Chevrolet Colorado
| Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet/GMC (General Motors) |
| Production | 2003–2012, 2014–present (U.S.) 2004–present (Thailand) 2012–present (Brazil) |
| Assembly |
Wentzville, Missouri, United States Rayong, Thailand São José dos Campos, Brazil Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact pickup truck |
| Body style | 2-door regular cab 4-door extended cab 4-door crew cab |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive/four-wheel drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Chevrolet S-10 / Isuzu Hombre / GMC Sonoma |
| First generation | |
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| Overview | |
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| Production | 2003–2012 |
| Model years | 2004–2012 |
| Assembly | United States: Shreveport, Louisiana (Shreveport Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | GMT355 |
| Related |
Holden Rodeo Isuzu D-Max Hummer H3 Hummer H3T Isuzu MU-7 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 L (153 cu in) 4JK1 2.8 L (171 cu in) LK5 I4 2.9 L (177 cu in) LLV I4 3.0 L (183 cu in) 4JJ1 3.5 L (214 cu in) L52 220hp I5 3.7 L (226 cu in) LLR I5 5.3 L (323 cu in) LH8 V8 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Regular cab 111.2 in (2,824 mm) Extended cab 126 in (3,200 mm) Crew cab 120 in (3,048 mm) (Thailand Ver.) |
| Length | Regular cab 192 in (4,877 mm) Extended cab 207.1 in (5,260 mm) Crew cab 194 in (4,928 mm) (Thailand Ver.) |
| Width | 68 in (1,727 mm) 70.8 in (1,798 mm) (Thailand Ver.) |
| Height | 65 in (1,651 mm) 69.1 in (1,755 mm) (4x4 Thailand Ver.) |
| Second generation | |
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| Production | 2012–present |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | GMT 31XX |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,258 mm (128.3 in) |
| Length | 5,347 mm (210.5 in) |
| Width | 1,882 mm (74.1 in) |
| Height | 1,781 mm (70.1 in) |
The Chevrolet Colorado and its counterpart, the GMC Canyon, are compact pickup trucks marketed by American automaker General Motors. They were introduced in 2004 to replace the Chevrolet S-10 and GMC Sonoma compact pickups. It is named for the American state, Colorado.
The Chevrolet Colorado and its twin, the GMC Canyon were jointly designed by GM's North American operations, GM's Brazil operations, and Isuzu. Isuzu, which participated in the design process, began selling its own version worldwide in 2002. In late 2005, Isuzu offered a version in North America called the Isuzu i-Series. This North American model Isuzu shared North American powertrains, styling, and equipment with the Colorado/Canyon twins and differed from Isuzu's worldwide offering. All Chevrolet, GMC, and Isuzu versions worldwide are based on the GMT355, itself the basis for the GMT 345-based Hummer H3. Most vehicles for markets outside North America are manufactured at a GM plant in Rayong, Thailand, as well as at a GM plant in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Most North American-market vehicles were manufactured in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The cooperation between GM and Isuzu to build a light-duty truck and offer it in North America returns to an original arrangement the two companies had in the 1970s with the Chevrolet LUV, a rebadged Isuzu Faster.
The Colorado/Canyon offer both manual and automatic transmissions. GM also offers either a rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive drivetrain with standard, extended, and four-door crew cab body styles. Most models come with the 2.8 L (171 cu in) LK5 I4 engine as standard, but a more powerful 3.5 I5 comes with the Z71 package on four-door versions and is optional on all others. The 4-door Z71s also get the 4-speed automatic transmission standard. This package was later dropped in favor of LT2 and LT3.
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