Some facts about the Colorado you should know
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Re: Some facts about the Colorado you should know
Originally posted by Mervz
...The Isuzu truck was being designed for a mostly asian market while the Colorado was a US application. Totally different goals....
...The Isuzu truck was being designed for a mostly asian market while the Colorado was a US application. Totally different goals....
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Originally posted by morb|d
uh, there's already a 290hp 4.7L V8 for the trucks, other than fitting the ginormous (internally) 6 for one application in the Colorados, what would be the point?
I'd bet the I5 is going to get a bump in displacement in a year or two and there are always the turbo rumors flying around... having said that, I'd think it would have been a good idea to offer a Diesel in the Colo.
uh, there's already a 290hp 4.7L V8 for the trucks, other than fitting the ginormous (internally) 6 for one application in the Colorados, what would be the point?
I'd bet the I5 is going to get a bump in displacement in a year or two and there are always the turbo rumors flying around... having said that, I'd think it would have been a good idea to offer a Diesel in the Colo.
Many are saying the 4.8L displacment is dead in a year or so.
I'd also like to see a Diesel Colorado.
Originally posted by morb|d
other than fitting the ginormous (internally) 6 for one application in the Colorados, what would be the point?
other than fitting the ginormous (internally) 6 for one application in the Colorados, what would be the point?
Originally posted by AdioSS
So, is the D-max available in the US?
So, is the D-max available in the US?
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yeah, i meant the 4.8L. if it's going away, what do they have to replace it? isn't it the base engine on the full-sized trucks? they're just going to bump the base engine up to the 5.3L? maybe there is another truck engine in the works, we just don't know about it.
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Originally posted by morb|d
yeah, i meant the 4.8L. if it's going away, what do they have to replace it? isn't it the base engine on the full-sized trucks? they're just going to bump the base engine up to the 5.3L? maybe there is another truck engine in the works, we just don't know about it.
yeah, i meant the 4.8L. if it's going away, what do they have to replace it? isn't it the base engine on the full-sized trucks? they're just going to bump the base engine up to the 5.3L? maybe there is another truck engine in the works, we just don't know about it.
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Originally posted by Z28x
I guess the 275HP 4.2L I6 is going to replace the 4.3L V6 and 4.8L V8. I don't know when though.
I guess the 275HP 4.2L I6 is going to replace the 4.3L V6 and 4.8L V8. I don't know when though.
With DOD, perhaps GM believes there's no reason to have a V8 smaller than 5.3 litres.
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Originally posted by R377
I doubt that that will happen. The I6 costs more to build than the V8s, which runs contrary to the idea of having a "base" engine. I would guess it wouldn't fit either; it might physically be able to be shoehorned in, but then you open up a can of worms with achieving crash test standards.
I doubt that that will happen. The I6 costs more to build than the V8s, which runs contrary to the idea of having a "base" engine. I would guess it wouldn't fit either; it might physically be able to be shoehorned in, but then you open up a can of worms with achieving crash test standards.
Cost might be an issue, but remember it is a DOHC inline 6 not DOHC V6. It should be as expensive as a DOHC V6 to build since it only has 2 cams and 1 head vs. 4 & 2 in the V6
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