--- title: "Hard to believe: Diesel truck cheaper? Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/hard-to-believe-diesel-truck-cheaper-chevy-silverado-vs-ford-f-150/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2023-03-15T14:00:36+00:00" modified: "2025-07-23T15:12:21+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/buyers-are-pissed-chevy-silverado-1500-high-country-vs-ford-f-150-xlt.jpg" --- # Hard to believe: Diesel truck cheaper? Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150 By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2023-03-15T14:00:36+00:00 Updated: 2025-07-23T15:12:21+00:00 ![Featured image]() For years, a diesel truck with leather seats was more expensive than a gas truck with cloth seats. That’s just a fact. Until it isn’t a fact anymore after pitting the Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150. This comparison saw my [long-term test truck](), the 2023 Chevy Silverado High Country with a 3.0-liter LZ0 Duramax diesel vs a week-long press loaner in the form of a 2023 Ford F-150 XLT [Heritage Edition]() with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine. The big surprise for the Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150 was the diesel powered Chevy as the cheaper truck. ## **Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150 compared** How did these trucks compare and why didn’t I match up trim levels? First, I don’t get to choose trim levels and Ford sent the truck their marketing team had spec’d out to show off this year. Also, the Chevy Silverado I bought was already in the High Country trim and I explain my reasons for buying this trim here. Second, this comparison was about the exterior and interior comparisons as well as showing off the sales stickers. Both trucks drive very well, are quiet and have plenty of off the line power. The only real difference for me is EcoBoost feels a bit more torquey off the line whereas the Silverado LZ0 Duramax diesel has a smoother power curve off the line. Also depends on how you drive them. Getting back to the comparison, the payload was about the same and both trucks tow well over 10,000 pounds. The real big difference, as you can see in the video below, had to do with all the option pricing from the Ford. Before discounts it was more than $70,000 and the Silverado topped out at $67,000. ![Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150]() ![Chevy Silverado vs Ford F-150]()This higher price for the Ford XLT is really what has truck buyer’s fired up at the moment. A few years ago, I bought a [2021 Ford F-150 XLT PowerBoost]() for this outlet and that truck came in at $61,000. How is it then a F-150 XLT went up $9,000 in 2 years and the XLT Heritage Edition doesn’t even have the hybrid powertrain or the larger 7.2kW power onboard setup? A head scratcher for sure. ## **The bottom line** This comparison really showcases how much consumers need to shop around and shop in different brands to find a good value in the truck market. It also shows capitalism at work and, frankly, until demand cools, pricing will keep climbing. [Embedded video]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/hard-to-believe-diesel-truck-cheaper-chevy-silverado-vs-ford-f-150/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/hard-to-believe-diesel-truck-cheaper-chevy-silverado-vs-ford-f-150/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim Esterdahl", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/82b06f99329f69a069a5ab6caed18593" }, "headline": "Hard to believe: Diesel truck cheaper? 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