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Cynthetiq · 02-03-2004, 02:28 PM

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Chevrolet's 2003 Cheyenne Concept
DETROIT - The 2003 Chevy Cheyenne is the latest example of this tradition of innovation. Inspired by a rich heritage of breaking new ground in function and style, the thunderstone metallic Cheyenne is a statement of what a new generation of full-size trucks can be. Cheyenne combines ruggedly elegant styling with new levels of cargo-carrying versatility for personal and business use.

"The Cheyenne's mission is to provide a vision of the evolution of the full-size truck," said Ed Welburn, GM's executive director of design for body-on-frame. "This vision builds on the equity of Chevy's tough and rugged image while adding more versatility and refinement."

Strong heritage
As GM designers reviewed the heritage of Chevy trucks, certain generations left strong impressions, most notably the 1955 Cameo, the 1967 and 1973 Cheyennes, and the 1988 Silverado.

"These trucks featured a purity of form and purpose, and exuded class and elegance," said Jeff Angeleri, Cheyenne's exterior designer. "We wanted to communicate rugged elegance by creating an integrated, refined, muscular exterior with flowing flared wheel arches connected to soft yet tense body forms."

A significant component of "rugged elegance" is the Cheyenne's proportions, created by focusing on the interior environment of the cab and maximizing the visible space for versatility and comfort. The cab is thrust forward on the extruded aluminum chassis for a more commanding presence. Positioning the wheels at the corners telegraphs stability and cargo capability.

Cheyenne uses an independent rear suspension and rear-wheel-steering system, similar to the QS4 system used in some of today's GM vehicles, for enhanced maneuverability. Together, the two innovations help enable the Cheyenne's next mission - function.

Innovative cargo box
"A significant area of opportunity to innovate is in the cargo box of the truck," Angeleri said. "We saw that if we could significantly add to the usable function there, we could truly gain an advantage and provide the truck customer with even more value."

The bed is accessible by two side-access doors positioned directly behind the cab, in addition to a traditional tailgate.

The tailgate has evolved to open fully in the traditional manner, or half open for loading small cargo or to create a work shelf. The bed floor is just 28 inches above the ground, significantly lower than even today's two-wheel-drive Silverado. This was made possible by the independent rear suspension configuration.

"This allows the box to be more versatile in loading all sorts of cargo, from motorcycles to construction materials," Angeleri said.

Also integrated into the pickup box are multiple storage bins in the box floor and drawers in the box sides. The box is equipped with lighting and integrated tie-downs throughout for maximum versatility in all conditions.

Luxurious interior
"The interior cab features simplicity of surface and enhanced functionality, and creates a sense of open space," said Cheyenne interior designer, Wayne Manista. The instrument panel is low and uncluttered. The seat mechanism is integrated into the floor to provide more usable foot room.

The seats and headliner are covered in luxurious mottled saddle, handcrafted leather. Brushed, satin-finish aluminum inlays in the doors and floor add polish, creating an overall effect of up-country gentility.

A drop-down assist step, developed in partnership with Amp Research, maximizes entry and egress. The two-panel glass roof, with integrated sunroof, and the wrap-around, "bubble back" rear glass, accentuates the cab's openness. Manista borrowed from the 1955 Cameo for the Cheyenne's bubble-back rear glass.

Supercharged V-8 engine
The hood is a front-hinged clamshell design that opens to provide full access to the front compartment, including the supercharged all-alloy 6.0-liter Vortec engine, which generates 500 horsepower and 580 lbs.-ft. of torque. The V-8 engine also is suitable for GM Powertrain's Displacement on Demand (DOD) technology,debuting in 2004 on some 2005 GM models. DOD shuts down half of the cylinders during most driving conditions, and automatically and seamlessly reactivates them for more demanding conditions, such as brisk acceleration or load hauling. When opened, the hood also exposes the all-new aluminum alloy control arms and Fox coil-over remote reservoir shocks, which provide Cheyenne immense off-road capability as well as refined manners.

Cheyenne rides on unique BF Goodrich 35-inch tires mounted to 22-inch wheels. Six-piston calipers with 15-inch rotors on the front wheels slow the truck, along with four-piston calipers with 14.75-inch rotors on the rear.

seems a bit too squished for the cab design and if they have those side doors then how do people put their tools in the extreme rear?

Destrox · 02-03-2004, 02:35 PM

That is a big truck, that if I had won, I'd keep it.

Otherwise, not a chance in hell.

Peryn · 02-03-2004, 03:30 PM

I kinda like the idea of the doors on the bed. Ehh...thats about all i like on it though. I particularly dislike the grill to cabin transition.

wrongfullyaccuzd · 02-03-2004, 10:36 PM

The bed doors are innovative (I guess? I've never seen them before), but the rest of it isn't too special. Has too much of that concept-car look to make a good truck I think. Too round or something...since when do trucks have to be sleek?

Stare At The Sun · 02-04-2004, 12:15 AM

Am I the only one to notice the fugly ass wheels?

Meh, I don't see the point in all these new trucks, i see trucks as being for work, and hauling etc. Why do they have to be sleek and stylish etc. *shrugs* to each his own, but i'd rather just get an old F-150...and bank the difference in cash.

yellowgowild · 02-04-2004, 12:20 AM

Holy shit! An American truck I would actually drive

I like it alot.

Confederate · 02-04-2004, 03:19 AM

i remember seeing that at least a year ago, it's cool as a concept but i don't think the trends will make that design favorable for a while

Rippley · 02-04-2004, 06:18 AM

Is it me or does the hood look like it doesn't open...?

tfpfreak · 02-04-2004, 08:20 AM

Im going with Rippley on that. How do you work on the motor??

Confederate · 02-04-2004, 08:45 AM

read the next to last section, it says that it's a foward tilting front end

Scorps · 02-04-2004, 09:31 AM

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Originally posted by Peryn
I kinda like the idea of the doors on the bed. Ehh...thats about all i like on it though. I particularly dislike the grill to cabin transition.

Ya I like that bed door to, but looks to flat on the front end!

Bigt6909 · 02-04-2004, 05:32 PM

I like it... it looks pretty bad ass

Scorps · 02-05-2004, 08:57 AM

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Originally posted by Bigt6909
I like it... it looks pretty bad ass

I would love to pull up behind some guy ina ricer, make sure to get really close, all he would see is this huge grill.

miko · 02-05-2004, 11:03 AM

I'm not digging it. The only truck right now that I could see myself driving is the SSR.

Scorps · 02-06-2004, 08:26 AM

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Originally posted by miko
I'm not digging it. The only truck right now that I could see myself driving is the SSR.

Yes someelse that doesn't hate it

I might take one for a test drive this summer!

hahaha · 02-06-2004, 09:27 PM

Im not too impressed by it. I could see something like this getting produced because it isn't very radical looking, but i wouldn't buy it. It's too tall looking.

146519 · 02-07-2004, 05:17 PM

Yuck, what were they thinking!

theguyondacouch · 02-07-2004, 05:22 PM

Eeewwwwww. It looks melted! I don't like the bed door, it seems lik it would take away a lot of rigidity from the bed.

The.Lunatic · 02-11-2004, 05:42 PM

i'd be to afraid to do any work with that thing i'd scratch it hence not a fucking truck.

powerclown · 02-11-2004, 06:10 PM

=

Bloated Mother!

Looks like a hybrid of a Pickup and an SUV. From the front to the start of the cab it could be Ford Escape/Jeep Liberty. I'd get one; looks comfy inside.

GarthInPittsburgh · 02-14-2004, 09:36 PM

Damn, I'm so tired i came in here thinking this was a new porche SUV thingiee, and it turns out to be a pickup truck that someone stepped on.

RaDiAn · 02-15-2004, 09:51 PM

It's not that bad is it.....I kinda like it!! What purpose does the bed doors have??

Scorps · 02-16-2004, 08:13 AM

this was a 2003 concept so if they where going to release it wouldn't it have come out this year?

floydthebarber · 02-16-2004, 09:27 AM

Bleh, that's one fugly truck.

bundy · 02-17-2004, 02:57 AM

why do soccer mums need a tray at the back??

j/k

looks a little silly because its so beefy. but hey, all big american pick-ups are beefy.

Stiltzkin · 02-17-2004, 07:31 AM

Striking resemblance?

Scorps · 02-17-2004, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by Stiltzkin

Striking resemblance?

LOL they do look the same

phathom · 02-17-2004, 04:21 PM

looks kinda like an oversized penis to me with a bigger head than shaft

WarWagon · 02-17-2004, 05:14 PM

A definite play off of the SSR's styling cues which I am already far from fond of. Tilt front end = just another way to ensure that any maintenance by the owner is damn near impossible so you're forced to bring it into the dealership.

silent_jay · 02-17-2004, 08:14 PM

i agree not a fan of the styling at all definitely too many ssr cues and that is not exactly a good looking car

Scorps · 02-18-2004, 08:49 AM

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Originally posted by silent_jay
i agree not a fan of the styling at all definitely too many ssr cues and that is not exactly a good looking car

The SSR is a sweet looking truck, this truck looks nothing like the SSR

silent_jay · 02-18-2004, 08:10 PM

in your eyes it may not but in mine it does

Esoteric · 02-21-2004, 06:12 PM

That truck is pretty ugly.

Moonduck · 02-22-2004, 10:12 AM

Blech. GM has really gotten into the whole idea of polarizing designs. They figure they'll sell more cars if they are such strong designs that you either love it or you hate, no middle ground. The few that love it will buy it in exclusion to all else, everyone else will despise it and they would likely have not bought it even if ther styling was more middle of the road.

The net effect is an erosion of design and aesthetics in automobile manufacture.

twilightfoix · 02-22-2004, 10:21 AM

undecided, i gotta sleep on this one. that means i'll pobably not like it

acpower · 02-24-2004, 02:52 AM

nice curves

CamaroRS1967 · 02-24-2004, 02:58 PM

I like it....The lines on the vehicle is what strikes me. Personally, every car I have ever owned is a unique vehicle, so this seems like something I would own. Crazy, ain't it?

02-03-2004, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	That is a big truck, that if I had won, I'd keep it. Otherwise, not a chance in hell. __________________ You bore me.... next.

02-03-2004, 03:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	I kinda like the idea of the doors on the bed. Ehh...thats about all i like on it though. I particularly dislike the grill to cabin transition. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.

02-04-2004, 06:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rippley Insane	Is it me or does the hood look like it doesn't open...? __________________ roadrazer - 300kgs, 300hp = pure fun.

02-04-2004, 08:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
tfpfreak Crazy Location: MS	Im going with Rippley on that. How do you work on the motor?? __________________ Never grow a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. ~ Clementine Paddleford

02-04-2004, 05:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bigt6909 Crazy Location: Michigan	I like it... it looks pretty bad ass __________________ Beer. Now there's a temporary solution. --Homer Simpson

02-03-2004, 10:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	The bed doors are innovative (I guess? I've never seen them before), but the rest of it isn't too special. Has too much of that concept-car look to make a good truck I think. Too round or something...since when do trucks have to be sleek?

02-04-2004, 12:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	Am I the only one to notice the fugly ass wheels? Meh, I don't see the point in all these new trucks, i see trucks as being for work, and hauling etc. Why do they have to be sleek and stylish etc. shrugs to each his own, but i'd rather just get an old F-150...and bank the difference in cash.

02-04-2004, 12:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
yellowgowild Psycho Location: Tampa	Holy shit! An American truck I would actually drive I like it alot.

02-04-2004, 03:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Confederate Death Leprechaun Location: College Station, TX	i remember seeing that at least a year ago, it's cool as a concept but i don't think the trends will make that design favorable for a while

02-04-2004, 08:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Confederate Death Leprechaun Location: College Station, TX	read the next to last section, it says that it's a foward tilting front end

02-05-2004, 11:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
miko Insane	I'm not digging it. The only truck right now that I could see myself driving is the SSR.

02-06-2004, 09:27 PM	#16 (permalink)
hahaha Insane	Im not too impressed by it. I could see something like this getting produced because it isn't very radical looking, but i wouldn't buy it. It's too tall looking. __________________ "find what's good and make it last" -Bouncing Souls

02-07-2004, 05:17 PM	#17 (permalink)
146519 Crazy	Yuck, what were they thinking!

02-07-2004, 05:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	Eeewwwwww. It looks melted! I don't like the bed door, it seems lik it would take away a lot of rigidity from the bed. __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

02-11-2004, 05:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
The.Lunatic Psycho Location: Somewhere just beyond the realm of sanity...	i'd be to afraid to do any work with that thing i'd scratch it hence not a fucking truck. __________________ Proud memeber of the Insomniac Club.

02-11-2004, 06:10 PM	#20 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	= Bloated Mother! Looks like a hybrid of a Pickup and an SUV. From the front to the start of the cab it could be Ford Escape/Jeep Liberty. I'd get one; looks comfy inside.

02-14-2004, 09:36 PM	#21 (permalink)
GarthInPittsburgh Crazy	Damn, I'm so tired i came in here thinking this was a new porche SUV thingiee, and it turns out to be a pickup truck that someone stepped on. __________________ i was going to call 911, but I was downloading a file

02-15-2004, 09:51 PM	#22 (permalink)
RaDiAn Addict	It's not that bad is it.....I kinda like it!! What purpose does the bed doors have??

02-16-2004, 08:13 AM	#23 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	this was a 2003 concept so if they where going to release it wouldn't it have come out this year? __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

02-16-2004, 09:27 AM	#24 (permalink)
floydthebarber Insane Location: ?	Bleh, that's one fugly truck. __________________ wish you were here

02-17-2004, 02:57 AM	#25 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	why do soccer mums need a tray at the back?? j/k looks a little silly because its so beefy. but hey, all big american pick-ups are beefy. __________________ Ohayo!!!

02-17-2004, 07:31 AM	#26 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	Striking resemblance? __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

02-17-2004, 04:21 PM	#28 (permalink)
phathom Crazy	looks kinda like an oversized penis to me with a bigger head than shaft __________________ -snooch to the nooch

02-17-2004, 05:14 PM	#29 (permalink)
WarWagon Loser	A definite play off of the SSR's styling cues which I am already far from fond of. Tilt front end = just another way to ensure that any maintenance by the owner is damn near impossible so you're forced to bring it into the dealership.

02-17-2004, 08:14 PM	#30 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	i agree not a fan of the styling at all definitely too many ssr cues and that is not exactly a good looking car __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

02-18-2004, 08:10 PM	#32 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	in your eyes it may not but in mine it does __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

02-21-2004, 06:12 PM	#33 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	That truck is pretty ugly. __________________ From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins

02-22-2004, 10:12 AM	#34 (permalink)
Moonduck Junkie Location: SE USA	Blech. GM has really gotten into the whole idea of polarizing designs. They figure they'll sell more cars if they are such strong designs that you either love it or you hate, no middle ground. The few that love it will buy it in exclusion to all else, everyone else will despise it and they would likely have not bought it even if ther styling was more middle of the road. The net effect is an erosion of design and aesthetics in automobile manufacture.

02-22-2004, 10:21 AM	#35 (permalink)
twilightfoix Insane Location: in the clouds ;)	undecided, i gotta sleep on this one. that means i'll pobably not like it

02-24-2004, 02:52 AM	#36 (permalink)
acpower Crazy	nice curves

02-24-2004, 02:58 PM	#37 (permalink)
CamaroRS1967 Insane	I like it....The lines on the vehicle is what strikes me. Personally, every car I have ever owned is a unique vehicle, so this seems like something I would own. Crazy, ain't it?