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Show Thursday, February 1 5, 2007 14 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Sixth Gear: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Daniel Souza STAFF WRITER There are a few things that America is known for: Great jazz bands in the 40's, hot dogs in baseball base-ball games during summers, sum-mers, the Superbowl, Elvis Presley, muscle cars, James Dean and big trucks. Yes, big trucks. While in other parts of the world trucks with six-cylinders six-cylinders can be considered consid-ered the workload hauler, the U.S. has made itself recognizable around the world by its getting-big-ger-than-most V8 trucks. And just as the Statue of Liberty is an icon of New York's Liberty Island, Is-land, the Silverado truck is yet another synonym to Americana. The all-new 2007 Silverado Sil-verado lineup is built on an all-new platform that supports a smoother ride and responsive, confident confi-dent handling while delivering de-livering strong capability capabil-ity and power. A lineup of six powerful, Gen IV small-block V-8 engines complements the chassis to deliver the light -duty towing capacity of 10,500 pounds, with 367 horse-power horse-power good and fuel economy, with a maximum maxi-mum payload capacity of 2,160 pounds. "Silverado owners form a partnership with their trucks; they are the everyday heroes who value val-ue the durability and dependability de-pendability of a Silverado to get the job done. Our' guiding philosophy during dur-ing the development of the new truck was delivering deliv-ering the confidence that comes with driving the strongest, most dependable depend-able and longest lasting trucks on the road," said Ed Peper, Chevrolet general gen-eral manager. Silverado's quality repr utation is supported by independent customer verification, including the J.D. Power and Associates Associ-ates 2006 Initial Quality Survey. Last year, Chevrolet Chev-rolet Silverado light-duty models topped the Large Pickup category, and the heavy-duty models tied for second place with GMC Sierra. The '07 Silverado light-duty light-duty models are available avail-able in the fourth quarter quar-ter of 2006. Heavy-duty models are available in the first quarter of 2007. There are three cab styles - regular, extended and crew cab - and three cargo box lengths: 5 foot 8 inches (short), 6 foot 6 inches (standard) and 8 foot (long). The pickup is available in three trim levels: WT, LT and LTZ, and' is available in 2WD and 4WD. Our test drive came equipped with the 4.8L V-8 V-8 (LY2), with iron block; rated at 295 hp and 305 1b.-ft. 1b.-ft. of torque. This option comes standard on WT 4WD extended cab, LT regular cab and extended cab models, and WT and LT crew cab models. The rear seats for crew cab and extended cab models are improved with more supportive cushion material, firmer support structures and revised seat back angles. Extended cab models offer of-fer more legroom. Standard Stan-dard on crew cab models and available on extended cab models is a new, stadium-style rear seat with a 6040-split design and folding center armrest. It can be easily folded up with one hand, without using a release handle, to provide an uninterrupted load floor. Or, either section sec-tion of the split seat can be stowed independently, allowing room for both cargo and a rear-seat passenger. pas-senger. A large grille, wider and taller than previous models, and a prominent gold bow tie are flanked by premium-look, reflector-optics headlamps. The power dome hood rises from the front end, alluding al-luding to the workhorse power plant beneath it, and the fast, 57-degree sloped windshield conveys con-veys improved fuel economy econ-omy due to enhanced aerodynamics. A chrome bumper is standard on LT trim level models, while LTZ trim level models receive body-color bumpers. The door handles are robust, grab-style designs, which are designed for easy use with gloves. The popular Z71 Off Road package returns with unique exterior ex-terior appointments and body side identification. Silverado models are of fered with a range of 17-, 18- and 20-inch wheels. Eighteen-inch wheels are standard with the Z71 package. Twenty-inch wheels are available on LT and LTZ models. Expect gas mileage around 15 mpg for in-city in-city driving. For highway high-way your mileage quality qual-ity kicks up a notch to 19mpg. Base Price -$18,760 Price as tested -$27,510 Daniel Souza can be reached at sixth.gear. heraldgmail.com or visit vis-it his blog at http:sixth-gearherald.blogspot.com . , f v mart J i ' ! SKA Z t r V 1 I u )U3 C-3 K MKH;MV 3 rTT77rT7rmTT5PTTT7TJ1 Dr. Traer Caywood & Dr. Rick Winward Eye & Vision Care Prevent vision loss with a yearly dilated eye exam ...Call & schedule your exam today! 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