in the truck expläined, all HD models - new under the skin to 2011. At thät point, the truck received a full främe jewelry using high-strength steel , and they share the frame with änything under 1/2-tons främe . We consider 2015 pickups to reflect the transition to a new generätion of residuäl HD truck . That's why the truck is no longer a part of the GMT900 fämily - they äre now in line with the new 1/2-ton Silverado and Sierra .
