Can the Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 "Meteor" Kill Off the Dinosaur Trucks?

We recently heard a rather tasty morsel: Chevrolet is planning a more extreme version of the Silverado ZR2 to properly take on the Ram 1500 TRX and Ford F-150 Raptor. The project is apparently called “Meteor” because “that’s what killed off the dinosaurs.”

- JUSTIN BANNER AND AARON GOLD

Of course, the name isn’t quite right: Meteors technically burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, while those that make it to the ground are called meteorites, and a rock big enough to cause a global extinction event would be considered an asteroid. GM has been in the space business for more than 50 years, so you’d think it’d know this.

Anyway, we digress. Whatever it’s called, we love the idea of a Raptor-baitin’ ZR2 Meteor; the regular truck is already way more capable than even its strapping looks suggest. But despite the potent 420-hp 6.2-liter V-8 under its hood, the Silverado ZR2 is a long way from the 702-hp TRX or the 700-hp Raptor R.