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Away from the bright lights of the Geneva Motor Show comes the introduction of the 2012 Chevrolet Colorado at the Bangkok International Auto Show. Bet you didn’t know that, did you?
Weird as it looks to have an American mid-size pick-up have its debut at an unheralded Asian auto show, it’s worth noting that Thailand just happens to be the world’s largest market for mid-size pick-up trucks. Bet you didn’t know that either.
Featuring Chevrolet’s new design language, the new Colorado certainly looks the part of a heavy-hitter in a mid-size pick-up’s body. But the bigger question surrounding this pick-up doesn’t have anything to do with its aesthetic or performance specs, but rather on the possibility of the Colorado being sold in the US. Chevrolet has given no indication on that matter yet, but since the Silverado is the only pick-up on Chevrolet’s roster, it might make sense for the US market to be given a choice on which Chevy pick-up they might prefer.
Performance
Chevrolet has not yet revealed the performance details on the new Colorado. It’s worth pointing out though that Chevrolet did say what kind of powertrain the pick-up is going to have - a 2.8-liter turbo diesel engine - except that the output numbers have been left in the dark. So to provide a little perspective on what we could be in store for, the current generation Colorado has a few engine options, including a 2.8-liter I-4 producing 185 horsepower and 190 lb/ft of torque, a 3.7-liter I-5 that produces 242 horsepower and 242 lb/ft of torque, and a range-topping 5.3-liter V8 that produces 300 horsepower and 320 lb/ft of torque. Maximum towing capacity of the Colorado reaches all the way up to 6,000 lbs.
Pricing
Like the performance specs, prices for the Colorado were not announced. Needless to say, the 2011 Colorado - the current-generation model - comes with a base price of $17,045 and going all the way up to around $29,000 for the top-of-the-line version. Just to be clear, though: these prices are not the prices for the 2012 Colorado, but of the current generation version that’s out on the market today.
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