All-new midsized pickups are entering the fray with the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon fraternal twins, and it’s great to know that they will come well equipped with a diesel offering, GM Authority has learned.
General Motors, which is readying plans to offer a diesel in the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-sized pickups, three people familiar with GM's plans told Automotive News. The redesigned pickups are slated to get a version of GM's 2.5-liter or 2.8-liter, four-cylinder Duramax turbodiesels, which power the Colorado in overseas markets. The diesel option will be added to the U.S. lineup about a year after the fall 2014 launch of the redesigned trucks, the sources say.
So if they come out with the turbo diesel colorado does that mean it'll be legal and pass emission laws etc.. If u swap the new 2015 motor into an older colorado?
I can't even imagine the nightmare job this would be. EVERY drive train piece would have to be custom fabbed, not to mention the all new fuel system and electronics. Not worth it at all. Putting a diesel in a 355 would only be slightly easier than converting it to a flux capacitor which runs on household trash.
Seems like a very large difference going from 2wd to 4wd, not sure why its so much of a difference as you would only expect about a 2mpg decrease. Ram is promising that their 3.0L in the brick-shaped 1500s will achieve 25mpg hwy; so I'm hoping the 2.8 in the new Colly will get at least 30mpg.
Great news!!!! This is what the future will be diesel. Soon my gas will go 3/4 farther driving. Ill be filling up every three to four weeks. Excellent. Everyone around my area gets a "told ya so".
When people lose the warranty fear and start ditching the emissions crap you will prolly really see the mpgs go up. My dmax work truck gets 14-15. If I baby it i can get 16-17 highway. Remove emissions and a few power mods and guys are getting over 20 with them
60-65, easy take offs, dont punch it to hold speed on a hill, and try not get ran over doing so and you will get good mpgs. everyone is in such a rat race rush now days if you drive conservatively to save fuel you piss people off
Yup, I know how the game is played. I do similar in my wife's VW Tiguan. That think can knock down 32-34 MPGs consistently if you know how to stay out of boost.
On the two tanks where I broke 30 I never went over 60 mph, I spent the majority of the tank driving down interstate 301 in Georgia (no hills) for 5 hours total round trip most of the run at 55 mph (no A/C). The only time I speed is when i'm in a 35mph zone, then i'll go faster as to stay in top gear which I can usually do if I run about 43mph.
Never over 60mph. That answers it. Kudos to you for getting that high of MPGs in a truck. I'd imagine you could knock out a couple more MPGs if these things came equipped with a 6-speed (manual or auto). The 6-speed definitely helps in the wife's Tiguan. The sweet spot for it is right around 62mph, which is perfect for the highways we travel on.
I mean the body style. The colorado looks just like one of the mid sized gm SUVs on the road now, traverse maybe, I don't keep up with the ugly stuff being thrown out anymore lol. Although the new full sizes look nice with a lift..
The canyon doesn't look too bad but I like the rigidness of our body style better. I can see a 5.3 in mine blowing the doors off a diesel and no monthly note on a $30k mid size
I think this is the 2.8 in the new Isuzu version of the truck, of course its not stock. Pretty bad ass though.
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