The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 has been at dealerships for months now, but Chevy is curiously testing a different variant of the off-road, mid-size pickup. It’s a cutaway truck with additional off-road cues for even greater performance.
This isn’t the first time we’ve actually seen this utility variant of the ZR2. During the 2017 Colorado ZR2’s media launch, the brand used this truck as a support vehicle on the trails we drove. However, this truck isn’t identical because it actually boasts a giant snorkel up front. Why? That’s unclear, but it’s intriguing, that’s for sure.
The support truck we saw in the past wore 33-inch tires compared to the regular ZR2’s 31-inch rubber and the cutaway truck sat one-inch higher than a stock Colorado ZR2. Chevy isn’t hiding this truck either. In fact, they’ve updated the rear tailgate with a big ZR2 logo, LED lights and revised the rear bumper itself.
Maybe Chevrolet wants utility companies to get in on the off-road prowess the ZR2 brings. We don’t know, but we’ll continue watching for more developments.
Spy shots: Trucks.com (Note: photos shown are from the production ZR2’s media launch.)
Comments
I thought a “cut away” is where they cut the back of the cab open so you can put a camper or pass-through van back on the frame. This is just a utility bed replacing the original truck bed.
You are correct. A “cut-away” refers to a Van like the Express/Savana which is awaiting an upfit (into a box truck, ambulance, school bus, etc.) and therefor has it cab exposed to the elements (cut-away) from the rear in the mean time.
The type of truck as depicted by this Colorado is a “Cab and Chassis”. “Chassis” for short.
Yes this Chassie cab was created from a ZR2 mule when GM went to test at Moab. It has complete service tools and a large winch to pull out the Mules when they got in trouble. AAA does not go to Moab so they had to take their own.
They put the larger tires on as the wanted to fill the rear wheel wells and the modified the front.
Then never have hid this truck at press events as they use it as a work truck.
There are no plans for production but never say never as the media has noticed it and reported accurately on it with interest.
It would not be hard to reproduce it by just removing the bed.
There was a nice video on this last spring floating around.
This is a good truck for construction if gm sold the truck like this at the dealer,,