2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD here this year

Fresh from releasing the upgraded MY23 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pick-up range led by the new ZR2 off-road flagship, General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) has confirmed the facelifted heavy-duty MY24 Silverado (2500) HD will be released in Australia a few months earlier than expected in the final quarter of this year.

Bringing more technology and a bold new look – as you can see from these images of the first locally-converted ‘pilot’ development vehicles, which have just completed 5000km of testing in the Aussie outback – the Silverado HD will be available only in 2500 (not 3500) guise Down Under.

Australian pricing and specifications are yet to be announced, but if the MY23 Silverado 1500 line-up is any guide, it will be more expensive than the outgoing Silverado 2500 introduced in Australia in late 2021, which is currently priced from $163,000 plus on-road costs.

On sale 2022 in the US, where more powerful engines and new model variants have also been released, the updated Silverado HD echoes the enhancements seen on the 1500, including a bolder front bumper design, revised LED headlights and, at least for the Z71 version pictured here, a bow-tie badge instead of CHEVROLET lettering.

In North America, the 6.6-litre turbo-diesel V8 has been uprated to produce 350kW and 1322Nm (up from 332kW/1234Nm) and continues to be paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive.

And if the MY24 Silverado 2500 mirrors the MY23 Silverado 1500, new cabin tech will include a bigger 13.4-inch free-standing infotainment touch-screen (up from 8.0-inch) and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

New safety equipment in the US includes adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring with trailer detection and rear cross-traffic alert.

Australian details for the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD will be announced closer to its release, so it’s not clear whether the local line-up will continue to comprise a single LTZ Premium variant with the Z71 black styling pack, or if it will be joined by the ZR2 off-road hero, as per the Silverado 1500.

Either way, with no F-250 so far confirmed by Ford Australia, the Silverado’s only direct rival will remain the RAM 2500 Laramie (currently priced from $172,950), which is available alongside the RAM 3500 Laramie ($177,950).

While RAM Trucks Australia remains the country’s biggest seller of full-size US pick-up trucks, Silverado vehicles are also ‘remanufactured’ by Walkinshaw Automotive for GMSV, which has sold 8000 trucks since it was established in late 2020.

“The establishment of GM Specialty Vehicles, which was founded in November 2020, is a proven success bringing highly desirable, niche models to customers in Australia and New Zealand,” said GM International president Shilpan Amin after touring Walkinshaw’s stand-alone Silverado conversion facility in Dandenong, Victoria.

“I am thrilled to confirm that the new MY24 Chevrolet Silverado HD is scheduled to start arriving in showrooms around Australia later in Q4.

“Following its impressive debut in North America, I anticipate it’s going to be equally as successful in Australia.”

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