Colorado, Canyon to receive four-cylinder Duramax diesel options

[NewEnglandRaceFan]

http://blog.powerblocktv.com/colorado-canyon-to-receive-four-cylinder-duramax-diesel-options/

[Barry Donovan]

awesome.

is it a relabeled Isuzu or is it gm from the ground up.

did they chop a v8 in half and use epoxy?

that is how the v8 came about in the first place...now they are going the other direction.

[DanStokes]

I too am wondering whose engine it is. I certainly welcome more Diesels, especially in pickups. Should be a nice combo.

Dan

[Deaf Bob]

Isn't a Duramax an Izuzu, but their first V engine?
I know Izuzu made inline diesels for years and are (were?)quite good

[SpiderGearsMan]

joint venture
isuzu never made V8s
good luck , we can't get colorado owners to even change their oil

[Dan Barlow]

Now they can skip straight to burning it.

[antmnte]

Good choice as long as its a good motor. I bet they will sell well.

[jordanmorningstar]

I'm already trying to talk my wife into trading our next minivan on it... Can't wait to see this in our driveway!

[Hemidog]

Duramax is a GM engine, developed with VM Motori I believe. Here in Aust we get both the Holden (GM) Colorado with the 2.8L Duramax engine and the closely related Isuzu D-Max with the Isuzu 3.0L diesel engine. The Duramax is a newer engine and feels more highly stressed than the bigger Isuzu engine

[dieselgeek]

Isuzu's contribution to the Duramax was in the DMAX Ltd. partnership. They developed the combustion chamber design, the Duramax isn't based off any isuzu engine before that. And besides, Isuzu is WAAAAY better at building diesels than GM, it was smart for Gm to get some guidance.

My Aunt was the CFO for DMAX Ltd. in Moraine, for about 10 years before she retired.

[Loren]

Chrysler did good long ago, buying a credible name to put on the sides/under the hood of their diesel trucks instead of trying to mess with it themselves. After slapping the moniker "Dura-" onto Vega motors in the last year trying to convince people they were a good engine, I will never fully trust a GM Dura-anything. If you have to call it a Dura- to sell it, what then is the matter? Can't it just get a reputation by itself, as Cummins did?

That said, I have a friend with a DuraMax (maybe 100K now) and it's been a good motor.

[TheSilverBuick]

I'm interested to see how the 4-cylinder duramax goes. I'd consider myself a potential owner of one in the future if the power and mpgs are right.

[milner351]

The small truck market isn't what it used to be - but I can see that pendulum swinging back if trucks are made that people value, Ford messed up by putting the ranger out to pasture and carrying it over with no changes for so long.

I look forward to hearing more about these - it could be a real home run for folks that want some utility without driving a 6000lb bohemoth and want fuel economy better than high teens.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I'm interested to see how the 4-cylinder duramax goes. I'd consider myself a potential owner of one in the future if the power and mpgs are right.

My dad had a shop truck for 20 years - a Isuzu diesel, 2wd, long bed truck. We beat the living snot out of that truck, and the worst mpg it got was 45 mpg. We used it like a 1 ton - e.g. we put a 20' commercial vent hood on the ladder rack (~500 lbs), 48x60" flat side - and hauled it to Seattle. Got 45 mpg.... top speed was 55.

That's the yardstick - if the truck does better than 30mpg, my H3 will find a new home.

[SpiderGearsMan]

GM doesn't Own Isuzu any more
and sold detroit diesel to penske and benz years ago