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Model year 2012 · GMT900 (2007–2013)

2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 specs

The 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tows 4,400–10,700 lb, carries 1,509–1,940 lb of payload and measures 205.6–249.2 in long, by configuration, per Chevrolet’s own documents.

We hold 64 configurations of the 2012 Silverado 1500, and Chevrolet gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations
64
Documents
2

01 / Configurations

Every 2012 Silverado 1500 configuration

64 retail configurations sold in 2012, each with the figures Chevrolet publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Chevrolet gives figures for weights, dimensions and towing.

201264 configurations
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 GMT900: every configuration with its numbers
ConfigurationMax towingMax payload
WT Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 6,700 lb6,700 lb11,701 lb
WT Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 5.3L V86,200 lb9,600 lb21,634 lb
WT Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 4.8L V85,500 lb1,659 lb
WT Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 5.3L V86,000 lb9,500 lb21,712 lb
WT Extended Cab Long Box 2WD 5.3L V86,000 lb9,500 lb21,641 lb
WT Extended Cab Long Box 4x4 5.3L V85,800 lb9,300 lb21,513 lb
WT Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 4.3L V64,400 lb1,515 lb
WT Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 6,700 lb6,700 lb11,783 lb
WT Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 5.3L V86,200 lb9,700 lb21,755 lb
WT Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 4.8L V85,500 lb1,726 lb
WT Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 5.3L V86,100 lb9,600 lb21,794 lb
WT Regular Cab Long Box 2WD 4.3L V6up to 5,200 lb5,200 lb11,804 lb
WT Regular Cab Long Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 7,100 lb7,100 lb11,676 lb
WT Regular Cab Long Box 2WD 5.3L V86,500 lb10,000 lb21,635 lb
WT Regular Cab Long Box 4x4 4.3L V64,900 lb1,549 lb
WT Regular Cab Long Box 4x4 4.8L V85,800 lb1,827 lb
WT Regular Cab Long Box 4x4 5.3L V86,300 lb9,800 lb21,794 lb
WT Regular Cab Standard Box 2WD 4.3L V6up to 5,400 lb5,400 lb11,940 lb
WT Regular Cab Standard Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 7,200 lb7,200 lb11,810 lb
WT Regular Cab Standard Box 2WD 5.3L V86,600 lb9,100 lb21,757 lb
WT Regular Cab Standard Box 4x4 4.3L V65,100 lb1,714 lb
WT Regular Cab Standard Box 4x4 4.8L V86,000 lb1,598 lb
WT Regular Cab Standard Box 4x4 5.3L V86,400 lb8,900 lb21,550 lb
LS Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 6,700 lb6,700 lb11,701 lb
LS Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 5.3L V86,200 lb9,600 lb21,634 lb
LS Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 4.8L V85,500 lb1,659 lb
LS Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 5.3L V86,000 lb9,500 lb21,712 lb
LS Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 6,700 lb6,700 lb11,783 lb
LS Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 4.8L V85,500 lb1,726 lb
LT Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 6,700 lb6,700 lb11,701 lb
LT Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 5.3L V86,200 lb9,600 lb21,634 lb
LT Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 6.2L V89,700 lb10,600 lb31,675 lb1,937 lb3
LT Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 4.8L V85,500 lb1,659 lb
LT Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 5.3L V86,000 lb9,500 lb21,712 lb
LT Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 6.2L V89,400 lb10,400 lb31,626 lb1,890 lb3
LT Extended Cab Long Box 2WD 5.3L V86,000 lb9,500 lb21,641 lb
LT Extended Cab Long Box 4x4 5.3L V85,800 lb9,300 lb21,513 lb
LT Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 6,700 lb6,700 lb11,783 lb
LT Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 5.3L V86,200 lb9,700 lb21,755 lb
LT Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 6.2L V89,700 lb10,700 lb31,747 lb1,908 lb3
LT Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 4.8L V85,500 lb1,726 lb
LT Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 5.3L V86,100 lb9,600 lb21,794 lb
LT Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 6.2L V89,400 lb10,400 lb31,671 lb1,835 lb3
LT Regular Cab Long Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 7,100 lb7,100 lb11,676 lb
LT Regular Cab Long Box 2WD 5.3L V86,500 lb10,000 lb21,635 lb
LT Regular Cab Long Box 4x4 4.8L V85,800 lb1,827 lb
LT Regular Cab Long Box 4x4 5.3L V86,300 lb9,800 lb21,794 lb
LT Regular Cab Standard Box 2WD 4.8L V8up to 7,200 lb7,200 lb11,810 lb
LT Regular Cab Standard Box 2WD 5.3L V86,600 lb9,100 lb21,757 lb
LT Regular Cab Standard Box 4x4 4.8L V86,000 lb1,598 lb
LT Regular Cab Standard Box 4x4 5.3L V86,400 lb8,900 lb21,550 lb
LTZ Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 5.3L V86,200 lb9,600 lb21,634 lb
LTZ Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 6.2L V89,700 lb10,600 lb31,675 lb1,937 lb3
LTZ Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 5.3L V86,000 lb9,500 lb21,712 lb
LTZ Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 6.2L V89,400 lb10,400 lb31,626 lb1,890 lb3
LTZ Extended Cab Long Box 2WD 5.3L V86,000 lb9,500 lb21,641 lb
LTZ Extended Cab Long Box 4x4 5.3L V85,800 lb9,300 lb21,513 lb
LTZ Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 5.3L V86,200 lb9,700 lb21,755 lb
LTZ Extended Cab Standard Box 2WD 6.2L V89,700 lb10,700 lb31,747 lb1,908 lb3
LTZ Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 5.3L V86,100 lb9,600 lb21,794 lb
LTZ Extended Cab Standard Box 4x4 6.2L V89,400 lb10,400 lb31,671 lb1,835 lb3
XFE Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 5.3L V87,000 lb1,648 lb
Hybrid Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 6.0L V8 Hybrid6,100 lb1,527 lb
Hybrid Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 6.0L V8 Hybrid5,900 lb1,509 lb

MakerSource: 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 eBrochure

  1. 1 With the 3.73 rear axle ratio: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
  2. 2 With the Heavy-Duty Cooling Package and 3.42 rear axle ratio: the maker’s figure for the configuration with those factory options together.
  3. 3 With the MAX Trailering Pack (RPO NHT): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2012

The 2012 Silverado 1500 against the 2011, the previous model year we hold. Only what Chevrolet’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

  • Added: 2 configurations (LS Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 5.3L V8 and LS Crew Cab Short Box 4x4 5.3L V8).
  • Payload: 1,509–1,940 lb (2011: 1,494–1,980 lb).
  • Same range as the 2011: towing and length.
  • Payload differs on 62 of 62 configurations sold in both years: −32 to +32 lb.

03 / Tires

2012 Silverado 1500 stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Chevrolet fits at the factory in 2012, the standard ones first.

2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire sizeWheelDiameternominal
P245/70R17With a package: WT, LS, LT, LTZ, XFE, Hybrid (1HY, 2HY) with the P245/70R17 tires; WT, LS, LT, LTZ Short bed/Standard bed, XFE, Hybrid (1HY, 2HY) with the LT245/70R17 tires17 in30.5 in
P265/70R17With a package: WT, LS, LT, LTZ, XFE, Hybrid (1HY, 2HY) with the P265/70R17 tires17 in31.6 in
P265/65R18With a package: WT, LS, LT, LTZ, XFE, Hybrid (1HY, 2HY) with the P265/65R18 tires18 in31.6 in
P275/55R20With a package: WT Short bed/Standard bed, LS, LT Short bed/Standard bed, LTZ Short bed/Standard bed, XFE, Hybrid (1HY, 2HY) with the P275/55R20 tires20 in31.9 in

Silverado 1500 tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2012 documents

2 documents behind the 2012 Silverado 1500’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked . How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

05 / Keep going

More on the Silverado 1500

Silverado 1500 GMT900Every GMT900 configuration, model year by model year, with clearance, angles and weights (2007–2013).Open the GMT900 specs2012 Silverado 1500 towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing tableSilverado 1500 tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizesSilverado 1500 specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model page

These are Chevrolet’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.