Chevy expands 2026 Silverado EV lineup with Trail Boss addition

The Chevy Silverado EV Trail Boss is being positioned arsenic the eventual off-roader. | Image: Chevy

The 2026 Chevy Silverado EV is going disconnected roadworthy — way disconnected roadworthy — with the summation of the Trail Boss trim to the electrical pickup’s lineup. The electrical mentation of the automaker’s fashionable off-road trim, Trail Boss offers much capableness and — insanely — adjacent much scope for the already class-leading Silverado EV.

The upgraded electrical motortruck has 2-inches of other assistance for much clearance portion grinding gravel and climbing boulders, including 35-inch all-terrain tires and 18-inch wheels. Despite the added height, the Trail Boss volition get a staggering GM-estimated scope of 478 miles if you opt for the max scope battery.

And successful presumption of maneuverability, Sidewinder mode enables each 4 tires to crook successful the aforesaid absorption for diagonal driving. It sounds akin to the Silverado’s sister truck, GMC’s Hummer EV with its Crab Walk and King Crab diagonal driving features.

But Sidewinder is besides disposable to the RST trim, truthful what other is chill astir Trail Boss? How astir a trim-exclusive Terrain mode, which offers further power portion traversing uneven trails astatine debased speeds. Compared to different thrust modes, Terrain unlocks sharper 4-wheel steer, giving drivers amended quality to power torque and traction astatine debased speeds.

Speaking of power, the Trail Boss mentation of the Silverado EV volition enactment retired 725 horsepower and 775 lb-ft of torque erstwhile combined with the max scope battery. That artillery besides offers a max towing capableness of 12,500 lbs on with a 2,100 payload capacity. Of course, you should expect immoderate scope nonaccomplishment portion towing dense loads.

Chevy is besides dialing up the tech, offering enhanced Super Cruise with hands-free road driving connected some the Trail Boss and LT trims of the truck. The operator assistance diagnostic is besides disposable portion towing.

The automaker is besides lowering the basal terms for the Silverado EV to $54,895, including destination charges, which is down from the erstwhile basal terms of $57,095. The interior features a 17.7 inch halfway touchscreen alongside an 11-inch instrumentality gauge, which present comes modular connected the Work Truck for the archetypal time.

But the Trail Boss volition tally a batch higher, with the extended scope mentation starting astatine $72,095 and the max scope blasting disconnected astatine $88,695. What, you thought each that other scope would beryllium cheap?