Chevrolet Colorado

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Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon

Manufacturer	General Motors
Production	2004–present
Assembly	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States Rayong, Thailand
Predecessor	Chevrolet S10/GMC Sonoma
Class	Mid-size pickup truck
Body style(s)	2-door 4-door
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel drive/four-wheel drive
Platform	GMT355
Engine(s)	2.8 L (2770 cc, 169 cu in) LK5 I4 2.9 L (2923 cc, 178 cu in) LLV I4 3.5 L (3460 cc, 211 cu in) L52 I5 3.7 L (3653 cc, 223 cu in) LLR I5 5.3 L (5328 cc, 325 cu in) LH8 V8
Transmission(s)	5-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	Regular cab 111.2 in (2824 mm) Extended cab 126 in (3200.4 mm)
Length	Regular cab 192 in (4877 mm) Extended cab 207.1 in (5260 mm)
Width	68 in (1727.2 mm)
Height	65 in (1651 mm)
Related	Isuzu i-Series Holden Rodeo Isuzu D-Max Hummer H3 Hummer H3T

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 of the truck, began selling its own version 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 (2770 cc, 169 cu in) LK5 I4 engine as standard, but a more powerful 3.5 L (3460 cc, 211 cu in) L52 Straight-5 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. The Xtreme edition is basically a continuation of a trim package from its predecessor, the Chevrolet S-10.

For 2007, Colorado/Canyon offered new engines, which include the 2.9 L (2923 cc, 178 cu in) LLV I4 and 3.7 L (3653 cc, 223 cu in) 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. In 2008, the Colorado and Canyon underwent a subtle facelift to the grille and interior for the LT and LTZ models; the LS models kept the same pre-facelift look. For model year 2009, a 5.3 L (5328 cc, 325 cu in) LH8 V8 is offered, producing 300 hp (224 kW) and 320 lb·ft (434 N·m).

Colorado/Canyon U.S. sales peaked in 2005 at 163,204 units, surpassing the perennial segment leader, the Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier, 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%.

Despite crew cabs being limited to LT trims which most other Chevrolet vehicles only offer front bucket seating with the trim; the LT crew cabs are the only trims of the Colorado to have 6-passenger seating (i.e. with front bench seating).

Contents 1 Future 2 Engines 3 Safety 4 Yearly American sales figures 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Future

In 2012, the Colorado and Canyon are expected to be completely redesigned and their Hummer siblings will get an interior facelift similar to the redesign of the new Colorado/Canyon. The direct-injected base engines found in the new Equinox and Traverse (2.4 L LAF I4 and 3.6 L LLT V6) are expected to replace the current Atlas 2.9 I4 and 3.7 I5 models with the promise of better fuel economy. The new engines are rated at 182 hp (136 kW) and 281 hp (210 kW), respectively. The 5.3 Vortec V8 is still expected to be an option and a six-speed transmission may also be viable in the near future, promising even better fuel economy. It will be built on the new GMT-700 platform.

[edit] Engines

Years	Engine	Power	Torque
2004–2006	2.8 L (173 cu in) LK5 I4	175 hp (130 kW)	185 lb·ft (251 N·m)
2007-2009	2.9 L (178 cu in) LLV I4	185 hp (138 kW)	195 lb·ft (264 N·m)[1]
2004–2006	3.5 L (214 cu in) L52 I5	220 hp (164 kW)	225 lb·ft (305 N·m)
2007-2009	3.7 L (223 cu in) LLR I5	242 hp (180 kW)	242 lb·ft (328 N·m)[1]
2009	5.3 L (325 cu in) LH8 V8	300 hp (224 kW)	320 lb·ft (434 N·m)[2]

[edit] Safety

In the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal offset test the Colorado is given a Good overall score.^[3] In the side impact test of the Colorado without optional side airbags resulted in a Poor overall rating. The vehicle has yet to be tested with the optional side airbags.^[4]

[edit] Yearly American sales figures

Calendar Year	Total U.S. sales
2004[5]	117,475
2005	128,359
2006[6]	93,876
2007	89,552
2008[7]	67,447

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Chevy Official site
• GMC Official site
• 355nation.net - Colorado/Canyon Website
• ColoradoFans.com - Largest Community for the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon

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