2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT Crew Long-Term Road Test


We detail three things that make the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado a great road trip vehicle.
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We detail three things that make the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado a great road trip vehicle.
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1. Commanding view of the road. Sitting up high and seeing over other vehicles is great.
2. Large mirrors make keeping up with what's around you a breeze.
3. Presence. Not that you intimidate others but they see you coming and are more likely to move over.
4. Suspension. Enough suspension to jump a curb, cross a median, eat a pothole without worrying about breaking anything.
5. Power. It's built to tow and haul. When not doing those things, a pickup has power to spare and shrugs off hills without a sweat.
Back when I was a kid, 4-cylinder vehicles were the realm of imports.
Relatively powerful engines came with eight cylinders and most were available in sedans. So you would see plenty of people towing trailers with their cars, because trucks weren't the only vehicles that had 8 cylinder engines.
To make an already popular vehicle more likely to sell to customers that really don't need a truck, manufacturers make sure to build-in comfort & convenience.
The consumer benefits from such things.
Now the price tags? That's another topic all together.
Contractors, farmers & those with larger utility or travel trailers NEED the horsepower and strength of on-frame construction.
I'm a perfect example of need over want.
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