Profile of the Chevy Colorado

Summary

The Chevy Colorado is a midsize pickup truck from Chevrolet. In 2004 the Colorado replaced the S-10 model, which had been in the market for 22 years. The Chevy Colorado is larger than the S-10 and built tougher with a no-frills utilitarian look.

Three body styles are being offered: regular, extended and crew cab body styles. The 2007 Chevrolet Colorado model sports new features like better transmission shift quality. The regular and extended model come with manual or automatic transmission while the crew cab uses fully automatic. A new sun and sound package is included. The Colorado comes with a choice of engines and good acceleration in traffic. 128,359 Colorados were sold in 2005. The Chevy Colorado Commonrail 3.0L won the "Car of The Year 2005 - Best 2WD Pickup Truck" award in 2005.

History

The Chevy Colorado was introduced in 2004 after nearly 10 years of development.

Specifications

Seating: The Chevy Colorado pickup truck comes with three cab choices: regular, extended and crew cab. Different versions seat from two to six passengers.

Gas Mileage: The Chevy Colorado 3.5 cylinder engine model provides mileage of 17 mpg in the city and 22 on highways. The 4-cylinder model gets an average of 22 mpg.

Safety Rating: On a scale of one to five, with five being the maximum protection, NHTSA frontal crash test assigned a maximum rating of 5 out of 5 stars, which means a less than 10% chance of injury both for driver and front passenger in the Colorado crew cab 2WD and 4 WD. In the Rollover test, both vehicles got a rating of 4 stars. The side crash test rating from the front side was 4 stars for both, and from the rear, 5 stars.

Price: The 2007 Chevrolet Colorado has an MSRP ranging from $14,730 to $23,830.

Warranty

The Chevy Colorado comes with a new vehicle limited warranty of 3 years or 36000 miles. The warranty covers the complete vehicle, including the tires and also towing it to the nearest Chevy dealer. The warranty also covers cosmetic corrosion that might arise from defects. The rust through corrosion warranty is for 6 years or 100,000 miles. The powertrain warranty is for 5 years or 100,000 miles.

Reviews at a Glance

Ann Job from MSN autos gives the Chevrolet Colorado a 7 out of 10 rating, suggesting that while it is bigger than its predecessor and looks better, it falls short on towing capacity and gives you a bouncy ride. Edmunds.com argues that while the Chevy Colorado seems to handle well both on- and off-road, the engine is not very powerful compared to its competitors and that it lacks passenger comfort.