Colorado MCE for Thailand; US version coming?

[Bones43x]

Originally Posted by 2648562

One of the reasons I think the Tacoma has sold so well is it's higher seating position, the better view of the road and the sense of security that comes along with it. I really would like a Colorado for every day driving, but it's too cramped, not finished well, and it is over priced.

Have you driven a new Tacoma? I'm a tech at a Toyota dealer (don't hate, I'm a total GM guy and I drive 2 Chevys) and I don't care for the new Taco that much. The hood is way too high and the A-pillar being more vertical makes for a strange view. They drive ok I suppose, and you have to give Toyota credit for offering a 6-speed manual with the 4.0 V6...something GM doesn't know how to do these days.

The argument about he Colorado being too small is pretty stupid. The Colorado is already considerably bigger than the S10, so it definitely does not need to get any bigger. If anyone needs a bigger truck, then they need a full size. That's all there is to it. We all know they can't make 5 different sized trucks, considering they already make 3 cab configurations for each truck. The thing I can't get into is the new big and bulky full size trucks that everyone is making. They're really getting too big now.

[Robert Ryan]

If GM were to offer a car based Ridgelineish small pickup or El Caminoish type vehicle along with a larger more Dakotalike small truck to go along with the Silverado/Sierra, it would make a lot more sense to me.

I wonder how this "truck like " Ute would have been received instead of the "Sports Sedan" Pontiac G8 ST.
This was the "One Tonner", carried 2,600lb in the tray and was AWD.

[Robert Ryan]

It also uses a floorshift auto and only has two engine offerings - a 2.5 TD and a 3.0 TD. No gas engines available. Please, please, please bring the diesels over

Every Hilux here in Australia has the 3 litre diesel Option, V8 like torque.. Same size as the Tacoma.

[roteague]

Originally Posted by nadepalma

The Ranger in Thailand is an impressive vehicle.

Yes, I saw one at the Sydney Auto Show a couple of years ago, very impressive little truck ... and with a brand new 4.0L Turbo Diesel engine.

[Robert Ryan]

and with a brand new 4.0L Turbo Diesel engine.

That is not a Diesel Engine, wish it was though.

[roteague]

Originally Posted by Robert Ryan

That is not a Diesel Engine, wish it was though.

That is too bad it didn't make it. The one I saw in Sydney had one.

[Robert Ryan]

You one you saw in Sydney has a 3 Litre Diesel Engine, very much like every other Japanese designed Pickup

[OutBurst]

So what is the updated news on this? Is this the redesigned Colorado for the US or what?

Take that, add the V8 with AFM and I'm all set. I'll order it tomorrow, in a GMC Canyon version however!

Scratch that, here is what the Colorado should offer:

1. Redesigned exterior and interior with a longer bed and larger rear-seat
2. V8 w/ AFM and Hybrid Technology
3. 6-Speed Auto Tranny

A Denali Canyon would be sick as well....

[JimsZR2]

Looks too much like a Nissan Frontier.

Just like the ZR2 was made to compete against the Tacoma but how is the Colorado gonna compete against the newly redesigned Tacoma?

[t-rex]

The 4-litre "Asian" Ranger is a South African product. They exported the last-gen 4-litre Ranger to Oz, maybe they're prepping a 4-litre export model of the new style...

[TKR]

This looks good and I assume this is what Holden will be getting in a couple of months. Hopefully the 3.6 V6 will still be available as well.

I love the size of the current Colorado / DMax. As a person who missed out on the 'height gene' I cannot reach easily into the current Hilux tray. The DMax (or whatever you call it - Rodeo, Colorado etc) is a better packaged vehicle. The 4x4 gets the same ground clearance as the Hilux but the body sits lower on the frame so access is better. The interior needs a major working over but the basics - frame, engine, suspension - are top notch.