Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs Other Trucks

Chevy Silverado 1500 vs. Toyota Tundra

In addition to a lower starting price and more capability, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has lots of advantages over the 2024 Toyota Tundra — whether you’re looking for a dependable workhorse truck, high-end luxury truck, or anything in between.

More advanced driving tech

The Silverado and Tundra are both well equipped when it comes to infotainment and driver-assistance tech, with both trucks having large touchscreens with a long list of connectivity and convenience features. The Silverado, though, takes it to another level with Super Cruise™, providing hands-free driving on over 400,000 miles of compatible road, even with a trailer tow. The Tundra offers no comparable feature at all!

Stronger engine capability

The Silverado 1500 engine lineup beats the Toyota Tundra engine lineup where it counts. The Toyota truck is offered with just two powertrains — both twin-turbo V6s, one of those made hybrid. At best, it can tow up to 12,000 pounds.

With the Silverado 1500, you get a lot more options to suit your needs and budget here in Muncy. Choose from a turbo four-cylinder, a pair of V8s, or a Duramax® turbodiesel six-cylinder. At the top end, the Silverado is quicker and more capable than any Toyota Tundra, with a maximum towing capacity of 13,300 pounds for both the 6.2-liter V8 and the Duramax.

Greater practical features

Getting work done isn’t just a matter of engine power. When you’re hauling heavy parts around Muncy, Pennsylvania, you need a truck that makes interacting with the bed easy — from loading and unloading to securing items or hitching up. The Chevy truck offers more of these tools than the Tundra does.

The Silverado 1500’s Multi-Flex tailgate, largest-in-class cargo box, available carbon-reinforced Durabed, 12 standard tie-downs, and up to 14 unique camera views make every aspect of working with the Silverado easier on a daily basis. Meanwhile, the Tundra lags behind the Chevy truck in all of these areas, from tailgate functionality to sheer cargo capacity.

Chevy Silverado 1500 vs. Honda Ridgeline

The Honda Ridgeline is a midsize pickup truck. While not traditionally a competitor to the full-size Silverado 1500, it’s also the only Honda truck you can buy — and it still gets outdone by the Chevy in some surprising ways.

Better value for money

Despite being smaller and less capable right out of the box, the Honda Ridgeline actually starts at a higher price than the Silverado 1500 by about $3,700.[1] This means that for less money, the Silverado 1500 offers more towing power, more hauling capacity, a larger bed, significantly more interior space, and useful standard tech features like a high-speed Wi-Fi hotspot and Teen Driver technology.

If you’re shopping for a new truck in Muncy on a budget, the Silverado 1500 shows that you don’t have to downgrade to a midsize pickup to get loads of bang for your buck

Plush features at comparable price

If there’s room in your budget for plusher accommodations, the Silverado 1500 beats the Honda Ridgeline even at similar price points. The top-of-the-line Ridgeline Black Edition is priced comparably to the Silverado 1500 LT, but the Chevy truck gets features like a 13.4-inch touch screen (compared to 9 inches on the Ridgeline) and a 12.3-inch digital driver display (7 inches on the Ridgeline), making it feel much more premium.
If you spend more money, the Silverado’s available head-up display, Super Cruise™ hands-free driving tech, and perforated leather upholstery, among other features, simply cannot be matched by anything the Honda truck has to offer.

Superior performance

The Honda Ridgeline’s maximum towing capacity is only 5,000 pounds. Even among midsize trucks, this is underwhelming (compare that to the Chevy Colorado’s 7,700-pound tow capacity, for example). Most Silverado 1500s can tow more than double that of the Ridgeline, and haul several hundreds of pounds more in the bed.
Incredibly, even fuel-efficiency isn’t an advantage for the smaller, weaker Ridgeline. It earns only 18 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway, while the Chevy pickup (with its high-efficiency Duramax® turbodiesel engine) gets 23 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway.[2]

No matter the truck you compare it to, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 more than holds its own — it dominates. Visit Blaise Alexander Chevrolet in Muncy, Pennsylvania, to get a closer look at the Silverado and see why it’s such a tough truck to beat!

[1] The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price excludes destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment. Go to https://www.chevrolet.com/destination-freight-charges to see all Chevrolet vehicles' destination freight charges. Dealer sets the final price.

[2] EPA-estimated 23 MPG city/29 highway (3.0L DURAMAX® TURBO DIESEL 2WD). Actual mileage will vary.