Caribbean Truck and Equipment

GMC doesn’t deny that the 2014 Sierra is mechanically identical to the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. There’s really no reason to since the trucks have been intertwined for a long time. Even with that, GMC engineers, PR folk, and marketing experts must grow weary of fielding questions about what makes the Sierra different from the Silverado.

One of the best analogies we heard was that while a Timex, Rolex, and Tag Heuer all tell time, they all have different customers and evoke different ideas about the products themselves. While that may be true, what literally makes each one tick is different. We see the Sierra and Silverado more like different watch models -- sporty versus dressy, for instance -- from the same company. The same internals, but each has a different attitude.

Driving the 2014 GMC Sierra reinforced all of the opinions we had of the new Silverado. The truck’s cabin is wonderfully quiet, which can be attributed to the decision to switch to triple-sealed inlaid doors. That plus redesigned side mirrors and some other tricks that reduce wind noise proved quite effective.

The work that went into making the cabin quieter paid off in another way -- it made it easier to hear the 5.3-liter V-8 as we drove the 4WD Z71 SLT crew cab up the California coast, both with and without a trailer. After using the rearview camera to line the up the back of the truck with a 23-foot-long Airstream, we hooked up the camper, set the gain on the trailer brake controller, put the transmission in Tow/Haul mode, and set out for the campground.

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