MotorWeek Road Test: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

[ADAMYESHOMO]

I love seeing the 11.1 mpg  haha usless ...

[hp49cent2]

piece of shit truck for a city boy! A real man would drive a ford powerstroke.

[ChickenC0re]

If GM made the 5.3 a hybrid and offered it in single cab, I'd purchase this truck.

[NitroGadvRules]

@CrashJSTest also the 21/25 mpg is a 2wd refular cab with 4 cylinder, its tow rating is much lower. You can't compare that to a full size crew cab with a v8 and a full size bed. A 2wd tacoma 4.0 v6 with access cab (not even the biggest cab) is list as 15/19mpg on toyotas website, pretty far away from the silverados rating especially from a smaller truck. Getting above 20 in the city in a full size extended cab is impressive especially when they typically average around 12-14mpg.

[NitroGadvRules]

@CrashJSTest also the 21/25 mpg is a 2wd refular cab with 4 cylinder, its tow rating is much lower. You can't compare that to a full size crew cab with a v8 and a full size bed.

[NitroGadvRules]

@CrashJSTest check again, the tacoma gets significantly worse city mileage. Most peeople drive mostly city miles especially with trucks. Also the tacoma is not a full size truck.

[TheButluck]

well this look better than 2003-2006 but i still like the 1999-2002 silveradoand the 1999-2000 Z71 decals

[whiteandnerdytuba]

i kinda dont understand this truck, its just not fuel efficient enough. yes 23mpg is good, but combines for 21 mpg which is almost equal to the fords 2 v6 engines and considering that the truck starts at 40 grand, it just doesnt really deliver in fuel savings. they need to push it more

[BowTieGuy98]

I now own a 1HY 4X4 version as of a couple weeks ago. And I find it awesome. Power? Wow! Lots of it. Smooth Ride? Smoothest and Quietest Truck I've ever been in. Doing mixed driving with it, and getting 21 MPG. I absolutley Love This Truck. I traded in my 2006 Crew Cab 4X4 1500 for it, and this was a bigger step up in the Truck that got than I thought it would be.

[saladbowl93905]

fuck toyota thats only for people who want to commit suicide

[sandythebear]

A hybrid that doesn't make the driver look like a fool :)

[itsconnorjon]

I find the silverado to be one of the ugliest trucks out of the Dodge ram, ford f-150 and toyota tundra.

[CE750]

Diesel is the way to go until we really figure out electrical power. My 7700 lbs 2500HD with 6.6 Duramax gets 20mpg highway, and 15 mixed driving.. imagine what a 1500 would get?

[CE750]

would love to see the new 2011 tested like this... so much improvement.

[SparkZ1420]

better off with a tuned diesel. GURANTEED better MPG. this is why the 4.5 Duramax needs to be made

[Zapust]

@gardmans1 Oh yeah, that makes everything better

[Zapust]

FAIL! 11.1 MPG at 4:20? xD

[undeadkillers]

I don't know why, am a die-hard Dodge Ram fan yet i like the chevy trucks aswell.

[Integra0warrior]

@undeadkillers Chevy and dodge suck dick. real men drive toyotas

[MrThestig8]

@Integra0warrior yeah real japanese men

[micashergan]

I'm thinking about buying the 2010 model. If there is anyone outhere that has more information. I would greatly appreciate it.

[StratGT]

They claim it makes good mileage, but at 4:20 in the video the trucks computer says the average fuel economy was 11.1mpg??? I've heard on too many times that Hybrid pickup trucks make no where near the gas mileage they claim.

[JakeDusangTM]

well you dont know what they were doing before that clip was shot

my aunt has the hybrid tahoe and it does really good in town....of course without getting into the gas

but idk that still a good Q's

[watso64]

@StratGT yeah they usually are a waste. I think they usually only get about 3 MPG more then a reg version at the MOST.

[atgskater14]

this is a semi hybrid right where the electric motor only kicks in when your idling at a light

[zr2chevypickupman]

it actually is a hybrid untill 30 mph i believe. if not 30 its somewhere around there.

[atgskater14]

yeah its still an amazing truck unlike that piece of shit tundra

[zr2chevypickupman]

tundras are actually really fast, but thats just because there gas peddle gets stuck haha.

[rangerbass519]

P.O.S. Tundra??? LOL! Jealous because Obama owns your truck??

[atgskater14]

obama doesn't own GM GM owes obama money. but i do got to hand it to ya the tundra is unstoppable literally... until you hit something

[petorian1]

yeah but at 22+mpg on the highway you can't complain with that in a 400hp v8

[zr2chevypickupman]

and your talking about a tundra?

[petorian1]

no im not

[zr2chevypickupman]

oh good lol for some reason i thought you were i was like wtf?

[ljones606]

i got the same truck check it

[rcs327]

At 4:19 The driver info venter says in was only getting 11.1 mpg LOL

[atgskater14]

i thought they had a strait 6 on this

[johnsebastianbach]

@atgskater14 The straight six was only in the envoy and trailblazer, and they stopped making it in 09. Too bad since it made something like 292 hp from 4.2 liters.

[partyhouse88]

sweet truck

[gm1990ss]

i thought that was san antonio!

[chimuelodead]

i thought chevy wuz american muscle it sound more like a honda civic

[MysteryPoison]

This truck is TIGHT!

[DJTEVAdotCOM]

why dont they make a hybris small pickup...that appeals more to regular consumer cause every family needs a small truck .

[katokimo]

well small pickups get good gas mileage but you are right its a good idea

[kaziko2732]

well for a small truck you could get something else, the silverado is a full size truck although you can make it substantially smaller by having a normal cab and a short bed.

[nubeldorf]

They went with the crew cab because the battery lived under the entire back seat.

[Captainbob25202000]

@kaziko2732 well there is the chevy colorado(if you get it get the v6 or the v8 not the crap v5)

[watso64]

@Captainbob25202000 yeah the I5 & I4 suck, plus the overall vehicle isn't that well built. You'd be better off getting a V6 Silverado reg-cab with the short-bed.

[Captainbob25202000]

@watso64 did u know that the colorado is also built in thailand...

[MasteringLOA]

all electric power up to 30 mph in a full size pickup . I hope it's true. If it is I say it's a masterpiece indeed

[regould22]

Yes it's true but you need a feather touch on the gas peddle to do it. It will also drop into electric mode when cursing at 30mph or less. It still needs some refinement but it's a step in the right direction.

[tarigrs]

why they dont try diesel hybrid ?????????

[ADJLfanatic3000]

citroen has and will be releasing their hpnos concept as a production car

[nubeldorf]

They don't do diesel hybrids yet becasue the extra cost of the hybrid + the extra cost of the diesel would make it cost to much to sell. Maybe in the future as prices drop on the technology.

[junior5516]

330 hp for a 6 liter v8 isnt bad, but chevy needs to build better smaller cars with higher mileage

[honestrunescaper]

The volt will do 100mpg according to BBC News

[313foxbody420]

cool. did BBC really say that they always hate american cars

[duncan36]

Notice they didnt mention their own mpg, it must have sucked.

[honestrunescaper]

Its actually 20/21

[caraddict520]

come on....do we rly need to b promoting these types of cars? sure somme people need them, but very few, only the contractors and carpenters and construction workers