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In terms of dress code, "black tie" events are rather ritzy affairs. For men, that means a black jacket (sans tails), a black bowtie and a white dress shirt. Chevrolet, though, has fitted a black tie to the automotive equivalent of a tuxedo t-shirt - the Silverado pickup. The Detroit-based manufacturer is swapping out the gold bowtie badge of its bread-and-butter pickup for a black item, as part of a pair of new styling packages known as the Rally 1 and Rally 2 Editions.

The Rally 1 pack adds a body colored grille, and blacked-out Chevy logo, door handles and mirror caps, as well as a pair of black rally stripes to the LS trim. LT buyers will also get 17-inch aluminum wheels, a trailering pack, locking rear differential, rear defroster and a backup camera.

The Rally 2 Edition is limited to the higher-end LT truck and adds the Rally 1 tweaks, as well as 22-inch black wheels, black side steps, 10-way power driver's seat, dual-zone climate control, remote start, a backup camera, and rear defroster.

The base engine for the Rally Editions will be Chevy's 4.3-liter V6, although buyers can ditch that 285-horsepower, 305-pound-foot mill for the 355-hp, 5.3-liter V8. Customers will also be able to choose between double and crew-cab models, although the former will hit dealers first, with orders opening on September 4. The crew cabs won't be available for order until October.

Reactions among the Autoblog staff are mixed, although as one staffer said, these trucks would look immensely better had Chevy gone all the way and smoked the headlights or swapped out the bezels for black chrome.

Take a look below for the full press release from Chevrolet, and then head into Comments and let us know what you think of the latest trucks in the Silverado clan.Continue reading 2015 Chevy Silverado Rally Edition misunderstands black tie, dons it anyway

2015 Chevy Silverado Rally Edition misunderstands black tie, dons it anyway originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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