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Towing Contest Won by Chevrolet Silverado

Pickuptrucks.com put the Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD up against the competition by testing their hauling capacity. The trucks had the task to tow 18,920 pounds on a 7.6-mile stretch of Interstate 70 from Dillon, Colorado to the Eisenhower Tunnel, the highest-altitude highway tunnel in the US.

Finishing more than two minutes faster than the other vehicle, the 2011 Chevy Silverado won the race. In the exhaust-braking test, it took a professional driver between 11 and 14 taps on the brakes to keep the other truck below 60 mph on the steep downhill grades, compared with 1 or 2…