Too Much Truck for Chevy – Silverado ZR2 Concept
Made for SEMA and most likely never to be a mass produce vehicle – the Chevy Silverado ZR2 Concept is a 550 horse power rocket of an ass-hauling pickup that makes us wan to dream of dirt roads. If we may quote Jalopnik – “there’s not a chance in hell it’ll ever be built.” Sadly, we couldn’t agree more. But she sure is sexy! Read the press release below, and just dream…
Press Release:
Silverado ZR2 concept
At a glance, it’s clear the Silverado ZR2 concept wasn’t designed to haul flowers back from the nursery. With its widened body, tall stance and powerful LS supercharged engine, it is ready to hit the berms, dry washes and gullies of the Baja Peninsula.
The Silverado ZR2 is based on an extended cab/short box body. The custom bodywork includes carbon fiber fender flares that stretch outward to cover the 35-inch-tall Goodyear Wrangler off-road tires and widened stance. Much of the truck’s body is made of carbon fiber, including the front fenders, extractor-style hood, rocker extensions and tailgate, which features large, debossed CHEVROLET lettering as a nod to Chevy trucks of the past.
The pickup box, which is protected with a spray-on liner, features a unique locking storage system mounted to the extruded aluminum Cargo Management System rails from Chevy Accessories.
Many of the carbon fiber parts, including the hood, are clear-coated, rather than painted, to show off the intricate weave pattern of the high-tech, lightweight material. The parts that aren’t clear carbon fiber are painted Dune Metallic, a color that blends with the desert terrain. A large, more prominent grille is also part of the package and is a vision of what designers would like to see in a production or accessory part. It is very functional, feeding cool air to the 550-horsepower LS supercharged crate engine from GM Performance Parts.
The combination of 20-inch BBS RD wheels – reminiscent of historic Chevy truck wheel – and aggressive Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tires connect to the chassis via BDS shocks and a four-inch lift kit to help negotiate those desert trails. The new front fascia dramatically improves approach angle and skid plates protect the chassis.
The interior features more carbon fiber details on the dash, along with black leather and suede-trimmed seats with contrasting stitching to those trail runs more comfortable.
“There’s more to this concept than meets the eye,” said Dewar. “Some of the components are being explored for possible inclusion in upcoming models.”
I like it – nice alternative to the aggressive nissans and toyota fullsize pickups.
I like it, I hope they do build it and kinda think they will, cause ford built the SVT raptor. Plus chev built the 2500HD’s with the 8.1L with 345HP a few years back. I added alot of bolt on’s to mine to get it over the 500HP mark. Would be nice to be able to buy a truck with 500HP from the factory and not have to add alot of bolt on’s. But 600 or 700HP would be fun to.
please make ittttttt
You guys should build some of these and put it out on the market. There’s badass. They’d probably sell for 50 grand
GM would be stupid if they dont make that truck. Ford steped up to the plate and ford sucks. This zr2 would blow the doors off the raptor.
Good grief that is a sexy side view. Wish I could find those rims and they offered that color body.
please make this it would be one hell of a truck
WOW! i have been a die-hard-chevy fanatic all my life, but never have i seen one badd truck as this one. im tired of all my ford friends bragging about the f-150 raptor svt, i say GM should step up and show them whose the real king in off-roading; although it would be very expensive(probably the reason it wont be massed produced) i think GM should let the puppy out of its cage and just make it all ready. im bout to start a facebook group publicizing this truck, because i had no idea they even made a Zr2 until a week ago! LONG LIVE CHEVROLET!
pleeeaseee make it! tht will totally kill the f150 raptor’s ass.. ford sucks and tht will blow thier engines out and fall out from the bottom of the frame..
it’s a badass looking as long as u put a leveling it on it..
over all im glad how tht rims turns out! finally!!
it would be nice if chevy could put that out and then ford could blow it away
it’s kind of like the Ford Raptor, only a lot more awesome!!
i saw on at the minapolis car show
make it i will buy one the first day it comes out
i like it except they should put a duramax engine in it chevy needs to step up its diesel performance and i’m tired of seeing these new chevy trucks with such small stock tires this is a refreshing step up for chevy