2021 Chevy Colorado With Facelift Caught Off-Guard by GM Authority Photo Crew

During the dog days of Summer, GM Authority was the first to serve up the red-hot story that the Chevy Colorado was not due for a mid-cycle refresh. Instead, the 2021 model year will see an update to its front fascia, and you can see in the photos here as a prototype is caught testing in plain sight. Just as was expected, the front end is covered with a zebra-stripe and checkered camo, but it's easy to make out the changes to the nose.

The truck pictured in these shots appears to be of the Work Truck trim, sporting the optional 16-inch RS1 Ultra Silver Metallic Cast aluminum wheels. When stacked up against the current model, the biggest change appears to be the actual pattern of the black upper grille insert as well as a redesigned lower fascia, that now has a new cutout situated at the lower end of the bumper cover. After this facelift, an all-new Colorado and Canyon is set to arrive for the 2023 model year, riding on an updated version of the GM 31XX platform that resides underneath the current model.

This updated fascia is expected to land during the second half of the 2020 calendar year for the 2021 model year. Die-hard truck fans here at Chuck Hutton Chevy of Memphis have so many reasons to love the Colorado, the truck that undercuts the full-size a bit to be versatile and even off-road ready. As we were looking over other GM Authority news regarding our favorite line, we also came across this awesome video of the Colorado ZR2 Diesel taking on Utah's Little Moab. It is evident here just how the large amount of suspension travel that the ZR2 package helps out the Red-Hot truck in a pinch. It can carry on without any problems where others would be stuck dead in their tracks.

As we look at the current model and wait in anticipation for future Colorado variants to arrive to the lot, one of the other cool happenings over this last year was the new supercharger kit Lingenfelter announced for the ZR2. It offers a major power increase for the 3.6-Liter V6 LGZ engine, taking it from the stock 308 horsepower to 416 horsepower, courtesy of an Edelbrock supercharger hard at work. Hauling, towing, and taking care of all other duties on your to-do list is what trucks are best known for, and the Colorado has all the defined chops to quickly become your favorite!