Months of proving ground testing equivalent to 10 years on
the road
More than half of light-duty pick-up trucks on the road are
now 11 years or older. To help build on the Chevrolet Silverado’s reputation as
the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickup, engineers designed the
2014 Silverado to be the most corrosion resistant Chevrolet truck ever.
The 2014 Silverado starts with zinc-coated (galvanized)
steel for the roof and all body panels except the hood, which is made of an
aluminum alloy that reduces weight and provides corrosion resistance. At every
step of the design and manufacture of the new Silverado, materials and
production processes were selected to help minimize deterioration over time.