Just this morning, General Motors officially debuted the 2016 Chevy Colorado Duramax, finally revealing the oil-burning midsize truck’s horsepower, torque, towing capability, and pricing figures. If you haven’t already seen them, here they are:
| Engine: | 2.8L Inline-4 Turbo-Diesel Duramax |
| Power (HP): | 181 |
| Power (kW): | 135 |
| Torque (lb-ft): | 369 @ 2,000 RPM |
| Torque (Nm): | 500 @ 2,000 RPM |
| Towing capacity (pounds): | 7,700 |
| Towing capacity (kg): | 3,492 |
The Colorado Diesel is also the cleanest diesel truck to ever be produced by General Motors, and Chevy says that the truck will deliver fuel economy that surpasses that of the gasoline-powered Colorado.
We don’t know how that will translate into MPG figures just yet, but we do know that the Colorado with the 2.5L I4 LCV gets 20 MPG city and 27 MPG highway. With the 3.6L V6 LFX, the truck is rated at 17 MPG city and 24 MPG highway. As such, we’re eagerly awaiting GM to reveal official fuel economy figures for the Colorado Duramax, and are sincerely hoping that they will be greater than 30 MPG highway.  By the way, everything up to this point should also apply to the 2016 GMC Canyon Duramax.
The Colorado Diesel will arrive this fall in LT and Z71 trim levels, Crew Cab cab configuration, and two- and four-wheel drive. The price will be $3,730 higher when compared to a similarly-equipped 2016 Colorado with the 3.6L V6 LFX gasoline engine.
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That is some huge towing capacity from a “mid size” truck. Really hoping that MPG vastly outdoes the Ram
I really like the look of the Colorado, but would have to have the interior of the Canyon and its auto-trac 4wd. Oh well.
Now, I understand that in the eyes of buyers that this is an answer to the Ram ecodiesel, but to the eyes of GM is it? Because this is a different segment of truck. The Ram ecodiesel can tow 9200 lbs, so 7700 in a midsize is pretty good by comparison but do buyers realize that? Or are people gonna go off the numbers and say the Colorado doesn’t have enough? I guess sales will tell all, but also is the 2.8 in the Colorado and Canyon just trial and error until they drop it or one like it in the Silverado and Sierra?
Not sure if it is trial and error but definitely shouldn’t be comparing the Ecodiesel to this Duramax.
Both engines are unique in their segments. There isn’t another 1500 diesel yet (Titan heavy half is around the corner ) and there isn’t another midsized diesel entry yet also.
So each vehicle offers a unique proposition to a prospective buyer. I do not see them being cross shopped.
I have a colorado 2015 and my colleague a 2015 canyon. I certify u that they had the same interior. 100% identical.