2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: Rigorous testing regime revealed

The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 was exposed to extensive local testing in preparation for its Australian launch earlier this year.

GMSV in collaboration with remanufacturing partner, Premoso Engineering, completed a 14-day testing schedule that included a 7800km return trip from Melbourne to Cairns. The team included six Premoso and two GMSV engineers.

“Leg one included 1200km of dirt roads and corrugated driving and total distance was 4200km. Our longest day saw the team drive the entirety of New South Wales, from the southern to the northern border,” said Trevor Barallon, Chief Engineer at Premoso Australia.

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A number of specific validation activities were conducted by the team. These included powertrain diagnostic performance; verification of right-hand drive pilot vehicle assembly; noise and vibration assessment; ride and handling, including stability while towing on varied road surfaces; overall vehicle performance; adBlue consumption; and local calibrations for HVAC performance, infotainment, lane keep assist, and adaptive cruise control (with and without a trailer).

“New model certification testing includes 15,500km of accelerated rough track durability and an additional in-country validation test trip including maximum towing conditions of approximately 15,000km involving two vehicles,” said Barallon. “All up, more than 10 vehicles were involved in the engineering development fleet and the cumulative mileage exceeded 150,000km.”

At a fraction over $160,000, the 2024 Silverado 2500 isn’t cheap, but it does get revised front-end styling, a new dash layout and a stonking 350kW/1322Nm diesel V8 engine. Read our full review here 👇