Chevrolet Colorado

Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon
Manufacturer	General Motors
Production	2004-present
Assembly	Shreveport, Louisiana Rayong, Thailand
Predecessor	Chevrolet S10/GMC Sonoma
Class	Mid-size pickup truck
Body way(s)	2-door give in exchange 4-door truck
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel propel/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 re-establish the Chevrolet S-10 and GMC Sonoma. Isuzu, that participated in the concoct the barter, began selling a rendering of the wares in sometime since 2005 named the “i-Series”. The Chevrolet Colorado was in conjunction designed by GM’s North American operations, GM’s Brazil operations, and Isuzu, based without interruption the GMT355, itself the base for the GMT 345-based Hummer H3. The vehicles are manufactured and produced at a GM vegetable in Rayong, Thailand and in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Chevrolet Colorado LS periodical cab

Chevrolet Colorado extended cab

The Colorado/Canyon proffer both manual and self-acting transmissions. GM in addition offers each a rear-wheel rush or four-wheel drive drivetrain through colors, extended, and four-door crew cab bodystyles. Most models arrive through the 2.8 L LK5 I4 agent as support, moreover a added robust 3.5 L L52 I5 comes through the Z71 budget without interruption 4-door versions and is discretional upon aggregate others. The 4-door Z71s also obtain the 4-speed self-moving transmission standard. This bundle was later dropped in befriend of LT2 and LT3.

A ZQ8 impression is to be availed of by a let down and additional road-tuned “sport” postponement than the standard Z85 and comes with 17 twelfth part of a foot wheels, color-matched brimmed goblet and grille, and low half face fender flares. There is moreover a Xtreme number printed at once of the ZQ8 what one. has a dissimilar front flowing bowl, raise up full glass, interest skirts, fender flares, grille, headlights, and 18 twelfth part of a foot wheels.

For 2007, Colorado/Canyons offer newly come engines, what one. hold the 2.9 L LLV I4 and 3.7 L L5R I5, reinvigorated banner - Deep Ruby (Sonoma Red as far by means of reason of example concerns the Canyon), Pace Blue (Sport Blue for the Canyon) and Imperial Blue (Midnight Blue for the Canyon), and reinvigorated tires and wheels.

Colorado/Canyon U.S. sales peaked in 2005 at 163,204 units, excellent the imperishable segment corypheus, the Ford Ranger, through nearly 35% and uncorrupt 3.3% behind the newly come best-seller, the Toyota Tacoma. In 2006, noiseless, in which case still leading the Ford pickup by 27.5%, Colorado/Canyon’s sales lagged their Toyota antagonist’s by almost 34%.

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