2016 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Midnight Z71 Super Ike Gauntlet Towing Review 

Definitely the best truck out there hands down. Next choice would be the cummins ram. No more choices out there really. Can't wait to scrap my ford

I like the Super Ike. It's good you guys are maxing these trucks out on towing, showing their true capabilities Thanks and I enjoy your show, looking forward to seeing all the new 2017 models.

This is a classic TFL Truck video that I've been missing. Almost gave up on you folks! Stay with what works - Progress is OK but stop trying to reinvent the wheel.

I was happy to see you use cruise control on the way down. People have been saying that is what they do when going down steep descents. It is nice to see how well it actually works. One big reason to buy a diesel...exhaust brake.

This is the truck, which I would definetly buy !!!

Much better than watching the news!

great sponsors, Big Tex trailers are great trailers n air lift suspensions are great things to have if your doin any heavy haulin

Awesome! Loving the super Ike!!

Ford family but these Chevy's are beautiful. I now have set my goals for a Duramax now lol

Mr. Trucks boots rock!

I always thought you guys should use the cruise control for the downhill. I use it on I 70 every time I head down to Dillon. The truck does great using the grade shifting, but you have to drop the cruise control about 5mph under the posted limit. If you do that no need to him the brakes.

I'd love to see a video about the cameras

Gotta love a Chevy!

I would love to see a new video of one of the GMCs with magnetic ride and see how you like it unloaded/towing. That's the one thing I've been looking at in a new truck. Magride is freaking awesome for those of us who run unloaded much of the time.

keep up the good work love the vids

I love the Brand loyalist who dish other brands. Can't appreciate a nice truck. This is a nice truck, if you don't like it, don't buy it. Pretty easy. Or just go to your Brands channel and watch them do the ike gauntlet for your truck. Oh wait, they don't have one. Guess you'll just have to suffer threw this brutal video or this pitiful truck that most of you only dream of having.

Mr truck is the best!

Thats a very good looking truck ,I'll check it out in the dealer and see what they got

Looks like the Chevy truck did pretty good.

Love the video! But I have a request for you guys. You do the Ike gauntlet with the trucks at, or vary close to there max. And this is a great test! But most of us that actually own these trucks, rarely, if ever, max them out. I'm a good example of this. I own a 2015 Silverado 2500HD 6.0L Z71 Crew cab. I bought this truck because I did not like the way my last 1500 handled my loaded trailer. I tow a 18' car trailer with my Jeep on it on the weekends. Loaded it comes in right about 6,500lb. Almost exactly half the trucks rated 13k bumper pull. This is actually vary common as many of the guys in my 4WD club have 2500s, and most pull under 8k primarily. I would love to see some testing of these trucks at half the rated tow capacity!!! I know I could have bought a 1500. And many people do when towing 7k or less. But my last 1500 (A 2007 5.3l 4x4 chevy) did not handle this load as well as I would have liked. And after pulling it with a 2016 Silverado 1500 double cab 4x4 5.3L truck while my truck was in the shop, I can say that I made the right call moving to a 2500. Yes it got it down the road. Yes it was safe. But you could tell the truck was close to its limits, and the trailer had more control over the truck then I like. (Purposing, and movement in the truck caused by the trailer.) I had tried a weigh distribution hitch with my last truck. And it helped a lot, but the 2500 without a weight distribution hitch controls the trailer better then my 1500 did with one. I really want to see some testing with the trucks loaded more like the average owner actually loads them. Remember, for every guy out there towing a goose neck maxing his truck out, there is a guy that dose not even tow with his. And there is a guy like me that keeps it around half its max. You guys do a great job! Keep it up!!!!

What a beautiful truck

Crazy how low gm rates their trucks. 12,000lbs. Most people tow 40' tow haulers that weight a lot more empty and still have zero problems

I love my 05 Silverado extended but hate not knowing how much gas I have instrument cluster went out in2014

Also one of the only trucks that looks good with a long bed.

Andre, you can refer to the bed being higher than the front as "rake".

BAD ASS TRUCK!

Great job Guy's!

when the back end of the truck is higher than the front its called rake, for future reference.

Like some have said on here,it would be odd for a 2500 to only be rated 12 something. I think the Cummings titan is rated for that much. On a side note I do think its a good looking truck. I tend to like the body syleing of Dodge but I believe I would be happy to own that Chevy.I got an 01 Dodge ram and after I got it we found out that my wife can't get up in it without alot of help. Her knee buckled from arthritis when she tried. I think it has a slight lift.I like the Truck but their is that draw back to think of.I have been told that chevy is lower to the ground and would be easier for her to get in and out of.So I have found myself looking at chevys more.

I didn't realize the 3/4 ton was only rated for 12K. I may be over that with my trailer and truck but mine is 2011.

Andre, correct me if i am wrong here, but i think when you named off the cameras around 6:30, that you missed one. If that truck has lane keeping assist, there is a camera hidden up behind the rear view mirror that looks for the lines on the highway.

Not a truck expert or a car expert...just a network engineer. Question: why don't you use cruise control on the way up as well? Keep up the great show!

what about the 2017 duramax diesel 2500 with the hood scoop? when are u guys gonna run that one up the hill?

Our big Tex trailer we have had for 3 years and kept inside, the boards are rotten. Is that a normal problem?

Loved that midnight edition duramax but I found a 2015 Denali in Iridium Metallic at a good price with under 90k miles & couldn't pass on it.

Will you be doing an Ike Gauntlet test on the new 2017 Sierra/Silverado with the new Duramax?

"Lemme tell ya sumthin 'bout ma Chevy Silveraydo!" =p

Do a super ike with the 2016 F-150 3.5 EcoBoost so we can compare it to the new 2017 with the revised engine & new 10 speed!

When are you guys going to bring the new Honda Ridgeline on the ike? Curious to see how it will do.

Is TFL Truck not using a scoring system for the Super Ike Gauntlet? Or is it purely a time thing?

Can you guys do a Silverado 1500 6.2L vs Silverado 3500 6.6L diesel or 2500 6.6L diesel

very nice, should be sweet to see the other 2 go at it, the Ram honestly i think will struggle with 3.42 rear end. no idea what ford will have

So unless you can defeat the side cameras turning on when you use the turn signal I would not order the camera package and look at aftermarket solution with a separate screen.

What’s the price on that truck , Or what are they going for ?

Living in Texas my cruise control would sit around umm 100 lmao

just a suggestion, if you guys use the cruise control on the way down, i think you guys should go back to taking the temperature of the brakes to see if they were being used by the system or not. other wise i like the idea of using the cruise control because most people will most likely be using it

It'd look real nice sitting in my driveway!

Just a heads up, your description says Midnight editing not edition

You guys say the max tow cap for the 2500hd Duramax is around 12k and the GCWR is just over 20k.. Why does the Chevrolet Towing guide add over 4k to your numbers?

do you think that the 2017 ford raptor will be able to beat the power wagon #asknathan

GM makes great trucks

Having had 2 sets of them, I'll tell you that the floating feeling you're feeling is the Duratrac tires. They float really bad for the first 2000 miles or so, and don't get really stable until they're like 1/3 worn, when some of the siping goes away.

The 6.6L with gooseneck is rated for 18,000

Kent i like your Durango boots.

so is ifs or solid front axle better for the heavy towing and hauling

Okay, I'm learning diesel engines and towing... So I was at a Chevy site and it states "2015 Chevy 2500HD 6.6 turbo diesel was rated 397 hp and 765 lb-ft of torque on tap. That lets you tow up to 13,000 pounds with a traditional hitch, and tow up to 17,900 pounds with a fifth wheel hitch". So the difference in what a Gooseneck and hinge plating tow for this truck in 5,900 lbs. That's a big difference to be based on how it's connected to the truck. If I'm not understanding this correctly, someone help me out.

Can you take an f250 up gold mine hill

what a truck

Where did y'all get that camera system? Has to be Aftermarket? I sell GMC/Buick and I haven't seen that camera system as a package to order.

Pardon me, but those super gorgeous mountain regions....

I have a question about the gross vehicle weight. So the Chevy/GMC 2500 with a gooseneck trailer can only haul something as heavy as one car? I want to buy a Duramax Diesel 2500 next year and start a side business hauling.

The camera on the side mirror is like Honda lane watch

I’m looking at a 2016 Chevy 3500HD High Country 6.0 V8 miles 206,000. Buy or no

The only reason that truck down shifted at the top of fhe hill was to cool down the turbo

what is the song at @ 0.40

look at them boots lol I like them

what could this bumper pull? this was basically the same weight as the titan, but I am new to 5th wheel towing. I know the tongue weight effects GVW differently between towing methods.

I'm coming around to some angles of the 2500 but I find those tail lights to look so, wimpy? Just something about their design screams 1990 small truck or something.

Best excuse to pass a hitchhiker... "We're overweight". Good form Andre.

The guy with the accent reminds me of Bobo from the Howard stern show! Never shuts up!

I can easily see the trailer saying. Look at Ford. Their innovation into the best towing, best payload, best safety, and best tech. Ford even came up with a standard Trailer Sway Control system. My dad doesn't even know that he is towing a trailer in behind him because of the TSC system! Something a Chevy, Dodge Ram, Toyota, or Nissan doesn't have it!

Why do you guys have this one unlisted?

can you get this midnight crew cab long bed 4x4 in the GAS 6.0?

one more thing , do you know anything about the Chevy reaper #asknathan

Good job guys

How bad was the "Chevy Shake"?

better looking than any ford truck I've seen

Pretty sure that GVWR is 24,500. The 6.0 has it in the 20k ranger. You guys had a lot more room on that trailer. Retest so it can be measured equally against the others that will be tested please. 👍🏻

Hey there's a guy hitchhiking should we pick him up

You guys have done many off road test truck comparisons but WHY have you not done the heavy duty's against each other ? Chevy 2500 4x4 z71 vs Ford F250 4X4 FX4 vs Ram 2500 4X4 use ALL available options gas engines vs gas or diesel vs diesel throw in the powerwagon and use comparable tires the fords come with Michelin and Toyo's USE TOYO's the powerwagon and Z71 have more agressive tires than Michelin

What's the common problems on the 6.6L, I know nothings bullet proof

what's that truck cost? It's beautiful...

How'd you guys manage to get one that didn't have an imbalanced driveshaft?

Andre take your 2002 Chevy duramax up and down the Ike gauntlet

My buddy tows his 16500 lb 5th wheel with his with no problem.

Those Crew cab long beds get awfully squirmy pulley

Towing capacity is 17900 pounds with goosneck

Chevy trying to follow RAM steps: 1) Ram came out with the all blacked out edition 2) there's a Ram Midnight Runner already (old model) Keep trying Chevy #RAMFORLIFE

Oh my 3250 rpm?I hope it has a huge fuel tank

I wanna see all of these trucks tested with manual transmissions. I and many others have been of the opinion that Manual transmissions are best for towing, I'd like to see if that's true.

How can the 3 quarter ton tow only a tow few hundred pounds more then my gas 2015 3 quarter ton

You are quoting 2500HD GAS model towing weight ratings. The Duramax 2500HD is rated at 17,900lbs.

come on guys let the Lincoln do the pulling that video would be more interesting

Looks like a very fatiguing truck to tow with the way Kent had to keep wrenching on the wheel.

Did u get a sandwich at CHeBA hut in Dillion?! So good 🤤

I pull that weight plus more with my 97 2500 454

Ike gauntlet AGAIIIINNNNNNN

so if the super ike is towing the pathetic max of 12k lbs then the mega ike will be using the weights people act tow with? 62k truck and it is only rated to tow 12k. my 08 ram was rated at 14k and it had 650 lb ft. this has 785. come on gm!

nice fuckin boots mt truck my eyes are burning

Because ford didn't do the nite package in the early 90's.