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This Colorado ZR2 Is Testing Your Future Upgrades


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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
8-17-2017

“Vegas to Reno,” also known as “the longest off-road race in the United States,” is where some of the baddest off-road racing in the USA exists. Chad Hall will run this modified ZR2 in the Best in the Desert’s General Tire “Vegas to Reno” race presented by FOX. The race has over 8,000 in elevation changes and every type of dessert terrain.

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Hall races in class 7300, made up of production mid-sized pick-ups and SUVs. Hall Racing’s mods to their ZR2 includes a roll cage, 44-gallon racing fuel tank, racing seats with safety harnesses, KC HiLites racing lights, two-way radios and a GPS system.

 

The engine is the stock ZR2’s 3.6L V-6 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission. However, the suspension uses a modified version of ZR2’s Multimatic DSSVTM damper technology.

 

Hall's crew cab ZR2 will act a testbed for Chevy Performance, which plans performance parts for ZR2 as well as the standard Colorado. “The components being tested on this truck are ultimately intended to take the already-exceptional off-road capability of the Colorado to the next level,” said Russ O’Blenes, director, Performance Variants, Parts and Motorsports for General Motors. “Racing them allows us to quickly understand their performance attributes and reliability in the extreme environment of off-road racing, ensuring the highest performing components for Colorado customers.”

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