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| 13,300 | Max Towing (lbs) | 12,000 |
| 2,260 | Max Payload (lbs) | 1,940 |
| Yes | Diesel Engine Option | No |
Massive improvements to long standing nameplates have been one of the big themes for new-generation vehicles in recent years. When it comes to both Toyota and Chevy, they have very popular trucks that are making waves with their latest model years due to the updates and features both trucks offer. If you were deciding between a 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 vs 2024 Toyota Tundra, you may find yourself in a difficult predicament when it comes to choosing the right truck. Do you go with the overhauled Tundra or the feature-rich Silverado?
When it comes to new features, the 2024 Tundra offers several new updates for the model year. First is the new Terra color for the TRD Pro; another comes in the form of the all-new Nightshade package. The Nightshade package includes 20-inch wheels with black accents, black over-fenders, black mirror caps, black grille, and black badges for the Tundra.
The TRD Off-Road Package is also now available for the upper-end Platinum trim when properly configured. Additionally, there is a 3-inch factory-installed suspension lift kit available as an add-on for the Tundra for the 2024 model year. You can get the Tundra in six different trims and one special edition. The trims include the SR, SR5, Limited, Platinum, 1794 Edition, TRD Pro, and the Capstone. The special edition is the TRD Off-Road Package.
The 2024 Silverado provides a lot of new enhancements for 2024. The big change for 2024 is that the turbocharged 2.7-liter 4-cylinder has been renamed the TurboMax. On the line of powertrains, the Duramax turbo-diesel is now available for the ZR2 off-road trim, along with an active dual exhaust with a Sport mode included for the 6.2-liter V8. The rear seat belt indicator has also been added to the Silverado's line-up. Two brand new colors are now available for the Silverado 1500, which includes Lakeshore Blue Metallic and Slate Gray Metallic.
The Midnight Edition is also now available for the High Country trim, while the Blackout Appearance package being available for select trims. Rear park assist has been added to the available safety packages, and OnStar, wireless Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto have been made standard for the WT trim. Speaking of trims, the 2024 Silverado 1500 is available in nine trims with one special edition. This starts with the WT, the Custom, Custom Trail Boss, LT, LT Trail Boss, RST, LTZ, High Country, and the ZR2. The ZR2 Bison Edition is the special edition available for the Silverado for 2024.
The Toyota Tundra and Chevy Silverado 1500 focus a lot of their features on off-road traversal. It's important to have these features if you're interested in an off-road truck to do everything from mudding and dirt trails to hill climbs and rock crawls. Both the Tundra and Silverado 1500 offer enough features to do the basics, but which one offers enough to capture the attention of true off-roading enthusiasts? It definitely goes to the Silverado 1500, thanks to the ZR2 features.
The 2024 Tundra puts up a decent bit of competition thanks to its four-wheel drive capabilities and its 3-inch lifted suspension with the TRD Off-Road Package. The Tundra also features multi-terrain driving modes for different kinds of terrain traversal, as well as Crawl Control, which enables you to steadily rock crawl slowly over highly uneven terrain by having five different speed settings so drivers can focus entirely on maneuvering through the terrain.
You have an electronically locking rear differential and a Multi-Terrain Monitor system, so you can use the cameras to check the local surroundings for better visibility when traveling off-road. You have 2.5-inch Fox internal bypass coil-over springs with remote reservoir shocks and a stabilizer bar. You also get front skid plates, 18-inch wheels, and 32-inch Falken Wildpeak all-terrain tires.
The off-road capabilities of the Tundra are impressive but still come up short compared to the Silverado 1500 ZR2 trim, which comes equipped with lots of high-end off-road equipment. You have 18-inch aluminum wheels matched up with 33-inch Goodyear Wrangler Mud/Terrain tires attached to a chassis that has been specifically reinforced with suspension calibrations for off-road traversal, meaning the vehicle can take more punishment and abuse that comes with off-roading. You also have the choice of pairing the ZR2 with either the Duramax 3.0-liter turbo-diesel or the 6.2-liter V8 engine. You have large under-body skid plates and both front and rear electronically locking differentials for extra traction control.
The Silverado 1500 also goes a step further with its Multimatic DSSV race-ready dampers utilizing spool-valve technology for dynamically absorbing shunts and bumps, as well as a specially cut off-road front bumper for a max approach angle of 33.5 degrees, which is a significant boost over the TRD Pro's max approach angle of 24 degrees. That gives you a lot more leeway when it comes to rock crawling, hill climbing, and maneuvering over obstacles. When you consider the ZR2 Bison, which features steel boron bumpers and reinforced skid plates with 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory MT tires, it gives the Silverado 1500's off-road capabilities an even more significant advantage over the Toyota Tundra.
For pickup trucks, their capabilities in towing and hauling are imperative for those looking for a fully functional light-duty truck. For the newer generation of Tundra, Toyota has significantly increased its capabilities and performance. When it comes to its max towing and trailering rating, it can tow up to 12,000 lbs in total when properly equipped. It can also haul up to 1,940 lbs in the rear bed.
By comparison, the 2024 Silverado 1500 offers much more scalability in its towing and hauling capacity. When properly equipped, the Silverado 1500 enables you to tow up to 13,300 lbs. That affords you 1,300 lbs of additional towing capacity over the Tundra, which can make the difference between trailering a specific-sized camper or another large vehicle. When it comes to the payload capacity, you also have higher ratings with the Silverado 1500, at up to 2,260 lbs, which is 320 lbs more capacity than the Tundra. So you not only get higher towing and trailering ratings but also more hauling capabilities out of the Silverado.
When it comes to other practical functions, such as bed utility, you get some great features out of the Tundra, such as the aluminum-reinforced composite bed construction and the ability to make use of the tailgate extender to get extra carrying capacity out of the bed, which is useful whether you have the short 5.5-ft bed, the 6.5-ft bed, or the 8-ft bed.
However, the bed and tailgate options come up short compared to the Silverado, which also has three bed options in the form of a 5.8-ft bed, a 6.6-ft bed, and an 8.2-ft bed. So you get a longer bed no matter which option you choose for the Silverado. Plus, instead of just a tailgate extender, you get the Multi-Flex Tailgate, which has six different tailgate functionalities, such as working as a load-stop at multiple levels, a workbench, a step-in ladder to the tailgate, and it offers dampened support when opening it up.
Toyota is known for having tech-rich vehicles, and the 2024 Tundra is no exception. Safety is powered by the Toyota Safety Sense 2.5, and performance and stability are monitored by the Star Safety System, while the Toyota Audio Multimedia handles the infotainment. And while the Tundra has a very impressive HD touchscreen, it still lacks a few features that come standard on the Silverado 1500. The Tundra is also missing a few other tech features present on the Silverado 1500 that are not even available in any capacity for the Tundra.
The 2024 Silverado 1500 matches the 2024 Tundra with the Chevy Safety Assist and the StabiliTrak system for stability management and traction control. The Silverado 1500 also has OnStar dynamic traffic information and navigation, as well as the availability of emergency services. But the safety goes a step further with the Silverado 1500 in the form of the Teen Driver Technology, which compliments the Chevy Safety Assist and provides you with monitored report cards for your teen's driving and safety checks before your teen even pulls out of park. With added safety checks like Buckle-To-Drive, an extra layer of safety is added to the Silverado 1500's overall safety suite, ensuring that teens are buckled up before accessing certain features like infotainment.
What's more, the Silverado 1500 has access to the available hands-free, semi-autonomous driving technology known as Super Cruise. This uses driver-assistance and driver-alert features so that you can use the Silverado 1500 to venture throughout more than 250,000 miles of road across North America, including Canada, with hands-free driving mechanisms. It's the future of driving and removes a lot of the stress from long commutes and boring highway runs, and it's exclusive to GM vehicles like the Silverado 1500, giving it a significant leg up over the 2024 Tundra.
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