2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71: Video review - MLive.com

DETROIT, MI - Some vehicles, if large enough and with ample accoutrements, can seem a bit like a mobile living room. The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 4WD Crew Cab is such a vehicle. But the easy cruising ride of such a large truck comes at a price: This particular Silverado, seen in the video above, is rated at 15 miles per gallon in the city and 21 mpg on the highway. That fuel economy comes from Chevrolet's 5. 3L V-8 Ecotec3 egnine, which in this case was mated with a 6-speed automatic transmission. On the 4WD Silverado 1500, it gets 420 horsepower and 460 lb. -ft. of torque, and can trailer 9,200 lbs. With those options and others, this particular Silverado is priced at $57,405. . The Silverado was the second-best selling vehicle in the U. S. in 2014, behind only the Ford F-150. It remains a signature vehicle for General Motors in the fiercely... Last year, sales of the top three trucks - which were also the three top-selling vehicles in the U. S. - included a 1. 3 percent dip for Ford's F-Series trucks to 753,851 units sold, while Silverado sales grew 10. 3 percent to 529,755 units and... Source: www.mlive.com