Chevy to offer regular cab short bed Silverado

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Chevy has offered the regular cab short bed configuration in global markets for years.

The pickup truckhas been the vehicle of choice for working people for decades, but they’ve become rolling luxury lounges in recent years. A new full-size American truck can be decked out with as many tech and luxury features as a German luxury sedan, but there’s hope for people who love basic trucks. Chevrolet confirmed to The Drive that it will begin offering a regular cab, short bed version of the Silverado 1500, and it’ll be one of the purest pickups on sale when it arrives.

The configuration was popular in the 1970s and 1980s, when GM’s square body trucks were rolling off the production lines by the thousands. A small but dedicated of enthusiasts have kept hope alive in places such as Reddit’s r/rcsb (regular cab, short bed). According to reporting from The Drive, Chevy will soon offer buyers two bed lengths for their regular cab Silverado. There’s a catch, though. The short bed will only be available for the WT (Work Truck) trim, so opting for the combo means you’re also opting for features like cloth seats, a barebones stereo, and plastic flooring with no mats.

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Even the most basic non-WT Silverado is quite nice. Chevrolet

The upside here is that there are fewer things to break and you’ll still have a choice of three engines, but you’ll miss out on all of the great updates that Chevy gave most Silverado models for 2022. That means no refreshed interior with neat new tech and no off-road features. You really have to want the short bed to opt for the basic WT, and though you’ll have a cool, rare truck, you’ll also likely miss many features that even a lower trim regular Silverado gets.

Chevy hasn’t released pricing for the shortbed WT yet, but looking at the rest of the trim lineup, it should carry a price tag of around $30,000 when it hits the market.

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