The 2021 Silverado left us all somewhat unimpressed and a little disappointed, with a cheap-looking cabin, issues with engine, transmission, drive system along with other things. However, the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado is coming up with massive updates and looks to be making a comeback after being surpassed by Ram Trucks in recent years. Today at CarSwicth, we will look into the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado. If you want to buy any used car in KSA, CarSwitch is the best platform for you.
Engine and Drivetrain:
The impressive thing about the 2022 Silverado 1500 is the options in engines, providing four different options and with turbocharged, turbodiesel, and two V-8 options. It is expected that Chevy would include the hybrid option to keep with the competitors like Ford and Ram and to avoid rough throttle responses at low speed which were observed in previous Silverado’s.
| Engine | RPO code | Drivetrain | Power (hp @ rpm) | Transmission | Torque (lb-ft @ rpm) |
| 2.7L Turbo I4 | L3B | 2WD/4WD | 310 @ 5,600 | 8-Speed automatic | 420 @ 3000 |
| 5.3L V8 | L84 | 2WD/4WD | 355 @ 5,600 | 10- Speed automatic | 383 @ 4,100 |
| 6.2L V8 | L87 | 4WD | 420 @ 5,600 | 10- Speed automatic | 460 @ 4,100 |
| 3.0L I6 | LM2 | 2WD/4WD | 277 @ 3,750 | 10- Speed automatic | 460 @ 1,500 |
The engines of the 2022 Silverado are in the spotlight. All four of the power plants are carryovers from 2019- 2021 Chevy Silverado. However, the 2.7L I4 L3B receives a significant upgrade which means higher torques. The standard engine for the 2022 Chevy Silverado is 2.7L I4 L3B turbocharged. It has received a high-output upgrade with an estimated 20% in torque 348 to 420 pound-feet thanks to a new, more rigid cylinder block casting along with a 30-percent-stiffer crankshaft.
The Chief Engineer, Tom Sutter claimed, “The new 2.7L Turbo is a technological marvel, with our the most advanced Valvetrain. With a broad, flat torque curve and quick throttle response, it punches above its weight, delivering surprising performance and efficiency.”
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What’s New in 2022 Chevy Silverado:
Chevy has added several improved things in the 2022 Silverado exterior and interior design. We’ll list down some new features here:
- Exterior design with new grille and fascia.
- New Interior, featuring 13.4- inch diagonal touch screen.
- Supercruise drive assistance technology.
- High Torque and output on 2.7L I4 L3B.
- Three new colors, Dark Ash, Sand Dune, Glacier Blue Metallic.
- Daytime running lamps (LT models and above)
- Updated instrument panel and center console design.
- Max Towing’s power increased by 4,000 pounds.
Safety Features:
2022 Chevy Silverado comes with several standard safety features; it includes GM’s supercruise technology which enables hands-free drive on certain roads and even tow hands-free. Chevy Safety Assist, a suite of six standard active safety features, is standard on every trim and includes Forward Collision Alert, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Following Distance Indicator, and IntelliBeam auto high beams.
Eye-gaze detection technology ensures drivers are paying attention to the road. The technology will be available on High Country models.
Towing:
The towing capacity of Silverado 1500 comes with 20 percent improvement and is now 4,000 pounds, a solid 13,300 pounds in 2WD, and is ahead of Ram 1500 EcoDiesel which has a max rating of 12,560 pounds. Silverado is the new class leader in towing.
The truck also achieves this max towing capacity with the 6.2-liter V-8.
Interior Improvements:
2021 Chevy Silverado left disappointed with the interior Chevy has made sure this is not the case this time and has improved the interior a lot.
There’s a nice mix of colors and textures with the glossy black plastic around the screens, the matte finish on the main dashboard, the dash with a modern design that highlights the width and hides the panel’s height. All these improvements give a much better look to the cabin.
There are two new screens added, a 13.4-inch-diagonal horizontal touchscreen and a 12.3-inch-diagonal digital, configurable instrument cluster. These screens, as with the entire new interiors, are standard on the Silverado LT and above.
The 2021 Chevy had a lot of things to be improved and it looks like Chevy has taken all these things into account while designing the new model and it looks to be much improved and competitive to the recent Ram and Ford models. The Bow tie might be mounting a comeback!!
