CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 2008-2012 Photos, engines & full specs

After eight years of production, Silverado came on the market with a completely new generation in 2006 as a 2007 model.

It's true that Ford was still leading the pickup market and kept increasing its leading position, but that didn't mean that Chevrolet had to throw the towel. The second generation of the Silverado came on the market in 2007, trying to prove that it can do better than its predecessor. Unfortunately, the timing was bad due to the world economic crisis and the first few years were not good for the bow-tie brand and its parent company.

Like its predecessor, the Silverado was available in a few body versions, starting with a chassis-cab and going up to the big crew-cab version. The front fascia was the same for all of them, with a wide chromed horizontal slat in the middle of the grille for the LT trim levels, supporting the bow-tie badge. For the LTZ trim level, that bar and the bumper were in body color. The Crew Cab featured four regular doors and only one 5.75' (1752 mm) bed in the back.

Inside, Chevrolet Silverado offered up to five seating positions, enough room for both rows. Like most of the pickup-trucks on the market, it offered a big dashboard, with a steering-column mounted gear-selector for the automatic transmission.

The manufacturer offered the Silverado Crew Cab with a choice of four engines paired as standard to a 4-speed automatic gearbox. It was available only as a 4WD.