2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Features

Mar 5, 2021

If you need a light-duty pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is one of the best options available, and you’ll find a large selection at Rydell Chevrolet. The Silverado is an established player in the pickup truck market — its initial launch was over two decades ago. Learn about the different trim levels, power and performance, its technology suite, and the safety features of this popular pickup.

Trim Levels and Exterior Appearance

Side view of blue Chevy Silverado 1500 with empty blue sky in background — Image via Flickr by concavowheels

There are eight different trim levels available for the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: Work Truck (WT), Custom, Custom Trail Boss, LT, RST, LT Trail Boss, LTZ, and High Country. It’s worth noting that you can choose from four different cab configurations. The configurations are a regular cab with a long bed, a double cab with a standard bed, a crew cab with a short bed, and a crew cab with a standard bed. The Custom Trail Boss and LT Trail Boss trims are only available in four-wheel drive.

The base Work Truck trim has 17-inch painted steel wheels, black door handles, black front and rear bumpers, halogen reflector headlamps, and solar-absorbing glass. The Custom trim adds 20-inch painted aluminum wheels, body-color front and rear bumpers, deep-tinted glass, and LED taillamps. The main exterior additions to the Custom Trail Boss are 18-inch high-gloss black aluminum wheels and performance red recovery hooks.

The LT trim has 17-inch bright silver aluminum wheels, body-color door handles, chrome front and rear bumpers, and chrome mirror caps. With the RST trim, you get black recovery hooks, painted mirror caps, LED fog lamps, and 18-inch aluminum wheels. The LT Trail Boss has one noticeable upgrade that sets it apart from the LT, 18-inch high-gloss black aluminum wheels.

The LTZ and High Country trims are more luxurious, both inside and outside. Exterior additions to the LTZ trim include 20-inch polished finish wheels, a power tailgate, and rear wheelhouse liners. The High Country trim has 20-inch machined-face wheels, chrome wheel to wheel assists steps, chrome recovery hooks, and high-intensity LED reflector lamps.

Power and Performance

There are four available engine types with the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. It’s worth noting that across all trim levels, any of the four engines are available as an option. The first engine is a 4.3-liter V-6 that outputs 285 horsepower and 305 pound-feet of torque. This V-6 comes paired with a six-speed automatic transmission.

The second engine, which comes with an eight-speed automatic transmission, is a 2.7-liter four-cylinder with more horsepower and torque, at 310 and 348, respectively. Next up is the 6.2-liter V-8 engine with a 10-speed automatic transmission and power ratings of 355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque. Lastly, you can opt for a turbocharged 3.0-liter diesel six-cylinder engine with 277 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque.

The turbocharged engine is the most fuel-efficient option, at an EPA-estimated 33 mpg on the highway. If you want maximum towing capacity, choosing the 6.2-liter V-8 engine gives you 13,300 pounds of towing power.

Technology and Infotainment

Chevrolet is known for cutting no corners when it comes to technology features, and the 2021 Silverado 1500 is no exception. This pickup has up to 15 available camera views, which help to simplify any towing jobs you need to do. Trailer sway control and trailer theft alerts are additional technology features designed to improve your towing experience with this truck.

Moving on to infotainment technology, you get several great features even at the base Work Truck trim level. Standard is the Chevrolet Infotainment 3 system, and it comes paired with a 7-inch color touch screen. Integrated with the infotainment system is Bluetooth audio streaming that can connect to two devices. Even at the base trim, you get both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionalities which let you access important smartphone features straight from the dashboard’s color touch screen.

Other useful standard technology features include an outside temperature display, a rearview camera, and single-zone climate control. At higher trim levels, you can expect even more impressive technology features. Taking the High Country trim as an example, you get automatic stop-start technology, a 120-volt power outlet, a 4G LTE Wi-Fi hot spot, an 8-inch digital driver information center that displays vital vehicle diagnostic information, and a Bose premium sound system with seven speakers.

Safety and Driver-Assist Features

The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 comes with a slew of excellent safety features that help to protect you and your passengers when you’re on the road. A high-strength steel safety cage ensures maximum protection for occupants during collisions. Included with all trim levels is an automatic emergency braking system that uses camera technology to automatically provide hard emergency braking or enhance the driver’s braking as needed.

Another great active safety feature included as standard with all trim levels is a forward collision alert system. This system warns you if it detects an impending front collision with a vehicle you’re following. Impressively, the forward collision system also monitors for and alerts you about potential tailgating situations.

Three additional safety features that come with all Silverados are front pedestrian braking, lane-change alerts, and rear cross-traffic alerts. The front pedestrian braking works similarly to the forward collision alert system. The lane-change alerts trigger side mirror visual alerts when a detected moving vehicle approaches your vehicle or if a vehicle is in your blind spot. The rear cross-traffic alerts warn you about traffic behind your truck when you’re in reverse. This completes the impressive suite of safety features included with all trim levels of the 2021 Silverado.

Contact Rydell Chevrolet of Grand Forks

That rounds up this in-depth look at the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. This pickup truck provides an enviable combination of incredible customization, trims to suit all budgets and needs, safety features, and modern technology features that cover everything from towing to entertainment. Contact us today to find out more about our range of new Chevrolet models.