Living With A $52,000 Chevy Colorado ZR2!

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The ZR2 trim is Chevy's top off-road focused version for their trucks. The refreshed mid-sized Colorado gets this treatment bringing more capable 33" tires, suspension lift, Multimatic DSSV dampers, skid plates, more aggressive bodywork and more! We have spent time with all the regular trims of the Colorado and also taken the platform sibling GMC Canyon AT4X off-roading, so this time we spent some time living with the 2023 Colorado ZR2 as a regular day-to-day truck to see what it is like in the real world!
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[@jumapelljohn3958]

Something most people don't mention are the cooled seats. As most mid sized trucks don't have them and in the South it's a great option to have.

[@Road-wx9ok]

I own a 2024 Colorado Z71 and I've been very impressed with it so far.

[@davewilhelm2508]

Words that should never be spoken "that big turbo 4 cylinder" 🤣

[@dadandsonvideogaming1698]

Backseat is perfect for a lunch box or maybe a backpack. It is indeed though, the absolute COOLEST LOOKING truck on the market, hands down. If I was single, would be nice to have. Sat in one over Christmas, being 6'3" 230 lbs and in a huge jacket (was below 0) was a bit tight for me.

[@chitterlingsrtasty]

If i were getting a truck in this size this would be it.

[@scotthill9445]

Just realized where I've seen you before...your Parker's buddy. Great review thx.

[@waynejewell-sw8qg]

The engine break in is approx. 3k - 5k miles for full power output so RELAXXXXXXXXXXXX .

[@jimmycline4778]

The Chevy service tech told me it’s not good to drive it around town in 4 wheel auto mode like your doing, I allways make sure my new Colorado Trail Boss is in two wheel drive! I don’t know if it’s true but he did tell me that!

[@MickMars01]

Better mpg i think

[@mbronze5976]

It also saves wear on tires and steering, and also the front differential.

[@eddiehaskell5578]

4 WD for off-road or snow. Never run it on pavement.

[@TheSodFather09]

Use 2WD for nonslick driving 90% of the time you want to be in 2WD Auto is for snow and rain for if it’s slick out 4WD off road only you will almost never use it 4H and 4L

[@alexanderradec317]

i don't know if you covered it or if i missed it, how were the seats compared to a GMC canyon AT4? how did the MPGs do going uphill or elevation? how many gas trips ?

[@CraigG21]

Nice review. After driving the ZR2, I don’t disagree about the lack of powertrain “specialness” in comparison to the Raptor. However, it also lacks the ~$5k in price premium that the Raptor commands. Interesting how the mpg ratings in April 2024 are now 17/17/17, not the 16/16/16 you showed.

[@Bigshoots723]

great review! The powertrain is the only reason why I am taking a pass and not ordering this! Hope they change their mind in the next couple of years

[@ibbzjoseph3841]

I wish they kept the desert boss for 2024. I really liked the safari bumper and sports rails. It’s a shame I probably won’t be able to get my hands on a brand new 2023 desert boss when I’m ready to buy a truck next year.

[@kabisayago]

Is this a fully loaded truck?

[@jaredmeche6325]

I'd drop a tune just to optimize for the 93oct. For whatever reason, I don't believe they gave it "Flex" fuel capability from factory.

[@travisthompson2287]

It was designed for 87 octane.

[@jaredmeche6325]

@@travisthompson2287 It was tuned down for 87 octane without the ability to re-tune on the fly for better octane. Not sure why they'd put an obvious limitation on this motor after bulletproofing it. Either way, this can be fixed with tune.

[@live4mac]

Nice looking truck! The 2.7L may not be as inspiring as a raptor or upcoming TRD Pro but if it proves to be a durable engine then I think it's great that GM gives us the same offroad cred at $5-10k less than the competition.

[@FastTimes75]

What are you talking about. It has 310 horsepower and 430 foot pounds of torque. This 4 cylinder is a beast

[@FastTimes75]

And it’s a small truck.

[@user-gx7vx1pe4o]

Do a video on the Tahoe

[@maddyM1992]

Good looking truck. Hate all the gloss black plastic on the interior though

[@Antwan.Frazier]

So all this new truck are still horrible on MPG but have 4 bangers. Please make it make sense

[@Scroll_Lock]

Regulations pertaining to tailpipe emissions and not specifically to fuel economy. Most likely having to do with tailpipe emissions at idle which is why you suddenly started seeing all those auto start-stop functions (that kill engines) come out of nowhere. I'm not a fan either.

[@elche1976]

Define horrible mpg. I love it when the first complaints from people about trucks are mpg. You don't need a truck. You want a truck, but should get a car geared towards mpg. These are heavy bricks, in cases like zr2, that are outfitted with offroad packages. Your not going to get great mpg. But it for what is made for but whining about something that is unrealistic shows low understanding and iq. Are you also upset you can't tow more with your motorcycle?

[@mikegreen8710]

I have a 2007 GMC 2500HD crew crab with a 6” lift. I get 8.5mpg. 16 would be a God send. lol

[@Scroll_Lock]

@@elche1976 No need to be rude to him. He wasn't complaining specifically about MPG on a truck. He was wondering why the switch to 4 cylinders happened without seeing a corresponding MPG increase over previous engines. The Tacoma also went from a 6 cylinder to a turbo 4 and sees the same MPG as it previously had. It can confuse people. I answered his actual question. I know it's the internet comment section but try laying off the hate sauce once in a while mmmkay?

[@elche1976]

@Scroll_Lock hateful, meh. Direct, sure. If you're easily offended, you'll take it how you want. Not gonna worry about trying to appease your imaginary set of reply standards. Is this where I should add, mmmmkay? 🙄

[@Torch4Life]

It's a regular gas motor. value thing

[@madmax7318]

All show and no go. Baahee!

[@ElvisCarReviews]

Nice Truck

[@mikegreen8710]

The Bronco Raptor is also double the price.

[@EddieX]

Ranger raptor will be in the similar price range. 50s apparently.

[@mikegreen8710]

I priced on out on line and it was in the high 70’s

[@Holden-McGroin]

Ranger Raptor base is $9k more than ZR2 base.

[@mikejr8082]

@@EddieXcorrect. I have a ranger Raptor on order and it’s $55 . If I build and price a ZR2 it’s damn near identical.

[@jeffk464]

I think that color is not called yellowish gold, I think its called urinalysis color.

[@Arid379]

Sale-man will tell you anything to sell you a 15mpg truck. “ it gets good mileage gasoline”

[@MeatloafMelvin]

It gets way better than 15. Im seeing an average 17.4 in city and low 20s highway on my ZR2.

[@LazyBrosVidz]

Dudes comparing a 49-52k truck to a 100k bronco raptor wtf ?

[@turny5642]

What year is it?

[@EddieX]

2023

[@ma7mgte]

I would drop an ECM tune on that 2.7. I've seen as much as 80whp gain with the tune.

[@paulm6481]

Lol there goes the warranty. Are you 12 years old?

[@ma7mgte]

@@paulm6481 That's an odd flex... But, to answer your question, I'm old enough to know that there are ways around that.

[@FastTimes75]

I agree. It already has 310 and 430 foot pounds of torque

[@Bluestingergt]

@@paulm6481not when your friends with the service department owned many tuned cars that were still under warranty, stinger gt , and my ford raptor

[@JamesNoBrakes]

It's never quite that simple. Opening up the downpipe and a tune can increase power, if the injectors can support the additional fuel flow, but that usually changes the HP/TQ curve significantly and the turbo may "run out of steam" earlier in the RPM range, as it's set up for a certain volumetric efficiency where just simply spinning faster doesn't produce more airflow, it'll be stronger on the way up to the new peak, but the peak tends to come earlier and then after tends to be worse...unless you go to a bigger turbo, which usually requires bigger injectors and so on. It really depends on how much leeway there is with the injector cc/min as far as just "slapping a tune" on there, it's uncommon, but not unheard of, for a manufacturer to leave excess range here. All this said, tuning for a turbo engine is radically different than a NA because you can change some of the parameters fairly easily and shove more fuel and air into the cylinder. Leaning out is your enemy here, but significant power increases can be made relatively easy compared to NA that is generally limited by the cams.

[@krasnaludek298]

I’d get one of these before a Tacoma. The newest Toyota mid-size is horrendous with respect to exterior styling.

[@Antwan.Frazier]

Thought I was the only person who thought that

[@Holden-McGroin]

100% agree.

[@FernandoSeena-nm4bl]

Great truck

[@paulm6481]

16 miles is bad. Why get four cylinder if you get 16 miles? 🤔

[@elche1976]

🤦🏻‍♂️ this is built for offroad. This is not meant to be a daily driver getting great mpg. At least pretend to understand why it gets the mpg it gets.

[@joshthursday88]

My zr2 gets around 20 mpgs, he's driving around in 4 "auto" which is killing the economy.

[@marqj301]

Not sure who buys a truck for good/great gas mileage...

[@4Whopper]

Premium gas??

[@EddieX]

Yes?

[@4Whopper]

Doesn't need it. @@EddieX

[@ronhu6035]

The Blue paint has shit tons of metallic flakes. BTW, its not "Cammo" look.. Its fake Carbon fibre "flake" look.

[@butters8752]

Everything new is build very cheaply and costs a lot to repair.

[@paulm6481]

I mean reviewer doesn’t even like the powertrain. Why buy?

[@gburcaw]

“Big 4 cylinder”? I don’t think so.

[@mikeyg9833]

First!!!!!

[@Jojo-ni2cg]

Beautiful mid sized truck!! i would buy this over a 2024 toyota Tacoma and save some money too

[@Krysco51]

I’m tired of all these baby 4 banger turbos. They should have dropped the 5.3 or even better, the 6.2 in this one.

[@mikegreen8710]

It’s all about meeting EPA regs

[@Scroll_Lock]

Get a Nissan Frontier before 2029 and you won't have to deal with that. The last v6 midsize truck. Take your savings on that purchase and aftermarket it up to where you want it. It's the only real option now.

[@Holden-McGroin]

From a performance perspective, the 2.7 is far better than the 5.3.

[@Scroll_Lock]

@@Holden-McGroin Debatable considering where in the power band the torque comes in, or whether we're looking at 0-60 vs offroading.

[@Krysco51]

@@Holden-McGroin Yeah good point, the 5.3 was really dated. Okay, a refreshed, modern V8 from GM then that makes more power

[@musicgroopie1]

52,000 dollars for a 4 cylinder. That truck is worth 32,000 tops

[@The_Food_Police]

It's the customizations that up the price

[@brandonjames740]

You don’t know shit about the market then

[@TheSodFather09]

lol you can’t even get a Honda for 32k

[@MWAclanGaming]

Must be nice to have 93 octane at 3.53 a gallon, meanwhile i got 91 octane for 4.50 a gallon.

[@travisthompson2287]

It runs on 87 octane. It's in the manual. I own one.

[@HarryKuloh]

Lol we have 87 octane at 4.75 gal

[@NowifeATSV]

over priced asf

[@MWAclanGaming]

Not really seeing that you can get this top tirm for 46-51k for ZR2 vs toyota tacoma off road not the pro for 51k is crazy.

[@Scroll_Lock]

asF indeed. GM pretending they can price like Toyota does minus the reliability.🤣

[@elche1976]

Ummm wait until you see similar equipped toyotas. It won't be the same price.

[@Holden-McGroin]

The GMs are the most competitively priced trucks in this segment. Go look up what the new Tacomas cost, and they haven’t even released pricing for the hybrid engine. Probably gonna start just under $60k.

[@Scroll_Lock]

@@Holden-McGroin I expect the TRD Pro to start at $55k since the last one was 51K. Dealers will mark it up to $60k and more. Smart money goes with the TRD Off Road which is basically a Pro without hybrid and has cloth seats and with the upgrade package and stabilizer disconnect plus locking diff. comes in at $49k. Like I said though Toyota dealers love to screw their customers and GM get's the advantage in being able to actually build the exact truck you want. Toyota doesn't take orders, they only have allocations so do expect to pay much more than the ZR2, based on my experience looking at dealer lots.

[@Dicki793]

Yellow vehicles are ridiculously ugly I would pick grey . This is the only Chevy truck that looks good .

[@faraon2012]

I say living a expensive and garbage made in china 😮

[@cas5247]

It would def be difficult living with knowing I spent 50k on a mid size truck with a bunch of useless off road garbage that 99 percent of buyers will never use.😂

[@OntarioGuy430]

But if you ever had to drive over a curb - you would be Good to GO!

[@ARon82]

Nice review of a boring vehicle

[@ericAblair1903]

Wait a minute, you are talking about a piece of shit $52K Colorado? Wtf? This is why dealers are charging so much! Stop paying these prices people!!

[@paulm6481]

Why would any one buy this truck over a Tacoma? Here in Atlanta all you see are Tacomas. Tacomas are proven. These Chevys are anything but solid. 🤷‍♂️

[@Holden-McGroin]

Because the GM is actually fun to drive and not everyone wants to be driving exactly what everyone else does. I’m guessing you work in a cubicle.

[@johnculver3294]

The new Taco is god awful ugly!

[@thomaslehmann5981]

2016 Canyon 99k miles not a single problem.

[@Hard_7_Iron]

I can own a full size truck for 52k…. No thanks Chevy.

[@paulm6481]

Cheap Chevy with no light control on left side. Stay away.

[@mikegreen8710]

Why do you need a physical light switch? Even the switch is electronic now days. You can control the light via the screen. They can be set to auto.

[@elche1976]

Answer: because Paul is a delicate little flower that needs fluff. They don't use it for what it's built for, it's a status symbol and they need to look pretty in it. Can't look pretty without light knobs, I guess.

[@tjames525]

I'm with delicate flower Paul on this one. Touch screen crap never works or breaks. Not being able to control the radio when needed is one thing but a major part of the vehicle is pretty important. I just watched a video of a guy trying to show the light setup for a colorado and he couldn't because his touch screen stopped working. That would be my luck but at night.

[@elche1976]

@tjames525 which is all personal preference. I just find out funny that people who complain about features being controlled by a screen also willingly allow screens and electronics to control their phones, homes, bank accounts, home security, air conditioning, etc. But no way, not the vehicle. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ARon82]

Dude ask anyone in the audio world, Bose is the absolute worst