If mid-size is what you're looking for, there's no need to put full-sized demands on your wallet. The 2012 Chevy Colorado works hard and with your budget, and reflects the standard of excellence found in every Chevy Truck.
It offers the right amount of storage capacity for your needs with its three available cab configurations — Regular, Extended and Crew. Customize your truck even more with three engine choices ranging from an economical four-cylinder to a powerful V8, all of which we back with our 5-year/100,000-mile warranty(3). It's easy to see how Colorado is the perfect truck to take you on the adventure of your choice.
Rugged and assertive, Colorado delivers traditional Chevy Truck good looks regardless of body style or trim level. Start by choosing between two or four doors and standard or short cargo box versions to meet your exact storage capacity needs. And speaking of cargo, isn't it nice to know every 2012 Colorado comes with a standard drop-in bed liner to help protect your truck bed from scratches and dents while carrying cargo?
The rugged Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4x4 Z71 in Victory Red with available dealer-installed Chevrolet Accessories.
Chevrolet Colorado - Exterior
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Rugged terrain seems smoother in this Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4x4 Z71 in Victory Red with accessories.
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Chevrolet Colorado Regular Cab Z85 in Sheer Silver Metallic. Where will it take you?
Chevrolet Colorado - Exterior
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Rugged terrain seems smoother in this Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4x4 Z71.
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The always-ready Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4x4 Z85 in Deep Navy with dealer-installed Chevrolet Accessories.
Chevrolet Colorado - Exterior
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A sense of adventure comes standard with the Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4x4 Z71. Be sure to venture responsibly.
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Hit the trail with the Chevrolet Crew Cab 4x4 Z71 in Deep Navy with dealer-installed Chevrolet Accessories.
Chevrolet Colorado - Exterior
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The always-ready Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4x4 Z85 - giddy up, son.
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The Regular Cab offers seating for up to three and a six-foot cargo box. Available in Work Truck and Z85 trim levels, and comes with a host of standard features including a bed liner.
The Extended Cab offers seating for up to five and a six-foot cargo box. Available in four trim levels, including Work Truck and Sport, to suit a wide variety of driver needs.
Colorado Crew Cab offers more front and rear-seat legroom than Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, letting you seat up to six with the convenience of four doors.
Give yourself a little luxury in the Chevrolet Colorado with the available leather-appointed seats in Light Cashmere color.
Chevrolet Colorado - Interior
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Always enjoy the ride in your Chevrolet Colorado.
Chevrolet Colorado 4x4 instrument panel in Ebony.
Chevrolet Colorado - Interior
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Hold your hands up to the wheel and get a feel for the Chevrolet Colorado experience.
Chevrolet Colorado Extended Cab with Light Cashmere color and Deluxe Cloth seats.
Chevrolet Colorado - Interior
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That behind of yours deserves some luxury and Chevrolet Colorado with the available leather-appointed seats delivers.
A comfortable driving environment comes standard, but Colorado offers so much more. Available heated leather-appointed driver and passenger seating complement an array of standard convenience features like cruise control, an adjustable, leather-wrapped steering wheel.
Available on WT and standard on all other Colorado trims, an AM/FM stereo with CD/MP3 player helps you pass the miles with your favorite tunes. Want more? SiriusXM™ Satellite Radio(4) with three trial months gives you commercial-free music channels, sports, news and talk channels including comedy and family programming from coast-to-coast. Standard on all models except WT.
Standard on every Colorado, the Driver Information Center provides detailed information on a variety of vehicle functions, including oil life and the Tire Pressure Monitor System(5). TPMS monitors the inflation level of each of the four road tires, alerting the driver to a potentially dangerous underinflation situation.
Chevrolet Colorado - Capability
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The adventurous Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4x4 Z85 in Deep Navy with 16" aluminum wheels.
That behind of yours deserves some luxury and Chevrolet Colorado with the available leather-appointed seats delivers.
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Opt for the ultimate off-road Chevy Colorado with the legendary Z71 Off-Road package. It's the package for drivers ready to get out there — way out there, standard on Z71 2WD and 4x4. Feel confident and secure with its GM segment-exclusive automatic-locking rear differential that sends power to the wheel that has traction. Z71 also includes a front stabilizer bar, 17" wheels, and a Vortec 3.7L I-5 engine with 242 lb.-ft. of torque. See the complete list of features and specs.
Standard Colorado 2WD models offer impressive efficiency for fuel-conscious buyers(6) and those who live in climates where a 4x4 truck simply isn't needed. When it is, Colorado 4x4 models are available with Insta-Trac allowing you to shift from 2WD to 4x4 with just the touch of a button.
Standard on Colorado, the durable, efficient Vortec 2.9L I-4 engine offers 185 hp. 2WD models offer an impressive 25 MPG(7) EPA estimate on the highway without sacrificing the power you need to get the job done.
Designed to be a workhorse, the available Vortec 3.7L I-5 offers 23 MPG highway(7) on 2WD models — better highway fuel economy than any V6 midsize pickup(8)— while delivering an impressive 242 hp and 242 lb.-ft. of torque.
Towing, hauling or just having fun, the available 300 hp Vortec 5.3L V8 engine helps Colorado rise to any occasion. The icing? Better highway fuel economy — 20 MPG highway — than Dodge Dakota V8(9).
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Available dealer-installed GM-licensed accessory provides multiple users with full Internet access inside, and up to a 150-foot radius outside, the vehicle.
Standard on Colorado, provides wireless connectivity for select cell phones to the radio so you can make and receive calls while keeping your hands safely on the wheel.
Standard in every Colorado, it provides detailed information on a variety of vehicle functions, including oil life and includes the Tire Pressure Monitor System(5).
Have upcoming turns and street names displayed on the Driver Information Center or hear directions from the automated voice with Turn-by-Turn Navigation through OnStar. Standard for the first six months.
Enjoy commercial–free music channels along with compelling talk, news, comedy, family programming and much more from coast to coast with a standard three month trial (except on WT). In addition, you can now enjoy the GM exclusive upgrade to the XM Premier package throughout your trial with your new Colorado. The package offers over 140 channels including music from every genre, all major news channels, the biggest names in entertainment including Oprah Radio®, The Foxxhole produced by Jamie Foxx, two channels of Howard Stern and every major sport with MLB, NASCAR, and every NFL game. Find out more about SiriusXM at siriusxm.com.
You'll find safety features in Colorado that work hard to prevent accidents, but in the event of a crash Colorado helps protect you and your passengers with an extensive approach to safety applied to every Chevy vehicle — before, during and thanks to OnStar, after. OnStar is standard for six months.(13)
Every Colorado is equipped with not only four-wheel antilock brakes and daytime running lamps, but also StabiliTrak Electronic Stability Control System with Traction Control to help you avoid collisions. Stabilitrak helps you stay on the road and in control during emergency maneuvers. The control module compares your steering input with the vehicle's actual response and then, if necessary, makes small, individual applications to help keep you on track.
You can count on Colorado to help keep you protected in the event of a collision. It offers driver and front passenger frontal air bags(14) including head-curtain side impact air bags and Passenger Sensing System, along with a Steel Safety Cage and side-impact protection door beams.
Colorado offers the unmatched lifesaving technology of OnStar®13. In the event of a crash, you can be automatically connected to help through OnStar with the Directions & Connections Plan® — including Automatic Crash Response - standard for the first six months.