In America, we like to have our cake and eat it too - and it better be a big cake. The Chevy Silverado Hybrid epitomizes this ideology. Who says you can't have a fuel efficient vehicle to tow your boat? Who says you can't haul a load of drywall in a hybrid? Who says trucks can't be "green"? Chevy certainly wouldn't ascribe to those philosophies. As always in life though, there are compromises. Having spent the last week in the aforementioned paradoxical vehicle, I can tell you what I love about it, and what I'd rather forget.Performance: Getting 20 miles per gallon out of a vehicle with a curb weight over 5,200 pounds is no easy task, but Chevy pulled out all the stops with the Silverado Hybrid. The 6.0-liter Vortec V8 uses variable valve timing and Active Fuel Management which shuts off four of the engine's cylinders while coasting or cruising at moderate speeds. Unless you're watching the informative display on the dash, you won't know how many cylinders are active. Switching...
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