Best Used Luxury Car 2013: The Car Connection's Picks
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quality materials, a good driving position, plenty of room
The seats are comfortable, all the controls fall easily to hand and the buttons feel solid.
Silverado Hybrid 4WD 2HY bucks and bounces over expansion joints like a wild stallion, as full-size pickups are wont to do
The Chevy’s seats drew the lowest scores for comfort and support
QUALITY | 7 out of 10
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quality materials, a good driving position, plenty of room
AutoWeek
The seats are comfortable, all the controls fall easily to hand and the buttons feel solid.
Jalopnik
Silverado Hybrid 4WD 2HY bucks and bounces over expansion joints like a wild stallion, as full-size pickups are wont to do
Edmunds
The Chevy’s seats drew the lowest scores for comfort and support
Car and Driver
Across the Silverado 1500 / Hybrid lineup, bed sizes range from 5'8" on Crew Cabs and Hybrids; 6'6" on all versions except the Hybrid; and 8' on all versions except the Hybrid.
In either the Silverado 1500 or the Silverado Hybrid, there's ample space in front, though the seats could be more comfortable and supportive for longer trips. Either a bench or bucket seats are fitted; with the bucket seats comes a center console with an agreeably styled dash, big gauges, and big controls that can be operated when wearing gloves.
With several different layouts, and seating variations even within cab styles, you're best to see examples of all the possibilities in person. Buyers can choose a regular cab with almost no room behind the front seats, an Extended Cab with space for tools and gear, or a Crew Cab for three-across adult seating. The stadium-style rear seat on Crew Cabs has a 60/40-split design and can be folded up for more cargo space. For extra versatility, either section of the split seat can be stowed independently, allowing room for both cargo and a rear-seat passenger, and the rear access doors on extended-cab models open 170 degrees. The back seat in Hybrid models is somewhat like that in other Crew Cab models but under-seat storage gets compromised, to make room for batteries.
Throughout the Silverado lineup, the cabin is unexpectedly hushed and refined, thanks to increased sound deadening and tight build quality. Wind noise has been further reduced for 2011.
Conclusion
The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado has a roomy, refined interior; front seats could be more supportive, though.
