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While the news of today is destined to be dominated by a certain plucky Japanese roadster, props to Chevrolet and GMC for announcing its own significant bit of news about their newest pickup twins, the midsize Colorado and Canyon. The two GM-owned brands announced that the twins' 3.6-liter V6 will return up to 26 miles per gallon on the freeway.

To get such efficiency from the 305-horsepower mill, you'll need to live without four-wheel drive and be okay with a max city fuel economy of 18 mpg. The combined rating for the 2WD model sits at 21 mpg. Adding four-wheel drive drops the city and combined ratings by one mpg, while the highway rating dips from 26 to 24 mpg.

As for the twins' eagerly anticipated 2.8-liter diesel engine, it's destined for model year 2016, meaning we've got a ways to go before its efficiency and output are certified.

In other Colorado news, Chevy has launched the new pickup's configurator ahead of the truck's release later this fall. Its sister company, GMC, hasn't done the same for the Canyon (as of this writing), although we doubt a release is too far off.

Take a look below for the press release touting the new trucks' fuel economy, and then head over and build your very own Colorado at Chevy's consumer website.Continue reading Chevy Colorado configurator goes live as GM touts fuel efficiency

Chevy Colorado configurator goes live as GM touts fuel efficiency originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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