2016 Chevrolet Silverado High Country

By Mauricio Lezcano / carsntravel.com / Photos GM Media

For 2016, the new Silverado High Country builds on Chevy Trucks’ legacy of dependability with a dramatic new design, advanced connectivity and enhanced customer focused technologies.

Exterior
Silverado High Country embodies rugged luxury, craftsmanship, authenticity and functionality as Chevrolet’s premium full-size pickup. It is offered exclusively in the crew cab body, with the 5’8” or 6’6” cargo box, with 2WD or 4WD.

Distinguished by a unique chrome grille with horizontal chrome bars, LED projector headlamps and body-color front and rear bumpers. Unique 20-inch chrome wheels with P275/55R20 all-season tires are standard, as are chrome body side moldings, door handles and mirrors.

When it comes to ergonomics, a wide rear crew cab doors make it easier to get in and out of the truck, while the pickup box’s two-tier loading design, standard CornerStep rear bumper and ergonomically shaped handholds built into new box rail protectors make it easier to load and retrieve items.

The EZ Lift-and-Lower tailgate makes it easier to access the box. An internal torsion bar reduces the effort to raise and lower it, while a rotary damper allows for a controlled and more gradual lowering motion when opening it. The tailgate is also easily removable without tools. It is standard on LT, LTZ and High Country.

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country with trailer

Interior
Inside, the Chevrolet Silverado High Country features an exclusive saddle brown interior, along with heated and vented, premium leather front bucket seats with High Country logos on the headrests, High Country-logo brushed metal sill plates, Chevrolet MyLink connectivity with an 8-inch-diagonal touch screen and navigation radio, Bose premium audio, wireless phone charging, color-keyed carpeted floor mats and Front and Rear Park Assist.

The instrument panel has a simple, intuitive six-gauge cluster. A 4.2-inch color driver information center display, for vehicle and infotainment data is on the High Country models. Ambient lighting highlights all functional areas, such as the 4×4 and headlamp switches, as well as the radio, for easier viewing at night.

In addition, the available High Country Premium Package adds the Enhanced Driver Alert Package, which includes Forward Collision Alert, Lane Keep Assist, IntelliBeam and Safety Alert Seat. The package also includes a heated steering wheel, power-adjustable pedals and an integrated trailer brake controller.

2015 Chevrolet Silverado High Country

Powertrains
The Silverado’s trio of EcoTec3 engines, a 4.3L V-6, 5.3L V-8 and 6.2L V-8 are designed to balance confident performance with efficiency. Each features direct injection, Active Fuel and continuously variable valve timing to make the most of power, torque and efficiency across a broad range of operating conditions.

In the U.S. and Canada. Silverado LTZ and High Country models with the 5.3L and 6.2L engine are matched with the 8L90 eight-speed automatic, the GM-developed Hydra-Matic 8L90 is roughly the same size and weight as the 6L80 six-speed automatic. Its 7.0 overall gear ratio spread is wider than GM’s six-speed automatic transmissions. That provides a numerically higher first gear ratio, helping drivers start off more confidently with a heavy load or when trailering. The 8L90 also enables numerically lower rear axle ratios, which reduce engine rpm on the highway.

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country LED taillamp

Summary
The Silverado High Country is engineered to deliver great capability with great refinement, with a quiet, controlled ride, great steering and braking feel attributes that provide driving confidence when using the truck’s capability to its fullest.

The Estimated fuel economy is rated at 15 mpg City and 21 mpg Highway with the 6.2L V8 EcoTec3 engine. Manufacturer’s suggested starting retail price is $52,340.00, for the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado High Country 4WD Crew Cab, the one I drove included: The High Country Premium Package, Assist Steps (power and articulating), Power Sunroof, Deep Ocean Blue Metallic Paint, Polished Exhaust Tip and the 6.2L V8 EcoTec3 Engine, and it came in at $59,645.00 including destination charge.
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Emilio Lezcano

Journalist - Editor - Photographer
Professional Race Car Driver

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