roadandtrack The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Will Be Your Favorite Off Road Truck

The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Will Be Your Favorite Off-Road Truck

Its been two years since Chevy first started teasing us with its mid-sized off-road pickup concept, but the wait for the real deal is finally over.The Colorado ZR2 comes with a much wider track, a lifted suspension and Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve dampers off a Camaro Z/28, functional rockers and modified bumpers for better clearance.You can spec it with a 3.6 V6 with 308 horsepower and 275 lb.-ft. of torque or a Duramax diesel offering 181 horsepower and 369 lb.-ft, both of which are mated to an 8-speed automatic.
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Chevrolets Colorado ZR2 promises to be one heck of an off-roader, and one of the main reasons is the trucks unique shock absorbers.To achieve the desired performance, Multimatic, the company that builds the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT and numerous other race cars/" target="_blank">cars, had to invent a new type of shock absorber.The shocks use both the companys patented Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve (DSSV) technology and the position sensitive damping favored by off-road racers.

LA: Chevrolet Colorado ZR2

Chevrolet has unveiled an off-road oriented version of its mid-size Colorado known as the ZR2.The Colorado ZR2 will compete directly against cars/" target="_blank">Toyotas all-new Tacoma TRD Pro.Using the Colorado as a base, Chevrolet engineers widened the ZR2s track by 3.5-inches and raised the suspension by two inches.The Colorado ZR2 rides on 17-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in 31-inch Goodyear Duratrac off-road tires.The ZR2s lifted suspension includes Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve (DSSV) dampers, which were developed by Chevy initially for the high-performance Camaro Z/28.
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Chevrolet Colorado ZR2

Chevrolet has introduced a rugged, off-roa d focused version of the Colorado pickup named ZR2.The truck is scheduled to greet the public for the first time during the Los Angeles Auto Show.On paper, the ZR2 is to the standard Colorado what the Raptor is to the Ford F-150.
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The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Is Your New Badass Off-Road Animal

But perhaps what makes the ZR2 really special is that buyers can opt for the Duramax diesel engine with 181 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque or a new 3.6-liter V6 with 308 ponies and 275 lb-ft of kick, which is paired to an eight-speed slushbox.In addition to its sophisticated four-wheel drive system, the ZR2 can tow up to 5,000 lbs and carry up to 1,100 lbs of payload.Chevy also notes the ZR2 is about a foot narrower and 500 pounds lighter than full-size off-road trucks.
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