One of the best and most reliable work partners you’ll find isn’t always someone, but something. What do we mean? The 2024 Chevy Silverado 3500 HD is an exceptional road warrior that can handle every task and condition without breaking a sweat. Whether towing heavy equipment between job sites or a boat to the lake for the weekend, the Silverado 3500 HD never disappoints. Chevrolet guarantees as much by making it attractive, affordable, comfortable, and highly capable so that you never have to worry when you’re behind the wheel.
The 2024 Silverado HD lineup introduces powertrain upgrades and a lavish interior that exudes luxury. Advanced technology is plentiful and runs the spectrum from connectivity and entertainment features to trailering, safety, and driver-assist tools that help you confidently navigate the road ahead. What more could you want in a heavy-duty workhorse? The 2024 Silverado 3500 HD knows no limits, from its class-leading 36,000-pound trailering capacity to introducing the adventurous ZR2. Here’s everything you can expect from Chevy’s heavy-hitting road warrior in 2024.
Trims and Configurations
The 2024 Silverado 3500 HD has a six-trim lineup that includes the Work Truck, Custom, LT, LTZ, and High Country. The sixth trim is a first for the HD family and introduces the adventure-ready ZR2 model to the 3500 HD fleet. As a result, you can expect the 3500 HD to offer more capability off the pavement, whether configured with a regular cab, double cab, or crew cab, with either a standard or long bed.
Class Leading Capabilities
The Silverado 3500 HD lives up to its heavy-duty name whether it’s sitting on single or dual rear wheels, an option exclusive to the 3500. Because of its stronger frame and potent powertrain lineup, the 2024 Silverado 3500 HD offers exceptional towing capability with conventional and fifth-wheel or gooseneck trailers. For example, a two-wheel-drive regular cab model with single rear wheels can tow up to 14,500 pounds. Adding dual rear wheels increases the truck’s conventional trailering capability to 20,000 pounds with a diesel powertrain. With a fifth-wheel or gooseneck trailer, the Silverado 3500 HD’s capacity skyrockets to a class-leading 36,000 pounds.
Confidence Comes Standard
Chevrolet answers a long-awaited request in the Silverado HD lineup by making the Allison 10-speed automatic transmission standard equipment in place of the six-speed automatic transmission. The Allison transmission does an incredible job of harnessing the Silverado HD’s capability, especially with the 6.6L gas powertrain. With more gears, the Allison transmission gives the 6.6L powerplant more opportunities to deliver on-demand power and hold that power for longer, giving you more confidence behind the wheel. The transmission also adds to this confidence by optimizing grade braking and delivering smooth, precise shifts for an engaging yet refined experience in the driver’s seat that ensures you stay in control regardless of the condition or terrain.
The Power to Tackle Every Job
The 2024 Chevy Silverado 3500 HD sees a notable improvement to its powertrain lineup with increased power output. Starting the lineup is the 6.6L V8 engine that produces 401 horsepower and 464 lb-ft of torque. Rounding out the powertrains is Chevrolet’s proven Duramax 6.6L V8 TurboDiesel. Chevy updates the
Duramax for 2024 to improve its efficiency, performance, and low-end torque to make the Silverado 3500 HD more capable at low speeds when towing. These improvements push the Silverado 3500 HD to 470 horsepower and 975 lb-ft of torque.
Technology to Tow With Confidence
The 2024 Silverado 3500 HD is in its element when towing a fifth-wheel or gooseneck trailer. However, while the truck may find towing is second nature, drivers aren’t always as lucky and face more responsibilities when towing heavy loads. Chevrolet acknowledges this and outfits the 2024 Silverado 3500 HD with advanced trailering technologies that improve the entire towing experience.
The 2024 Silverado 3500 HD introduces a suite of trailering technologies that optimize your visibility and streamline the process of hitching up and towing. For example, Adaptive Cruise Control with Trailer is new for 2024 and lets you take advantage of the Silverado’s Adaptive Cruise Control feature even when pulling a heavy load. The technology recognizes the additional drag of the trailer and modifies its responsiveness to account for the extra distance required to stop the truck and the accompanying trailer safely.
Along with the Silverado 3500 HD’s cruising capability, you’ll find visibility-oriented features like Enhanced Transparent Trailer and Trailer Side Blind Zone Alert. The Enhanced Transparent Trailer builds on the Silverado’s comprehensive camera system and the standard Transparent Trailer technology that lets you virtually see through the trailer to monitor the traffic behind the rig. With the 2024 model, this view is now available with a fifth-wheel or gooseneck trailer. In addition,
Chevrolet also expands the functionality of Trailer Side Blind Zone Alert, extending the monitoring zone to enhance your situational awareness when towing.
Keeping You Comfortable, Connected, and Informed
The Silverado 3500 HD might be a workhorse, but it never forgets what truly matters–you. One of the Silverado 3500 HD’s most attractive features has little to do with its capability to tow heavy loads. That’s expected of a truck with “heavy-duty” in its name. Instead, what’s appealing is that the Silverado 3500 HD recognizes the importance of keeping you comfortable, connected, and informed. In doing so, you can more readily focus on the job at hand.
Chevrolet accomplishes this feat by refusing to ask drivers to compromise. The Silverado 3500 HD offers an all-new cabin for 2024 and is laden with premium details, high-quality seating, conveniences, and a host of amenities that make your experience more enjoyable. The truck’s many updates include new digital displays and graphics, leather-wrapped surfaces, genuine wood accents, second-row climate controls, and functional storage compartments.
These functional features complement the Silverado 3500 HD’s expansive array of technologies that help you stay connected. You’ll experience this from the driver’s seat, where you have a close view of the 12.3-inch configurable driver information center that puts speed, mileage, navigational cues, and other data in front of you. From there, the digital cockpit extends to the center stack and the all-new 13.4-inch infotainment screen, which is angled slightly toward the driver for enhanced accessibility.
The Silverado 3500 HD’s expansive display is intuitive and seamlessly syncs with your smartphone via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. It also features Google Built-In capability, equipping the Silverado 3500 HD with a virtual assistant that can send text messages, answer calls, schedule appointments, navigate your route, and control your smart home devices with simple voice commands. This technology transforms your experience, allowing you to stay connected without stealing your focus from the road.
The Confidence to Go the Distance
Chevrolet makes your safety a top priority in trucks like the 2024 Silverado 3500 HD. Chevy knows you’ll push the truck to its limits, testing its trailering and payload capacities as you satisfy the demands of your job. Doing so shouldn’t put your safety at risk, and thankfully it won’t because of the Silverado HD’s expansive suite of safety and driver-assist features.
The 2024 Silverado 3500 HD offers one of the most expansive standard safety suites in the segment. The technologies include Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Forward Collision Alert, a Following Distance Indicator, and Lane Departure Warning. Automatic Emergency Braking and the front-oriented tools monitor the front of the Silverado 3500 HD for potential collisions, alerting you or taking action by applying the brakes to minimize the severity of the impact or prevent the crash altogether. The Lane Departure Warning helps you keep the Silverado 3500 HD safely in its lane and works with the all-new Adaptive Cruise Control feature that makes cruising at highway speeds almost leisurely, even when pulling a trailer.
