Originally Posted By: MalfunctionProne
They still make Chevy Colorados?
Thought everyone forgot about those along with Hummers (hello H3.)
It was dropped for '13 and '14, then brought back as an all new model. No more Atlas engines. The only thing it really has in common with the first generation of Colorado is that Isuzu played a role in the development of both trucks, and it was released for the Southeast Asian market first, as that is where the bulk of its sales will be.
The new Colorado is a nice, if nearly full size pickup. Certainly nicer than the first Colorado was. Only time will tell if reliability is better than the first gen, which had issues with everything from cylinder heads to various plastic bits that were sub par.
That said, the most remarkable things about the new Colorado are 1) that it exists in the US at all and 2) that the price is actually pretty reasonable. They are considerably less expensive than similar Silverados, about $5-6K lower MSRP, and not just for base models. You can get a nice LT crew cab for $30K, and supposedly it will still get a couple more MPG than a Silverado on the highway.
Once the newness wears off a bit, I could see WT models with power windows/locks, I4, and auto selling for $20K new, which would be a pretty good bargain these days.
I don't put any weight in a Motor Trend TOTY comparo though. TOTY is always kind of a joke...lets compare a bunch of dissimilar models with widely varying prices and call one a winner. A comparison between a midsize truck, a full size 1/2 ton, and 3/4-1 ton pickups is kind of silly. What MT says is no indication of if the F-150 will bomb or not. The only thing I have to dislike about the F-150 so far is its huge size and Ford's increasingly bizarre styling.
They still make Chevy Colorados?
Thought everyone forgot about those along with Hummers (hello H3.)
It was dropped for '13 and '14, then brought back as an all new model. No more Atlas engines. The only thing it really has in common with the first generation of Colorado is that Isuzu played a role in the development of both trucks, and it was released for the Southeast Asian market first, as that is where the bulk of its sales will be.
The new Colorado is a nice, if nearly full size pickup. Certainly nicer than the first Colorado was. Only time will tell if reliability is better than the first gen, which had issues with everything from cylinder heads to various plastic bits that were sub par.
That said, the most remarkable things about the new Colorado are 1) that it exists in the US at all and 2) that the price is actually pretty reasonable. They are considerably less expensive than similar Silverados, about $5-6K lower MSRP, and not just for base models. You can get a nice LT crew cab for $30K, and supposedly it will still get a couple more MPG than a Silverado on the highway.
Once the newness wears off a bit, I could see WT models with power windows/locks, I4, and auto selling for $20K new, which would be a pretty good bargain these days.
I don't put any weight in a Motor Trend TOTY comparo though. TOTY is always kind of a joke...lets compare a bunch of dissimilar models with widely varying prices and call one a winner. A comparison between a midsize truck, a full size 1/2 ton, and 3/4-1 ton pickups is kind of silly. What MT says is no indication of if the F-150 will bomb or not. The only thing I have to dislike about the F-150 so far is its huge size and Ford's increasingly bizarre styling.
