Australian Chevrolet Silverado buyers will receive a five-year, unlimited kilometre warranty from October 1, 2025 – but will also see price rises of up to $4500 as local deliveries of new model-year 2025 (MY25) versions are underway.
The Silverado – a full-size pick-up rival to the Ram 1500, Ford F-150 and Toyota Tundra – now starts at $134,500 before on-road costs for the 1500 LTZ Premium, an increase of $4500 over the previous model year, with no equipment changes for 2025.
The same increase has been applied to the Silverado 1500 ZR2, which is now $144,900 before on-road costs, but at least has some minor changes.
General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) has also confirmed the MY25 1500 ZR2 gets front park assist as standard, while two new colours, Riptide Grey and Cypress Grey, have also been introduced for the new model year.
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The MY25 Silverado 2500 HD is now $168,000, $1500 more than before.
Customers who take delivery of a Silverado from October 1 will be given the upgraded five-year warranty package, with the improved package applying to all model grades and including five years of roadside assistance.
The previous warranty was three years/100,000km with three years of roadside assistance still applies for customers who took delivery of their Silverado before October 1, 2025.
It sees the Silverado match the five-year warranty for the hybrid-powered Tundra and V6-engined F-150.
A three-year/100,000km warranty with three years roadside assist still applies to the Ram 1500 – the segment’s best-seller year-to-date in Australia – which saw its V8 engine dropped in 2024 for a new-generation ‘Hurricane’ twin-turbo inline six.
While some local stocks of V8-powered Ram 1500s remain in Australia, local importer Ateco has not confirmed if the new V8 versions – reintroduced in the United States after the government changed emissions laws – will make it here.
It leaves the Silverado as the only full-size pick-up offering new supply of V8 engines, with power in the Silverado 1500 coming from a 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 making 313kW/624Nm, paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission.
The longer warranty period comes after a massive global recall of Silverado 1500s powered by the ‘L87’ 6.2-litre V8 earlier this year impacted almost 10,000 vehicles in Australia and 721,000 General Motors (GM) models globally.
The 2500 HD version, meanwhile, gets a stonking 6.6-litre V8 turbo-diesel with 350kW/1322Nm.