# Consumer Reports Top Pickup for 2008: CHEVROLET SILVERADO! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 2, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275 "2008-03-02T08:45:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ugo/32/7430_2.png) [@ugo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ugo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/1 "2008-03-02T08:45:34Z")
**[http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/new-cars/news/2007/04/top-picks-for-2007-4-07/overview/0704\_top-picks-2007.htm](http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/new-cars/news/2007/04/top-picks-for-2007-4-07/overview/0704_top-picks-2007.htm)** **Pickup truck** **Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab** The redesigned Silverado is considerably improved. It achieves a nice balance between work attributes and livability, including a generous payload rating, a comfortable ride, improved interior quality and steering feel, and easy access. ESC is standard on all crew-cab models. Price: $27,000 to $39,000. The GMC Sierra is virtually identical to the Silverado. The redesigned **Toyota Tundra** outscored the Silverado in our tests, but first-year **reliability** of the 4WD, V8 version **was below average**. GM bashers, Say it with me now, Toyata’s reliability was “BELOW average!” ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/2 "2008-03-02T08:55:37Z")
GM is making a lot of good changes. I’m not surprised. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/3 "2008-03-02T12:27:20Z")
Got best pickup in Car and Driver’s yearly awards too. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/4 "2008-03-02T12:32:40Z")
gm needs it. They need to do what dodge did, fire all the old designers and get new young designers in. Most of the new dodges have a hot style. ---
**Author:** ![RedrRocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrrocket/32/7193_2.png) [@RedrRocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedrRocket)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/5 "2008-03-02T14:15:29Z")
> [@Just Karter](#): > > gm needs it. > They need to do what dodge did, fire all the old designers and get new young designers in. > Most of the new dodges have a hot style. they do? style not found. flat black graphics ok. cheezy ground effects with MONSTER TRUCK WHEEL GAP? ok. but daytona wing??? I cant believe a completely re-designed brand new _american made_ truck having problems in its first year of release. ive driven last years silverado, and last years tundra. theres no comparison. toyota all the way. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/6 "2008-03-02T14:49:21Z")
^ that is until the camshafts snap in half and the tranny blows ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/7 "2008-03-02T14:50:44Z")
dbl post ---
**Author:** ![SilverGTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SilverGTP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGTP)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/8 "2008-03-02T18:26:36Z")
nice! can’t wait to see how the 09’ f150 does! ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/9 "2008-03-02T18:37:05Z")
But what about the Titan??? ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/10 "2008-03-02T19:27:53Z")
I’ve driven my dad’s new truck a lot and it is really really really impressive. No surprise it won. ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/11 "2008-03-02T22:25:42Z")
I always say that GM knows how to make 2 things… Corvettes and Pickups haha. I like the styling of the Tundra better but since I have absolutely no use for a pickup of that size my opinion does not matter in the least. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-top-pickup-for-2008-chevrolet-silverado/44275/12 "2008-03-03T05:42:44Z")
> [@Just Karter](#): > > gm needs it. > They need to do what dodge did, fire all the old designers and get new young designers in. > Most of the new dodges have a hot style. Yeah, GM should really do what Dodge did. Every car company should strive to represent 4 out of 10 spots on the worst cars list: [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/autos/0802/gallery.2008\_cr\_worst\_cars/index.html?cnn=yes](http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/autos/0802/gallery.2008_cr_worst_cars/index.html?cnn=yes)