Colorado ZR2 to be available with a diesel

Yes, it's from that site, but Andrew is one of the decent ones on there

Trick suspension, skid plate, locking differentials and improved approach angles. It's everything I wanted to tweak on the Colorado diesel available straight from the dealer.

captdownshift wrote: Trick suspension, skid plate, locking differentials and improved approach angles. It's everything I wanted to tweak on the Colorado diesel available straight from the dealer.

And a factory warranty

The oddest thing that I took away from that article is that regular Colorado's barely have enough ground clearance to drive over a soda can which is crazy for a truck that tall. Hopefully the lowest point is just the front valance that hangs that low for fuel economy reasons.

The level of want is growing for one of these. At my past job, we installed a super charger in a fully decked out '16, it was a cool ride

The oddest thing that I took away from that article is that regular Colorado's barely have enough ground clearance to drive over a soda can which is crazy for a truck that tall.

Article makes it sound like he was grasping for any stats he could find, so those numbers might be for a base model 2wd delivery-truck special with the shortest available tires. Either way, 8" is pretty decent.

STM317 wrote: The oddest thing that I took away from that article is that regular Colorado's barely have enough ground clearance to drive over a soda can which is crazy for a truck that tall. Hopefully the lowest point is just the front valance that hangs that low for fuel economy reasons.

The oddest thing i took away was that i had no idea a tacoma 4x4 was pushing 40k. Makes my ram look like a steal

The Article said: I’m not sure what Chevrolet is planning on offering in terms of luxury equipment but if I had to guess, and you know I want to, I reckon the cheapest 2017 Colorado ZR2s will ring up in the high-mid $30’s and the most expensive ones will get close to $40,000.

Apparently the author didn't bother to check pricing on a Z71 Diesel before making this guess...Of course, he also chose to use a Wrangler, rather than a direct competitor like the Tacoma, as the point of comparison for clearance and angles.

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In reply to STM317:

If the ground clearance isn't limited by the (removable) valence, much like the approach angle is, it's probably just the combination of rear axle pumpkin and tire diameter...As is the case with most 4x4's.

jstand wrote:

captdownshift wrote: Trick suspension, skid plate, locking differentials and improved approach angles. It's everything I wanted to tweak on the Colorado diesel available straight from the dealer.

And a factory warranty

And $65k MSRPfor a compact truck.

Fueled by Caffeine wrote:

jstand wrote:

captdownshift wrote: Trick suspension, skid plate, locking differentials and improved approach angles. It's everything I wanted to tweak on the Colorado diesel available straight from the dealer.

And a factory warranty

And $65k MSRPfor a compact truck.

There's technically no such thing as a compact truck anymore and since the top of the line F150 SuperCab Platinum tops off well over $70k, a fully loaded midsize truck that can easily end up at $60k is not surprising.