Many car shoppers in Kansas City are loyal to a specific brand, and few types of vehicles inspire as much loyalty as pickup trucks.
At our Chevy dealership in Overland Park, we’re often asked to explain why we think the Silverado 1500 is the best truck, so we figured we’d answer the best way we know how: by comparing it to another of the most popular pickups, the Toyota Tundra.
There’s no doubt that the 2025 Tundra is an impressive machine—which is why it’s even more impressive that the 2025 Silverado 1500 leaves it in the dust. Here’s the scoop.
Reason #1: The Silverado Has a Diesel Option
Diesel motors have a number of benefits over traditional gas engines, including:
- They can provide more power and low-end torque
- They can tow more weight
- They have better fuel efficiency
- They generally last longer if they’re maintained correctly
- They tend to hold their resale value better
The 2025 Silverado 1500 is available with Chevy’s 3.0-liter Duramax™ Turbo-Diesel engine, which cranks out a prodigious 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque. The Duramax™ engine is standard in the Silverado ZR2, and available in the LT, RST, LTZ, Custom Trail Boss, LT Trail Boss, and High Country trims, which means it can be optioned in most Silverado models.
On the other hand, the 2025 Tundra can only be bought with the i-FORCE V6 gas engine or the i-FORCE MAX Hybrid V6.
Reason #2: The Silverado Has More Engine Options, Period
Aside from the Duramax™ Turbo-Diesel, the Silverado 1500 has three other engines to choose from:
- 2.7-liter TurboMax™
- 5.3-liter EcoTec3 V8
- 6.2-liter EcoTec3 V8
Each of these powertrains has their own unique advantages, and they all come either standard or available on multiple trims, giving you far more options for customization than the Tundra provides.
Reason #3: The Silverado Tows More
If we look at the raw numbers, the Tundra actually has the most powerful engine overall. The i-FORCE MAX 3.4-liter V6 Hybrid puts out an impressive 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet of torque, and the Tundra can tow up to 11,450 pounds with this engine. Meanwhile, the standard i-FORCE 3.4-liter V6 allows the Tundra’s max towing capacity of 12,000 pounds.
However, despite having higher numbers on paper, the Tundra can’t pull quite as much as the Silverado. The 6.2-liter V8 engine can tow over 13,000 pounds, and the 2025 Silverado 1500 has a max trailering capacity of 13,300 pounds with the Duramax™ Turbo-Diesel, which is a significant difference.
Reason #4: The Silverado Gives You More Choices in General
The available powertrains aren’t the only way the Silverado lets you customize your ride. It also has three cab sizes and three cargo box sizes to choose from, and they can be combined in five different ways:
- Regular Cab, Standard Bed
- Regular Cab, Long Bed
- Double Cab, Standard Bed
- Crew Cab, Short Bed
- Crew Cab, Standard Bed
The Tundra has two cab sizes and three cargo box sizes, and they can only be combined in four ways:
- Double Cab, Standard Bed
- Double Cab, Long Bed
- CrewMax, Short Bed
- CrewMax, Standard Bed
The exclusion of a two-door cab makes the Tundra less versatile overall, especially for worksite jobs and other instances where having two rows of seating isn’t necessary.
Reason #5: The Silverado Has a Bigger Cab
Now, let’s compare the interior dimensions of the two biggest cab options for both trucks. Here are their measurements side-by-side:
| 2025 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab | 2025 Toyota Tundra CrewMax | |
| Head room (front/rear) | 43.0 / 40.1 in | 41.0 / 38.5 in |
| Shoulder room (front/rear) | 66.0 / 65.2 in | 65.0 / 62.4 in |
| Hip room (front/rear) | 61.2 / 60.2 in | 62.6 / 60.5 in |
| Leg room (front/rear) | 44.5 / 43.4 in | 41.2 / 41.6 in |
| Max seating capacity | 6 | 5 |
The Silverado 1500 has more room to spare in almost every way, especially regarding head and leg room. It also has standard front bench seating in the lower trims, which boosts its passenger capacity to six.
Reason #6: The Silverado Has More Safety Tech
Both trucks have impressive safety and crash testing scores. They also both come with their own suite of driver assistance technology—Chevy Safety Assist and Toyota Safety Sense—which come with standard features like automatic braking, pedestrian detection, and lane keeping assistance. The Tundra also has a couple more standard features like adaptive cruise control.
However, the Silverado has more safety technology overall, especially when it comes to trailering. Most trims include a Trailer Side Blind Zone Alert, and it also has up to 14 exterior camera views that aid in parking and towing, including:
- HD Surround View
- Front Camera View
- Rear Camera View
- Bed View
- Hitch View
- Transparent Trailer View
- And more
The Tundra has its own available camera and trailering tech, but it can’t compare to the Silverado’s.
Reason #7: The Silverado Can Drive Itself
The uppermost Silverado trims can be optioned with Super Cruise. This hands-free technology allows you to drive, change lanes automatically, and even pull a trailer using a sophisticated system of cameras and LiDAR, and it’s compatible with over 400,000 miles of roads across North America.
Unfortunately, Toyota has yet to develop its own partial self-driving tech.
Find the Chevy Silverado 1500 for Sale in Overland Park, KS
The Tundra is a heck of a truck, and it even has a couple of advantages over the 2025 Silverado 1500. But for our money, the Silverado still reigns supreme as the king of trucks. Don’t just take our word for it, though—come test drive one and see for yourself.
At McCarthy Chevrolet of Overland Park, we have a massive selection of new Silverado 1500 models for sale, and we also have plenty of ways to save on your next pickup with our new vehicle specials and Silverado lease deals.
When you’re ready to find your dream truck, contact us online or give us a call at 866-453-2062.
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