Caught while testing on public roads in the Colorado Rockies, these new shots provided to Trucks.com show what shoppers can expect from the all-new Sierra and its sister pickup truck, the next generation Chevrolet Silverado.
2019 GMC Sierra 1500. (Photo: Brian Williams/Trucks.com)
General Motors is making some major changes to the its full-size pickup trucks as it chases Ford’s F-Series line for buyers.
The new GM truck architecture will offer aluminum-intensive construction in a bid to shed weight and improve efficiency. follows the pattern set by Ford with the gradual switchover of its F-series trucks to aluminum bodies starting with the 2015 model year.
2019 GMC Sierra 1500. (Photo: Brian Williams/Trucks.com)
The new Sierra and Silverado will continue with refinements on the current V8 engines, but are also expected to get a diesel and mild hybrid option on the half-ton models – currently the Duramax diesel comes only on heavy-duty trucks – and a turbocharged V6 is also likely to join the lineup. A 10-speed automatic first seen in the Camaro ZL1 will find its way into at least some trucks at launch.
2019 GMC Sierra 1500. (Photo: Brian Williams/Trucks.com)
Pickup trucks are one of the hottest segments of the U.S. auto market.
Automakers sold almost 636,000 pickup trucks during the first three months of this year, a 5.2 percent gain compared with the same period a year earlier.
Editor’s note: Photos and story by Brian Williams for Trucks.com.
love to see half ton diesel