Chevrolet Colorado Review

2009 Chevrolet Colorado Price Range: $15,085 - $26,940

Utility
The typical compact crew cab truck will definitely prove friendlier than the Chevrolet Colorado for those of you with frequent child-cargo. There's no clear winner between the Chevrolet Colorado and the typical compact crew cab truck in terms of hauling capacity.

Performance
Both the Chevrolet Colorado and the typical compact crew cab truck are likely to feel a bit slow because of their high horsepower-to-weight ratio.

Dimensions
The typical compact crew cab truck is a bit heavier than the Chevrolet Colorado. The Colorado's tank is about the same size as the typical compact crew cab truck's, though the typical compact crew cab truck's is a bit bigger. The Chevrolet Colorado and the typical compact crew cab truck compete for the same parking spaces. The Chevrolet Colorado's shorter wheelbase may produce a less-settled highway ride but a nimbler feel in daily traffic than the typical compact crew cab truck.

Convenience
You'll most definitely take the Chevrolet Colorado for a fill-up approximately as often as the typical compact crew cab truck. The Chevrolet Colorado's fuel tank will need to be replenished a bit more often than the unit in the average compact crew cab truck.

Cost
The destination charge is a standard charge for transporting the vehicle from its point of origin to the dealer. It costs roughly the same to get the typical compact crew cab truck to the dealership as the Colorado. Producing an exact gas mileage evaluation is so difficult that some think not even the federal government can do it, but it looks as though both the typical compact crew cab truck and the typical compact crew cab truck perform approximately comparably as far as gas mileage. The Chevrolet Colorado isn't much less expensive than the typical compact crew cab truck in terms of MSRP.

Handling
The Colorado and the typical compact crew cab truck have about similar tires. With their similar turning radiuses, the Chevrolet Colorado and the average compact crew cab truck definitely handle roughly the same into and out of tight spots.

Drivetrain
The typical compact crew cab truck's engine isn't much larger than the Chevrolet Colorado's. The Chevrolet Colorado has no lessons to learn when it comes to pickup from the typical compact crew cab truck.

Comfort
While the front cabin in the Chevrolet Colorado offers a bit more head room than the typical compact crew cab truck, there frankly isn't much of a difference.

Overview
Although the basic after-sale protection that comes with the average compact crew cab truck is slightly longer than the Colorado's, the difference isn't too significant. As far as after-sale protection against rust, the Chevrolet Colorado has quite a bit better coverage than the typical compact crew cab truck.