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New Chevrolet Colorado to be unveiled next week

Zane

By Zane
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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Probably will come with an optional 6.2L. Probably..............

 

I'd love that. lol

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kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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Maybe Toyota will bring a Hilux diesel based vehicle here so GM will have to put in a diesel too.

 

Hopefully the pricing is right on these.

blkmtrfan Enthusiast

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if it gets better mileage than a full size, and can do the majority of the same things, while still being either luxurious or rugged, it will appeal to people who cannot afford a full size truck

 

I guess that was part of my point, a friend of mine, a year or so ago, was looking for a Colorado for his mother, the cost for them was right up there with my Silverado.

If they can get the cost significantly lower than the fullsize, then yes I see a market, if not, I don't see them selling very many in the US.

 

And they still need a stripped down, base model at or near the $10k price point

Mdsjohna Enthusiast

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The truck is almost 90% the size of a full size depending on configuration. Take a look at the dimensions of the global model and it should give you a good idea of its size. Gm is redoing the truck to make its "style" more North American but realistically other then some body panels and some drive train changes at it's core it will be the same truck as the global model. To me it's a perfect size. The reason the mid size market was dying is not because there is no market for it, it is because the manufacturers let the category rot. That 90% size is perfect for my garage and with the new technologies built into it with a 10-15% better gas milage then a full size I just seems win win win to me.

chevy80c10 New Member

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Maybe Toyota will bring a Hilux diesel based vehicle here so GM will have to put in a diesel too.

 

Hopefully the pricing is right on these.

I hope they bring the diesels over in these trucks, we had 4 door rangers.. with 5spd's and diesels instead of the hilux's and i would buy one in a heart beat if they offered it... hopefully we'll have the option of a manual tranny with this... im sick of trucks only having an option of an automatic.. its a shame, gas or diesel.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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I was supposed to go, other things got in the way

jojo2667 Enthusiast

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now remember you could get a 5.3 extended cab 2wd shortbed colorado in 09 till the end of production, my uncle has one and boy is it fun !

himiler New Member

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Good analysis on the new Colorado, Zane. I would add that for many, "afford" is not the issue. Some of us are serious about reducing gas and oil consumption. Through gentle acceleration, minimum idling, lots of coasting (like not racing to red lights, etc) I get a few more MPG than EPA rating with my '05 Silverado 5.3L. Yes, I could drive a smaller truck, but need the load and tow capability. Besides, I really like my truck.

 

If this new Colorado has a decent load and tow rating, and a nice increase in MPG, they will have a winner! I fully expect one of the new high performance small cube engines, however, and perhaps a 5 or 6 speed. And I would also hope they will have a base model for fleets and work trucks.

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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Maybe the 2.0 diesel in the cruze would be an option. A few tweaks and some more boost, maybe 350-400 tq,unrealistic, with 250-ish HP. I think they could pull it off easy while getting into the low thirties with highway mileage and possibly mid 20's city. Though that is only an guesstimate lol.

clarks2001 Enthusiast

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I used to eek out 23mpg hwy in my truck (hand calculated, not DIC) in my 2008 with the 5.3. But then I leveled it and added 33's. Best hwy mpg I've seen since is like 19 lol. Trips to and from work gave me 15mpg avg. So my remedy to that was to take the metro to and from work and save a ton on gas.

If the new Colorado comes with a turbo Diesel engine and can get the same (EPA)mpg as the jeep grand cherokee, then it would be worth looking into IMO.

Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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I seriously hope GM redesigned that stupid asinine brake rotor/hub interface .....

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

Carder09

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I seriously hope GM redesigned that stupid asinine brake rotor/hub interface .....

OMG are you talking about how the stupid rotor bolts to the hub therefore you must induce sweat blood and damn rampage upon the rotors to get the rust welded hub off the CV axle only to rip both ABS sensors apart having to also replace those??!!?? Then yes, please do away with that crap design!

Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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I take it they changed it ....

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