Carbon fiber usually isn't something you bother with on a pickup truck. Saving a little weight up top probably isn't going to make up for the giant steel ladder frame hung underneath; at least that's what people with budgets tend to think.
The Silverado ZR2 wasn't constructed with that mentality, though, as it features a carbon-fiber hood, fenders, rocker extensions and tailgate. There's also a 550-horsepower supercharged LS V8 under the hood and 35-inch tires at each corner. None of that is cheap, either. Then again, that's what concepts are all about. Just don't expect to see many of these parts in a dealer catalog any time soon.
powell_jr says:
05:01 AM, 11/ 3/09
Chevrolet's answer to the raptor, maybe? They probably just want to gauge interest to see if it's feasible to actually offer a package like this. Loose the carbon fiber Chevy, it's ugly.
srlracing says:
10:23 AM, 11/ 3/09
I wish they could build this. Just paint the carbon fiber and I'd be a buyer. Though this would be no Raptor fighter, it needs a lot of suspension development to keep up with the Raptor.
estreka says:
12:00 PM, 11/ 3/09
I think a carbon fiber tailgate is a poor idea.
cruiserhead1 says:
12:12 PM, 11/ 3/09
Great looking truck. Hope they make it production.
Any suspension mods?
It doesn't need a LS V8, it needs a diesel.
greggypetty says:
03:32 PM, 05/ 7/10
I love the way that looks! It's an awesome truck. And, if those parts ever do get in any catalogs, I'm sure the first place that will get ahold of those silverado truck parts will be JC Whitney, at http://www.jcwhitney.com/truck/chevrolet-silverado/d16874j2s6.jcwx or I hope so haha.