Posted on 12/29/2023 9:35:46 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
In 1902, a miner named William "Burro" Schmidt began digging a tunnel through a mountain in California's Mojave Desert. He continued, by hand, for three decades, despite that a road was built during that time, and his tunnel came out on a ledge above the valley. You can visit Schmidt's work down a silty dirt road. It's a slidey, sandy journey, but it's so easy in the Chevy Colorado ZR2 that if Schmidt had had one, he wouldn't have bothered trying to make a shortcut.
Much like the burros that gave Schmidt his nickname, the Colorado is stubborn and sure-footed. It's easier to house than a draft horse, although for 2023, the mid-size Colorado grows in width, wheelbase, and ground clearance. A simplified powertrain lineup means all versions come with a turbocharged 2.7-liter inline-four and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The engine comes in three strengths, and the ZR2 gets max burro power: the high-output 310-hp version that makes 430 lb-ft of torque. That's enough to tow 6000 pounds (1000 more than the previous generation), but unladen acceleration is no quicker, with a trot to 60 mph in 7.1 seconds. On the road, the ZR2 brays loudly when spurred, but off-road, it scampers up hills and over loose surfaces. All that pulling and climbing makes it hungry—its fuel economy is slightly worse than the previous V-6, with an EPA combined rating of 16 mpg.
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310 horsepower? Pathetic. I buy one if it had 425.
Help the Democrat Party, buy UAW cars and trucks.
When I was young, a friend’s dad worked at the local GM plant. Workers got a 25% discount on new Chevys and he took me for a ride in his brand new ‘68 Impala. He backed out of driveway, braked and the bottom half of the dashboard fell on our feet.
How do you like the V6 versus the turbo 4 cyl? Does the 4 have enough torque to feel peppy off the line?
your pickup cost more than my 2019 corvette Z06
The 4 cyl turbo has much quicker response than the V6 had. I like the newer engine.
Maybe I had a bunch of Friday afternoon lemons. Owned two Suburbans, they basically fell apart at 100k. I had a Malibu 2019 that I use for work, at 100k oil change the entire car was junked due to oil leakage. Then I hear about stories like yours. Who knows.
Look into where your new Toyota ICE vehicle will be manufactured. I believe the only Japanese item in there will be the transmission.
Okay, interesting. They must have designed it so the turbo comes on pretty quick without much lag. Gonna be interesting to see how all these turbo engines work out in terms of reliability and longevity.
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