GM Announces its Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Has Biggest and Most Functional Cargo Bed

[aseibel]

1 minute ago, Sierra Dan said:

Wouldn't a Steel Bed "give" more and not " tear " apart like aluminum? 

Just like the Chevy commercial with Howie Long and dumping cinder blocks from a skid steer or dropping a toolbox in the floor.

Yeah, I would think the damage would be less dramatic than the bed sides shearing, but I'm pretty sure a 500 lb blunt object slamming into our steel bed sides would still smash it up pretty good. I'm not volunteering to run that test.

 

All I'm saying is that photo is a ridiculous extreme case of user error. I don't like the idea of an aluminum bed either, but for 90% of pickup owners, its probably fine.

[mookdoc6]

10 hours ago, swathdiver said:

 

How embarrassing!  That would've never happened with my old '96 F-150 XLT!  TT V6 is another foray into tomfoolery.  A single turbo with an inline or large V6 makes sense in lieu of a V8 with DOD when dealing with CAFE but twins and tiny displacement is no good for the long haul.  I reckon trucks so equipped will not outlast the durability of the ninth generation trucks.  There will be fewer of them on the road in twenty years as a percentage of production.

Yup...totally agree!  I saw 2qty mid 80's square bodies on road the other day.  Wonder why FERD is offering a 2 valve High displacement CAM in block again?  Need not say more....

[Eric D Plante]

6 hours ago, aseibel said:

Yeah, I would think the damage would be less dramatic than the bed sides shearing, but I'm pretty sure a 500 lb blunt object slamming into our steel bed sides would still smash it up pretty good. I'm not volunteering to run that test.

 

All I'm saying is that photo is a ridiculous extreme case of user error. I don't like the idea of an aluminum bed either, but for 90% of pickup owners, its probably fine.

I agree, for daily light use its not an issue.

[O_J_Simpson]

The destroyed bed picture makes nothing more than a good day of internet trash talking. At the end of the day, the owner's insurance will have to replace the bed box no matter if it was aluminum, steel or composite. There is no brand that is repairable after being damaged in an accident unless it is very minor panel damage. Actually, the aluminum bed has one advantage in higher scrape value. We are talking one 12 pack of beer for a steel bed and one keg of beer for an aluminum bed at the recycle center. Your insurance deductible is the same for both.

[2018GMC]

On 7/27/2018 at 4:53 AM, newdude said:

 

Length for what, GM? 

 

These are the non-rounded figures:

 

2018 short box bed floor length:  69.33in. 

 

2019 short box bed floor length:  69.92in. 

 

2018 standard box bed floor length:  78.87in

 

2019 standard box bed floor length:  79.44in.

 

1/2 an inch on the short and standard box.  I wouldn't call that much change.         

Nice spec summary. The big change is box width on 2019 and depth which = more cargo volume. 

 

Happy with the 6.6 standard bed on my 18 but my new cooler needs to be 1” shorter or my bed a 1” taller to fit under my tonneau. First world problem :-)

[StinkyCheese]

Or they could bring back the 8ft option on a half ton with something other than a reg cab.  That would really up the cargo space.

[2018GMC]

On 8/1/2018 at 4:34 AM, Chevyguy85 said:

Or they could bring back the 8ft option on a half ton with something other than a reg cab.  That would really up the cargo space.

I remember seeing half ton extended cab 8’ GMT400, GMT800, GMT900. 

 

Guessing they pulled them due to slow sales? Or make people spend more moving to 3/4 ton platform. 

[StinkyCheese]

I remember seeing half ton extended cab 8’ GMT400, GMT800, GMT900. 
 
Guessing they pulled them due to slow sales? Or make people spend more moving to 3/4 ton platform. 

Probably slow sales. I didn't even know they had that option on the ext cabs for some of those generations. I can't recall seeing those unicorns. Seems like a 2500 6.0 comes out to about the same or less vs a 1500 more than one would think.

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[2018GMC]

46 minutes ago, Chevyguy85 said:

Probably slow sales. I didn't even know they had that option on the ext cabs for some of those generations. I can't recall seeing those unicorns. Seems like a 2500 6.0 comes out to about the same or less vs a 1500 more than one would think.

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Found some low res images searching for GM extended cab long bed 1500

 

 

[StinkyCheese]

14 hours ago, 2009GMC said:

Found some low res images searching for GM extended cab long bed 1500

 

 

Yeah I remember the older square bodies, might have seen some GMT800s.  I remember I tried to build one of the generations and it didn't give me the option of an eight footer.  Oh well I know I'm different and want odd ball things.  Doesn't really matter, I doubt I could go back down to a half ton anyway, too used to the HDs now.