5th place: Chevy Silverado
Edmunds Rating: 7.5/10
The good: Fantastic tech
The bad: Comfort (or lack of it)
The Silverado’s last full redesign was in 2019, with a refresh following in 2022. Even so, it has the largest standard touchscreen, at 13.4 inches, of any of the trucks in this group (along with the closely related GMC Sierra). We love what’s powering the screen, with Google integration that lets you use Google Maps as the default navigation app and the Google voice assistant to answer natural speech commands.
This means if you log in to your Google account, you can get all of your places, contacts and preferences loaded right into the truck, and you can even download apps like Spotify or Audible from the Google Play Store. On top of that, higher trim levels also offer Super Cruise — our favorite hands-free highway driving system on sale today.
There is a downside, though: subscriptions. After a three-month trial period, you’ll have to pony up for a data plan to power that Google stuff. And if you have Super Cruise, that’ll require a subscription as well. At least Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are part of the deal. But the Silverado loses points with us when it comes to comfort.
The front seats are firm and flat, so they lack both comfort and support. On a long trip, they get uncomfortable pretty quickly, and you’ll find yourself squirming to try to get settled unsuccessfully. In the back seat (of the crew cab), there’s a lot of room for passengers or cargo, but the cushions are even firmer and the seatback is set too upright, with no way to adjust it.
On top of that, the ride quality isn’t great. Even if you account for the “truckier” expectations of a big body-on-frame pickup, the ride still stinks. Small and large bumps alike upset the suspension and make the cabin bounce around more than any of the other trucks tested here.
