- The 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500HD and GMC Sierra 2500HD will start at $28,960.
- No surprise: This figure slightly undercuts the base price on the Ford F-250.
- A new Sierra Denali 2500HD model is priced at $46,860.
DETROIT — General Motors has announced base pricing for its 2011 heavy-duty pickups from GMC and Chevrolet. The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and 2011 GMC Sierra 2500HD will start at $28,960 (including a $995 destination charge) when they arrive at dealerships in June.
This price is for a two-wheel-drive, regular-cab 3/4-ton pickup with the standard 360-horsepower 6.0-liter V8 and a six-speed automatic transmission. Notably, it slightly undercuts the $29,995 base price on the least expensive Ford Super Duty truck, the 2011 Ford F-250.
GM has not yet announced pricing for its 1-ton pickups, the 2011 Silverado 3500HD and 2011 Sierra 3500HD.
New for 2011 will be a Denali version of the Sierra 2500HD. This four-wheel-drive crew-cab model will be priced at $46,860, including destination. The Sierra Denali comes with the new Duramax 6.6-liter turbodiesel V8 rated at 397 hp and 765 pound-feet of torque run through an Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission.
The Duramax diesel engine/Allison transmission upgrade costs $8,395 on other 2500HD trucks. For 2011, the Duramax offers B20 biodiesel compatibility for the first time.
The heavy-duty Silverados and Sierras start production in May, and we expect GM to provide more equipment and pricing details at that time.
Inside Line says: The GM-versus-Ford battle is alive and well in the 3/4-ton pickup truck class. — Laura Sky Brown, Correspondent
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vtr says:
08:40 AM, 05/20/2010
colorado1974,
I do believe you have your info mixed up. The new Ford Powerstroke will use the urea injection. The Duramax doesn't use that set up.
colorado1974 says:
07:18 AM, 04/10/2010
you forgot to mention that it will require urea injection. something that the less expensive dodge will not require. if you run out of urea, the truck is stranded. sounds fun eh? the dodge is by far the best truck.