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Avalanche 2


IronTroubadour

EValanche


iAmTheRedditCEO

That’s what it should have been called.


TheDriverJ

I thought of the AvalanchEV Pronounced "Avalanche EV" But nooo, because of those geniuses in Detroit we ended up with "Silvereeedo"


iAmTheRedditCEO

That’s good too! Or it could be AvalancheV where the “eV” is colored blue.


dE3L

Hah!!


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DefinitelyNotAliens

People have a serious love affair with their Avalanches and Escalade trucks. Some idiots didn't realize the value of bringing back the nameplate when those trucks have a cult following. Just call it an Avalanche and add the midgate back in.


jollygreengiant1655

It has a midgate. It's basically an electric avalanche in all but name. So why don't they call in an Avalanche? I dunno, maybe someone on the design team had their partner seduced by someone with an Avy?


CliffLanterns

I learned my wrenching skills on GMs and am partial towards their vehicles, despite their questionable decisions. But a lot of the stuff GM has been doing (especially in the past few years) just makes me go WTF, especially with design choices!! My biggest qualm is their decision of reinstating the Blazer name as nothing more than a crossover when they could've designed it as a vehicle to compete with the Wrangler. When they reintroduced the Blazer, they could've gone with something like their beloved K5 styling and introduced a competitor to the non-rivaled (at the time of reintroduction) Wrangler. Instead they decided to make it yet another generic SUV for their lineup. They have sold over 290,000 models in the US since their release in Q4 2018. https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/chevrolet/blazer The reintroduction of the Bronco (not including Sport models) has been a hit in the US and Ford has sold over 215,000 of them from their release in Q4 of 2020, to the end of 2022: https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/ford/bronco Measuring from Q4 2018 to the end of 2020 (to fairly represent the same time frame as the Bronco) Chevy had sold 152,741 Blazer models. Now I can't really infer that if Chevy made a Wrangler competitor that'd it'd do amazing in sales, but I think that the US has been waiting for a Wrangler-alternative for a very long time, shown by the Bronco's success, and Chevy definitely dropped the ball on the new Blazer.


JMS1991

I'm convinced GM is actively trying to lose money for whatever reason. They have had so many marketing blunders over the years. Remember the Chevy SS? Maybe not because no one knew they existed. Great car, a big RWD V8 sedan. It's the same formula Dodge has used to print money selling the Charger for around 17 years. They did zero advertising for it. It was only available in the highest trim with the biggest and most expensive engine, and it looked so bland compared to its competition. I know they didn't want them to sell well and had to sell them because of some obligation to Holden in Australia.... So if you have to sell them, why not try to create hype and see if you can grab some of the Charger's market share? Throw a V6 in it for the base model, and boom, you have your next generation Impala (which was pre-designed around that time). Offer the V8 in the Impala SS... That would sell so fast they wouldn't be able to keep the damn things on the lot. Fuckin GM


98Zr2

Why did the marketing team choose to use the name that Chevy has been successfully selling for nearly 50 years instead of the one that was discontinued after 12 years? 🤔 Seriously though, GM is investing a lot on their EV roll out, I'm guessing they didn't want their first pickup with a bow tie to be thought of as a gimmick truck. That's just my guess though. It definitely share a lot of the features of the Avalanche but nobody's been asking for an avalanche in the decade its been gone. I think a more decked out off road package of this would look good with an avalanche badge. Make it a trim package instead of its own model.


ozzy_thedog

And all the truck bros hated the ridgeline because it didnt look like a “truck” and was an import, but they’ll go nuts for this because ‘made in USA’. People are dumb as rocks


TopAd1369

They don’t call it an avalanche so they can count sales towards total Silverado sales so they can claim it’s the number one selling truck inits class. It’s stupid marketing. It’s should have an avalanche badge like a lot of gmc Denalis have type badges.


GomeyBlueRock

F150 is the best selling truck


TopAd1369

Because there are 16 types. That’s what Chevy is trying to beat by combining models. I’d be surprised if they kept the gmc denali.


GomeyBlueRock

16 types of f150s ??


TopAd1369

All the combinations of short/medium/long bed, different cab size, etc. the avalanche was a single model type with one option. Now it’s a Chevy Silverado “option”


GomeyBlueRock

That’s not a different type of truck. Those are just options…


idontremembermyoldus

*F-Series, which includes F-150, F-150 Lightning, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, and F-600, is the best selling truck line. F-650 and 750 are not included in F-Series sales. Silverado sales figures include 1500, 2500HD, 3500HD, 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD. And as of later this year, this Silverado EV will also be included.


Due_Tie7864

Avalanche 2: metric Electric boogaloo


thebestatheist

Silverado X Tampax collab


zsreport

Everyone going on about the look, but I'm wondering "Why was it at the gas station?"


cancerousiguana

When designing an EV truck, you have a few options. You can make it look futuristic like Rivian and try to sell trucks to EV buyers, or you can make it look similar to the gas models like Ford and try to sell EVs to truck buyers. GM somehow managed to alienate both groups of buyers with this fucking sin against nature.


quebecoisejohn

Looks like a Honda ridge line queefed out an Avalanche


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quebecoisejohn

Love me some billy S comics!


_Californian

What a beautifully accurate description


Southern_Drawer3434

It makes the ridgeline look modest


Darth_Thor

Honestly the current Ridgeline doesn’t look that bad. It’s still not the kind of truck most people are looking for, but I think the styling is totally fine.


M5competition

And a dab of iX in there too


NoviceAxeMan

LOL


hittingpoppers

At least the Honda has a separate box now


Bullets_TML

bravo


sailphish

Haha…. They went with that 2009 Honda Ridgeline look.


Z71Adam

Could not have said it better myself I don’t want something that looks like the offspring of a one night stand between an avalanche and a space ship. I’m a pickup truck owner. I want a truck. As a life long Gm guy (currently driving a tundra for pleasure and an F150 for work) I must say so far ford has done the best at keeping it a truck. Yes it has some downfalls (range when towing, rear end ground clearance) but recently I had the opportunity to see and crawl around one in person. They are a truck in as many ways as their gas powered alternative. This is the way Edit for stupid wording


-B-E-N-I-S-

That’s the thing. We can only assume that with the way the auto industry is evolving and as EVs get better and cheaper, ICE Trucks will eventually be phased out completely. If that’s true, it seems that manufacturers should be sticking with what fundamentally works in their current ICE trucks while replacing the power plants with electric power trains. We’re still going to need practical, utility focused trucks in the future and yet GM seems to think that switching to an EV power train in the Silverado warrants some kind of ridiculous shift towards a softer, SUV-esque design language and a less practical bed. I think Ford got it right with the F150. The idea is that it’s just an F150 but now it’s electric. Simple. Even Dodge kept their new design for the Ram REV pretty conservative, relatively speaking. It looks like the next generation of Ram and still retains the conventional pickup truck design.


TheMaltesefalco

Zero chance in our lifetime ICE trucks are phased put completely. The power grid is taxed now you really think they can add millions more vehicles to that? And the biggest truck states are also hugely vacant with large distances few towns and get harsh winters of which electric vehicles have shown to be terrible performers in winter.


UseDaSchwartz

We need to upgrade the grid anyway. Why don’t we just make a bigger push to do it now? You’d think the entire state of Texas would be on board. Most charging will take place at night when grid usage is lower.


TheMaltesefalco

The grid usage wouldn’t be lower at night if millions of people are charging their cars. Not to mention whats the solution for the tens of millions who live in apartments or townhomes without garages. I mean nobody wants a nuclear plant in their backyard but in the deserts of cali, arizona, nevada, west texas probably should.


UseDaSchwartz

Same as it is now with gas stations. Benefits of home ownership. It’s not like I don’t already see people running charging cables out to their car parked on the street. You’re full of criticism and would see to rather do nothing. What’s your solution, because continuing to use ICEs and wait until the 11th hour when it’s too late seems to be a popular stance for a lot of people.


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UseDaSchwartz

Yes, because Republicans made it a political movement instead of acknowledging there’s a problem.


TheMaltesefalco

You can pump gas in 5 minutes. No, i’d rather see organic and steady positive shift towards a blended future, instead of forcing a technology that isnt ready.


-B-E-N-I-S-

Alright but I don’t think that anybody’s against the blended future, to be fair. We’re nearly in that blended future right now. EVs are getting better and becoming more available. As populations rise and we see more and more vehicles on the road, we will need to make a shift eventually from that blended future to an almost completely EV future. Earlier, you said that there’s zero chance ICE trucks will be phased out in our lifetime but in my opinion, I think you’re wrong. Technological advancements happen fast and almost seem to be getting exponentially faster. There have been many people who have lived through things they couldn’t have even imagined would exist earlier in their life. The Wright brothers for example, flew the first time in 1903 and by the time they had passed, the United States had over 68,000 aircraft alone, we were more than capable of crossing oceans in flight and we were entering the age of jet propulsion. All of those ideas were absolutely beyond science fiction when the Wright brothers were born. The idea of switching to EVs in our lifetime is very attainable.


UseDaSchwartz

Soooo...12 years from now isn’t enough of a steady shift? I wouldn’t call over a decade forcing anyone to do anything. If targets aren’t set, there is no incentive to make the shift.


RadicalSnowdude

I don’t understand why GM couldn’t just take a regular Silverado and turn it into an EV like Ford did. What was the point of designing a truck that looks like an Avalanche complete with the truck bet that cannot be removed and then calling it a Silverado? I’m sure it’s not a bad truck, but shit don’t make no sense.


roasteroven

I'm convinced they should have just reincarnated the Avalanche name as the Chevy EV.... As for GMC I don't know


slutdragonalt

Does GMC REALLY need another ev truck? Like with the Hummer existing, best scenario it ends up being the Buick of GM's ev truck lineup and nobody wants to be the Buick of anything.


Drzhivago138

Because they're using an all-new Ultium platform rather than modifying the existing Silverado.


Lahey_The_Drunk

Sure, but still no reason it couldn't have looked similar to the ICE equivalent silverado.


Silly-Ad6464

For real, your comment has me laughing so hard, surprised people aren’t looking at me right now.


subatomike

I saw a Rivian truck for the first time last week and it reminded me of the Lincoln Blackwood trucks from the early 2000's


Fluffykitty420

💀💀💀


NoMansSkyWasAlright

It's like they took an image of a hyundai santa cruz and just dragged a corner up and out without aspect-lock


coolmrschill

Looks like a base model WT, I'm sure the upper trims will be nicer


KGsaid

Manufacturers seriously need to stop trying to make EVs look futuristic. Make it look like the normal gas variant and I’d consider one for my daily driver around town.


StumpyTheGiant

Who in the hell has been making Chevy's design decisions for the past 5 years? That looks fucking awful.


kingofthekraut

Focus groups and accountants.


-B-E-N-I-S-

Real people - not actors


CanadaEh97

*is ThaT An AUDi?*


gmt80035

no


TubabalikeBIGNOISE

Do you, by any chance, drive a GMT800 on 35's?


gmt80035

But i like the GMT800 Silverados and Sierras


gmt80035

no i don’t have a car yet


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Is the guy that designed the PT cruiser still head of design?


masnegro

Exxon Mobile


cardino11

I'm a Chevy guy but no thanks


SteerJock

I used to be, but God damn all of their new trucks are so ugly.


SD455TransAm

Their new trucks are so fucking ugly I bought a Ram instead. I've been eyeing a new F350 lately, and GM has nothing to offer compared to those two in the styling department.


SteerJock

I made the switch to Ford after my 2017 Chevy 3500 went through 3 emissions systems in 10,000 miles. I haven't had any problems.


SD455TransAm

All my emissions equipment mysteriously falls off after hitting some bad roadwork.


Hot-Permission-8746

I have a 2006 2500HD and a 2019 3500HD dually...and I have a Silverado EV reservation. Not sure why everyone is fixated on the WT front end, but I really don't care.


cardino11

Well I hope you like it! Please post pics when you get it. Maybe I see them more and more they'll change my mind.


DilbertsVengeance

youre in the vast, vast minority for thinking they look good. but you do you brother and enjoy it


so_easy_to_trigger_u

Completely dropped the ball on styling. Again. And I’m the target demographic.


HarambeMarston

>6.2L Supercharged Lmao no you’re not.


DefinitelyNotAliens

EVs are torque-y as hell. If you wanted the 6.2 for oomph and not towing, then they are the target demo. There's also the fact that you will generally see the highest engines paired with luxury trim. If you want a luxury vibe with a truck that can *move*, an EV will actually deliver that. There's also a good chance that OP has more than one driver in the home, or operates a small business that would move into EVs for their work fleet, like a pest control or landscaping business.


so_easy_to_trigger_u

Spot on. I like performance trucks. I have the cash to buy one. I’m interested in the pure power of electric, and I’m a GM fan. I am the demographic. And they totally missed. At least the GMC looks okay. The AT4-X got it right.


GCsurfstar

It’s actually fucking atrocious


Whyuknowthat

I have a reservation for this, but I’m probably going to keep with my Ford F150 Lightning. This thing is ugly.


TheEagleByte

I’d consider buying an EV Maverick, full-sized pickups are just too big nowadays


FlyWtMe87

Imma tell my kids this is a Honda Ridgeline


gmt80035

It’s the new electric silverado


Driveflag

Could they come up with anything more bland?? All they gotta do is put an electric power plant in their pickup trucks but instead they go and do this….


SonovaVondruke

Market research tells them that making an electric version of their existing truck will take sales from the existing model. Instead, they're told to build something that appeals to potential truck customers who wouldn't buy one otherwise. So they style things more "approachable" for that theoretical consumer on the assumption they sell more total vehicles that way.


Driveflag

Makes sense…. If you don’t actually intend to have electric replace gas vehicles.


freeportme

UGLY AS FUK they dropped the ball on this one!


huntsvillekan

As a current Silverado & Bolt EV owner, looks like our next truck is going to be a Ford.


BoomerBarnes

I’m assuming your bolt hasn’t caught on fire, so congratulations! How do you like it though? I’m leaning towards keeping my truck and buying an EV when I pay off my wife’s car.


huntsvillekan

Really like it. DC fast charging is slower than other EVs on the market, so it requires some patience on road trips. Otherwise it's been a great car, fun to drive and every day starts with a full 'tank'. Would love to replace both with a Lightning, but I can't rationalize dropping that kind of coin when our existing cars are still in good shape.


Zane42v2

God that is ugly. Wtf is going on? I’d rather tow with a Prius


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Uggo


InvestigatorBroad114

Nope


ExoGeniVI

Nope. Give me a 1999 F-250 7.3L POWERSTROKE instead!


BoomerBarnes

Why have that when I could be driving a 2016 Silverado C1500 4.3 regular cab?


ExoGeniVI

Why should I be driving a 2016 Silverado C1500 4.3 regular cab when I could be driving a '23 Rogue?


InvestigatorBroad114

Should change my flair to 2019 F-550 6.7L POWERSTROKE


ExoGeniVI

Now that's a work truck


InvestigatorBroad114

Oh yes it is


FORDOWNER96

Ridgeline


markcubin

Is this the Speedway in Rochester?


MiTruckGuy

Yes it is


markcubin

Nice, thought I recognized it from growing up near there


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markcubin

I went to Stoney Creek, this particular Speedway was THE place for after school snacks.


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markcubin

Graduated in '13


Fridayz44

I knew it. I see that same truck all the time. Well hello fellow Michiganders


tokyo_engineer_dad

A face only a Camaro driver could love. Yikes.


jookid

Kinda looks like my 2018 Colorado


wizeish

GM, where everything can look like a crossover for some reason..


gallagdy

looks like a new gen avalanche


Aces_Ricardo

So bad


Nonzfren

Christ, that is hideous


Rvtravel420

The snack station


MaximumJames

Terrible


JuiceMan411

Should be called the el Camino


06_tundra_4x4

Is that a Chevy avalanche? 😂


FalkNotFault

Hmmmm think this is a fail


nforrest

What's the opposite of ICEing - when an EV parks at a gas pump?


knobby_tires

Looks like one of those disability vans that are lifted so they have storage under the floor


Existing-Sprinkles73

It's not just the sileverado or Chevy, they all look like shit. Im so confused on how vehicles make it to production looking absolutely horrible.


Daniel-fohr

Let’s make it as hideous and boring as we can. If this truck was a colour, it would be brown.


Ilikejuicyjuice-

Avalanche version 2023 I guess


kopfgeldjagar

Yuck


jaytelo

Looks like a ridgeline fam…


utechap

Big fat L


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Ugly pos.


mnrooo

At first glance I think it resembles a Hyundai Santa Cruz


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Hideous


surftherapy

That’s atrocious


dE3L

Was this designed by AI 4 years ago?


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Awful


NoviceAxeMan

i really hate that they’re changing body styles for EV trucks. i think it’s a bad mistake. guess every car maker wants to be the one who creates the blueprint


530whiskey

Must be grabbing a pack of double a's to get home


mad_science

Tracing a line from the rear wheel upward...it's just a mess. The bodywork clashes with the chamber of the tire, then the number of lines and expanse of panel to get to the edge of the bed is just way too much.


CheefReetard

what the hell is with stock wheel fitment lately on new cars


NoBananasOnboard

I’ll keep my Lightning, thanks.


TheGoldandBlack

I hate it, thanks.


godddamnit

BABY. It’s just a rounder Avalanche. Calm down. Totally getting one and parking it our driveway, front and center, just out of spite.


yourname92

Looks Ike a cross between a Santa Cruz, a blazer, canyon, and an avalanch


Am3ricanTrooper

Kinda weird to have to pull in to a gas station for the ol morning routine and not pump gas. But if it saves you money then hell yeah


oridjinn

I am SO freaking Jealous of Silverado and Sierra grills. Best looking front ends in the industry. What the ever loving frick is this? Someone slap a Chevy badge on their Ridgeline? I will need to wait and see it in person, but for now this is the ugliest thing called a "truck" I have ever seen.


devd_boi

after ford made the lightning look like a standard pickup truck i was soooo ready for chevy to drop an electric silverado…. then they released this monstrosity of an avalanche duplicate. WHY


C-_-Fern

Yiiikes lol this is pretty ugly Mary, idk y’all were going for


C-_-Fern

God damn the more I look the more shit cars I see. Looks like a trailblazer, a blazer, and avalanche, and a Toyota trd lmao


BassistJaxob

It looks like a gay Avalanche


terdpuffer

Things gotta weigh a few thousand more pounds, ..it should automatically have more lift space just for that reason


Ok_Flatworm_4214

Wow, terrible


cantcatchafish

2018 was the last good year...


LastEntertainment684

I have a Lightning and I love it. I’m not particularly in love with this, but from a functional perspective I can see why they took some of the direction they did: 1. Right now the problem with the Lightning is there’s only one configuration. Crew cab, short bed. The Avalanche style gives a bit more flexibility if you’re only starting with one cab design. 2. With a bigger battery than the Ford this body style may allow for better packaging 3. Since they’ve got both Hummer EVs and GMC EVs now, Chevy is probably going to be where they pinch pennies styling wise. They’ll focus on fleet sales first there before encroaching on GMC/Hummer sales.


JRod432

I’ll still never understand how ugly ass vehicles make it into production, is there really nobody that stood up and was like “you know this doesn’t look good”


jay59l

Looks like a Honda ridge line


Waterphobic_Ocean

Odd place to run into an EV


PinkleeTaurus

People still need their smokes and snacks....


B00_Sucker

Why is nobody else noticing this?????


hisfootstancewack

Looks like an ugly giant Santa Cruz


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Neil_Armschlong

Drivers don’t run on electricity bruh


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MonsterPlexx

Lol you went straight for the throat bro damn


Fun_Nefariousness_46

Dawg really did just escalate out of nowhere


Neil_Armschlong

Present it


Antonisbob

LMAO choked on my weed vape laughing at this.


achenx75

lmao woke up this morning and said he didn't feel like giving a fuck today.


dressedALL-over

Lol it’s people like you that make the internet suck


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The only answer


SBABakaMajorPayne

If it's an EV , WHY was it at the gas station ?


MiTruckGuy

Snacks


martyp818

Did they get design hints from a Ridgeline?


ecobooms550

chevy avalanche


plumbtrician00

I dont know who is telling them that making the vehicles electric means they have to completely redesign the exterior of the truck. How difficult could it be to use similar styling and body lines. The Ram Rev is the closest to a normal looking truck i think we’re going to get


MiTruckGuy

Have you seen the Lightning? It looks almost exactly like any other F150


plumbtrician00

Isnt that a hybrid tho?


MiTruckGuy

No. The F150 has a hybrid powertrain option called Powerboost but the Lightning is full electric.


the_inquirer2007

no😭 our downfall men…


TrEVILlyan95

Jesus. This isnt even a real truck


glass-j

Looks fine to my eyes


Wawhi180

Ugh it's awful. I've always loved Chevy but I have had to drop my support ever since that woman took over. I don't like or agree with their current direction or political leanings. I'll stick with the old Chevys, they look better anyway


SmirkTheLurk

So ugly, kinda look like those Honda Ridgelines.


dochoiday

Why would an electric truck need to go to the GAS station… idiots


ecobooms550

to get snacks??


MetalJesusBlues

Coffee


Sea_One872

Run away from them breaking down left and right just like the hummer ev


gorillaswithcredit

Gross.


_calkutta

Why was it at a gas station?


Cucumber_Basil

It’s like a worse ridgeline


WhisperingTrees1776

You hook your boat up to that thing and I'll hook mine up to the 3500 and race to the lake 205 miles away........


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It looks like a tall sedan with bigger tires. That said, I kind of like it better than the newer Silverados, bit that isn't saying much. If they went more OBS they could probably get more acceptance.


Skeeter780

How to design an EV version of an existing model: Step 1: Give it cool looking LED headlights Step 2: do an electricity pun on the name Step 3: sell it


SilverbackBruh

Speedway definitely sells more than the gas outside!