2014 Chevrolet Silverado Teased

The last of the American big three's new pickup trucks to debut, the new Silverado now has an official date on which it will be unveiled. on December 13 of this year. It will still make its real debut at the Detroit Auto Show early next year.

Now to the juicy part of this post. The single picture Chevrolet put out of the new Silverado is of its headlight, which is very robotic. Robot-ness seems to be the new theme in headlight design for pickup trucks, as already shown by the headlights of the higher-trim new F-150 and Ram pickups. Another thing that jumps out at me is the hood gap: it's tiny. I don't know if all modern trucks' hood seams are that narrow, but that is as narrow as I've seen.

The miniscule hood seam symbolizes the next Silverado's expected refinement. Though there shouldn't be many drastic changes, the next Silverado will be massaged thoroughly for a more pleasant owner experience.

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