Global Pickup Trucks Bragging Rights
Well it looks like we caught the "US Disease" Mitsubishi with a brand new model and engine, say Their Pickup can tow 3.9 Tonnes(8,680lb) to put that into perspective, a Silverado HD Diesel is rated at...
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ShinerBock wrote:RobertRyan wrote:
You would be changing a fair bit actually to achieve the same payloads here,
Actually no.
Yes, they have. The Global Colorado was rebuilt to give you the Chevrolet Colorado and the suspension and chassis was substantially changed
Current U.S. midsizers, do not have the hitch weight, to tow larger loads or structurally strengthened to take substantial loads.
Instead of seeing this as a rehashed truck from another market, though, it's more accurate to look at it as a scaled-down Silverado, as few of the chassis components are shared with the global truck. The frame is about 40 percent lighter than the global Colorado's frame; the new unit is fully boxed and uses liberal amounts of high-strength steel. Comparing crew cab to crew cab, the Colorado is 900 pounds lighter, 5 inches narrower, 3 inches lower, and 16 inches shorter than the Silverado. The Colorado will use a coilover front and leaf-spring rear, and Duralife disc brakes with ABS. It will have EPS and an impressive 41-foot turning radius.
Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/trucks/1311_2015_chevrolet_colorado_first_look/#ixzz3ZDIvBzhH
