Chevrolet has announced a new engine that may well find its way into the redesigned Chevrolet Colorado. The new engine is a turbo 2.0L four cylinder direct injected gasoline engine. It produces 260 hp and 260 ft lb of torque. The torque reaches its maximum at only 1700 rpm, more like a diesel than a traditional gas engine.
The current Colorado uses a 3.7L five cylinder conventional gas engine that produces 240 hp and 240 ft lb. That torque peak arrives at 4600 rpm. The new 4 cylinder Ecotec 2.0 engine would be an improvement in all ways, including mpg.
The 2.0L Ecotec engine is scheduled to appear in the Chevrolet Malibu Eco sedan in a few months.
For comparison, the 4.0L gas engine used in the Toyota Tacoma produces 266 ft lb at 4000 rpm. Toyota's famous D4D 3.0L turbodiesel produces about 250 ft lb of torque in the HiLux pickup. The 2.0L turbodiesel in the VW Amarok pickup was first tuned to produce 240 ft-lbs, but recently has been tuned to about 300 ft-lbs.
The current Colorado uses a 3.7L five cylinder conventional gas engine that produces 240 hp and 240 ft lb. That torque peak arrives at 4600 rpm. The new 4 cylinder Ecotec 2.0 engine would be an improvement in all ways, including mpg.
The 2.0L Ecotec engine is scheduled to appear in the Chevrolet Malibu Eco sedan in a few months.
For comparison, the 4.0L gas engine used in the Toyota Tacoma produces 266 ft lb at 4000 rpm. Toyota's famous D4D 3.0L turbodiesel produces about 250 ft lb of torque in the HiLux pickup. The 2.0L turbodiesel in the VW Amarok pickup was first tuned to produce 240 ft-lbs, but recently has been tuned to about 300 ft-lbs.