The 2016 Chevy Silverado Realtree Edition

While many imaginative, unusual, and sometimes downright otherworldly vehicles continue to grace showrooms and stages as one-off concepts and previews of the, it’s only much more rarely that auto makers are graced with the right amounts of both positive reception and practical resources to make the jump to putting them into actual production. Luckily, the stars have aligned just so for Chevy and fans of one of its recent and very well-received, conceptual designs, and we’ve got the details on what you can expect as an anticipated new arrival makes its way into the official Chevy lineup.

At the convening of last year’s Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) exhibition in Las Vegas, Chevrolet debuted a sleek, off-road ready take on the classic Silverado pickup, sponsored by and outfitted in the custom style of Georgia-based outdoor and hunting equipment company Realtree. Appropriately dubbed the 2016 Chevy Silverado Realtree Edition, the new entry in the Silverado legacy received such a positive reception at the SEMA show that many find it unsurprising that the company in going ahead with a production model, set to arrive soon.

Packed full with a treasure trove of outdoor styling and hunting enthusiast’s accommodations, the Silverado Realtree Edition features exterior camouflage graphics as well as interior accoutrements like embroidered logos on front headrests. Special edition black Chevrolet bowtie emblems replace standard versions, and performance enhancements only just start with a profile-enhancing set of all-black 20-inch wheels. From there, the Realtree Edition makes a point of adding a handful of the best of Chevy’s off-road upgrades.

To give the Realtree Edition the capable substance to balance its undoubted style, Chevy plans to include its Z71 Silverado off-road package, which brings the vigor of Rancho monotube shocks, a smart Hill Descent Control feature, and underbody shield, and a tough G80 locking differential to keep it reliably coming back to the trail for more. As it stands now, the first round of the Realtree Edition will also come standard in a Silverado 1500 LTZ crew cab configuration, truly ready to offer the biggest and best of everything that the Silverado series has to offer.

First introduced in 1999 as the successor to the long-running, proven Chevrolet C/K series of trucks, the Silverado has gone on to become a lynchpin in Chevy’s truck lineup, offering a library of options and hosting some of the company’s most innovative work in heavy-duty vehicles in the time that it’s been in service. With the 2016 Silverado Realtree Edition set to continue that legacy in due fashion, the folks here at Apple Chevy are more than excited and ready to help share all of the upcoming details on everything that the the great lineup of Chevy trucks has to bring to the table in the near future. Until then, we’ll be here with everything you need to know about the popular, distinguished Chevy Silverado!