Baby Duramax (Canyon/Colorado)

Believe it on not, but not everyone wants/needs to tow a camper. Those doing Lawn care, or towing snowmobiles, or atvs would love this truck.

I like it. Great combination of size, power, and creature comfort for a lot of people, especially city dwellers who have to deal with ever smaller parking spaces.

gbopp wrote:
It will be interesting to see the actual MPG. That could influence sales, maybe.

I believe the mid 30's MPG numbers being documented and turned in by the second party testers that work with my stepson are a good indication of what to expect.He has no reason to make up the numbers

Regards

LimogesMan wrote:
Good initiative but a bit late to the party. RAM stole the show with its new diesel in the 1500. Size asside there is no advantage going diesel in the midsize truck.
I bet the will sell less than predicted.

Maybe...it's an entirely new market...

I am in wait and see mode. I think the upgrade price is too high. But we will see what the market can handle.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

It will be interesting to see the actual MPG. That could influence sales, maybe.

Good initiative but a bit late to the party. RAM stole the show with its new diesel in the 1500. Size asside there is no advantage going diesel in the midsize truck.
I bet the will sell less than predicted.

Thanks for posting the link...We have been waiting for pricing info for over a month now...Deb gets a new truck this fall to replace her very last Ford...a 2016 Colorado/Canyon with a DuraMax...

As an aside, Deb's son works at GM and drove one of these trucks for over a month. He really liked it...and the guys driving them in a long term reliability/drive ability test were getting 37 miles per gallon highway. When we talked with him about a GM twin midi, he said "wait for the diesel, it will be worth it"...

Looking forward to getting that last Blue Oval out of the driveway...

Regards

GordonThree wrote:
So 7700# dead weight behind the bumper, but how about payload #'s? 7700 is worthless if the payload cap is only 7-800 lbs.

Here is a payload sticker from a loaded 2wd LT Colorado Crew Cab V6...the diesel should be similar.



Thanks!

Jeremiah

If diesel continues to be cheaper than gas there will be people that will justfie them.

Very interesting. This engine choice makes an already great mid size pickup even better, if you like diesels. GM will sell a bunch of these.