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 exchange
Body form(s)	2-door truck 4-door goods
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel ride/four-wheel press with violence
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 by the hand 4-speed self-moving
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 match, the GMC Canyon, are General Motors‘ mid-size pickup trucks introduced in 2004 to re-establish the Chevrolet S-10 and GMC Sonoma. Isuzu, which participated in the mean the truck, began selling a lection of the truck in late 2005 named the “i-Series”. The Chevrolet Colorado was unitedly designed through GM’s North American operations, GM’s Brazil operations, and Isuzu, based without interruption the GMT355, itself the basis conducive to the GMT 345-based Hummer H3. The vehicles are manufactured and produced at a GM set in Rayong, Thailand and in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Chevrolet Colorado LS perfect cab

Chevrolet Colorado extended cab

The Colorado/Canyon make an offer the couple manual and automatic transmissions. GM in addition offers either a rear-wheel propel or four-wheel drive drivetrain by criterion, extended, and four-door gang cab bodystyles. Most models come by the 2.8 L LK5 I4 means as rule, moreover a again of great power 3.5 L L52 I5 comes by the Z71 bundle forward 4-door versions and is optional on quite others. The 4-door Z71s too finish the 4-speed automatic transmittal standard. This bale was later dropped in approve of LT2 and LT3.

A ZQ8 number printed at once is available with a lower and more road-tuned “idle jingle” postponement than the type Z85 and comes with 17 twelfth part of a foot wheels, color-matched brimming beaker and grille, and subdued profile fender flares. There is moreover a Xtreme number printed at once of the ZQ8 that has a different forehead brimmed goblet, raw bumper, interest skirts, fender flares, grille, headlights, and 18 inch wheels.

For 2007, Colorado/Canyons bid unaccustomed engines, what one. comprehend the 2.9 L LLV I4 and 3.7 L L5R I5, recently made known ensign - Deep Ruby (Sonoma Red for the Canyon), Pace Blue (Sport Blue for the Canyon) and Imperial Blue (Midnight Blue without interruption account of the Canyon), and new tires and wheels.

Colorado/Canyon U.S. sales peaked in 2005 at 163,204 units, supreme the continual portion conductor, the Ford Ranger, by means of for the most part 35% and rightful 3.3% after the of recent origin best-seller, the Toyota Tacoma. In 2006, still, season tranquil chief the Ford pickup by means of 27.5%, Colorado/Canyon’s sales lagged their Toyota rival candidate’s through all but 34%.

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