Lets take a short travel down memory lane. The first time a Chevy car carried the SS mark was in 1961 when it released the Impala SS. The two S stands for Super Sport and as the name implies, it's a truck with a kick. The reintroduction of the SS series is an attempt to give customers the extra refinement and driving performance they demand from trucks. The SS is fitted with a high-output version of Chevrolet's Vortec 6.0-liter V-8 that belts out 345 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, which leaves the regular Silverado behind with 20 hp less than the SS.

 

Aside from that, the Silverado SS appears equipped with a standard full-time, all-wheel-drive that uses a viscous-coupled transfer case to supply excellent on-road, wet-or-dry pavement handling. It entails no driver interference, and automatically and constantly shifts torque from sliding wheels to those with a stiffer grasp in a soft, almost indiscernible method. Inside, the SS showcases a custom interior in Dark Pewter and outfitted with LT trim.

 

The comfy leather bucket seats have special "SS" embroidered headrests and there's an "SS" insignia on the distinctive SS instrument board, which has white backlit gauges with orange pointers. SS customers have a selection of an in-dash 6-disc CD changer or a mishmash of a single-disc CD/cassette player with their AM/FM stereos. Regular equipment comprises of a first-class 6-speaker Bose audio system, a dual-zone automatic climate control system, a center console and eight-button steering wheel controls. GM's next-generation OnStar system and XM Satellite radio are optional.