I repeat myself. There is no way in cowboy hell I would EVER, EVER, EVER buy another GM product! EVER!
IMHO the Colorado is the uggliest truck on the road. It may be a great truck otherwise.
The irony here is that Ford had planned to reintroduce the F-100 in that size class to replace the Ranger, but shelved the project (along with a light Diesel engine, IIRC) during the 2009 crunch. Perhaps they should give that plan another look.
Advertising dollars speak loud when you’re in the magazine business.
“Truck of the Year” doesn’t mean anything and is much like the celebrity awards. It’s a campaign and lobby award honor only. When was the last time a “truck of the year” was proven the best truck introduced/made that year that matched up with the highest sales? I know of no correlation.
These media “Car Enthusiasts” that publish this stuff get a vote of No Confidence from me.
All I can say is Oh my.....
After my ride all I can ask is...
Where did Motor-Trend Test the Chevy in Colorado and were they eating "magic" brownies during the ride?
Motor Trend Car of the year is a kiss of death. Look at all the losers that got this award.
It will find buyers.
How long before the Colorado joins the 30 million or so GM vehicles recalled this year?
I will never buy a vehicle from a UAW owned manufacturer such as Government Motors or Fiat.
If its American, it Ford.
“Colorado is a smart, capable, and refreshingly honest truck ...”
I almost quit reading at that point.
I’m glad I hung in there for the “smart, capable, and refreshingly honest” Freeper comments.
As I thought. I’ll stick with Ford.
That’s an oversized grocery-getter, not a truck. It’s not a real truck until you can lay a quarter-ton of 4x8 drywall flat on the bed, or not have a conniption when your wet and muddy Labrador jumps into the front seat.
4 cylinder. Sounds underpowered for a truck.
Article doesn’t say but I assume the GMC Canyon is included in this? Same vehicle basically.
Damn little information about the truck in this advertising piece. Information that might be important to truck buyers.
Engine options with torque & horsepower? Transmission options? Towing capacity?
My 16 year old Nissan Frontier is starting to show it’s age and I just may be in the market for a truck next year. Frontier has been a good truck, but towing ain’t one of it’s strong points. I kinda doubt a Colorado will be on the short list. Full size Ford, Toyota or Nissan probably.
Does the Colorado com with secret stash compartments for out of state travel?
These little POS's are worthless yuppie wagons!
BTW ... Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize.
OK, gang. Enough.
I’m in mourning today because my CHEVY COLORADO (2011) saved my a$$ yesterday morning after hitting a deer head-on.The front is gone and the radiator is into the engine. Hood flew up but the anti-lock and anti-slip kicked in and kept me straight on the road until I stopped.
15 years ago the same thing happened to me with my Ford Ranger. It skidded into a ditch and I spent three days at home in bed!
So please forgive me if, for once, I take the politics out of it and say, from a past dedicated Ford man, thanks GM.