Diesel Colorado/Canyon

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.

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.

I have been around diesel passenger and diesel trucks my entire life. This Colorado should be interesting. I bought 2 Liberty Crd as soon as they came out. Was soured after f37 detune which led reason to believe that the vm moturi 2.8 was awesome but slapped together with a gas parts bin.


The Nissan TD is ground up diesel and should be a winner.
The Colorado dmax needs more info before I can comment further.

The Avalanche looking thing in the back is part of an optional (and very expensive) offroad package. Should this little pickup hit in the low to mid thirties MPG, they will sell regardless of fuel prices. The specs on this pickup are nearly identical to those of the 6.5 TD of years past. While it is not going to replace anyone's HD tow rig, it is not just helpless transportation, but should be capable to perform light duty towing. I think they will easily hit their 10% take rate they are shooting for. I am going to take one for a test drive when they come out. I like the idea of one.

It looks like an Avalanche with that add-on behind the cab. This is not a good thing.

Practically speaking I'm sure this will be a good truck for a lot of people. This issue it may have is it seems to bump right into full-size truck territory, and most Americans are pretty comfortable with that larger size. For better or worse fuel is cheap right now the mileage isn't as big of a deal as it was a few years ago (or as it may be a few years from now).

I've got three kids so I actually need the extra cab space of a full-size truck, let alone the extra capability.

Perfect rig for a lot of people. Looks like they might sell very well.

If it is anything like the 2.8l in my Jeep, it will do great with smaller trailers. I would replace it with a Chevy/GMC for my Daily Driver if anything would happen to the Jeep.

Will the General build enough of them to sell, nicely equipped, for under 50 grand, what about 40 grand?