# 2016 Chevrolet Colorado torque

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-colorado-torque/115123>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, colorado\
**Created:** [April 7, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-colorado-torque/115123 "2018-04-07T01:20:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![jerry29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jerry29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jerry29)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-colorado-torque/115123/1 "2018-04-07T01:20:31Z")

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What the heck is Torque?  
I still cannot figure this out  
My 2016 Chevy Colorado has good HP, but i guess lousy torque  
I have to slam the gas pedal down, to get any decent power  
Chevy told me, they made it this way to get more gas mileage, \*&^%, i need more Torque I think???

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-colorado-torque/115123/2 "2018-04-07T01:34:23Z")

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Torque in engineering terms is the twisting force the engine can apply at whatever rpm it is running at the time. It is generally described as foot-lbs or pounds-feet. Picture a 200 lb man putting his full weight on a 1 foot long breaker bar to a bolt. That man is applying 200 ft-pounds of torque.

In seat-of-the-pants terms, it is the grunt you feel when accelerating from a dead stop. There’s not a lot you can do to help this issue. short of selling it and getting one with a bigger engine OR changing the rear-end gears (and front axle, too, if 4WD) to multiply the torque your engine has to the rear wheels.