General Motors’ Holden division has just unveiled its own version of the Chevrolet Colorado light truck. It is also called the Colorado, but it is not to be mistaken with the U.S. version of the truck. It is based on the global Colorado pickup that debuted in Thailand last year.
Aesthetically, the Holden Colorado is nearly identical to its bowtie-badged sibling. The biggest difference is, of course, a Holden badge on the grille. Like the Chevrolet model, it is offered in three body styles: single cab, space cab, and crew cab.
Holden has not released any pictures of the interior, but it is expected to be very similar to the one found in the Chevrolet version of the truck.
Australian buyers will be asked to pick between two four-cylinder turbodiesel engines. The first is a 2.5-liter unit rated at 147 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque; the second has a displacement of 2.8 liters and it makes 132 horsepower, and either 324 or 346 lb-ft of torque depending on whether it is equipped with a five-speed manual or a six-speed automatic. The smaller engine can only be ordered with the manual gearbox.
The 2.5-liter engine can tow up to 6,600 pounds, while the 2.8-liter is capable of 7,700 pounds.
The Holden Colorado will go on sale in Australia next summer. It will face stiff competition from the Volkswagen Amarok and the Toyota Hilux, but Holden thinks that the truck is up to the task.
“This is the most impressive light truck ever designed by General Motors,” said John Eslworth, Holden’s executive sales director.
