Upcoming half-ton truck challenge
Looks like pickuptrucks.com is going to release the findings of their new half ton truck challenge recently done. "Not long ago we promised to get all the half-ton pickup trucks together for a m...
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scojohnson wrote:
I'm looking at a chip upgrade for it that will bring it from 7000 lbs towing to around 8500. My trailer is about 5000 lbs, but the added torque would be helpful here around Tahoe, as every time I leave home, a mountain climb is involved.
Not sure who is trying to sell you some snake oil, but a "chip" cannot possible increase your towing capacity. GM designed and built the Coloroado to meet certain GAWR, GVWR, and GCWR specs and there is nothing any chip can do to change that.
Your signature says you are getting 18mpg towing 7000 bls. Guess what, that is not happening either. Equipment World tested the 2015 V-6 Colorado towing a 3800 lb boat and a 5000 lb equipment trailer and got 9.5 - 11.2 mpg. Posted below is their MPG summary:
On the plus side, Colorado does deliver on unladen fuel economy. My highway numbers were steady at 25 miles per gallon and city driving in the mid-17 mpg range. (The EPA rates the truck at 17city/24 highway.) Those are class-leading numbers. Highway towing fuel economy has varied between 9.5-11.2 mpg, with the higher number coming while towing a 3,800-pound Hewescraft boat/trailer combo and the lower mpg towing the lightly loaded Landoll equipment trailer. - See more at: http://www.equipmentworld.com/review-2015-chevrolet-colorado-z71/#sthash.se921mcu.dpuf
