LT w/1LT 4x2 Crew Cab 5.75 ft. box 143.5 in. WB
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Cowboy On A Champagne Budget Trucks are more expensive than ever these days. This is a growing trend we've observed over the years, something that we are still taken aback by when having a close look at the window stickers of our new test trucks, and something that you commenters point out just about every time we compose a review. The evidence has been stronger than anecdotal, but until attending the media briefing proceeding a drive event of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado High Country – the most luxuriant trim that the line offers – we couldn't frame it quite so well as we can now. According to data mined deep within the accounting bunkers of General Motors, the American public is spending more money on new trucks than ever. Some 30 percent of all light-duty trucks sold in the last few years have crested the $40,000 mark. Not surprisingly then, GM minders told us that the average transaction price on pickups has risen by ten grand per truck since 2007. And while products from GMC and its Denali sub-brand have added mightily to that overall MSRP-growth – GMC tells us that Denali products now make up 60-percent of its retail sales. Unsurprisingly, The Big Bowtie is hungry for a bigger slice of the premium pie as well. Welcome to High Country, pardner. The Silverado looks proper in its high-zoot duds. Chevy has definitely been studying the playbook of its sister brand GMC when it comes to the exterior styling of a top-trim truck. Any passerby even remotely interested in pickup spotting will easily pick out the gigantic High Country badging on the truck's front doors, and the chromed-out front grille will be equally hard to miss. The truck rides on a set of 20-inch chrome alloys, and both the side-mirror caps and the door handles have been dipped in the shiny stuff as well. There aren't many automotive canvasses these days that can handle this much swag, but we'll come right out and say that the Silverado looks proper in its high-zoot duds. Inside, the High Country comes standard with a trim-specific saddle brown leather outfit on the seats and instrument panel, some rather subtle (as far as trucks go) wood trim, heated and cooled front seats, an eight-inch touch screen with Chevy's MyLink entertainment system and Bose audio. The box-fresh Chevy had it all over the aging Ford in terms of interior styling, comfort and feature set. Chevy was kind and confident enough to bring along competitor trucks to sample after we'd spent the morning traversing Austin's Hill Country in the High Country, meaning we were able to grab a few loops in the swank cockpits of the Ford F-150 King Ranch, and the Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn, too. Though the leather trimming the Ford's seats was a touch softer than that found in the Silverado, it was clear that the box-fresh Chevy had it all over the aging Ford in terms of interior styling, quality, comfort and feature …
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