"The Holden Colorado that is sold in Australia was not tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the US," says Holden Australia spokeswoman Kate Lonsdale. The model tested was the Chevrolet Colorado built and sold in the United States.
Ms Lonsdale said that although both Colorados were initially derived from the same Isuzu platform, they are two different vehicles. The Chevrolet version, model GMT355, is built with different steel and to a different specification to the Holden Colorado model C190.
The frame and all panels are manufactured in different plants. The Chevrolet Colorado is built at Shreveport, Louisana and the Holden Colorado in Rayong, Thailand.
Ms Lonsdale said the performance of the two vehicles would differ in this roof crush test and said it was ‘pure speculation’ to suggest otherwise. In Australia, the Holden Colorado has been tested by the Australian New Car Assessment Program and received a 3-star safety rating.
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