The special edition Trail Boss will be available with both the 2.5-liter and 3.6-liter V6, as well as the 2.8-liter Duramax diesel.With the Colorado a full-blown comeback success story, Chevrolet is not slowing down on development of the much-praised midsize pickup. The latest update to the truck is the new 2016 Z71 Trail Boss, a special edition model coming this fall.
Although many of the Trail Boss’ features carry over from last year’s model, Chevy has upped the truck’s styling a bit with black-finish 17-inch aluminum wheels, a black bowtie on the grille and — most notably – roll bars with a pair of LED trail lights. The bars are decorative but effective in adding a nice touch to the overall look of the truck.
The midsize pickup’s roll bars, fitted with LED trail lights, may be simply decorative, but they do enhance the truck’s styling.Like last year’s model, at the core of the 2016 Trail Boss is Chevy’s Z71 off-road package, with its G80 automatic locking rear differential. The truck will be available with both the 2.5-liter and 3.6-liter V6 as well as the 2.8-liter Duramax diesel.
The truck sits on Goodyear Wrangler DuraTec all-terrain tires, features front recovery hooks, tubular assist steps and a spray-on bedliner.
There’s definitely more style than hard-nosed capability in the truck, but when equipped with the Duramax, it’s a hard package to argue with in terms of fuel economy. Pricing has yet to be announced.
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