Diesel Colorado/Canyon
Test Drive Short Tow More of a teaser I guess. Can't wait to see more of it.
Forum Discussion
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
With less than 200 HP on tap and 7K on the tail things are going to get ugly when they take this thing to Co and tow up Ike. Snails are going to be in the passing lane and going past this thing.
180 HP is fine for only 7,600 lbs towing, and it's a turbocharged motor to boot, so altitude will have little effect on the motor.. It's not like the EcoDiesel that's rated at 9,000 lbs. It will probably have similar performance to the Ecodiesel RAM at its GCVWR as GM does meet J2807 on their rigs. So you should be guaranteed a minimum speed of 45 mph at full GCVWR going up. The big advantage though is that it has an exhaust brake for going down the hill. Something I think even the Ecodiesel is lacking at this point in time, though Chevy activates it with Tow/Haul mode. I personally like having the EB separated as I can have the gentler shifting and exhaust braking when driving the passes empty.
