More Differentiation Expected Between 2015 Chevy Colorado And 2015 GMC Canyon Than Before
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In an interview at the Texas State Fair, GM North American President Mark Reuss said “We will see more differentiation,” between Chevy and GMC models. Specifically, in regards to the upcoming mid-sized pickups set to unveil at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
“GMC will be more about conquest. The Chevy will be about value,” said Reuss in a round-table discussion with us and other members of the media. To us, this means that the Chevy Colorado will compete with the likes of the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier directly. On the other hand, the GMC Canyon will be more for the types that enjoy a premium truck, but don’t need something as hulking as the new 2014 Silverado and Sierra 1500 half-ton pickups.
That said, we don’t expect mechanical differences between the two, but if one were to get a unique powertrain, we’d bet on the GMC.
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Alex,
I had heard the Chevy will get the Duramax Diesel, where GMC will get a V6 option
Any Truth to that?
We haven’t heard anything as far as what motor will end up in what vehicle, but we do know that a diesel option (or two) will be available. Everything we know is explained in the article below. Sorry we don’t have exact answers, but stay tuned – you’ll be informed the minute we find out.
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/08/diesel-power-imminent-for-2015-chevy-colorado-gmc-canyon/
I think the Colorado will have the Tahoe face…. and the Canyon will have the Sierra face
Wow! Ruess called the new fullsized pickups “hulking”?!!! HA!
Every once in awhile, honesty slips out!
When will VIA Motors sink into GM’s head? When will they stop the madness
and produce trucks that don’t suck down liquid fuel?
Start with the Colorado-sized truck to reduce costs. Battery packs fit inside the
frame rails. VIA showed the way – GM can mass-produce an EREV truck at an
affordable cost since so many are sold. Economies of scale kick in, and leave
Ford, RAM and Toyota in the dust.
Wouldn’t you buy a truck that got 78mpg for basically what a fullsized Silverado
with some options cost? I sure would!
Diesel is NOT the answer. “Clean” diesel is not the answer. Ever read about diesel fumes’
effects on the human body? Ever read about how little diesel the USA refines from oil
compared to gasoline? Ever notice how expensive diesel gets when gas prices rise?
@james
NOT everyone needs(or wants) a “FULL SIZE” TRUCK. It would be “hulky” to someone who don’t want a truck that big
Trucks are made for WORK. Not just be be drove around showing off. If you buy a truck you know you are NOT going get the MPG’s.
A HYBRID TRUCK WONT AND DONT WORK NOR DOES IT MAKE SENSE NOR IS IT COST EFFECTIVE EITHER
IF A “HYBRID” truck that gets 70+ and all those batteries will COST A MINT. NOT to mention the COST TO REPLACE THEM…
NOT to mention Safety of all those batteries in crashes
DIESEL IS THE ANSWER(for the time being at least) DIESELS WILL NOT HURT YOU
STOP BELIEVING ALL THE CALIFORNIA/EPA GARBAGE. If they “hurt” you so bad why are people living longer then ever? WHY do FARMERS who have used DIESELS for YEARS out LIVE EVERYONE ELSE????
ITS called GREED from the OIL COMPANIES. EVER NOTICE THAT?????
DIESEL takes LESS to refine then GASOLINE DIESEL IS CHEAPER ALL THE WAY AROUND
LONGEST LASTING
MOST FUEL EFFICENT (@ least until emissions kicked in)
If the EPA wants everybody to use less fuel then why put “emissions” on vehicles that cause you to get WORSE MPG’s???? Its cause we ARE ALL GETTING SCREWED
Where are the “CHECKS and BALANCES” with the EPA?????
Dmax Fan is correct that for the time being diesel is the best choice for fuel efficiency and capability, at least for the near future. GM’s previous hybrid trucks were almost as capable as the standard gas versions but the 3 or 4 more mpg they got wasn’t worth the higher price tag (and the current Ecotec engines equal the hybrids in economy with more capability). Some form of hybrid technology might work better on a midsize truck but it will also increase the curb weight and thus lower the payload and towing capacity. The VIA Motors trucks cited by james are a perfect example of this since they boast a 1000 lbs. payload, which is less than a Tacoma or Frontier. So with a payload like that you’ll be overloading the truck by putting 4 grown men in the cab and their golf clubs in the bed. Also looking at the VIA Motors website you find that the further you drive the lower the fuel economy until you level out at 24 mpg after driving 200 miles, so it makes no sense to take one of these vehicles on a long trip.
It’s not that hybrid or EREV trucks is a bad idea, and I think it should be looked into more, but currently the technology isn’t practicle for use in pickup trucks. Most truck buyers have some need for a truck even if that is simply the occasional trip to the hardware/garden/whatever shop for weekend projects and to haul golf clubs or what ever around and a truck with 1000 lbs max payload won’t cut it for any but the most basic projects.
That said I’m expecting the Colorado/Canyon to have a payload of around 1700 or 1800 lbs and a 7500 lbs. towing capacity with a small diesel that gets mpg close to the low to mid 30’s.
If GM truly wants to capture this market, they’ll slip an extra 4 inches of clearance between the wheel wells at the bed floor. The Holden specs show just over 44 inches; how wide is a sheet of plywood or wall board or…?
Diesel cycle efficiency is absolutely a great option; a shame ‘the man’ is taxing the life out of the fuel supply…at least in my market where it’s 10% more costly. Can make up for that in efficiency over time, but we also have to overcome the higher capital costs. Anyway, this is good news; wish they’d done it two years ago since I’m nearly ready to sell my 1990 Silverado NOW.
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I agree with the useable bed space. The US spec one may be a little bigger than the global truck if the 80-90% of a full size announcement from back in March is correct. If you some math that puts these trucks at about the size of the first Gen Tundra. Which I think is a little big for a “midsize” truck.
I saw another new blurb that said it would be a bit smaller than the 90s vintage, so we have a shot at GM making it usable. Maybe bigger than a middie, but at least it isn’t hulking…like the Ram I test drove last week. Geeezzzz.
This is becoming a Drama QUEEN GMC AND CHEVROLET !! We need information..
I am for leaving the shift on the column and get it out of the floor , I own a GMC and a Chevrolet and they both have the shift on the column .
Show me a battery anywhere that is capable of towing a 30,000 pound trailer at 70mph. I highly doubt you will find one. Diesel falls to the ground and is not harmful and is just a by-product of gasoline. The Nickel mined in Canada for Toyota’s Prius is so bad on the environment that NASA has declared the area as a dead zone (an area where no vegetation can sustain life.) It’s actually worse on the environment to drive a Hybrid that it is to drive a 8.1L Hummer H2 over the course of 300,000 miles. Nickel is minded in Canada and the batteries are produced in China to bypass United States emission laws. If you are really concerned about trucks efficiency than talk to your congressman about DPF and EGR removal on the newer trucks. Sure they keep the truck from black smoking but they also hurt the truck efficiency making it burn way more diesel fuel. Guys on the fullsize LML’s (2011-2014) see about 12mpg with all of the emission equipment on as opposed to 21-23 when the emission equipment is removed. What people need to understand is these trucks will be driven 300,000+ miles easily! So with emission equipment on the truck will burn 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel as opposed to approximately 13,000 to 14,000 United States gallons of fuel in it’s life. Do the math guy’s. The government is responsible for “your health concern’s” James!