5 Big Changes in the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado Interior

• The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado gets a badly needed interior redesign.
• It's more stately, more functional and better aligned with modern style.
• New features like Super Cruise and a 13.4-inch screen also make a difference.

Screens have gone from an afterthought to the centerpiece in the 2022 Silverado. Ahead of the driver is a 12.3-inch digital information display, which is configurable and provides sleek animations when you select new driving modes. Dead center of the dash is a 13.4-inch touchscreen, made to look even larger because it's placed in a glossy piano black housing unit that stretches from the driver's side door to the passenger's left arm. This gives the illusion of one massive screen racing all the way across the cabin, but it also frames the picture nicely for optimal viewing.

Where'd that gear shifter go?

The previous Silverado clung to its traditional column-mounted shift stalk for as long as it could. But like Mufasa in The Lion King, you can't hang on forever. (Sorry for digging up that childhood memory.) The column stalk is gone, replaced by a center-mounted gear selector like the ones adopted by full-size Ford and Ram trucks years ago. It's easy to grip in the palm of your hand, then press the side button and jostle up or down to change gears. These selectors sometimes cut into available storage space in the center console, but Chevrolet has done a nice job of maintaining spacious cubbies, storage pads and cupholders.

Real buttons — what a concept

Many, many-many-many automakers have eschewed physical buttons in the cabin and moved these controls into the touchscreen itself. Especially for climate and comfort functions. Not so with the 2022 Silverado. It maintains physical buttons and dials, which are sensibly placed and easy to understand. Knobs have a handy rubberized texture for easy gripping, although it would have been nice to have a familiar tuning knob, which sadly has gone to the great parts bin in the sky.

Super Cruise is always watching

Buyers will now have the option of adding Super Cruise, GM's hands-free driving assist feature, to their 2022 Silverado 1500. It comes with some interesting additions to the cabin. Along the top of the steering wheel is an LED lighting strip, which issues alerts in various colors to indicate the status of Super Cruise as you use it. (A solid green light means the system is activated, and so on.)

Just below that, on the housing of the steering wheel is a small trapezoidal screen that looks like it can shoot lasers. But it's nothing that sinister — it's only watching your eyes at all times. This is the driver attention monitor to make sure your eyes are watching the road. If it suspects you're not paying enough attention, it will issue warnings and eventually turn Super Cruise off. So be aware. The eye is always watching.

Edmunds says

This is the interior the fourth-gen Silverado 1500 should have had in the first place. It's stately and convenient while still giving off truck vibes, and it finally brings the Silverado in line with its Ford and Ram rivals. There remains an awful lot of unappealing plastic for a truck at this price point, but the improvement is undeniable.