Though "HD" has become common parlance, rest assured that the HD part of "Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD" does not in fact involve plasma or LCD TVs. In this case we're talking the old-fashioned meaning of HD: "Heavy Duty." As Chevy's 3/4-ton full-size pickup, the 2500HD is a true workhorse meant for big-league power, towing and hauling capabilities.
Although previously the name of a trim level on the old C/K pickup, "Silverado" became Chevy's full-size truck name in 1999. "HD," meanwhile, was applied in 2001 for heavy-duty versions of the regular-strength 2500. (Previously, HD had also been a trim level rather than a dedicated model.) Sound confusing? Well it is, and it all makes for a convoluted model history that rivals that of Dark Ages French royalty. Even for 2007, there were two 2500HDs on sale: an all-new redesigned model and the previous-generation 2500HD, which was being sold as the "Classic."
While the radically improved interiors that appeared for the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD enhance the big pickups' desirability, it will always be this truck's durability and tremendous hauling and towing abilities that have kept generations of Chevy loyalists coming back to the gold bowtie. For an intermediate heavy-duty pickup, it's hard to go wrong with the Silverado 2500HD.
Current Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
Chevy Silverado K2500
Although previously the name of a trim level on the old C/K pickup, "Silverado" became Chevy's full-size truck name in 1999. "HD," meanwhile, was applied in 2001 for heavy-duty versions of the regular-strength 2500. (Previously, HD had also been a trim level rather than a dedicated model.) Sound confusing? Well it is, and it all makes for a convoluted model history that rivals that of Dark Ages French royalty. Even for 2007, there were two 2500HDs on sale: an all-new redesigned model and the previous-generation 2500HD, which was being sold as the "Classic."
While the radically improved interiors that appeared for the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD enhance the big pickups' desirability, it will always be this truck's durability and tremendous hauling and towing abilities that have kept generations of Chevy loyalists coming back to the gold bowtie. For an intermediate heavy-duty pickup, it's hard to go wrong with the Silverado 2500HD.
Current Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
