Put the burnt orange flags away. Rip off the bumper stickers. You won't need those grille-mounted horns anymore. This is the Texas Longhorns tailgating vehicle that you need in your life.
Chevrolet has announced that they are — for reals and I'm so not joking — doing a University of Texas Longhorns special edition Silverado. It's burnt orange and has a huge white Texas Longhorns flag on the tailgate.
It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I should disclose here that I graduated from UT, and I live in Austin, and my football team is better than your stupid football team, so I'm naturally biased in favor of how great this truck is. If you disagree, you're wrong.
The UT Edition Silverado comes in both double cab or crew cab forms, and costs just $795 on top of the Texas Edition package. It goes on sale nationwide next month. From Chevrolet:
Chevrolet, The University of Texas Athletics program, IMG College and the Texas Exes UT student alumni association last year announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement, designatingSilverado as the Official Truck of the Texas Longhorns and of the Texas Exes. Silverado is also the Official Truck of Bevo, the Texas Longhorns' mascot.
"This is an exciting way for Longhorns everywhere to show their Texas pride as they cruise America's highways and byways, and I'm glad to see that Bevo XIV will continue to ride in style," said Steve Patterson, director of Men's Athletics at The University of Texas. "We appreciate our great partnership with Chevrolet and their support of Texas Athletics."
Where's your official pickup truck, Oklahoma? Oh that's right YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BECAUSE YOU SUCK.
Holy crap, they're gonna sell so many of these things in Texas. You people don't even know.