Both the 2025 Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado 1500 are as American as apple pie — but do they live up to the hype? Our comparison guide helps you select the best full-size truck for Colorado work and play.
Key Takeaways
- Take performance to the next level in the F-150, which delivers up to 720 horsepower!
- Choose Ford’s full-size truck for best-in-class towing and hauling capabilities.
- With its turbodiesel powertrain, the Silverado 1500 offers the most efficient ride!
- Thanks to available luxury features and exclusive technology, the F-150 is the best daily driver.
Premium Power: 2025 Ford F-150
Ford’s bestselling truck is available with six different engines! Whether you spend most of your time commuting to urban worksites or exploring rocky off-road trails, the F-150 has a powertrain to suit your kind of driving. To bolster your truck’s workhorse capabilities, check out the 5.0-liter V8 and 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engines. And to power through the Rockies at high speeds, check out the Raptor and Raptor-R models! Each features its own exclusive engine, specially designed for high-tailing it through off-road terrain.
2025 Ford F-150 Engine Options
- 2.7L turbocharged V6 (325 hp, 400 lb-ft)
- 5.0L V8 (400 hp, 410 lb-ft)
- 3.5L turbo V6 (400 hp, 500 lb-ft)
- 3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6 (430 hp, 570 lb-ft)
- Raptor-exclusive 3.5L turbo V6 (450 hp, 510 lb-ft)
- Raptor R-exclusive 5.2L supercharged V8 (720 hp, 640 lb-ft)
- 10-speaker automatic transmission
- XL: Rear-wheel drive or optional four-wheel drive
- XLT and up: Four-wheel drive
While the Silverado doesn’t offer quite as many engine options as the F-150 (or as much horsepower), this Chevy truck is still a strong contender. And we mean that literally — its 6.2-liter V8 engine bolsters hauling capabilities with 420 horsepower. However, as Colorado drivers, we can’t help but wish the Silverado 1500 offered off-road-ready trim models with as much power as the F-150 Raptor!
2025 Chevy Silverado 1500 Engine Options
- Turbo 2.7L four-cylinder engine (310 hp, 430 lb-ft)
- 5.3L V8 (355 hp, 383 lb-ft)
- 6.2L V8 (420 hp, 460 lb-ft)
- 3.0L turbodiesel six-cylinder diesel engine (305 hp, 495 lb-ft)
- 10-speed automatic transmission
- Rear-wheel drive or optional four-wheel drive
Best Workhorse: 2025 Ford F-150
Here in Brighton, trucks get dirty and work gets done. But which truck is tougher, the 2025 F-150 or the Silverado 1500? Thanks to its best-in-class capabilities, the F-150 makes this an easy question to answer! Properly equipped, Ford’s full-size, light-duty truck can tow up to 13,500 pounds or haul up to 2,440 pounds.
Then again, the Silverado 1500 is the next-best workhorse in this segment. Depending on configuration and equipment, Chevy’s popular truck tows up to 13,300 pounds or hauls payloads weighing up to 2,280 pounds. If you don’t think you’ll need best-in-class capabilities, this truck will do just fine.
Maximum Efficiency: 2025 Chevy Silverado 1500
Unlike the F-150, the Silverado 1500 is available with a diesel engine option — specifically, the famous Duramax inline six-cylinder turbodiesel engine — to help you balance power with fuel economy. With the turbodiesel engine, Chevy’s full-size truck earns up to 26 mpg combined (23 city/29 highway).
That’s even thriftier than the F-150’s hybrid PowerBoost engine, which earns up to 23 mpg combined (22 city/24 highway). (Note: the PowerBoost is currently only available with four-wheel drive. In previous model years, rear-wheel-drive F-150 trucks with this hybrid engine earned 25 mpg combined (25 city/25 highway)). Then again, we can’t help but consider how much more powerful the PowerBoost (430 horsepower) is compared to the Duramax I6 (305 horses).
Best Features: 2025 Ford F-150
Colorado drivers want more than mere muscle — they want roomy comfort and street-smart technology, too. With its exclusive, work-friendly tech features, the F-150 gives you all that and more! Items like the Pro Power Onboard generator and Pro Trailer Backup Assist system not only come in handy at work, but they also upgrade your campsite experience!
Although the 2025 Chevy Silverado 1500 isn’t available with the F-150’s savviest tech features, these trucks have the usual comfort and convenience features in common. For instance, both trucks come standard with a smartphone-friendly infotainment setup. On the other hand, the F-150 comes standard with more features (along with a bigger infotainment touchscreen). For instance, every Silverado 1500 delivers forward collision mitigation and lane-keeping assistance, but the F-150 also adds blind-spot monitoring.
Choose America’s Favorite Truck
By now, you’re probably not surprised to learn that the Ford F-150 has been the country’s bestselling truck for decades on end! This pickup is especially enticing to Colorado drivers, thanks to its best-in-class capabilities and outsized off-roading power. See for yourself why the F-150 leaves the competition in the dust — book a test-drive at Brighton Ford!