- Chevrolet is reportedly shedding one of the two engine choices in its 2025 Colorado pickup
- That leaves only one engine on the truck’s order sheet—the range-topping 2.7L four-cylinder
- It’s rated at 310 hp and 430 lb-ft, much more than its 237-hp cousin getting the heave-ho
Generally, news of an automaker trimming the number of powertrain options in a particular model down to a lone choice is something which isn’t welcomed — unless the brand has decided to retain only the most powerful one of them all, of course.
Which is, reportedly, exactly what Chevrolet has done for its Colorado pickup truck in the upcoming 2025 model year. Going forward, the midsizer – in every trim, from Work Truck to ZR2 – will be available solely with a 2.7L four-cylinder making 310 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque, says info from GM Authority. In the past, the same engine was available in three states of tune, including combos of 237 hp and 260 torques; and 310 hp and 391 lb-ft. The latter configuration vanished last year, whilst the former departs its mortal coil this annum.
On its introduction, the spectre of three different power outputs from the same 2.7L engine across an array of trims made sense to someone with a PowerPoint-slide deck and pocket protector deep inside General Motors. Base trucks got the weedy output, mid-rung ones were granted the middle option, whilst the most powerful choice was optional on just about everything, save for being standard on the burliest off-roaders.
Now its standard on everything — including the least-expensive WT (which stands for “Work Truck” and not “White Trash”) trim. If the only difference across the board was a few lines of computer code and a bit of tuning, this is a good choice, and puts the Colorado on better footing when compared to its rivals on paper. Still, this would be a good excuse for GM to jack up the base price of these things. Base trims currently start just at $39,299 when equipped with four-wheel-drive for the 2024 model year. GM is as yet mum on pricing for ’25.
But since we’re feeling charitable today (thanks, generic-brand Zoloft!) we’ll chalk this change up to take-rates and market feedback. Certainly, the Colorado itself is a competitive truck, with useful innovations like storage in the tailgate, plenty of tiedowns, and what’s arguably the most comprehensive array of off-road trims in its segment: Z71, Trail Boss, ZR2, and ZR2 Bison.
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