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10 hours ago, Cpl_Punishment said:

Given that you can't even get the bench seat with storage in the Custom, I highly doubt that. 

That was my understanding but it is possible i’m wrong. When the 19 elevation came out i paid no real attention to it because it was in the extended cab version only here. I thought it was a dressed up base model similar to the custom. 

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That's because the Elevation is really a SLE+ and you have to get an SLT, AT4 or Denali to get a 6.2L engine.

spizike9
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Like Ford and Ram. I wish you could get each trim level in painted bumpers and grill. Again with my comment about getting rid of Mary. 

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You mean like not even have a rear locker on their most off-road version they make? 

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3 minutes ago, smrr1 said:

That was my understanding but it is possible i’m wrong. When the 19 elevation came out i paid no real attention to it because it was in the extended cab version only here. I thought it was a dressed up base model similar to the custom. 

It’s more like a RST, SLE, LT. The cool part about the Elevation though is that if you do opt for the 5.3 you still get the 10 speed. (Pretty sure it’s like that on all 5.3’s for 2020 with GMC) 

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Cpl_Punishment Senior Enthusiast

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That was my understanding but it is possible i’m wrong. When the 19 elevation came out i paid no real attention to it because it was in the extended cab version only here. I thought it was a dressed up base model similar to the custom. 

I keep forgetting that Elevation was double cab only in the U.S. for 2019. In Canada, for 2019 it was actually a separate trim level, rather than an SLE appearance package and could be had in double or crew cab. 

 

I will admit, when I first looked at the Elevation, I thought it seemed stupid to spend SLT money on what's basically a glorified SLE. However, I've come to realize that I hate chrome. So if I were buying a T1 with the 5.3, I would go for an Elevation and if I went for the 6.2, I'd pick an RST. 

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Just now, spizike9 said:

It’s more like a RST, SLE, LT. The cool part about the Elevation though is that if you do opt for the 5.3 you still get the 10 speed. (Pretty sure it’s like that on all 5.3’s for 2020 with GMC) 

Yeah, SLE and up gets the 10 speed with the 5.3 for 2020. On the Chevy side, you have to go LT TB or HC to get that combo. 

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Just now, Cpl_Punishment said:

I keep forgetting that Elevation was double cab only in the U.S. for 2019. In Canada, for 2019 it was actually a separate trim level, rather than an SLE appearance package and could be had in double or crew cab. 

 

I will admit, when I first looked at the Elevation, I thought it seemed stupid to spend SLT money on what's basically a glorified SLE. However, I've come to realize that I hate chrome. So if I were buying a T1 with the 5.3, I would go for an Elevation and if I went for the 6.2, I'd pick an RST. 


 

Like Ford and Ram. I wish you could get each trim level in painted bumpers and grill. Again with my comment about getting rid of Mary. 

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Cpl_Punishment Senior Enthusiast

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21 minutes ago, spizike9 said:


 

Like Ford and Ram. I wish you could get each trim level in painted bumpers and grill. Again with my comment about getting rid of Mary. 

I ended up with chrome on my Tundra because the SX package that makes everything body coloured is only available in black, white or red and my wife said no red trucks. 

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28 minutes ago, Cpl_Punishment said:

I ended up with chrome on my Tundra because the SX package that makes everything body coloured is only available in black, white or red and my wife said no red trucks. 


Toyota does some weird stuff too. My neighbor across the street from me has a Cement Tundra and it has a chrome front bumper with a painted rear bumper. ?

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18 hours ago, redwngr said:

RST and LTtrailboss are postioned between LT and LTZ

 

Traditional LT= SLE and LTZ=SLT

 

Elevation is between SLE and SLT

 

So, if you consider Elevation to be like RST, then the answer is yes.

 

The AT4 is positioned between the SLT and Denali, which would be like being between LTZ and High Country.

 

 

At the end of the day, the are all just different GM trims. 14 trims in all, for the 1500 series pickups. 

 

The chassis are the same for both divisions.

 

 

 

Thats a pretty good indication. But I wouldn't necessarily put the elevation at the RST trim. My father in law has the custom trailboss and my co worker has the elevation...after seeing both I'd put the trims almost equal (custom/elevation)...GMC will always come better equipped base. The RST seems to just be in its own nitch in the market. A highly equipped LT w/ color matching if anything. I have a 19 RST 

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6 minutes ago, BlackRST said:

Thats a pretty good indication. But I wouldn't necessarily put the elevation at the RST trim. My father in law has the custom trailboss and my co worker has the elevation...after seeing both I'd put the trims almost equal (custom/elevation)...GMC will always come better equipped base. The RST seems to just be in its own nitch in the market. A highly equipped LT w/ color matching if anything. I have a 19 RST 

 

Elevation comes with DFM and 10 speed, you can get bucket seats, heated steering wheel/seats. Actual storage in the bench or bucks seat console. Rear seat storage. Rear sliding window Basically you can get everything on a Elevation you can on a RST except the 6.2. You can even get the 3.0 Duramax. 

Sorry, it’s not a custom. It’s as you said. A high equipped LT (SLE) with color matched exterior. 

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17 minutes ago, spizike9 said:

 

Elevation comes with DFM and 10 speed, you can get bucket seats, heated steering wheel/seats. Actual storage in the bench or bucks seat console. Rear seat storage. Rear sliding window Basically you can get everything on a Elevation you can on a RST except the 6.2. You can even get the 3.0 Duramax. 

Sorry, it’s not a custom. It’s as you said. A high equipped LT (SLE) with color matched exterior. 

Maybe the 2020's but the 19's that my co worker has as well as every one that I saw on the lot was bare bones. 

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10 minutes ago, BlackRST said:

Maybe the 2020's but the 19's that my co worker has as well as every one that I saw on the lot was bare bones. 


 

You do realize that you can get a bare bones RST too right? Each trim has anywhere from 5-10k in options you can put on them. 

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You do realize that you can get a bare bones RST too right? Each trim has anywhere from 5-10k in options you can put on them. 



Yes my good sir I do!


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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, spizike9 said:


 

You do realize that you can get a bare bones RST too right? Each trim has anywhere from 5-10k in options you can put on them. 

 

Or more.

 

Which is why it's so hard to compare different trims by looking at 2 trucks.

 

Near impossible to know what was standard on the trims and what was optional.

 

If a person had enough knowledge to know what was standard/optional on the two, then they wouldn't need to make a side-by-side comparison. 

 

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Cpl_Punishment Senior Enthusiast

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4 hours ago, spizike9 said:


Toyota does some weird stuff too. My neighbor across the street from me has a Cement Tundra and it has a chrome front bumper with a painted rear bumper. ?

Or how if you want to get their premium colour (army green for 2020), you have to shell out $20k extra over the base SR5 (i.e. more than a Platinum) for the TRD Pro, which is missing a lot of features for the price point. 

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