Brianna Arens
Mr. Hiller
Comp.2
11/29/2018
Evaluation Essay Final Draft
Chevrolet Truck’s
Between American made trucks, such as Chevrolet and Ford, people are always comparing, and arguing which is better. Chevrolet and Ford are quite alike in comparison, but Chevy pulls in the lead with quality and truck performance.
Chevy offers a combination of comfort and capability. Chevy is equipped with top of the line interior. The firm foam support seats come in leather or cloth of your choosing. Vasilash says in the ” Engineering the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado”, each leather seat that is put into a Chevrolet is tested for 100,000 cycles of you getting in and out of your seat before they are put into the truck, making sure that the seat is still comfortable and intact after getting in and out of it so much (28). The cabs are very spacious for any cargo, family or friends that need to ride along. The Silverado’s also have nice deep floor mats to keep in all the water and dirt, making sure it doesn’t go into your nice carpet, and making it even easier to clean out.
As stated on the Chevrolet website, the Chevy Silverado is “Designed to work as hard as you”. (Chevrolet. Web. Jan.2018.). The truck is equipped with “spray-on bed liner, that is a permanent bonded layer added to your cargo box. It adds a thick, water-sealed finish that helps prevent extra damage to, as Chevy calls it, “the backbone” to your truck.” (Chevrolet. Web. Jan.2018.). There aren’t very many trucks without bed liner in them and having Chevy put it in on the assembly line, makes it even more hassle free and ready to be put to work. Having a nice bed liner in it makes it so more can be done with the truck right off the bat, than hauling a trailer behind it. The thick bed liner allows for you to haul wood, hay, bricks, tools and much more in the bed and not having to worry about dinging your nice box up or scratching the paint off. “Dynamic Fuel Management enables only the cylinders needed to deliver the power you want, seamlessly delivering the best balance of power and fuel economy” (Vasilash,26).
The Chevy is a hauling machine. Most people are buying trucks to haul something in the bed, or off the hitch, or both and something that is tough enough to do so and you don’t ever want to think about if you have enough power to do so. “this truck has maximum towing capacity of 8,000 pounds and maximum payload of 2,500 pounds. A 5.3-liter V8 with AFM and the six-speed are available (SAE-certified at 355 hp/383 lb-ft), which provides max towing of 11,000 pounds and max payload of 2,430 pounds” (Vasilash,25).
“For years, qualitative and quantitative research had shown an abundance of similarities in demographics, behavioral data and psychographic mindsets between Silverado and F-150 drivers” (Ilsa Hazelwood; TNS; GfK; General Motors, Goodby, Silverstein and Partners; Maritz Research, 385). “The 2013 1500 Chevy Silverado is equipped with a 4.8L V8 flex fuel engine that produces 302 horsepower and 305-foot pounds of torque. This engine provides high quality power. The flex fuel engine allows the Silverado to run on regular unleaded gasoline, E85 ethanol, or a combination of both. This truck gets about 15 miles per gallon running around the city and about 22 on the highway, running on regular unleaded fuel. While Fords 2013 F-150 has a 5.0L V8 engine that creates 360 horsepower and 380-foot pounds of torque. This engine does over power the Chevy, however it can’t run on E85 without upgrading the package and increasing the price to the overall truck. On city miles, the truck gets about 14 mpg and on highway about 19 mpg. The two trucks are very close as stock models, but the Chevy has the overall grab on fuel efficiency.” (Warner, Robin “2018 Chevrolet Silverado Essentials: 100 Years old and still growing.” Autoweek. 5 Sep. 2018. Web. 5 Sep. 2018.).
The Chevy Silverado of any year is a great vehicle for anyone as a casual vehicle, a good hauler, or as a working truck on the farm or at any job. It has great accommodations on the inside for capability and comfort along with great advantages to their truck beds. The truck gets great gas mileage both in the city and on the highway.
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VASILASH, GARY S. “Engineering the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado.” Medical Laboratory Journal, vol. 12, no. 5, Sept. 2018, pp. 24–30. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true;db=aph;AN=132505994;site=eds-live.
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