Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs. The Competition

Chevy Silverado 1500 vs. Ford F-150

The Silverado 1500 has four powerful engine options for customers in Bowie to choose from. Front and center is the new, standard 2.7-liter turbo high-output engine. This I-4 engine outperforms many V-6 engines, producing 310 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque. An available 5.3-liter V-8 engine produces 355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque. An available 6.2-liter V-8 engine produces 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. Finally, an available Duramax^® 3.0-liter Turbo-Diesel engine produces 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque.

The engine options of the Ford F-150 do not quite stack up to the Silverado 1500. The standard F-150 powertrain includes a 3.3-liter V-6 engine that produces 290 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque; in other words, despite coming standard with a V-6 engine, the base F-150 engine falls substantially short of the horsepower and torque offered by the standard Silverado 1500. Meanwhile, the most powerful F-150 engine available on multiple models is a 5.0-liter V-8 engine that produces 400 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. That might impress, but it is less impressive than the most powerful Silverado 1500 engine. Finally, it is worth noting that the F-150 has no diesel engine option.

Chevy Silverado 1500 vs. Ram 1500

Like the Silverado 1500, the Ram 1500 has three engine options. A standard 3.6-liter Pentastar^® V-6 engine produces 305 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque. An available 5.7-liter HEMI^® V-8 engine produces 395 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. An available 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 engine produces 260 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. Finally, the available Supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI^® V-8 engine that produces 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque is available only on the Ram 1500 TRX, and not the Ram 1500 or its trims. At a glance, you can see that the standard 2.7-liter turbo I-4 engine of the Silverado 1500 easily outperforms the standard Ram 1500 engine. The diesel engine option for the Silverado 1500 also significantly outperforms the Ram 1500 diesel engine, with 45 more horsepower and 15 more pound-feet of torque. The Silverado 1500 also boasts a maximum available towing capacity of 13,300 pounds. The Ram 1500 can tow up to 12,750 pounds on the road in Columbia which, while impressive, falls short of the Silverado 1500.

Chevy Silverado 1500 vs. GMC Sierra 1500

The Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 might seem pretty similar with a glance at their specs. That is because they are. The Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 share the same frame and engine options, so each truck's performance specs are nearly identical. That does not mean the trucks are 100 percent identical in every regard however. The Sierra 1500 has a maximum towing capacity of 13,000 pounds, which falls just short of the 13,300 pounds you can tow with a Silverado 1500.