2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax Diesel Belts Out 369 lb-ft of Torque - Automobile

The numbers for the long-anticipated 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax diesel and 2016 GMC Canyon Duamax diesel are in. We’ve been hearing about a diesel-powered Colorado and Canyon since before the mid-size trucks even launched, and it looks like... 8-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder engine, the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and 2016 GMC Canyon Duramax diesel make 181 hp and a whopping 369 lb-ft of torque. General Motors claims it is the lowest-emission diesel truck engine it has ever built. With so much torque, available at just 2,000 rpm, the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax diesel has a maximum trailering capacity of 7,700 pounds on rear-wheel-drive models and 7,600 pounds for four-wheel-drive models. Also included as standard on all diesel Colorados are the smart diesel exhaust brake system, a special Centrifugal Pendulum Vibration Absorber to reduce noise and vibration, the Z82 trailering package with a hitch receiver and seven-pin connector,... Source: www.automobilemag.com