2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs 2021 Ram 1500 near Youngstown OH

Exterior – Chevrolet Dealer serving Youngstown OH

Your local Chevrolet dealership serving Youngstown Akron offers a regular cab, a double cab and a crew cab. Ram has dropped its single cab and now offers just a double and crew. In both cases, the crew has four full-size doors, and the double has half-size tail-opening rear doors. Chevrolet offers three beds: a long bed that measures about 8 feet 2 inches; a standard bed that measures about 6 feet 7 inches; and a short bed that measures about 5 feet 10 inches. The regular cab is paired with the long bed. The double is paired with the standard bed, and you have your choice of either the standard or short bed with the crew. The 2021 Ram 1500 offers just two box options. The double cab measures about 6 feet 4 inches, and the crew comes with that bed or a bed that measures about 5 feet 4 inches.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Mechanical specs

Both the 2021 Ram 1500 and Silverado 1500 can be had with either rear-wheel or four-wheel drive. RWD is standard in most cases, and 4WD is optional, but there are exceptions in each lineup. Engines are the aspect of comparing the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs 2021 Ram 1500 that receives the most attention. Chevrolet offers four options: a 4.3-liter V6 that makes 285 horsepower and 305 pound-feet of torque and is paired with a six-speed automatic transmission; a turbocharged 2.7-liter four-cylinder that makes 310 hp and 348 lb.-ft. and is paired with an eight-speed; a 5.3-liter V8 that makes 355 hp and 383 lb.-ft. and is paired with a 10-speed; and a turbo-diesel 3.0-liter six-cylinder that makes 277 hp and 460 lb.-ft. and is paired with a 10-speed as well. Ram offers four powertrains as well, but only three are practical for most consumers. These include a 3.6-liter V6 that makes 305 hp and 269 lb.-ft.; a 5.7-liter V8 that makes 395 hp and 410 lb.-ft.; a turbo-diesel V6 that makes 260 hp and 480 lb.-ft.; and a TRX-exclusive supercharged 6.2-liter V8 that makes 702 hp and 650 lb.-ft. The Silverado 1500 can tow at least 7,000 pounds and as much as 13,400. The Ram is a bit less at 6,530 and 12,750 pounds.