CHEVROLET

BRAND SHOWS AT SEMA COLORADO VERSIONS ZR2 AEV CONCEPT AND ZR2 RACE DEVELOPMENT TRUCK
Chevrolet presented at the SEMA Show 2017 the Colorado ZR2 AEV Concept and the ZR2 Race Development Truck. Both to demonstrate Colorado's off-road capability and its higher-performance version, the Colorado ZR2.

On the one hand, the ZR2 AEV prototype, created in collaboration with American Expedition Vehicles, uses a 2.8-liter Duramax turbodiesel engine. "The ZR2 underscores Chevrolet's off-road engineering capability," said Dave Harriton, the founder of AEV. "Our collaboration has shown us that Colorado is a great platform to build an all-terrain pick-up that can take you as far as possible safely."The Colorado ZR2 AEV and the Colorado ZR2 Race Development Truck equip a suspension developed by

Chevrolet Performance that includes: Front and rear shock absorbers; sunken front mid axles; high-angle spherical joints and high rigidity high-angle rods; Spring-loaded rear suspension with specially adapted Multimatic DSSVTM blades and dampers.In addition, the prototype also features: AEV all-terrain bumpers; full anti-slip protection at the bottom of the body; large height mudguards and high-altitude pipe; Mud-Terrain BF Goodrich KM2 35-inch tires; Auxiliary lighting LED front and rear; ARB refrigerator / freezer; Equipt aluminum storage tanks and NATAN-style fuel tanks.
On the other hand, the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Race Development Truck, based on the ZR2, incorporates new shock absorbers, adjusted so that they can be used in high-speed off-road driving. In addition, homologated parts were added by Chevrolet Performance Engineering and Chad Hall, champion of the series of races Best in the Desert: Elevation of the body in 1.5 inches; Goodyear Wrangler MT / R 33-inch tires; Rear shock sliding plates; Rear differential slip plate; Steel Transmission Shaft, Tire Spacers with Extended Length Wheel Bolts; All-terrain air inlet and performance exhaust.

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