Rumors abound (most likely true this time) of this Australian designed Holden coming to the US in 2015 as the new Colorado. Word is a diesel will be available as well as a Direct Injection 4.3 V6... maybe even a turbo option.
The Holden version competes directly with the Navara, Hilux, Ranger, Amorok and other world platform trucks down under and is well received there. Of course, the North America version will be nuanced but there is hope that Chevy may get the "Colorado II" right.
Just imagine it with 4WD, diesel and a manual trans
http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevy-colorado-this-is-it-1467682942