The next-gen full-size Chevy pickup brings big screens and old-school V-8s to its top trims.
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Among the vast landscape of General Motors vehicles, the Chevrolet Silverado is the one the company cannot get wrong. As Chevy’s full-size pickup , it is consistently the brand’s bestselling vehicle, serving both consumer and commercial customers across a broad range of trims. Although only seven variants will return for 2027, the new core lineup will get new V-8s and tech features that will be firsts for the Silverado.
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Returning to the Chevrolet Silverado lineup for 2027 are the Work Truck (WT), Trail Boss, Custom, Custom Trail Boss, High Country, and ZR2 trims. The LT will be replaced by the “Silverado,” however, which will serve as the base model for the consumer version of Chevy’s popular full-size pickup.
The “Tree-Fiddy” Returns
Chevrolet’s biggest news for the 2027 Silverado is the return of both the 350-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) and 400-cubic-inch (6.6-liter) small-block V-8s. These replace the 5.3- and 6.2-liter Gen V engines from the 2026 model. The last time we saw a 5.7-liter in a full-size Chevrolet was 1999, in the final year of the C/K series, while the 6.6-liter was last seen in the third-generation C/K in 1980. But these aren’t old-school Chevy small-blocks as they are built on the new Gen VI GM small-block V-8 architecture that debuted with the 2027 Corvette .
Still No Hybrid, 10-Speeds Everywhere
Those hoping for a hybrid or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) option for the new Silverado will be disappointed. There are no plans for electrification, but Chevrolet did add a “yet” to that statement. For now, though, the Silverado will miss out on a feature the Ford F-150 Hybrid offers: the ability to use your truck as a proper generator for your house or worksite.
The fuel economy plays are therefore the Duramax 3.0-liter turbodiesel I-6 and Turbomax 2.7-liter turbocharged gas I-4, which both return from last year. There’s more good news for the turbo-four, as it will now use the same 10-speed automatic transmission as the rest of the Silverado lineup. And for the first time, the diesel will be offered on the Work Truck trim, giving fleet and commercial customers the opportunity to combine towing power and fuel economy.
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Hitting the Big Screens
The 2027 Chevrolet Silverado also receives some interesting tech upgrades. A 12.2-inch digital instrument cluster and a 16.3-inch infotainment screen will be standard across the board for the first time, including the WT and base Silverado.
Step up to the High Country and ZR2 trims, and you’ll find another Silverado first: an 11.5-inch passenger-side screen. Further refinements in the High Country include real wood trim, tan-edged seat belts, and updated leather upholstery, and all are now designed with a modern luxury vibe rather than a “cowboy” one. That includes the new Tritan Satin grille, which replaces the standard chrome grille on the 2026 model.
The ZR2 receives real forged carbon-fiber trim, red accents, and red-trimmed seat belts. Both the ZR2 and the High Country also get a standard head-up display and rear camera mirror, and the High Country has the first panoramic sunroof ever offered on a Silverado.
If all that talk of standard screens has you worried about virtual buttons, there’s some good news here. The 2027 Silverado will offer a good mix of touch and physical controls, and the most used functions will still have real buttons. Another key control point is how you shift the truck, and all 2027 Silverados will use a standard column shifter instead of a center console shifter. Chevrolet says this was done to maximize space for the new work-surface center console and add more storage features to the Multiflex center console.