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Chevrolet confident of Duramax engines on new Colorado pickup

Duramax engine

Chevrolet Philippines wants you to know that it has complete faith in the Duramax engines that the incoming Colorado pickup will be equipped with. "The Duramax engine is a product of more than a century of heritage, evolution and innovation of automotive engineering," Chevrolet said in a press statement. "The engine is built tough as it is made of premium-grade materials that are geared to promote durability and optimum performance."

According to Chevrolet, a Duramax engine's pistons are "made of cast-aluminum and coated with graphite that reduces friction and power losses." Among the main features of Duramax engines are high-pressure common-rail fuel-injection systems as well as pneumatic and position feedback-controlled turbochargers, with the top-end 2.8-liter variant even adding a variable geometry feature. Other attributes include an advanced body control module and engine control unit, and a balancer shaft that reduces engine vibration and harshness.

These features, boasted Chevrolet, have enabled the four-cylinder Duramax engines to pass the harshest of tests in extreme environments in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Which now gives the American carmaker the full confidence to declare that its Duramax engines are "among the industry’s most powerful and most fuel-efficient diesel offerings in their respective displacement classes."

The new Duramax diesel engine is available in either 2.5- or 2.8-liter form. The latter is touted to be capable of producing 180hp and 470Nm (apparently the best in class, according to Chevrolet).

The new Duramax engines are now being manufactured at General Motors' $200-million, 54,275sq-m assembly plant in Rayong, Thailand. This plant features precision lasers and computer-guided gauge sequences to be able to assemble up to 120,000 engines a year.

The new Duramax engines will service the soon-to-be-launched Colorado pickup, which will be available in our market with both the 2.5- and 2.8-liter displacements of the Duramax powerplant. The Colorado, revealed Chevrolet Philippines, will come in both 4x2 and 4x4 versions, and with either a manual or automatic transmission.

Here's the interesting part: Chevrolet proclaimed that "the Colorado can accelerate from 0-100kph in 11.64 seconds, making it the fastest truck in the market."

Where does that leave the equally new Ford Ranger then?

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  • spherion03 11 months ago
     
    Owkey! :D
       
  • roadrage 11 months ago
     
    Duramax vs Duratorq...Bring it on!!!!
       
  • Fernando Amorsolo 11 months ago
     
    FASTEST truck in the market! LOL LOL

    We don't need a FAST TRUCK. We need a POWERFUL TRUCK!!.

    Ford Ranger can probably do that 11.64 sec.
    But the colorado cannot go as deep as 800mm in flood.
    Can never go downhill/uphill without holding on the breaks.
    Can never hold cargo as much as Ranger does.
    Can never had wireless phonecalls.
    Can never had 150 HP in just a 2.2 liter Engine.
    Can never had 199 HP in a 3.2 Liter engine.
    Can never be as SAFE as Ranger with its 5 star NCAP rating.
    Can never go filthy orange (hahah!)
    Can never be as good looking as Ranger
    Can never be a ranger.

        3
    • AM3 11 months ago
       
      The 150PS Ranger 2.2 TDCi 4x4 accelerates from 0-100km/h in 12.3 sec. The 200PS Ranger 3.2 TDCi 4x4 (which is not yet available here) accelarates from 0-100km/h in only 10.3 sec for the MT and 10.4 sec for the AT.
          1
    • car_mac 11 months ago
       
      What about the F-150? Rival ba siya ng Colorado or Silverado?
         
      • hajabah 11 months ago
         
        parang USDM na lang ata yung F-150. I don't think it's sold here anymore. Pero maganda rin yung F-150 SVT Raptor.
           
        • carwiki 11 months ago
           
          Agree. Kasi di magiging mabili :)
             
          • Fernando Amorsolo 11 months ago
             
            But to think that it is not palatable to common Filipinos, IT IS THE BEST SELLING CAR IN THE US. Hmmm Poor Philippines. Didn't appreciated such a badass pick up. Of course, demographics and needs differ in one country or another.
               
            • carwiki 11 months ago
               
              Agree. Because the gas price in the US are more cheaper than here.
                 
            • carwiki 11 months ago
               
              At saka malakas naman yata kumonsumo sa gas yung F Series.
                 
        • car_mac 11 months ago
           
          ahh
             
    • BOOGIECAT 11 months ago
       
      Para kang Ford salesman..Problema nga lang ng Ford eh malamang KULANG ang allocated units na Ranger sa local market!
          1
      • car_mac 11 months ago
         
        ford fan rin cya e
           
      • Fernando Amorsolo 11 months ago
         
        Got no problem with that :) as long as I am not lying or saying anything that is not true :)
           
      • Fernando Amorsolo 11 months ago
         
        As for the unit supply, MALAMANG kulang? I don't know why. ONE REASON could be, THEY ARE SOLD AS FAST AS THEY WE'RE ORDERED.
            1
        • Fernando Amorsolo 11 months ago
           
          I mean , walang naiiwan na stock.
              1
    • Fernando Amorsolo 11 months ago
       
      Got no problem with that :) as long as I am not lying or saying anything that is not true :)
         
  • lord_cykb24 11 months ago
     
    bring in the 4M41 VGT for the Strada / Triton Mitsu's.......!!!!! that could be that "one" powerful and fastest truck..!!!
        1
    • BOOGIECAT 11 months ago
       
      Yung Navara ST550 ang pinakamalakas sa lahat!.550NM of torque!!!
         
    • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
       
      Humanda na sa akin ang nag-dislike sayo sir LOL!
         
      • barry 11 months ago
         
        hay naku kyoichi, hayaan mo na...hehe
           
    • SAS77 11 months ago
       
      I think there already is a 3.2 VGT but as of now it's only available for the Shogun in the UK and Pajero in Australia. I it has 197hp/ 3800rpm &Max. torque at 441nm/2000rpm. Not sure if it is indeed on a VGT or not.
         
  • mindkinetic 11 months ago
     
    chevrolet is doing well in their line ups as of late. they have been keen in making sure that what they offer will be a force to reckon with . in view of this the colorado trumps many current pick ups in the market today from the 2.8 duramax engine that grunts 180 hp to its pulling force of 470 nm the colorado can easily carry heavy load on or off the paved road..
       
  • GotToRead 11 months ago
     
    Why am I still waiting for Isuzu D-Max RT-50?
       
    • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
       
      Because it is the MOST Powerful pick-up on the rough stuff
         
      • Rem 11 months ago
         
        Agree! Kung dadalhin lang sana ng Isuzu Philippines yan agad with the all new engine. :| They should also be working on the Alterra's successor by now. :(
           
  • car_mac 11 months ago
     
    what is the best pick up in the segment?
       
    • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
       
      Syempre Sir maraming sagot dyan sa tanong mo, maraming loyalists dto sir, tulad ko MitsuLoyalist.

      Kaya sagot ko, STRADA! LOL!
          1
  • JuanC 11 months ago
     
    Let the pick up engine war begin... let's see who is the fastest and the highest towing capacity.
       
  • neutral 11 months ago
     
    Good specs for a diesel engine but will this be the same engine for the upcoming Isuzu pickup trucks or the new Trailblazer? Chevy can boast of with their new baby now but it will soon be beaten spec'd-wise by the new ford ranger with its smaller and bigger engine displacements. Other brands may follow suit like the hilux, dmax,strada and Mazda(same with ranger). Buyers will expect more durable diesel engines because these new engines will just need a slight tap on the accelerator and zoom we go. The more powerful the engine, the lighter we press on the gas pedal and the lower the rpm, the longer the life of the engine.
       
  • GBfive 11 months ago
     
    i'd rather have a fast truck than a powerful truck..... i think 470Nm of power is enough. i have no plans of using my pick-up to tow a train or a convoy of other pick-ups.
       
  • DePendot 11 months ago
     
    somewhere....an SVT Raptor is laughing..
       
  • SAS77 11 months ago
     
    These new engines make me wish I waited a bit longer. :))
       
  • 16bab16 10 months ago
     
    ang sarap ng test drive ko sa new 4x4 chevy colorado, i compare sa strada ng pinsan ko panis na panis ang bagong strada sa colorado. Ibenta ng pinsan ko ang bagong mitsu strada na binili lang nong january 2012. Gusto nya ngayon ng colorado, di sya kasi nakapag antay kaya bumili kaagad ng strada influence by his friend.
       
    • jill 10 months ago
       
      buti po kayo @16bab16 naka test drive. pero ako,i only sat in the driver seat as well as the back seat kasi nasa mall kasi yung Colorado. gusto ko siya, as in kay sa ranger nang brod in law ko. wahihi.
         
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