2015 Holden Colorado And Colorado 7 SUV Review
What’s hot: More refined, quieter and smoother on road, improved interior finish.
What’s not: Some improvements reserved for top-spec models.
X-FACTOR: Genuine off-road ability now mixed with improved on-road compliance; a good family all-rounder.
Vehicle style: Large Utility/SUV
Price: $28,390 - $50,990
Engine/trans: 147kW/440Nm (500Nm auto) 2.8 diesel | 6spd manual/auto
Fuel consumption l/100km listed (Colorado 7): 9.2 | tested: 9.8 (on-road) | 11.7 (beach)
OVERVIEW
Holden’s refreshed 2015 Colorado range has arrived, bringing interior and suspension refinements to a number of key models in the pickup and SUV lines.
For the new model year, Holden has revised the suspension tune of the top-spec LTZ pickup to make it more compliant on sealed roads, while also introducing improved sound-deadening across the range.
It's an update that buyers will have to experience to notice: the updated Colorado’s outward appearance is identical to the 2014 model.
The Colorado remains a hugely important model for Holden, trading blows with the smaller Cruze range in the battle to be Holden's second-best sales performer behind the big Commodore.
Sales of the Colorado pickup have grown through 2014 too, in a segment that is generally down around 4.5 percent. The Colorado 7 has also improved its market share this year by around 1.8 percent.
Can this latest update push Colorado sales even further? We took the LTZ in both pickup and SUV body styles through town and to the beach to find out.
THE INTERIOR | RATING: 3/5
Visual interior changes for 2015 are reserved almost entirely for the top-spec LTZ in both Colorado and Colorado 7, which now feature soft-touch areas in jet black, along with piano-black highlights.
There are also heated leather front seats (optional on LTZ Crew Cab), while lower-spec models get new carpets.
Most interior changes however, are invisible to the naked eye.
The 2015 model now sports new inner door padding, new door seals, tighter roof tolerances during manufacturing and more - all aimed at reducing cabin noise for passengers.
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