The Thai-built Holden Colorado (aka Chevrolet Colorado) may be dead, but its Brazilian cousin lives on – and has received a substantial update.
The 2025 Chevrolet S10 packs a more powerful Duramax turbo-diesel engine and a fresh look inside and out.
The 2.8-litre turbo-diesel four now produces 154kW of power and 510Nm of torque. That’s an improvement of 7kW and 10Nm over the 2.8-litre in the defunct Thai-built Colorado.
Chevrolet says the new-generation Duramax engine is managed by artificial intelligence, though it doesn’t detail exactly how it uses this tech.
The old six-speed automatic transmission is gone, replaced with an eight-speed auto – shared with the North American Colorado – that Chevrolet claims has smoother gear changes.
The S10 now does the 0-100km/h sprint in 9.4 seconds, a second quicker than before, while offering fuel economy up to 13 per cent better.
Chevrolet has widened the S10’s track, retuned the suspension and added new shock absorbers, with reduced noise and vibration coming from the addition of acoustic panels within the doors, roof and firewall.
The overhauled ute will continue to offer both ute and cab-chassis body styles, as well as single- and double-cab configurations and LTZ, rugged Z71 and luxurious High Country grades.
While the rear looks familiar, the front has a more imposing, blocky face than before, aligning it more closely with the larger Silverado.
There’s also a new bonnet and fenders, while all models have full-LED headlights. New wheel designs feature across the range.
The updated S10’s interior has some design similarities with the North American Colorado.
There’s an 11-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a digital instrument cluster, a wireless phone charger, and USB-A and USB-C outlets front and rear.
There are also new seats up front that are slightly wider and softer than before, plus a new telescopic steering column.
US-market Chevrolet Colorado 
Mexican-market Chevrolet S10 Max 
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Brazilian-market 2022 Chevrolet S10
The S10 previously offered autonomous emergency braking and automatic headlights, but with the update it gains automatic high-beam, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.
It’s manufactured in GM’s São José dos Campos plant in Brazil for Latin American markets. That means it’s left-hand drive-only, unlike its departed Thai-built Colorado cousin which was exported in right-hand drive to Australia before GM sold the factory that built it.
The S10 isn’t to be confused with the Chevrolet S10 Max sold in Mexico, which is a rebadged LDV T60 to slot in under the pricier North American Colorado.
The US-built Colorado rides a heavily updated version of the Holden Colorado and Chevrolet S10’s platform, with new styling inside and out. It’s exclusively offered with turbo-petrol power and is built only in left-hand drive.
