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Equipment World picks Chevy Silverado as best V8 half-ton


Gorehamj
  • John Goreham
    Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
    6/8/2015
    Equipment World Magazine conducted a pretty thorough comparison of the half-ton V8 trucks this past month. The Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Z71 LTZ 6.2-liter V8 was the overall winner, but was the fix in? Why compare just V8s, when pretty much everyone and his uncle now considers the Ford Ecoboost V6 the better half-tone engine?

The editors at Equipment World said of the Silverado "“Of all the trucks, the Silverado has the best ride and most planted feel, especially towing the trailers we have on the hitch,” I wrote in my test notes. “Silverado is remarkably stable when towing despite us not using a WD hitch; no trailer movement. Quietest interior of the bunch.” Not much direct mention of the engine there.

What's your take on this story at Equipment World? Should they have included a Ford Ecoboost? At a glance it looks like the Ford V8 did very well, so perhaps the comparison is valid after all.

Note- Image of Silverado 1500 6.2 at top of story was not the exact truck tested.


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