GM has just announced the Chevrolet Colorado RS Limited Edition – a new package for the popular Colorado midsize pickup truck inspired by street performance. The only caveat is that the announcement is for the Thai market, where the Colorado sports significant differences in cab/bed configurations, powertrain, interior and capabilities compared to the model sold in North America, despite the two trucks sharing a name and the GMT31 platform. On to the actual truck.
Available with either the Extended Cab or Crew Cab body styles, but only on the LT trim level, the Chevrolet Colorado RS is distinguished by a lower stance and two-tone paint. Four primary body colors are offered, including red, orange, blue and white. Meanwhile, the other major body color is black, which adorns the grille, hood, roof, tailgate and mirror caps.
As is typical for special versions of the international-market Colorado, the package also incorporates darkened headlights and a black Chevrolet bowtie logo.
In addition, the Chevrolet Colorado RS Edition also features a discreet nudge bar integrated into the front bumper, along with an exclusive red RS badge on the horizontal bar of the front grille. Interestingly, there is no rear bumper, further underlining the model’s street character.
“With the RS, we wanted to give customers a unique platform to express their personal style. With its low stance and rebellious styling, Colorado RS is ready to do double duty as both a highly capable work truck and lifestyle vehicle,” Sean Poppitt, Director of Marketing and Communications at GM Southeast Asia, said in a statement.
To that end, the new Chevrolet Colorado RS is a nod to the culture of pickup customization in Thailand, where many customers install accessories, modifications and other ornaments on their trucks.
“Personal expression is an important part of pickup truck culture, both in Thailand and in America. The Colorado RS is a tribute to truck customers who want to go their own way. RS provides the perfect platform for customers to add their own personal stamp on Chevrolet’s signature styling,” Poppitt added.
Mechanically, the Chevrolet Colorado RS Edition features exactly the same powertrain combination as in the LT trim level – the 2.5L XLD25 four-cylinder Duramax engine that produces 163 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission. The RS Edition model is only available in rear-wheel drive – exactly what the doctor ordered for a street truck.
Customers can currently reserve the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado RS Edition at Chevrolet dealers across Thailand. Pricing starts at 675,000 THB (around $22,360 USD) for the Extended Cab and 799,000 ($26,467 USD) for the Crew Cab. Like all Chevrolet Colorado models sold in Southeast Asia and Oceania, the model is produced at the GM Rayong Plant by GM Thailand. Only 200 units will be made available for the Thai market.
In North America, GM also offers a sporty street-style Chevrolet Colorado in the Colorado RST Special Edition announced a year ago. Like the international-market Colorado, the North American-market Colorado RST (Rally Sport Truck) is available as a package exclusively on the LT trim level and includes the following features:
- Black beltline molding
- Spray-on bedliner
- 255/55R20 all-season blackwall tires
- 20″ Low Gloss Black aluminum wheels
- CHEVROLET lettered grille
- Rear Black bowtie
- RST Badge
- Black bodyside molding
- Black Colorado nameplate
And unlike the Thai-market model, the Colorado RST comes with a rear bumper.
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Comments
Glad it’s not coming here. The lower stance and cheaper wheels look horrible.
The US model would be a knockout if not for that massive grey plastic chin spoiler.
Wheels are too small. Truck would look much better with bigger wheels.
This could be a nice combo with the right wheels and tires on it to fill up the wheel wells.
The first ZQ8 in the S10 and Colorado was great. But the later Colorado and Canyon ZQ8 just did not work as they had such large wheel wells the tires just never looked right in them.
They key to this kind of truck is get the suspension on it and offer it under about any trim and engine package. Then let the customers pick what they want with it. This is how the old package was.
A great number of the original ZQ8 models were 4 cylinders but you could get either V6 if you chose. It was good on any body and cab configuration too.
The real question is can they make the needed changes at a cost that is not going to drive up the price much. the original ZQ8 was using off the shelf parts and only the center caps on the wheels were a new part.
You took the words right out of my mouth. I have owned a 1998 , 2001, another 2001 and 2003 Sonoma. All were new and had the ZQ8 option. Then I had a 2006 and still drive a 2007 Colorado , both new and both ZQ8. I could write a book on the trucks and the RPO : ZQ8. The 2003 (ZQ8) and prior years had 16 in wheels, 2004 – 2006 had 17 in and 2007 and later had 18 in.
Everyone talking about the small wheels. We just gonna ignore that retarded bed?
The bed is for oversea markets as they prefer the lower sides. deep beds are not popular over there and they think ours is retarded.
If it were done here GM would use the North American bed.
One of the worst looking trucks I have ever seen.
The NA RST looks nice. The overseas RS….. One horrible looking truck. Sorry, that is one of the first Chevy trucks I have said look horrible.