General Motors unveiled its new 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty range at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show back in March, but the first production pickup rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan, yesterday afternoon.
Production of the revised GMT 900 heavy-duty pickups commenced yesterday, and the first example to roll down the assembly line was a bright red, regular cab 2011 Silverado 2500 HD, equipped with the revamped 6.6-liter Duramax turbo-diesel V-8. The second truck off the line was nearly identical, albeit it was ordered as a crew cab. The first Silverado HD was destined for Strawberry Point, Iowa, while the crew cab is being shipped to Sumner, Washington.
For 2011, GM’s HD pickups receive significant upgrades to both the frame and diesel powertrain, allowing it to compete against the latest [Dodge] Ram Heavy Duty and Ford F-Series Super Duty pickups. These upgrades give GM’s trucks additional payload and towing capability -- in fact, when paired with the revised Duramax (which produces 397 horsepower and 765 pound-feet of torque), a regular cab, two-wheel-drive, short-bed 2500 HD is rated to tow 17,000 pounds, roughly 1200 pounds more than the 2010 2500 HD models.
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