Colorado Rock - Custom Chevy Colorado

Chevy compact truck enthusiasts were a little disappointed when the much anticipated S-10 replacement, Colorado, arrived at Chevy dealerships. The new Colorado was better in every way but only a little longer and wider than the S-10. Nothing new in styling was obvious because the Colorado copies the design cues of the bigger, full-size Chevy Silverado. Chevy engineers took the 275-hp 4.2 liter, inline 6-cylinder engine from the Trailblazer and cut off the end cylinder to make a 3.5-liter inline five pumping out just 220 hp. They should have left the inline 6 alone.


When compared to the optional engine available in the all-new Dodge Dakota, a 250-hp V-8, the all-new Toyota Tacoma with a 245-hp V-6, and the all-new Nissan Frontier's 265-hp V-6, Chevy's Colorado was behind the eight ball from the get-go as far as acceleration and towing capacity was concerned. Enter RK Sport.

New Skin - More Guts
RK Sport came to the rescue with a bold styling package that gives the Colorado a more menacing look, suspension enhancements that add razor sharp handling, and a powerful supercharger kit that increases horsepower and torque to back up the aggressive look.


RK Sport of Murrieta, California, is a manufacturer and distributor of quality, GM-licensed urethane and fiberglass body enhancements, exhaust systems, performance and suspension systems. RK Sport designers and engineers spent many weeks putting together their project Colorado Extended Cab using their latest products to show how easy it is to personalize and customize the new Colorado, giving it bolder looks and more power. A host of other popular aftermarket products were used to make this customized Colorado even more unique.


The easy-to-install RK Sport Chevy Colorado body kit starts out with a racy looking custom fabricated extractor hood with carbon fiber inlay, and a custom fabricated hard tonneau cover with a lip spoiler over the cargo box that also contains carbon fiber inlay. The custom fabricated extractor hood, grille kit and front bumper cover have black painted lattice wire behind all openings to help keep road debris out of the engine compartment. The RK Sport ground effects kit includes a front bumper cover, unique lower rocker panels, roll pan and fender flairs to give the Colorado a more aggressive look. The factory fuel filler door was replaced with a Weston billet fuel door.