2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: First Look
Cars.com:
here at the Detroit Auto Show where
Chevy has just introduced the all-new
2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 this is a
completely new truck from bumper to
bumper they started with a clean sheet
of paper on this one and there are tons
of details but we'll just hit the
highlights from a design point of view
aerodynamics is what the Chevy designers
were going for so there's all sorts of
details from the height of the hood to
even how air moves around the side in
fact look at these gills they are
similar to what they use on the Camaro
but here it's used to channel air around
the vehicle so it doesn't give a lot of
wind resistance the grill itself - all
of the eight trim packages are
completely new this has a much darker
Chevy bowtie bold right here in the
front and then around the side we also
have all sorts of smoother lines design
lines here that cut through the middle
and come all the way down here at the
back of the truck a lot of attention to
how tight this fit is between cab and
bed also aerodynamically this is
designed to move air over the bed so it
doesn't create a lot of turbulence and
then gets over the truck bed itself this
is the trail boss the LT trail boss so
it has the push button tailgate where
you just push the button and it drops
down all by itself now we've got to talk
about the bed some very cool details
here you've never seen a wider half-ton
pickup truck bed it's almost three and a
half inches on both sides wider than any
other bed now it's taller and now it's
deeper so this is the largest pickup bed
you can get on a half-ton pickup truck
now
here on the interior this happens to be
an LT trail boss a lot of changes a lot
of plastic here on the console same size
screen as its had before new set of
gauges now all of them are going to
offer telescoping and tilt steering
wheel and then plenty of storage that's
always a big deal redesign dual glove
boxes also the center console similar
design but now deeper and more little
cubbies here for the third middle seat
also storage right in the middle
here and back all the cabs offer more
legroom they're all bigger in fact you
even get more Headroom but storage is
the key here has a nice flat load floor
also nice center console here between
the seats cupholders but hidden storage
behind each of the seat backs and back
and also underneath
standing here next to the trail boss z71
naturally you've got to have big wheels
and tires for this off-road package but
the suspension itself on this vehicle is
completely redesigned but very familiar
we still have the double-a arm ifs with
coil springs in front leaf springs and
back but they're using materials like
graphite for the rear suspension to save
weight and increase payload capacity as
far as availability this isn't going to
be for sale probably until the third
quarter of 2018 and of course we don't
know anything about pricing yet
that'll get rolled out throughout the
year when we get a chance to get behind
the wheel for more information about the
2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 go to pickup
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The Only Chevy I’d Buy
Scotty Kilmer:
rev up your engines, my beautiful 1990 Chevrolet Silverado shortbed pickup now this truck
here is all original except the wheels
tires and other maintenance items but
the paint chrome and everything else is
all original the original owner bought
this truck in January of 1990 and he
passed away in 1997 and instead of
selling the truck the family just
decided to put the truck up in storage
in a climate-controlled facility and
they only took it out on nice days to
keep the battery up and the fluids
running through the system or to change
out the fluids as needed
so this truck is basically a time
capsule the truck sat in that storage
building only being driven lightly until
I bought it in 2016 and this is not my
daily driver by any means I just take it
to Classic Car Shows and pleasure
driving every now and then on nice sunny
days like we're having today and I'm a
fanatic about the 1980s and the cool
thing about this truck is this truck was
one of the last trucks built in the
1980s build date 1289 and the inside is
just as clean as the outside all the
electronics were dashboard is absolutely
mint no cracks whatsoever carpet is
wonderful no stains no rips no tears
same with the cloth interior and this
back then the Silverado was the
top-of-the-line truck so this truck
comes with power windows and door locks and cloth door panels and a cassette
player with an equalizer and that's the
original radio and it works perfectly
truck has only went forty two thousand
eight hundred and ninety miles and it's
almost 30 years of existence which is
pretty unheard of and I even found a
little treasure behind the seat that
display when I go to car shows this is
the original window sticker and that's
how much a fully loaded truck cost back
in 1990 we see we're still that cheap
today the thing that really caught my
eye about this truck is the color
combination and I love the way they
separated the two colors with this
beautiful light blue and gray pinstripe
I just think it's a really really sharp
looking two little truck and these
wheels are off of a 1980 model Chevrolet
truck there are 15 by 8 factory rally
wheel that's what GM called it the tires
are a 255 70 15 it just gives the truck
a little wider stance which I like I
like the deeper rims myself but it's
still a factory wheel so it helps keep
everything looking factory which is what
this is look I'm going for it just gives
the truck a really nice retro classic
look and it complements that classic
two-tone paint I think perfectly now
I'll start it up let you hear it run for
a little bit radio still works
air conditioners still blow his ice-cold
well you can listen to that oh that song there came out in
the late 80s Early 90s that they
flowmaster super 10 dual exhaust I put that on there cuz I can't stand a quite v8 I want to hear it
hope you'll enjoy thanks for watching
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Why Not to Buy a Chevrolet HHR Car
Scotty Kilmer:
rev up your engines,
Marco's Delgado says Scotty I want to
get an HHR with a manual transmission
has 130,000 miles what are your thoughts
okay I don't like those GM products they
generally don't hold up over time, but
it's a standard transmission the worst
thing about the HHR are their automatic
transmissions are garbage and you don't
have one it's a manual transmission, now
that sets got 130,000 miles it's got a
little bitty four-cylinder engine in it
don't pay much for it, because they are
worth much when they're used, you get a
standard you get it at a cheap price
right, change the oil a lot take care of
it, who knows but don't pay much for it because just realize it when they get older
they're not worth that much money and
you want to pay much for it, and if you
get it cheap enough, hey you never know
it might last a long time just don't pay
too much for it because it isn't worth
that much, Theresa B says I got a 1998
Ford Taurus W hundred and sixty-four
thousand miles for free, but the radiator
was rusty, flushed alone, suspensions bad
valve cover transmission leaks
needs transmission motor mounts are
Ford Taurus is good car, okay
that's 98 Ford Taurus they actually had
quite a bit of problems, now the thing is
you got that car for nothing,
it runs decent and shifts decent do the
valve cover, oil leaks if it's not
leaking that bad, transmission fluid and
engine oils cheap just keep adding it,
and if the suspension is bad get some
struts and put them on it on and it will ride a
lot better, just don't put a whole bunch
of money into it, my advice would be,
drive a little while see how you feel
with it, does it feel solid enough does
it run and shift good enough and if it
does fix things a little at a time, if
it doesn't have just drive until the
wheels fall off and get rid of it, you
got it for nothing so you're not really
gonna be losing anything,
MDS 81 68 says, Scotty I have a shake or
wobble in the front when I take off from
a stop once in a while I thought it
could be the engine, clean the MAF
throttle port cleaner I had strut
replaced and it's still shaken or wobble
when I take off from a stop, a lot of
times it's just the motor or the
transmission mount is worn, because when
you take off, there's more torque on the
engine and so if the mounts are gone it will
wobble as it bounces back and forth
you want to check those mounts first to
see if there's any problem with that, now
let's say you have a car that is a
notorious problem like say, a Chrystler minivan that's doing
that
odds are two transmission is starting to
go out, because when you take off, if it
wobbles a lot of times it's the
transmission just starting to go out,
because if you got a suspension problem
like a bad tire or worn tie rods, the
faster you go the more it's gonna wobble
and yours is the other way around, it's
wobbling when you're taking off, you want
to pray that it's not an internal
transmission fault, because if it's that
you would have to go and get it rebuilt
which costs a fortune, so pray that it's
a motor or transmission mount first
because they're very easy to check, Zeno
2019 says Scotty I got a 2004
Trailblazer
and my dash lights aren't working what
could be the cause, people had the radio
out before the original dash cluster
and we got three more clusters put them
in and the light still didn't work what
could it be
it could be not having the radio when
you swap it out, because GM has these
insane designs, some of the modern cars
won't even start if you swap the radio
because part of the starting system
is in the radio circuitry, so you want to
check all the wiring by where the radio
was, something could easily be off now if
you hadn't had that radio taken out and not
replaced, the problem often is on those
you turn your lights on then you got
those things to make the lights brighter
or dimmer, that part often breaks now
that can be bypassed
because you can just take the wire off
of that and you can run it directly to
the clusters, when you have the car
running the cluster will get 12 volts
all the time and then the lights would
stay on, you couldn't adjust them and
make them dim or make them bright they'd
be bright all the time but hey, look at
me I'm getting old I want a bright so I
want those things as bright as they can
be, first thing I do is go to the light
feed on that cluster and just give it 12
volts and as it lights up, just rewire it
so that power comes from the ignition
switch to there when you start it up and
they'll be lit up all the time, Edoardo
Becerra says, Scotty hello from Italy I
have a 1984 Audi Quattro it overheats the
fan works I checked the inlet and outlet
temperature the two radiators and enters
in at 240 and exits at 140 what can it be, okay well it's leaving at a lot lower it's your
radiators are losing a hundred degrees
so they're getting rid of heat they're
doing their job, now the problem with
Audi's is, as they age they often have
problems with blown head gaskets, your
engine could just be putting out so much
heat that it's overheating
you want to watch my video, how to tell
if your head gasket is blown, do that test
because if the head gasket is blown it'll
overheat no matter how fast your
radiator can dissipate heat the engine
will create too much heat and then it will
keep overheating, so if you never want to
miss another one of my new car repair
videos, remember to ring that Bell!
Here’s Why Chevy Silverados are Crap
Scotty Kilmer:
rev up your engines
GM has a lawsuit against them now saying
that they were selling diesel pickup
trucks in the United States they
couldn't run correctly on American fuel
it turns out that a bunch of them had
Bosch German fuel pumps refined slightly
differently so people are saying that
it's wearing the fuel pumps out the fuel
pumps are throwing metal shavings into
the fuel injection system and destroying them
of course GM denies all this stuff I
mean they seem to deny everything they
denied that ignition switch thing where
they even changed the number of the
ignition switch replacement parts so
people wouldn't notice that the old ones
were designed wrong and then they got
sued and then they had to pay out a
bunch of money for that stuff that they
were doing and now they're claiming that
oh no that's not the case well I mean if
people are having problems what only
time is gonna tell us what happened I
think it's got the interest soon yeah
they couldn't even design their own fuel
pumps they're buying the German fuel
pumps and they didn't even probably
think before they put them in the vehicles,
jackie says Scotty what would be a
great first car for about two grand if
you want reliability get an old Corolla
or an old camry,
now for two grand its odds are it's
gonna be pretty old you don't get much
for two grand these day two grand today
is equivalent to when I was a kid to a
hundred dollar car and usually can't get
much for a $100 car, do the old trick
that I've always told people do you're
gonna pay that much money for a car get
one with a paint's peeling off they
don't have any value when the paint's
peeling off and then if you really care
go to one of those places like Earl
Scheib that'll paint a car when they're
gonna sale for 250 bucks or one that's
got bashed in founders it still works
good but when they look bad to go for a
lot less money, sing says
all wheel drive or front wheel drive or
rear wheel drive for a winter all-wheel
drive works better than waiting at all
the wheels driving but do you really
need that much as an example my mother's
92 she still lives in Agra Falls she
drives two Toyota Corolla front-wheel
drive car in the snow doesn't you put
snow tires on they plow the roads in
Niagara Falls and she never has any
problems now if you going skiing and
mountains and stuff all-wheel drive is
much better
front-wheel drive is pretty good and of
course rear-wheel drive is the worst for snow
you spin around it turns out that
vehicles are more controllable if you
pull them rather than push them so with
front-wheel drive you got better snow
control and rear-wheel drive because
you're pulling instead of pushing but if
you live where they plow the roads you
don't care one way or another most guys
are front-wheel drive these days anyways
clam dick said why shouldn't you use
full synthetic on an engine at state
semi synthetic 97 Ford Puma you could if
you would have from the very beginning
but my advice to people and I engineers
have argued this back and forth with me
but I don't care I've seen it happen you
have an engine that you've been using
regular oil or semi synthetic oil and
you switch to full synthetic oil and
it's been using the other oil for a long
time a lot of times they'll either start
burning or leaking oil because the full
synthetic oil flows better it's thinner
and a lot of times it'll leak or burn a
lot sometimes the engines start making
noises if you start it out with it you
generally don't have that problem but I
would just leave it alone today if you
want to buy a new car and put full
synthetic go right ahead but don't
switch after it's had a hundred thousand
miles of some other type of oil,
Jacob Roger says Scotty I got a 98
Chevy s10 with a locked up 4 cylinder
can it be unlocked if your engine's
locked up it means it has internal
problems and odds are you're gonna have
to take it all apart and rebuild it or
that old clunker try to find a used
engine from a junkyard and put in it if
you want to try you can get a long
extension bar in a socket put it on the
front crank pulley bolt try turn it back
and forth and back and forth and if you
can break it loose say take the spark
plugs out and put oil in them leave the
spark plugs out with oil in the holes if
you can break it loose maybe you can get
it running again who knows I've done
that some times in the past
Donald says how often should you change
brake fluid love your channel all your
information and tips I personally have
had Toyotas that had 250,000 miles on I
never changed the brake fluid and never
had to change anything but the brake
pads the cylinders didn't leak but on
the other hand if you got some piece of
junk like a Chrysler
I changed the fluid none have them every
four or five years they're not made that
well and they will absorb a lot a lot of
a prett have problem if you really want
to see if yours is any good there are
tests that we make
do we have little machines a test for
the percentage of water in them and the
percentage of copper because a lot of
times the copper from the lines will
infiltrate into it it won't work as well
so it can be tested if you got an honest
mechanic he can tested for you tell if
it's good or not
Rossler go says Scotty my 2010 corolla
tire spin when I hit a bump okay if you
get spinning tires half the time it's
just the tires are worn out or they're
crappy tires if you buy crappy tires if
the rubber isn't soft enough it's too
hard it will actually spin you hit a
bump and hits and it spins because it's
too hard and it slips you want to have
tires that are reasonably soft so they
grip if you're watching those car races
you might think tires in those car races
they're changing them every 110 miles
cuz they're so soft and they're going so
fast that they just erased themselves
going around a track at that speed and
at that temperature
you don't want tires that last 150 miles
but you don't want really hard ones to
skip check the tires first if it's not
the tires generally it's the shocks wearing
out and then they're bouncing and
slipping after you hit a bump, Jeremy
says what do you think of body kits well
if you wanna make your car look tougher
go ahead and bolt or not it doesn't you
know generally affect how they run or
anything problem I see with them I see a
lot of kids that put body kits on these
Honda Civics they put them way too low
and then the pieces get ripped off every
time to go over a speed bump or they hit
something and pieces come flying off,
do whatever you want it's your car I
personally think hey the way they're
made is good enough for me there are
transportation devices you know and
motorcycles generally my thing with them
is naked take everything off of them
except the motor and wheels so I don't want
anybody on them at all
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze: Tech Features
Cars.com:
cars have become rolling computers in
the redesign 2016 chevrolet cruze
compact sedan drives the point home
besides expected comfort and convenience
features the cruise packs a ton of
available tech features designed to keep
you both informed and entertained when
you're on the move the cruise has a
standard 7-inch touchscreen multimedia
system in this 8-inch touchscreen on
this premier trim level is optional but
what I like about the setup is that
regardless of which screen you get you
get apple carplay and android auto
smartphone capability which mirror
select apps on the screen and it takes
just a few seconds when you plug in your
phone for the apps to show up here
making an easy way to use your phone's
media and navigation capability when you
need it
our cards can be a hassle especially in
the car but the crews helps you reduce
some clutter in the cabin with its
available wireless device charging it's
available for the premiere trim level
and all you have to do is put the
compatible smartphone in this slot in
the center console
however it doesn't work with every phone
doesn't work with iphone right now
without a special adapter so you have to
have a phone like a samsung galaxy model
right now take advantage of this feature
LT and premier trim levels come with an
extended like trial of the cruises
connected services doubt the 24-7
promise it includes two years of sirius
XM satellite radio 2 years or 24
gigabytes of 4G LTE data for in-car
Wi-Fi and two years of the onstar
guidance plan as introductory trial
offers go this plan is pretty generous
because the norm in this segment is
three to six months for a sirius
satellite radio trial
chevrolet says the 24 gigabytes of data
can provide up to 800 hours of streaming
music or 1600 hours of web browsing but
online video will burn through that
considerably quicker with the my
chevrolet app you can stay connected
with the cruise through your smartphone
the app gives you information like
vehicle fuel level tire pressure and
also the cars current location you can
find it if you forgotten where you
parked at the mall
you can also send a destination to the
cars optional navigation system and lock
and unlock the doors and start the car
if the car
remote start some of the features on the
app mimic the ones on your key filed
like remote start but I like how it
gives you the freedom to access your car
from almost anywhere like every other
automaker chevrolet is trying to figure
out how to get the attention of younger
buyers and I think they've had on a good
approach in the new cruise by making it
easy to stay connected with your digital
life with technology that's already
familiar the effort should go a long way
towards helping the crews stand out in
the competitive compact car segment
2020 Corvette: Retractable Hardtop | Chevrolet
Chevrolet:
For the first time,
Corvette is offering a
state-of-the-art
retracting hard top.
The advantages of this are:
vehicle security,
quietness
and beauty.
♪♪
The top operates very quickly
and it can raise and lower while
you're driving.
There's no loss of cargo space,
and you keep the beautiful lines
of the coupe,
even when you have a
full convertible.
Ford F-150, Ram 1500 and Chevy Silverado: Battle for Pickup Truck Supremacy | Edmunds Video
Edmunds:
[MUSIC PLAYING]
NARRATOR: This is Edmunds
exclusive three-way comparison
of America's most
popular pickups.
We'll drive them on the
road, take them to our track,
tow an airstream trailer, and
even put a quad in the bed.
After all that, we'll tell
you which one is the best.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAN EDMUNDS: This is the
all new Ram 1500 pickup.
We've been big fans of
the Ram for a long time
because last time around,
they added coil spring
rear suspension, which made
the ride just so supple,
and it made really
good towing stability.
This particular
example is a Laramie.
It's a nicely equipped truck,
it's not too expensive,
and from here, you can add all
sorts of interesting options.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
TRAVIS LANGNESS: And this is
the all new Chevy Silverado.
It's redesigned from the
ground up with different body
and frame materials.
It's longer, taller, and
wider than the previous model.
And what we've got here
is the LTZ trim level.
Now, this one's got
the 5.3 liter V8,
but it's also mated with
the new 8-speed automatic.
We picked it because we like it
right in the middle of Chevy's
line.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: The Ford F-150
is one of the top selling
vehicles in America.
It's well-known for its
lightweight aluminum
construction and a wide variety
of trim and engine options.
For our test, we have
the mid-level lariat
with a 3.5 liter V6 EcoBoost.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAN EDMUNDS: We're going
to put these trucks
through their paces
to see which one
is the best one you can buy.
Let's get to it.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: Getting
into the F-150
is more like walking
into an apartment
than it is getting into a truck.
For me, the truck is
actually almost too big.
I feel like I'm
floating around in here,
and I can't reach all
of the soft spots.
But I can reach
all of the controls
very easily with the
exception of the trailer brake
adjustment, which
makes Dan really angry.
The interior looks really
nice from a distance,
but as you get
closer, the materials
aren't as nice as they look.
They're plasticky and hard.
Two things I really
like about this truck
that I think are very unique are
the way that the doors or cut.
It gives a lot of visibility
and it also looks interesting.
I also like where the
door handles are placed.
They're tucked away in here,
and you hit them from the top
rather than pulling
them from the side.
It's pretty cool and
they're really easy to use.
Overall, I think
that the interior
is nice, but not exceptional.
It's really something that's
best viewed from far away.
I bet it looks great in photos.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
TRAVIS LANGNESS: So
this is the inside
of the all-new Silverado.
There are some small changes,
some things that are nicer.
For instance, this
touch screen is new.
It's got new graphics
that looks pretty good.
And also this giant
center console is new.
And one of the things
I like about this is it
feels very at home for a truck.
It's simple and everything
is at an arm's reach.
One of the things
I'm not a huge fan of
is how far out this dash
feels like it sticks.
Feels like it intrudes in
the cabin a little bit,
and also intrudes on this
center console space.
And also this little
bin here, there's
not much to organize it.
Your things are just
going to slide around.
For instance, if your
phone is mounted up here--
you hit a curb, it's
just going to fall over.
But basically, this is the
Silverado's new interior
and I'm a fan, but
it doesn't wow me
as much as some of the
other competitors do.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAN EDMUNDS: This new
Ram is really impressive,
and you see it the
moment you get inside.
One of the things I
really like about this,
and I'm surprised to
hear myself say it,
is this center
console is amazing.
All the actions here--
I mean, this is big.
You could put a couple of
purses and a laptop in here
at the same time.
You can put your drinks here.
Look at this, my
phone's plugged in,
but it snaps in there
with the cord attached.
The other thing I like
is the Uconnect system.
Now, Apple CarPlay,
Android Auto--
the 8.4 inch Uconnect and
this one both have it.
It's all really easy to use.
There's swiping, and pinch
zoom, and all of that stuff.
Another unique feature
is the sunroof.
I'm not a huge fan though,
because it's $1,300.
It's quiet when it's open, but
it does let in a lot of heat.
Overall, the Ram 1500's
interior is on another level.
The other two trucks feel
like they're catering
to their existing buyers.
This one looks like it's trying
to win over new converts,
and I think it will.
All of these trucks
are crew cabs.
Ram used to be third
place out of these three.
But this year they've
added four inches
to the wheelbase, four inches
to the length of the cabin--
they put all of it back here.
But what's really good about
the Ram is the seat back
angle is much more
pleasing, and they do this.
Ah-- the others can't
match this right now.
But also, if that
wasn't enough, we've
got a center console--
a pretty big one.
The whole center of
the seat folds down,
and there's a couple
of cup holders here.
The back seat area of the Ram
has the other ones covered.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
TRAVIS LANGNESS: One of
the main reasons people
buy full-sized trucks is so they
can carry around their toys.
We've got this 750
pound Honda Rubicon.
I'm going to load it
into all three trucks
and see how it goes.
All right, so let's open
up the Chevy power up,
power down tailgate.
DAN EDMUNDS: Yeah.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: Woo, fancy.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: Well done, Trav.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: Thank you.
So are you putting all the
ratchets in the front, Dan?
DAN EDMUNDS: I'm going to put
one on each side in the front.
And I'm going to go
for the lowest hook
down here just because
that seems to be
when I get the best angle.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: OK.
A lot of guys, if they
get this further forward,
they're going to bend it up
halfway and strap it down,
or a lot of people will
just roll with it like this.
DAN EDMUNDS: You could
buy a longer truck.
[LAUGHING]
This crew cab-- if
you get the quad cab,
you're going to
get a longer bed.
ELANA SCHERR: I never
realized that that
was what quad cab meant.
You can put a quad in it.
DAN EDMUNDS: Well,
I guess that's it.
Touche.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: All right.
Well, let's take
it out of the bed
here and put it in
the other trucks.
DAN EDMUNDS: Going to need this.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: Thank you.
Safety first.
DAN EDMUNDS: All right.
ELANA SCHERR: Well done.
All right, Dan, let's get the
quad in the back of this one.
DAN EDMUNDS: Yep.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: So it's damped,
but it's not a power tail gate.
DAN EDMUNDS: Not power,
this is just dampened.
ELANA SCHERR: Also
(GRUNTING) no step on this.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAN EDMUNDS: All
right, there we go.
All clear.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: Woo!
TRAVIS LANGNESS: That
was a little fast, man.
ELANA SCHERR: You were
right earlier, Dan.
You said this bed
was a lot shorter,
and it really is-- like, you
have almost the entire tire
out.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: These tires
are completely on the tailgate.
Which one has a better system
in the back, you think?
DAN EDMUNDS: The
Chevy's lower tie downs,
I like that a little better.
But it's also got a
slightly longer bed.
Although neither one of them
was long enough for this ramp
to fit in with the
tailgate closed
without putting it in sideways.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: Let's
take it out of the Ford
and put it in the Ram.
DAN EDMUNDS: There you go.
ELANA SCHERR: Oh, beautiful.
DAN EDMUNDS: Like butter.
ELANA SCHERR: Show
off for me, Dan.
(SURPRISED) What?
Magic.
DAN EDMUNDS: Yeah, right?
If I had my hands
full from Home Depot,
I wouldn't have to
put anything down.
ELANA SCHERR: Yeah, but I
still don't have a step.
At least I have a little
handhold on this one.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAN EDMUNDS: We're good.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: Nice!
DAN EDMUNDS: All right,
that was a little better.
You only got a
little bit of air.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: The tie downs--
how well would you compare them
to Ford?
DAN EDMUNDS: Well, the
thing about the tie downs
is they're nice and
low, so I like that.
And they're really big.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: Yeah.
Those are much larger than--
DAN EDMUNDS: Even the Chevy's
TRAVIS LANGNESS: --Ford
ones, especially in the rear.
And this is sitting almost
completely on the tailgate,
right?
ELANA SCHERR: I think
it's right in between.
I think the Chevy
had the most room,
and the Ford was the shortest.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: Well, let's
take the quad out of the back
here and move on
to the next test.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: Expert
level unlocked.
[LAUGHING]
So we successfully loaded
the quad in all three trucks.
Any of them would work.
Do you guys feel like there was
one that was a clear winner?
TRAVIS LANGNESS: Yeah.
I know it's the truck I
brought, but I like the Chevy.
The multiple tie
downs, and the fact
that you had that side-step on
the tailgate to get in and out.
I felt like that
made it the easiest.
ELANA SCHERR: I
definitely liked the step.
What about you, Dan?
DAN EDMUNDS: Yeah, I agree.
But I do like the Ram's hooks
because they're really low
and they're really big.
I was able to put two
straps on them with ease.
So, not bad, but yeah, the
Chevy's a little better.
ELANA SCHERR: Sounds like
the Chevy wins this one.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
To do a full-on tow test
on any one of these trucks
would take the whole episode.
But we wanted to illustrate
some of the tow tech
and how easy it is to use.
To do that, we've got
this Airstream 25FB--
it's the Flying Cloud.
And it's about 25 feet
long, about 6,500 pounds,
and it'll be great to showcase
what these trucks can do.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[BEEPING]
DAN EDMUNDS: I wonder
where Travis and Elana are?
They're leaving me to
do all the hard work.
Want a soda back there?
ELANA SCHERR: (GROGGILY) Wha?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAN EDMUNDS: Good to go.
The Ford works pretty well.
The problem I found
there is they've
got this Pro Trailer
Backup Assist
system that they talk
about, which sounds great,
but it's theoretical because I
can't use it on this trailer.
This sticker is supposed to
go somewhere in this area.
And you can see the propane
tanks are in the way,
so I can't install this
on the trailer, which
means I can't use Pro
Trailer Backup Assist.
The Silverado, it's
got a lot of power,
but the camera
wasn't my favorite.
To me, the Ram is
golden because it's
got a much better camera
that's easier to use.
Time to roll.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
We then hit the highway and
headed for the nearest hill.
All three were able to pull
it up the grade easily,
but the F-150 felt more
willing, while the Ram
was the most stable in
corners and cross winds.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: Well, the
F-150, or the F-series trucks,
are the best selling
trucks, right.
We talked about that.
And I can see why
people like them.
It's a really predictable
truck, it does everything
that you need it to
do, it's quite quick.
They have a ton of
different options
for engines and interiors, so
you can find one that you like.
The engine in this truck
it is never working hard,
which is not something I
normally say about turbo V6s.
Even if they have
a lot of power,
you're way on the throttle
to make that happen.
That is not how I feel here.
I feel like you can use just a
very small throttle application
and be right up
to cruising speed.
There's a little bit of
delay-- a little lag, mostly
if you surprise it, and that
might be in the transmission.
DAN EDMUNDS: Now, that
10-speed here is really clever.
I mean, you don't know that it
has 10 gears to choose from,
because it's really nice
at picking the right gear
at the right time.
So you don't feel like it's
shifting all over the place.
So this is a really
nicely sorted 10-speed.
ELANA SCHERR: This is an
extremely comfortable truck.
You get a little bit of
road feel, but not a lot.
In fact, I think Chevrolet
was a little more road feel,
and definitely more road noise.
One of the things that really
stood out to me in this truck
is how quiet it is in the cab.
I think it's a
good looking truck,
and they also did a pretty
nice redesign on the nose.
And so, it's very striking.
The lights in the grill are
integrated really beautifully,
and there's a lot
of small details
that you'll appreciate if you
spend a lot of time looking
at the truck.
DAN EDMUNDS: They've got
these huge mirrors, though.
They're a little too huge.
ELANA SCHERR: Yeah,
the mirrors are ugly,
and I already hit
a bush with them,
and not even on a small street.
If you put this truck
against the Silverado
and asked me which one was
more recently redesigned,
I would think this
was the newer truck
and that was the older one.
DAN EDMUNDS: Yeah.
ELANA SCHERR: I am
a little bit proud
that the truck
that I brought has
the best numbers at
the track, and it also
has the highest torque.
So it's a 375 horse, but
it is-- you ready for this?
470 torque.
That has all the
torques, and I win.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: [LAUGHING]
It's all the torques.
DAN EDMUNDS: Wow, you do win.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: That has
a lot to do with the fact
that this one is turbocharged
while the other trucks are
naturally aspirated.
And one of the
other things that's
interesting about the track
performance in these trucks
is all of them stopped from 60
to zero in our panic braking
test within feet of each other.
DAN EDMUNDS: Yeah,
that's pretty good.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: That's
pretty remarkable.
DAN EDMUNDS: Those numbers were
about five or six feet better
than they were the last
time these trucks were new.
So there's been
improvement over time.
And that's good to see
because trucks have always had
the longest stopping distances.
And they still do, but
now, the gap isn't so big.
ELANA SCHERR: Yeah.
I feel like all the
manufacturers are really
recognizing that
people use trucks
for a lot of different reasons.
I mean, towing
toys, towing horses,
but also just as daily drivers.
And they're really
working on making
them safer, and more
comfortable, and more
pleasurable to drive.
So that's nice.
It's good to know that the
audience is being heard.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: I
know this sounds weird,
but the Ford is the most
fun to drive for me.
The handling and the steering,
for me, are the best.
But those may not be things
that people that want a track
are concerned with.
DAN EDMUNDS: I like
the Ford's powertrain--
it's really powerful.
And the 10-speed
automatic is just
so nicely calibrated when you're
towing, when you're not towing.
I really like that.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ELANA SCHERR: Travis,
you've spent the most time
of any of us in this truck.
But to me, just getting in
it, it doesn't look new.
TRAVIS LANGNESS:
That's the impression
I not only got when I first
saw the truck, but after 1,400
miles in the truck from
Wyoming to Los Angeles.
It doesn't feel
completely redesigned.
And also, under the
hood it feels the same.
So the 5.3 liter V8 gets a
new fuel management system.
And now, it's paired to the
8-speed automatic instead
of the 6-speed, which has
a little bit faster shifts
and it's a little
quieter on the highway.
I like that it
doesn't rev as high.
ELANA SCHERR: Dan is going to
hate me for this because there
is no scientific
way to measure it,
but Travis how do
you feel the truck
jealousy is on this truck?
And you know what
I'm talking about.
It's like, who's looking at it?
TRAVIS LANGNESS: I do.
I do.
This one I feel
like is particularly
polarizing-- just the new
Chevy look in general.
It's got a lot of
chrome on the front end.
Some people love it,
some people hate it.
From the back on the
sides, some people
can't really tell
the difference.
And then, of course, the
power tailgate in the back.
You load all your stuff
and you press the button,
and they've got to push it up.
There's a little bit
of truck jealousy
there, just a small amount.
ELANA SCHERR: You
nailed it when you said
the front end is polarizing.
I mean, it's got these
weird origami folds,
and like slots and tabs,
which I guess are for aero,
but they are unusual looking.
DAN EDMUNDS: I mean, I
like the new Silverado,
but it doesn't feel like
a brand new Silverado.
It feels very evolutionary,
not revolutionary.
ELANA SCHERR: I'd
be happy to drive it
but I don't want to look at it.
[LAUGHING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
One of the things that I noticed
about the Ram when I got in it
was that the steering
felt a little heavier,
but in a good way.
DAN EDMUNDS: Yeah, it
has really good feedback.
You really know which way the
tires are pointed at all times.
You get a really good
sense of straight
ahead when you're
driving straight.
You don't have to make
a lot of corrections,
you don't have to
think about it.
It goes where you want to go.
And in corners it feels nice,
when driving straight it
feels nice.
This is the best steering
of the bunch by far.
Whatever they've done,
it works, and I like it.
The ride comfort
is nicely damped.
It's quiet, there isn't
a lot of road noise.
The engine makes
a noise you like
to hear when you lay into it.
But when you just
cruise, it just
fades into the
background-- there's not
a lot of wind noise.
This thing is
really nice riding.
I mean, what you
see is what you get.
This truck has coil
spring suspension
which is really good.
There's less friction
when it hits a bump.
The other thing I
really like, the fenders
are cut down real tight
to the headlights,
and it's really easy to see
the corners of the truck.
It feels like I
could see it right
in front of it,
which is something I
can't say for the other trucks.
ELANA SCHERR: Is
this the biggest
engine you can get in a Ram?
DAN EDMUNDS: It is.
The 507 HEMI is the
top of the range.
There's two versions
of it, though.
They both make it
395 horsepower,
which is more than
the other to trucks,
and 410 pound feet of torque.
The 507 HEMI that we have here
does not have the new eTorque
system-- that's coming soon.
And that system is a mild
hybrid system that basically
improves fuel economy.
This one is good
for 17 MPG combined,
but the eTorque version will
be good for 19 MPG combined,
which is the same
as the 3.5 EcoBoost.
This is the 8-speed that
Ram introduced in 2014
in the last generation
truck about halfway through.
And we really liked it then
when it first came out.
We had a long-term EcoDiesel
with that transmission,
and it was perfect.
ELANA SCHERR: I can easily
imagine the Ram engineers
sitting together in a
room and really saying
what do truck buyers
want, what do they need,
and how do we give it
to them, because that's
what this truck feels like.
DAN EDMUNDS: To me, the Ram
is the best truck to drive.
I really like the steering,
the 8-speed transmission
does everything I need it to do.
There's plenty of power, and the
link coil suspension not only
rides nice, it's also really
stable when you're towing.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: It's definitely
a classy look that I enjoy,
not only parked in my driveway,
but driving it on the highway.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAN EDMUNDS: All three of
these are solid trucks,
and fans of each brand
won't have any trouble
if they buy a new one.
But we've got to pick a winner.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: In third place,
we had the Chevy Silverado.
It's completely redesigned
and more capable than ever.
But in our tests,
it doesn't have
quite what it takes to edge
out the Ford and the Ram.
ELANA SCHERR: We really
liked all three trucks.
But from the very
beginning one stood out,
and it wasn't the Ford.
The F-150 might be the number
one selling truck in America,
but it turned out
number two in our test.
DAN EDMUNDS: That leaves the Ram
1500 as the winner of our test.
It's Edmunds top-rated truck.
The others may satisfy
brand loyalists,
but this one could
win some converts.
Well, that was fun.
TRAVIS LANGNESS: I
had a great time.
We got to do it again,
but first, dinner.
GROUP: Tacos.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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[MUSIC PLAYING]
2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Vs. 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro
Cars.com:
it used to be that in the world of
midsize pickup truck off-roading there
was only one Dominator and that was the
Toyota Tacoma TRD pro but now with the
inclusion of 2017 Chevy Colorado zr2
that's all changed and that's why we've
put them in head-to-head competition so
I'm joined by my colleague Brian Wong
from cars comm and we're going to put
these trucks to the test our first off
was too hungry valley off road part
where we started our test clawing our
way up the steep hill climb one of the
coolest pieces of technology that make
this a great operator is Toyota's crawl
control take a look essentially this
technology is pointing to shoot them in
low range put it in first gear activate
crawl control and adjust the setting to
my speed and I just take off it does all
the work all I'm doing is steering I'm
not touching the throttle not touching
the brake it's taking us off an
incredibly steep hill adjusting the
traction depending on where it needs
senses the tires incentive the speed
adjustment just go fine does it all by
itself going to shoot well but the color
gets the job done with whiz-bang
gadgetry the Colorado is a much more
analog solution and it also had one big
advantage over the Tacoma and that
different cabin isolation let me show
you have now you find yourself situation
drop on intuition where on articulation
those be desired the two trucks really
have two different approaches to they
oughta have that really are crawl
control system which will pull you down
nothing that doesn't call router you got
to modulate the brawl yourself lever
what it does have is the air suspension
travel so what we're talking here
warrant innovation both on the frontier
at glance from the rear logic is that
means that even on rock horse like this
get a little hairy in time all I do
sports bra no and in other words warming
inside super thumping I can see part of
getting jobs women's group is elbow pain
as a property attribute a magazine if
that was a shoe offered and they went on
to join him but incredible almost rancor
until another demon really does it's
that way you have so much twist run into
their intro very close though that has
great feel going up the hill but after
we finished up the hill climb it was
time to take these two trucks down into
the dirt washes and see how they did
running fast over hard terrain with box
shop
driving around
my contrast here in session Wow isn't
actually flash still 235 40 miles an
hour almost 45 miles an hour and this
thing is made well specifically
here's why at each corner multimatic DSS
be shock absorbers with spool valve
technology they're not discs but spool
valves in fact these rear shock
absorbers have four spool valves in them
to make them exceptionally flexible
during slow and high speed driving and
that means a good old-fashioned drag
race
we found an open stretch of road and
we're ready to hit it
Brian how are we going to set up these
truck let's go ahead and put them in
four-wheel drive high with traction
control off but a fee on because it is
105 degrees out here
excellent we're going to have F in our
top shooter drop the flag you jump in
the Chevy I'll take the Toyo
Wow
how fun was that empty gravel road wide
open throttle - very cool trucks that
was a lot of fun we both had a chance to
get into the Chevy and the Toyota swap
back and forth get into different lanes
what are your a : so the Toyota
consistently came out ahead because of
that high horsepower from the gas engine
now the Colorado for me was much quicker
off the line so they had a little bit
more tire and a low-end grunt from that
diesel but the second or third gear the
Toyota would just walk away yeah it was
amazing to me because I think I felt the
same kind of thing more consistency from
the Chevy but when you got that Toyota
dialed in the right way it was it was
pulling well past the finish line and
you could definitely see it wanted to
room yeah it was quite a ride when we
finished it was still powering through
it was still accelerating so I mean the
engine it will respond if you get it
high in the air pianist but that's a
challenge getting a high and keeping it
there but drag racing isn't the only
thing that we want to do here right yep
let's go rip up some sand
of course this is just a small piece of
our big comparison test and if you want
to know more about our impressions and
who the final winner is go to pickup
trucks calm
you
2017 Chevrolet Bolt Quick Drive | Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports:
Let's say you want a
fully electric car.
Over 200 miles of range would
be nice, but like most of us,
you just don't have the money
to spring for a Tesla Model S
or X. You could get in line
with over 300,000 other people
and wait to eventually
get a Tesla Model 3.
Or you can go out and get a
Chevy Bolt, basically now.
Beating Silicon Valley
upstart Tesla to market
with an affordable
long-range EV is quite a feat
for GM, a symbol for
old school Detroit.
Then again, GM was
ahead of their time
when they rolled out the
first Chevy Volt, with a V,
more than six years ago.
The Bolt, with a B, is based
on an all new structure.
Up front there's no engine.
That's where many of the
electrical drive components
reside.
The 60 kilowatt-hour battery
is installed in the floor
and provides some of
the car structure.
That big battery delivers
an EPA-estimated 238 miles
of range.
For comparison, a Volt can go
50 miles before its gasoline
engine kicks in.
Among electric only cars, the
Nissan LEAF goes 107 miles,
and a Tesla Model S 60D, with
its 60 kilowatt-hour battery,
is rated for 218 miles.
Totally recharging the Bolt
takes around 9 and 1/2 hours
on 220 volts.
Obviously, you don't get
access to Tesla's growing
array of supercharger stations.
Instead, the Bolt has
available DC fast charging,
which gives you up to 90 miles
of range in half an hour.
That charging network
is also growing.
OK, enough facts and
figures-- let's face it.
Plenty of people are attracted
to Tesla's high-tech aura.
It doesn't matter to them if
the car is electric or not.
It simply looks cool.
As for the Bolt, well,
it's got some chrome bits
and really cool tail--
OK, who am I kidding?
This thing is a
dorky-looking little box.
Compared to a Tesla,
it's not cool at all.
Seems like GM just gave up.
At least it's got a
great person-- I mean,
it's really practical.
With the battery
in the floor, there
is a low and flat door sill.
Combined with tall doors,
getting in and out is a cinch.
There's good space in
the rear seat, helped out
by having a totally
flat floor back there.
Up front, you sit up high--
feels a lot like a small SUV,
and lots of people like those.
There's big windows
here, and that
helps make up for the
rather thick roof pillars.
Another help is the optional
surround-view camera,
added to the standard
backup camera's view.
Neat textured plastic
and red-orange stitching
on the optional leather
seats liven up the cabin.
Sure, this is no luxury car,
but you wouldn't know it
from the infotainment
system where
there are more shades of Tesla.
On the center dashboard is
a huge 10.2 inch screen.
Get beyond some small buttons,
and it works really well,
with well-integrated
Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto and screens detailing
energy consumption.
Even the digital instrument
panel is artfully done.
We're less keen on the
shifter, which always pops back
to center after you
select the gear.
Finding reverse can be tricky
if you don't grab the release
button just right.
There's decent
cargo room in back.
Under this panel is
more space or leave it
at home to free up more volume.
OK, there's nothing
insane or ludicrous about
how this car accelerates.
But you do get
that great feeling
of instant electric
torque from the moment
you tap into the throttle.
Putting the battery
weight down low
helps this tall box
feel planted in corners.
The Bolt feels solid
and substantial,
and it's a lot more enjoyable
to drive than the Nissan LEAF.
Choosing L with the
shifter increases
regenerative braking,
capturing rolling energy
to recharge the battery.
In this mode, you
learn how to drive
with barely tapping the brakes.
It's all done through
the gas pedal.
This little toggle on the
back of the steering wheel
engages even more
regenerative braking.
So this is a very pleasant
and very well-thought-out
electric car, one
that also happens
to be relatively affordable.
The starting price is $37,495.
Add in the $7,500 federal
tax credit, and the price
comes in just below $30,000.
State and local tax incentives
can save you even more.
Still, given the
shockingly low resale value
of some electric
cars, we'd be tempted
to lease instead of buy.
The top-trim Premier adds
leather, blind-spot monitoring,
front and rear heated seats,
a heated steering wheel,
and the surround-view camera.
Thing is, you can't get some
common options, like a sunroof
or power front seats, that
are expected at this price.
More important, advance
safety equipment
like forward-collision warning
and automatic emergency
braking-- it's an
option, and it's
only available in
the top-trim Premier.
We wish this stuff was
standard on all cars.
No question, GM has
achieved a lot here,
building a long-range
electric car
at a fairly affordable price.
Maybe some of those
people intending
to buy a Tesla
Model 3 might want
to think about canceling
their reservations.
For more on electric cars,
check out consumerreports.org.
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