Diesel Power Imminent For 2015 Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon
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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.
While it’s unclear if the 2015 Colorado and Canyon will feature both the 2.5L and 2.8L diesel motors featured in the international-spec Colorado sold around the world currently, it will be one or both of these motors that the trucks will utilize. The smaller 2.5L Duramax mill produces 150 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque, while the more powerful 2.8L turbodiesel that promises 180 hp and a stout 346 lb-ft of torque, in the international Colorado.
To note, it’s expected that the GMI700 trucks will not feature any of the same engines that the larger K2XX 2014 Silverado and Sierra 1500 trucks offer. But a more compact pickup with a diesel engine? Where do we sign?
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These trucks are sounding/looking better every time information leaks. GM is gonna have a hot seller on their hands!
I’m All In Baby with the 2.8L TD……………Hell Yea!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Agreed!
Yo Andrew, what do you think about a GMC Canyon Denali and Not some Watered down Junk with a 2.8L TD with 250HP@400 lb-ft Tq. ? 🙂
Encouraging news. It’s what they need to be competitive in my view.
Based on the Chevy Cruze’s epa estimate of 46 mpg Highway, I would take a stab at it and suggest that the Colorado may round off somewhere in the high 30’s epa range with the Diesel option, this would be groudbreaking innovation for a pickup truck of any scale if that’s accurate, we’ll know the numbers soon enough.
The Holden website quotes the 2WD single cab Colorado with the 2.5L and 5 speed manual as capable of about 30mpg. The 4WD double cab with the 2.8L and 6 speed auto is capable of about 25mpg. Those are converted figures from the Australian average cycle. A little unscientific research puts the Australian average results at about 1mpg less than the equivalent US highway results. So My estimation for economy would be about 31mpg highway for the lightest 2.5 and 26mpg highway for the heaviest 2.8.
I’m guessing we’ll get the 2.8L, and 25-27mpg highway and 19-21mpg city sounds about right.
I hope the 2.8 can get better than those numbers since the 4.3 is only 1 or 2 mpg off those numbers. And if Ram and Nissan are able to get those numbers out of their upcoming diesel options then having a more manageable size truck and up front pricing will be the only advantage the colorado/canyon will have.
Yeah maybe I over exzagerrated a bit as far as EPA estimates in the high 30’s on the highway, prehaps 27-28mpg would be close.
i think we are all forgetting about aftermarket products that will be made available for these trucks. with the right programmer, cold air intake and a full exhaust we could probably see low to mid 30mpg on the highway. if my buddy can get 24mpg on a 4 door dually f350 with the 6.0 powerstroke these things should do much better
Your friends dually doesn’t get anywhere near 24 mpg, Douceball!
Its all about quality and getting the most for your buck. Hope the gearing have been changed to improve gas millage even in the four by four’s. I am holding off buy a new truck, I want to see what this baby is going to look like and how it performs.
Nice!!
I’d trade my 2011 for a 2015 if it’s got at least the 2.8 diesel.
I’m considering that option also, I currently have the 2011 Sierra 2500HD 6.0Liter, a very reliable truck, but the many trips to the Gas Station to keep this thing on the road is really “Getting Old”
I’m suspecting that the Silverado and Sierra will follow suite with a Diesel option probably for the 2015 Model Year, this will be a direct assult against Ford and RAM, but those epa numbers will have to be right on the mark along with the horespower and torque ratio!
GM doesn’t have a contender in the “Sport Truck” section yet! Like the Ford Raptor or Dodge Runner.
I agree that there will be the full-size diesel as well, probably the 4.5 Duramax, especially since the next Titan is getting a Cummins.
I realize either of these motors would need to be tweaked for the North American market,but based on their overseas counterparts does anyone have a rough idea what kind of fuel economy we could expect?
Couldn’t care less for the diesel engine, but dear god, just don’t make them as ugly as the preview models looked. The 2004-2013 models were perfect, not too big, not too small, decently powered with the 3.7L or the V8, and very aggressive styling. A truck shouldn’t look like a minivan, thx!
Dodge tried that for years with the Dakota. The market is asking for a true small truck, not one that can’t make up its mind what it wants to be. Ford is making a killing with the Transit-Connect…a small van that nobody expected to do well. Buick is doing remarkably well so far with the ultra-small luxury SUV Enclave. Chevrolet is doing very well with the ultra-tiny Spark. The trend? Smaller CAN be better. Recall also that the previous Colorado/Canyon are seriously hated out there. A formula like that used for the S10/Sonoma is what is required here. But…we are talking about the truck division of GM here. They don’t usually follow the rest of the team anyway…
“ultra-small luxury SUV Enclave” — you mean the Encore. The Enclave with its length of 5 .1 meters (201.8 in) ist not small at all…
There haven’t been official numbers yet but Ram’s president has stated that the 3.0 Diesel Ram 1500 is shooting for 30 mpg (2wd I assume). If that ends up being the case, GM will need these trucks to pull mid-30s mileage to really be competitive with other trucks on the market. I mean why would I buy a midsized truck that gets the same or less mpg than a full size and I assume will cost about the same from the dealer with a diesel option?
Why does anyone buy midsize cars when you can have a fullsize? Why should it be any different for trucks?
But yes, they need to be in the low 30s on the hwy with the diesel.
Personally, I’m thinking about waiting till the 2500HD’s of the new model are announced this October….A 2014/15 Denali 2500HD with a Diesel? Badass…..
The 2015 GM HD’s Debut @ Texas State Fair NEXT WEEK
I’m suspecting only Grill and Bumper differences from the 1500 models.
I assume only the 2.8L has enough power to seriously tempt the north american consumer. It sounds like the real contender that GM needs. Downsizing is the trend, but how many will move down to this segment over time remains to be seen.
Offer both, but make a LD trailering package with the 2.5 and a HD trailering package with the 2.8
Put a reasonable premium over the base engine — not over the optional engine like the Ram — and you will drive volume and not just volume — CONQUEST volume — worth it’s weight in gold.
I’d also consider the 2.8L to probably become the only Diesel option for the U.S.-spec versions, along the 3.6L High-Feature V6 already available in Mexico and maybe also a 4-cylinder gasser. Since the 2.8L has the same torque rating as the Vortec 5300, altough at lower RPMs, a V8 won’t be missed so badly. The 2.5L Duramax, by the other side, might be a great option to the Impala.
Engines-
1.6t I4 with 210HP and 235-250LB-FT
2.8t V6 with 325HP and 340-355LB-FT
2.8tdi I4 with 200HP and 350-365LB-FT
Transmissions-
6 Speed Manual
8 Speed Automatic
Its probably going to be more like:
2.5L 4cyl gas, 200hp 190tq
3.6L V6 gas, 300hp 270tq
2.8L 4cyl diesel, 180hp 346tq
6 speed Manual
8 speed Auto
Danali? That sounds interesting. A smokin loaded, less than full size pickup, with a right sized diesel engine. I like the sound of that. A fully optioned full size truck has become quite costly. Especially to folks that have no need for a full sized truck, but still want a dressed/ dolled up pickup. That would be the ticket for some folks… (fist pump!) :~)))
EvanR where did you find those numbers? did you mean to say 4.3 instead of 3.4 and 3.9 that number is new to me. Are this engines the old OH valve motors of the past?
With all the talk about engines, where’s the 8 speed transmission that GM was developing with Chrysler?
The 4L60 in my Colorado thinks it’s being push by a small block (that’s how it appears to behave), a 6-speed conversion would make it much better, I’m sure mileage would be to!
Chrysler sources their 8spd auto from ZF. GM and Ford are working on both 9 and 10 speed transmissions with one another. Development only, each company has to manufacture and tune the transmissions separately
I do get over 26mpg highway @ 70-75 with the AC on!
So the GM and Chrysler 8spd program was ditched?
I didn’t know there ever was one. GM is developing their own 8spd rwd purposed transmission in house. It *should* have already been out.
GM’s 8sp is still under development. For now they are using an Aisin unit in the CTS. I assume they’re roll out their in-house 8sp into more vehicles when its ready.
GM was developing their own, but it was behind schedule. I hadn’t heard of them developing one with Chrysler. I believe when word came out about the 9 and 10 speeds, people wondered if GM would continue development, but I don’t think GM has said so it’s all guesswork.
Yes GM! BUT please offer the MANUAL across all trims and engine options. PLEASE! 2.8L TD with 6 speed Manual. Where do I sign!?
tch. Good luck with manuals in ANY trim. The take rate has been just woeful.
Don’t see a manual at all, thanks to emissions…..
Look for DEF useage, but how much is it gonna use? EGR?
Baby Allison? 10 speed?
Multi injection? Injectors gonna be in or outside valve cover? High Pressure injectors?
Single or dual turbo? Single or Dual Fuel pumps?
Whats the Service intervals?