Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
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Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
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Posted Date: 2/1/05
NEW ORLEANS -- Isuzu dealers will get a version of the GMC Canyon pickup beginning in July, the company told dealers here on Monday.
The company also said that U.S. dealers will not get a compact SUV from Thailand that had been expected for the 2007 model year.
The 2006 Isuzu pickup will come in two versions, a 4x2 extended cab with a 2.8-liter I4 engine and a 4x4 four-door cab with a 3.5-liter I5.
Production numbers and pricing will be announced at the New York auto show in March.
Isuzu is not bringing the SUV from Thailand because it will not be profitable, said Terry Maloney, president of Isuzu Motors America Inc.
Maloney also told dealers that Isuzu will develop a new diesel engine in the 3-liter class that will be sold in the United States. No date has been set for the diesel. -Kathy Jackson
Source: Autoweek
Posted Date: 2/1/05
NEW ORLEANS -- Isuzu dealers will get a version of the GMC Canyon pickup beginning in July, the company told dealers here on Monday.
The company also said that U.S. dealers will not get a compact SUV from Thailand that had been expected for the 2007 model year.
The 2006 Isuzu pickup will come in two versions, a 4x2 extended cab with a 2.8-liter I4 engine and a 4x4 four-door cab with a 3.5-liter I5.
Production numbers and pricing will be announced at the New York auto show in March.
Isuzu is not bringing the SUV from Thailand because it will not be profitable, said Terry Maloney, president of Isuzu Motors America Inc.
Maloney also told dealers that Isuzu will develop a new diesel engine in the 3-liter class that will be sold in the United States. No date has been set for the diesel. -Kathy Jackson
Source: Autoweek
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
Hmmm, I would assume that they are just bringing over the "DMax" (their GMT355 truck that is already on sale in Japan).
A diesel would KICK ***. I really dig that you can get the Liberty with a diesel now. A small, 4 cylinder turbodiesel in a Canyon could net 30 mpg or more. Sweetness. I've been thinking of picking up a 4 or 5 cylinder, 5 speed Colorado/Canyon for a while now. A diesel would almost make it a slam dunk.
A diesel would KICK ***. I really dig that you can get the Liberty with a diesel now. A small, 4 cylinder turbodiesel in a Canyon could net 30 mpg or more. Sweetness. I've been thinking of picking up a 4 or 5 cylinder, 5 speed Colorado/Canyon for a while now. A diesel would almost make it a slam dunk.
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This would deffinatly be a good idea. Jeep's Gladiator pick up concept had a TD engine that I belive came from the Liberty, and that should have GM running for Isuzu's engine team for the little diesel.
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
Originally Posted by 96_Camaro_B4C
Hmmm, I would assume that they are just bringing over the "DMax" (their GMT355 truck that is already on sale in Japan).
A diesel would KICK ***. I really dig that you can get the Liberty with a diesel now. A small, 4 cylinder turbodiesel in a Canyon could net 30 mpg or more. Sweetness. I've been thinking of picking up a 4 or 5 cylinder, 5 speed Colorado/Canyon for a while now. A diesel would almost make it a slam dunk.
A diesel would KICK ***. I really dig that you can get the Liberty with a diesel now. A small, 4 cylinder turbodiesel in a Canyon could net 30 mpg or more. Sweetness. I've been thinking of picking up a 4 or 5 cylinder, 5 speed Colorado/Canyon for a while now. A diesel would almost make it a slam dunk.
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
The Colorado sold in Thailand with the 3.0L Turbo Diesel
check it out http://www.chevrolet.co.th/action/home
click on Colorado then performance
check it out http://www.chevrolet.co.th/action/home
click on Colorado then performance
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
I'd have to say that after looking at all these varients, the foreign designs look much better than the domestic. I don't get it. Does GM design ugly vehicles for the US on puprose?
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
If GM would quit using all that black plastic junk on their trucks, just chrome it or paint it body color, their trucks would look a thousand times better. Just look at a Silverado SS versus a regular Silverado. Or a color keyed Z71 Suburban versus a normal Suburban.
If you ask me the overall shape of the GMT 355 is good, but all the details make it way too tacky, especially models with the black plastic crap.
If you ask me the overall shape of the GMT 355 is good, but all the details make it way too tacky, especially models with the black plastic crap.
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
Originally Posted by AronZ28
If GM would quit using all that black plastic junk on their trucks, just chrome it or paint it body color, their trucks would look a thousand times better. Just look at a Silverado SS versus a regular Silverado. Or a color keyed Z71 Suburban versus a normal Suburban.
If you ask me the overall shape of the GMT 355 is good, but all the details make it way too tacky, especially models with the black plastic crap.
If you ask me the overall shape of the GMT 355 is good, but all the details make it way too tacky, especially models with the black plastic crap.
Oddly enough, though, in the S10/Sonoma years, I preferred the black flares on the S10 ZR2 to the body colored ones on the Sonoma Highrider.
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
Originally Posted by morb|d
I'd have to say that after looking at all these varients, the foreign designs look much better than the domestic. I don't get it. Does GM design ugly vehicles for the US on puprose?
Originally Posted by AronZ28
If GM would quit using all that black plastic junk on their trucks, just chrome it or paint it body color, their trucks would look a thousand times better. Just look at a Silverado SS versus a regular Silverado. Or a color keyed Z71 Suburban versus a normal Suburban.
If you ask me the overall shape of the GMT 355 is good, but all the details make it way too tacky, especially models with the black plastic crap.
If you ask me the overall shape of the GMT 355 is good, but all the details make it way too tacky, especially models with the black plastic crap.
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
Originally Posted by Z28x
The Colorado sold in Thailand with the 3.0L Turbo Diesel
check it out http://www.chevrolet.co.th/action/home
click on Colorado then performance
check it out http://www.chevrolet.co.th/action/home
click on Colorado then performance
What are the specs for the 3.0L Turbo diesel? I couldn't read Thai
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Re: Isuzu to get version of GMC Canyon, new 3.0L diesel a possibility?
Originally Posted by Gold_Rush
We need that option here.
What are the specs for the 3.0L Turbo diesel? I couldn't read Thai.
What are the specs for the 3.0L Turbo diesel? I couldn't read Thai
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