At the Buenos Aires auto show this week, Chevrolet is showing another concept of its next-generation Colorado pickup, this time in jacked-up, left-hand-drive, double-cab “Rally” form. When we last saw the truck three months ago—halfway around the world in Thailand—it was as the sleek, right-hand-drive, extended-cab Colorado concept. This latest take is a real feast for the eyes, with fat fenders, front and rear winches, and more ancillary lights than an ambulance. The production version certainly will be toned down, but from what we can tell from looking at both trucks, the next Colorado is going to look pretty cool.
We're still unclear on whether we will see the truck in North America. Chevy PR isn't much help, hemming and hawing when asked if we’ll get it, saying words to the effect of “well, it’s a global truck,” but little else. While the mid-size truck segment has been slow of late, a U.S. introduction for at least a commercial version of the Colorado is looking more and more likely, given that the same economic forces that have made the Ford Transit Connect viable for the van market also apply to pickup market. Such a truck would have to prove beefy enough to handle professional duties, and would likely have to offer at least one gas-powered V-6 on the order sheet, although the 2.8-liter turbo-diesel supposedly installed in this Rally concept would probably pull as many stumps as any gas-fired six-pot GM could come up with.
“The Rally Colorado Concept is looking to the future of the global Chevrolet pickups,” said GM, in a translated statement. We think that future ought to include GM’s home market.
