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Pics Aplenty: Global Chevrolet Colorado rolls out in Thailand

General Motors has officially unveiled the company's global 2012 Chevrolet Colorado in Thailand. The automaker says the truck is the culmination of a vehicle program that spanned five years, $2 billion and five continents. What did all that effort come up with? For starters, buyers in Thailand will be able to chose between a pair of new turbo-diesel four-cylinder Duramax engines. The engines are available in both 2.5-litre and 2.8-litre displacements, with the smaller lump producing 150 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. The larger, 2.8-litre turbo diesel yields 180 hp and a very ... Read More

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    Video: Participant claims Fox News Denver rigged marijuana driving test results
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    In May of this year, KDVR, Fox News 31 of Denver, Colorado aired a segment in which it tested the effects of marijuana on drivers. At the time of the story, Colorado lawmakers narrowly voted down a law that would have made it illegal to drive with more than five nanograms / ml of the drug in your system. So, to determine the effects of driving under the ...

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    Video: How Colorado beat out rest of the world for setting of Forza Horizon, plus barn finds!
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    Turn 10 studios has released another video showing us behind the scenes of its upcoming extension to the Forza Motorsport franchise, Forza Horizon. Hitting store shelves on October 23, Forza Horizon leaves the race tracks behind by putting players in an open world environment that's modeled after Colorado. How did Colorado get the nod? As the video ...

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    Report: PickupTrucks.com stages global shootout with new Ranger, Colorado, Hilux and Amarok
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    PickupTrucks.com has turned to its friends in Australia for a look at a few of the most popular midsize pickups found Down Under. The result is the Global Pickup Shootout that pits the reigning-champion Toyota Hilux against the Holden (Chevy) Colorado, Volkswagen Amarok and the Ford Ranger. Each truck was faced with a battery of tests that included ...

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    Report: Holden plans to maintain its own identity within GM
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    Unbeknownst to us, observers of Holden, General Motors' Australian subsidiary that has helped The General make some of its finest product, have wondered if the austral brand's identity would get swallowed up in the push to create a cohesive, global Chevrolet. Three products headed to the antipodes have aroused the question: although the Colorado pickup ...

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    Report: GMC version of Chevy Colorado to look "significantly differentiated" - if it gets built
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    The mid-size pickup truck segment should get a much-needed shot in the arm when the global Chevrolet Colorado reaches our shores in the near future. We're not exactly sure when the Colorado will be built and sold here, but thanks to its 2011 reveal we have a good idea of what it will look like. We also don't know any specs for the North American model, ...

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    Pics Aplenty: Global Chevrolet Colorado rolls out in Thailand
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    General Motors has officially unveiled the company's global 2012 Chevrolet Colorado in Thailand. The automaker says the truck is the culmination of a vehicle program that spanned five years, $2 billion and five continents. What did all that effort come up with? For starters, buyers in Thailand will be able to chose between a pair of new turbo-diesel ...

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    Whenever a new contract between the United Auto Workers and a major automaker is being hashed out, interesting tidbits regarding future products seem to leak out. Such is the case with the barely finalized deal between General Motors and the UAW. A report from stltoday.com indicates that General Motors is negotiating with local union leaders from the ...

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    GM proposes $380M U.S. investment in St. Louis plant for midsize pickup and van
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    Whenever a new contract between the United Auto Workers and a major automaker is being hashed out, interesting tidbits regarding future products seem to leak out. Such is the case with the barely finalized deal between General Motors and the UAW. A report from stltoday.com indicates that General Motors is negotiating with local union leaders from the ...

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    Remember that hapless Subaru stranded on the fire trail? Here's the in-car footage
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    Chevrolet Colorado successor spied almost completely camo-free
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    General Motors has been fairly tight-lipped about whether or not we'll see the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado here in Canada. Right now, most signs point to "no." That's a real shame, too, given that the new mid-sized pickup packs what appears to be an efficient and powerful 2.8-litre turbodiesel engine and some snappy styling. That's the kind of ...