Model year 2016 · 2nd gen (2015–2022)

2016 Chevrolet Colorado specs

The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado tows 3,500–7,700 lb, carries 1,410–1,580 lb of payload, has 8.1–8.4 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,920–4,711 lb at the curb and measures 212.7–224.9 in long, by configuration, per Chevrolet’s own documents.

We hold 14 configurations of the 2016 Colorado, and Chevrolet gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 14
Documents: 4

01 / Configurations

Every 2016 Colorado configuration

14 retail configurations sold in 2016, each with the figures Chevrolet publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Chevrolet gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

201614 configurations

2016 Chevrolet Colorado 2nd gen: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight
Extended Cab Long Box 2WD 2.5L I-4	8.4 in	17.7°	22.0°	22.6°	3,500 lb	1,450 lb	3,920 lb
Extended Cab Long Box 2WD 2.5L I-4 manual	8.4 in	17.7°	22.0°	22.6°	3,500 lb	1,410 lb	3,960 lb
Extended Cab Long Box 2WD 3.6L V-6	8.4 in	17.7°	22.0°	22.6°	3,500 lb7,000 lb¹	1,580 lb	4,090 lb
Extended Cab Long Box 4WD 2.5L I-4	8.3 in	17.6°	19.7°	22.3°	3,500 lb	1,430 lb	4,140 lb
Extended Cab Long Box 4WD 3.6L V-6	8.3 in	17.6°	19.7°	22.3°	3,500 lb7,000 lb¹	1,560 lb	4,310 lb
Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 2.5L I-4	8.3 in	17.4°	22.0°	22.1°	3,500 lb	1,450 lb	4,020 lb
Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 2.8L Duramax diesel	8.3 in	17.4°	22.0°	22.1°	7,700 lb	1,508 lb	4,460 lb
Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 3.6L V-6	8.3 in	17.4°	22.0°	22.1°	3,500 lb7,000 lb¹	1,580 lb	4,190 lb
Crew Cab Short Box 4WD 2.8L Duramax diesel	8.2 in	17.3°	19.8°	22.1°	7,600 lb	1,477 lb	4,691 lb
Crew Cab Short Box 4WD 3.6L V-6	8.2 in	17.3°	19.8°	22.1°	3,500 lb7,000 lb¹	1,580 lb	4,390 lb
Crew Cab Long Box 2WD 2.8L Duramax diesel	8.1 in	17.2°	20.6°	22.4°	7,700 lb	1,474 lb	4,494 lb
Crew Cab Long Box 2WD 3.6L V-6	8.1 in	17.2°	20.6°	22.4°	3,500 lb7,000 lb¹	1,540 lb	4,230 lb
Crew Cab Long Box 4WD 2.8L Duramax diesel	8.1 in	17.1°	18.6°	22.2°	7,600 lb	1,457 lb	4,711 lb
Crew Cab Long Box 4WD 3.6L V-6	8.1 in	17.1°	18.6°	22.2°	3,500 lb7,000 lb¹	1,520 lb	4,450 lb

MakerSource: 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Specifications (GM media site, specifications tab)

¹ With the Z82 Trailering Package: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2016

The 2016 Colorado against the 2015, the previous model year we hold. Only what Chevrolet’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 4 configurations (Crew Cab Short Box 2WD 2.8L Duramax diesel, Crew Cab Short Box 4WD 2.8L Duramax diesel, Crew Cab Long Box 2WD 2.8L Duramax diesel and Crew Cab Long Box 4WD 2.8L Duramax diesel).
Towing: 3,500–7,700 lb (2015: 3,500–7,000 lb).
Payload: 1,410–1,580 lb (2015: 1,410–1,590 lb).
Curb weight: 3,920–4,711 lb (2015: 3,920–4,450 lb).
Same range as the 2015: ground clearance and length.
Payload differs on 3 of 10 configurations sold in both years: −10 lb.
Curb weight differs on 3 of 10 configurations sold in both years: +10 lb.

03 / Sources

The 2016 documents

4 documents behind the 2016 Colorado’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Chevrolet’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.