New Chevy Colorado mega-thread

WTF is going on here? Dejavu ... I'm sure I've seen this somewhere before...

 

Its already improved. It lasts with out issues longer than gm product. Not everybody want gizmos in their trucks.

 

Actually, the EPA no longer tests at 55 MPH as their "Highway" test. They stopped doing that in 1999.

The highway test cycle, called the US06 Cycle, tests at 80 mph. This is why today many cars meet or nearly meet their highway EPA estimates even at 75-80 mph speeds. The new US06 Cycle is designed to replicate the increased speed limits we have seen over the last few years.

The US06 Cycle is also aggressive in acceleration. The FTP Cycle (The EPA's 11 mile city test cycle) requires leisurely acceleration equivalent to an 18 second 0-60. However the US06 Cycle demands acceleration to highway speed equivalent to a 7 second 0-60: full throttle for most vehicles.

My GMC Sierra is rated for 22 mpg highway, and unless there is a significant headwind, it achieves that easily even at 75 mph.

My old Tacoma 2.7L would also easily hit its 21 mpg rating at 75 MPH.

The EPA test is pretty accurate and I would not expect the Colorado to have any trouble achieving the claimed 26 MPG highway.

 

i'm going to go check out some Colorado threads BRB...

perhaps i'll be asking where to get one of those piss on Toyota stickers when i return?

edit: if you want to look at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFRHhNAP3Nw

dude, it's got the rear sliding window. awesome.

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA......

 

Fwiw My 14 v6 silverado crew 4x4 is getting the same mpg as the reg cab 2wd 4cyl taco

 

What a great looking truck.

It's like they took everything that was wrong with the Tacoma, and fixed it.

GM should do this kind of thing more often.

 

Disappointing there is no tranny cooler, they lacked this on the last Colorado.

Crazy that this truck is rated higher mpg then an equinox, still wish they would have went with the 4.3l which is a truck engine vs. this car engine 3.6.

This new Colorado does offer some excitement because of all the new features it has, and I to was considering one. But at the end of the day I know that my Tacoma will last longer then the Colorado and the Toyotas also "age" better then Chevys. I bought my Tacoma after the final straw when my 2005 Colorado's computer died at 80k miles! Chevy can add all the luxury items they want to this truck but Toyota does things Chevy never even attempts, like the protective film on the rock chip prone areas on our trucks. Another good aspect of our trucks is they are very easy to work on, for example rear diff drain plug, wont find that on a GM always have to remove the rear diff cover and get a new gasket. Its going to be interesting once these actually hit the streets and we see some real world reviews.

 

I will say after talking to the local dealer because toyota is in such high demand that they cant get their hands on one until after january.

 

Well, even though there wasn't a long list of options for the 2011 2dr. base Taco(next to nothing), I still bought one brand new. And $6K cheaper than a comparable Colorado. I don't do Nissans. My '96 Altima was made poorly, and cost too much to repair. And yes, toyota will do just fine. Just on Whidbey Island alone, I saw about 35 Tacoms in an hour yesterday...

 

Tacoma was the fastest selling pickup for the month of August, even against the news of the new GM twins making an appearance.

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/09/augusts-fastest-and-slowest-selling-pickups.html

 

Never heard of a recall for the Colorado due a RUSTING FRAME like you have slowly being eaten away by RUST. - LOL

 

I love this!! My father keeps talking crap to me because he is getting rid of his 2013 Tacoma for the new Colorado so all I keep hearing is what that truck has that mine doesn't. I cant wait until the first time he calls me to pick him up when his Colorado breaks down, heck his second vehicle he has right now is a GM and it has been one issue after another lately. Guess some people don't learn

 

I'll be very surprised if GM isn't headed into bankruptcy again in 10 years. Absolutely nothing has changed, they are still making cars that just make it to the end of the warranty before the major problems start and hardly giving a thought to how something will be serviced when the time comes because it's not their problem.

 

Never heard of a Tacoma's hood unexpectedly opening while driving... Guess that's just a GM thing.

 

^^ lol!

 

You are trolling. I am not interested.

That is all.