A software update will enable older Silverado EVs to move diagonally, just like the GMC Hummer EV and Sierra EV.
- Chevrolet is adding its own flavor of GMC’s “CrabWalk” feature.
- Dubbed “Sidewinder,” the diagonal driving feature is standard on the 2025 Silverado EV.
- It’s also coming as a software update to the 2024 Silverado EV.
The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV recently debuted with more range and a lower starting price, making it an even more appealing option than ever. However, General Motors, Chevrolet’s parent company, has another ace up its sleeve in the all-electric pickup game. (Or maybe it just forgot to mention this cool new feature you saw in the headline, I don’t know.)
It’s called Sidewinder, and it’s exactly the same as the GMC Hummer EV’s CrabWalk feature, just under a different name. Seeing how the more expensive Silverado EV trims come as standard with four-wheel steering, the newly added Sidewinder showpiece enables the battery-powered truck to move diagonally by turning all four wheels in the same direction.
Drivers can enable the feature from the Rear Steering page on the central infotainment screen and drive like a crab at up to 20 miles per hour, according to GM. It should come in handy, especially in tight parking spaces and off-road.
Sidewinder comes as standard on the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, while the 2024 Silverado EV RST First Edition will receive the feature via an over-the-air software update–including vehicles that are still on dealer lots and those that have been sold.
The Silverado EV was GM’s only electric pickup that didn’t have a diagonal driving feature, even though it comes with rear-wheel steering. The GMC Hummer EV broke the ice with the so-called “CrabWalk,” followed by the GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1.
Revealed last month, the updated Silverado EV offers even more range than before–up to 492 miles for the fleet-oriented WT trim with the Max Range battery pack–and a lower starting price of $57,095 including destination for the entry-level WT with the newly introduced Standard Range battery pack. We still don’t know how far the base Work Truck will go on a full charge, as Chevrolet has yet to publish that figure.
Meanwhile, the retail-oriented LT with the Extended Range battery starts at $75,195. This one is EPA-rated at 408 miles on a full charge, while the fancier RST trim with the same battery is rated at 390 miles. The RST is also the most expensive of the bunch, with a starting price of $89,395. The RST with Max Range battery, which enables a GM-estimated range of 460 miles, will set you back $97,895.
