The Chevrolet Silverado is the second best-selling vehicle in the United States, dwarfed only by Ford’s unstoppable F-Series. While the standard models of the Silverado comes with the company’s four-cylinder TurboMax engine, they do offer plenty of options for engines depending on the truck’s cab and truck bed size, along with other features and packages.
Starting with the Silverado 2WD LT with a double cab, you are able to get Chevrolet’s 3.0 L, six-cylinder Duramax Turbo diesel engine — at a starting price of $52,385. Out of all the trucks, this is the one that will get you the best fuel efficiency with diesel, according to the United States Department of Energy.
The Silverado with this diesel engine is able to get you 23 mpg in the city, and 29 mpg on the highway — making for a combined mileage of 26 mpg. This puts the truck in the same range as the gas-powered Ford Maverick, which is a compact pickup truck, and even is more efficient than the Ford F-150 or Toyota Tacoma.
Its mileage places it at seventh place on the Department of Energy’s ranking of the most fuel efficient trucks, also making it the third-highest on the list that isn’t an electric vehicle. You would hope that a truck as popular as the Silverado would be able to seamlessly transition over into the diesel space if necessary, and by these metrics, it certainly does.
