Review Of 2009 Chevrolet Colorado

Sum ‘n’ substance:

The Colorado is a small- sized pick up truck, with a front engine 5.3 liter 16 valves V8 that pumps out 300 bhp at 320 lb/ ft of torque. This setup is mated to a four speed automatic transmission. Yes, I know that I killed the ‘surprise’ at the start, but that’s what this truck is, it that uninteresting, and if you look into the Colorado searching for surprises, you may friend are wasting your time, yes you can thank me later. Right from the design to its price tag, it’s downright ugly and boring. I don’t understand why Chevy would build something so mind- numbingly boring, are they bored to push beyond ‘new and exciting bracket’? Don’t get me wrong, the Colorado still has the Chevy feel to it, it handles just fine and the ride quality is good too, because it uses the GM ZQ8’s suspension system. The ride height is quite low and feels much like a sedan. now if  you drive a truck that makes you feel like your in a sedan, dump the truck and get yourself a sedan, or take the cab, which also is a sedan or get a another truck.

The 300 horsepower however, just pours out of the V8 engine almost effortlessly.  The Colorado could do a 0- 60 mph in just less than 7 seconds. The handling is not like your typical truck, very sedan like, and in this case, that is a good thing. It has a 1250-lb payload capacity and a towing capacity of 6000-lb. the fuel –economy was horrible in the city, but expected, (yes I’m aware, surprises) it was a meager 15mpg but on the highway it mileage recorded an average, 19 mpg. And to think you have to attach a trailer or a carry loads of wood. The mileage would definitely get a brutal thrashing. The breaking system though has improved with a four channel ABS with yaw control.

Now moving on to the interiors, do you remember the how the Colorado was six years ago? Whatever your answer is , you will be still be treated to the same cabin it had back then, with the same boring grey steering wheel, the dull cabin covered with more boring-looking grey plastics , same stereo , no sat-nav, no ipod or any MP3 for that matter, interface. I suppose the Colorado does not seem to have aged at all, literally, it still is quite the nomad trying to light fire with flint stones in the 20th century. The only new last min touch-ups (that’s what I like to think) the engineers have done is add supportive leather bucket seats which also grey and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. If you were dropping round $30-35K on your truck you would expect all the above to be included or at least look more lively.

Now, let’s come to the price, the Colorado will fetch you around $30,475 which by the way is in the same price range as the Silverado. Why would anyone in their sane mind buy a truck that has nearly the same performance and ride quality of the Silverado but short on features (by a mile) and definitely on design. It’s like taking a six year old truck fitting it with a new engine and selling it at the price of a brand new wagon and expecting it sell.