2014 Chevrolet Colorado

While Normal Motors and Ford are duking it out within the fullsize area with the showing of the Ford Atlas concept just after the reveal of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, GM is already preparing its second truck salvo, one which Ford doesn't have a solution for in the U.S. market. Regardless of low gross sales of the current-technology fashions, GM has dedicated to building a second-era Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon for the U.S. market, the only domestic-model midsize pickups nonetheless in production.

However taking a look at these latest spyshots, the new model 2014 Chevy Colorado and Canyon might stretch the definition of “midsize,” especially in crew cab, long-mattress configuration, as this tester seems to be. The combination of the longer mattress mixed with the crew cab might be a brand new configuration on the brand new model, as the present Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon solely provide a 61.1-inch field in the crew cab configuration.

Engine choices for the brand new Canyon and Colorado are unknown, but it surely’s believed a gasoline 4-cylinder and V-6 shall be among the many offerings. The V-6 will seemingly be both the high-feature 3.6-liter DOHC direct-injection V-6, or the simply-introduced 4.three-liter OHV direct-injected EcoTec3 V-6 that will serve as the base engine within the 2014 Silverado and Sierra. An intriguing, however unconfirmed potential third engine possibility is the 2.8-liter four-cylinder Duramax turbodiesel offered within the global market Chevrolet Colorado producing 177 hp and a stout 347 lb-ft of torque.

This measurement escalation also leaves us wondering if will we see the return of a true small truck down the road. We can actually hope.