Chevrolet Colorado
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| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Production | 2004-present |
| Assembly | Shreveport, Louisiana Rayong, Thailand |
| Predecessor | Chevrolet S10/GMC Sonoma |
| Class | Mid-size pickup truck |
| Body style(s) | 2-door truck 4-door truck |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive/four-wheel drive |
| Platform | GMT355 |
| Engine(s) | 2.8 L LK5 I4 2.9 L LLV I4 3.5 L L52 I5 3.7 L LLR I5 |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Wheelbase | Regular 4WD: 111.2 in (2824 mm) Extended: 125.9 in (3198 mm) Crew & 2007-present Canyon Extended: 126.0 in (3200.4 mm) 2007-present Canyon Regular Cab: 111.3 in (2827 mm) |
| Length | Regular: 192.8 in (4897 mm) Crew Cab, 2007-present Canyon Extended & 2004-06 Colorado Extended: 207.1 in (5260 mm) 2007-present Extended: 207.6 in (5273 mm) 2007-present Canyon Regular Cab: 192.4 in (4887 mm) |
| Width | 67.6 in (1717 mm) Colorado Crew Cab & 2004-06 Canyon Crew Cab: 68.6 in (1742 mm) |
| Height | 2004-06 Colorado Regular 4WD: 67.6 in (1717 mm) 2004-06 Regular & Extended: 64.9 in (1648 mm) 2004-06 Crew: 67.9 in (1725 mm) 2004-06 Crew Cab 2WD: 65.2 in (1656 mm) 2007-present Colorado Extended & Regular: 63.5 in (1613 mm) 2007-present Crew Cab: 63.7 in (1618 mm) 2007-present Canyon: 64.8 in (1646 mm) |
| Related | Isuzu i-Series Holden Rodeo Isuzu D-Max Hummer H3 |
The Chevrolet Colorado and its counterpart, the GMC Canyon, are General Motors' mid-size pickup trucks introduced in 2004 to replace the Chevrolet S-10 and GMC Sonoma. Isuzu, which participated in the design the truck, began selling a version of the truck in late 2005 named the "i-Series". The Chevrolet Colorado was jointly designed by GM's North American operations, GM's Brazil operations, and Isuzu, based on the GMT355, itself the basis for the GMT 345-based Hummer H3. The vehicles are manufactured and produced at a GM plant in Rayong, Thailand and in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The Colorado/Canyon offer both manual and automatic transmissions. GM also offers either a rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive drivetrain with standard, extended, and four-door crew cab bodystyles. Most models come with the 2.8 L LK5 I4 engine as standard, but a more powerful 3.5 L L52 I5 comes with the Z71 package on 4-door versions and is optional on all others. The 4-door Z71s also get the 4-speed automatic transmission standard. This package was later dropped in favor of LT2 and LT3.
A ZQ8 edition is available with a lower and more road-tuned "sport" suspension than the standard Z85 and comes with 17 inch wheels, color-matched bumper and grille, and low profile fender flares. There is also a Xtreme edition of the ZQ8 which has a different front bumper, rear bumper, side skirts, fender flares, grille, headlights, and 18 inch wheels.
For 2007, Colorado/Canyons offer new engines, which include the 2.9 L LLV I4 and 3.7 L L5R I5, new colors - Deep Ruby (Sonoma Red for the Canyon), Pace Blue (Sport Blue for the Canyon) and Imperial Blue (Midnight Blue for the Canyon), and new tires and wheels.
Colorado/Canyon U.S. sales peaked in 2005 at 163,204 units, surpassing the perennial segment leader, the Ford Ranger, by almost 35% and just 3.3% behind the new best-seller, the Toyota Tacoma. In 2006, however, while still leading the Ford pickup by 27.5%, Colorado/Canyon's sales lagged their Toyota competitor's by almost 34%.
[edit] Engines
| Years | Engine | Power | Torque |
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| 2004–2006 | 2.8 L (173 in³) LK5 I4 | 175 hp (130 kW) | 185 ft·lbf (251 N·m) |
| 2007-2008 | 2.9 L (176 in³) LLV I4 | 185 hp (138 kW) | 195 ft·lbf (263 N·m) |
| 2004–2006 | 3.5 L (214 in³) L52 I5 | 220 hp (164 kW) | 225 ft·lbf (305 N·m) |
| 2007-2008 | 3.7 L (225 in³) LLR I5 | 242 hp (180 kW) | 242 ft·lbf (327 N·m) |
| 2009 | 5.3 L (324 in³) V8 | 295 hp (224 kW) | 315 ft·lbf (434 N·m) |
[edit] External links
- Official site
- chevytruckfanclub.com -Chevy Truck Fan Club of North America
- [1] - Colorado and Canyon Fans
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