Picking the BEST Chevy ZR2 Pickup After a Day at Off-Road School - Colorado, Silverado or HD ZR2?

We took a trip out to BC to attend off-road school with the entire ZR2 lineup from Chevy.
Watch our experiences here and let us know which ZR2 you would pick - Colorado, Silverado or Silverado HD.
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[@okienightstalker3145]

The 3.0L Diesel and 10 speed in the Colorado Bison could be the ultimate expedition platform

[@samduran5180]

I absolutely agree!

[@drjhunter]

@@okienightstalker3145 💯💯💯💯💯

[@wint_62]

The SICKEST truck line up!!!

[@danaberman6929]

I have a Summit White 2024 Chevy 2500 ZR2 with the 6.6 gasser. Absolutely love it.

[@tactical_potato81]

I genuinely love when the two of you put out videos together. The chemistry the two of you have and that old guy wisdom from your dad is pretty awesome. Kudos on another solid video guys

[@drjhunter]

I have a 2019 ZR2 Colorado Bison with the 2.8 duramax and just bought a 24 ZR2 Silverado 1500 3.0 duramax . I will take the Colorado for hardcore off-roading but for a daily the extra room and best MPG the 1500 is my pick

[@sleeeper88]

You need to drive the new colorado bison, we traded in our 2019 zr2. NIGHT N Day difference between the 2019 and 2024. The 4 cylinder turbo has way more power and torque than the 2.8. I didn't think they could make it drive better than the 2019 but they did

[@drjhunter]

@@sleeeper88 mine is deleted and has more HP and Torque than the new LZO and it has a 4” BDS lift with 35 inch tires so not stock . The new Bison comes like ours is now with 35” tires and heard it’s a nice ride .

[@sleeeper88]

@drjhunter mine was deleted and tuned as well with efi live. Our 2024 pulls and towes better believe it or not. We towed 5k to moab and it did amazing, never needed more power towing up passes. That little 4 cyl is a power house

[@chileshemubanga3594]

Listen to the growl of those diesels!😀.i ❤ em!.

[@getlosttoday4045]

I am jealous! That is a school I can handle doing every day! Awesome job TK!

[@migueldelacruz9989]

Just bought the silverado 1500 zr2. is a beast and big enought to use it when frined comes.

[@jameshowey9958]

Recently bought a Colorado Bison, I’ve been a Jeep owner for 40 years, looked at the Gladiator also but the Colorado offered so much more comfort and performance and at a better price, have a few long trips planned that we where gonna tow the built JKUR to but now we plan on just driving the Bison. Only real short coming in my opinion is lack of a skid plate protecting the trans pan and placement of the rear spare but both are easily addressed. Great video gentlemen.

[@TeensierPython]

I went the opposite. I was looking at the bison vs the gladiator. I went with the gladiator. Much cheaper for the same off-road capabilities. Of course I’m working through trying to lemon-law this thing. Jokes on me. I’ll just go without a car for a while.

[@sleeeper88]

We have the 2024 bison colorado, took it to moab and did Fins.n things and hells revenge with ZERO issues. This truck with the 35 inch tires is very capable off road. It's a serious machine. Drives and rides AMAZING.

[@baltazarkosa29]

diesel option is a strong argument for offroading

[@TREVORJB101]

Love them all, but I'd go with the Colorado ZR2 Bison. Perfect size for most off-road use, has the 35s, and I think it looks the most aggressive out of the line-up, by far.

[@Jay-me7gw]

I'd go regular ZR2 colorado and put 35's on it and save myself $11,000

[@TREVORJB101]

@@Jay-me7gw regular like a standard ZR2? Can't go wrong with that, either.

[@Jay-me7gw]

@@TREVORJB101 Correct. $13000 for skid plates and 35's is a bit steep. Those same tires on the ZR2 Bison are on my Lexus LX570 and I paid ~$190 a piece for them brand new. A full set of 5 cost me

[@is6566]

Just to clarify, Bison is NOT just skid plate and 35. The Bison package gives you: - Winch capable steel front bumper - Steel rear bumper with corner protection - Full skid plate coverage for the underside - 35-inch tires (5x) - Better rims that fit the 35s without rubbing - Hydraulic joust shock absorbers - Bed mounted spare tire carrier to carry that spare safely When you add up all that then you are over the difference between ZR2 and Bison.

[@TREVORJB101]

@is6566 we know. It's a steep price, regards.

[@abqcrutch]

Great video, fellas! Hands down, I'd take the Colorado ZR2 Bison.

[@Bornintheseat]

I have the 2500 HD with 6.6 gasser and love it so much. Ive taken it to some amazing places in BC and used it to carry a lot of stuff. Ive tested it climbing a mountain above the alpine hitting 19 degrees in a dry creek bed. With a family and a travel trailer loaded for an adventure in the wilderness the half ton’s payload isn’t enough. If i didn’t have a family or need to haul heavy loads I would love a colorado. I don’t however use it for daily driving so it doesn’t get a crazy amount of kilometres. The colorado I would.

[@dannykrauskopf7404]

Excellent episode!!! 😁

[@mabelpup8502]

Those look great..Colorado Bison for me

[@lawdog516]

That was a fun video, thanks guys !

[@Murman1973..]

Looked pretty happy after landing the jump

[@petermello55]

I wish the 2.8 duramax was still available in the Colorado, 28-30 mpg is pretty nice.

[@carlmcdonald5864]

Should be 3.0l dmax

[@JohnSmith-ev1sm]

@@carlmcdonald5864 Wont' fit, inline 6 is too long. They literally designed the current 1500's around that engine, they knew it was going in eventually and had all the dimensions of it before comitting to the truck itself. Also, the 2.8 was the right size for the small truck, it just needs an update. If they can get 430 lb/ft out of a 2.7 gasser, they can surely work on the 2.8 (or replace it with another 4 banger diesel) and get really good numbers out of it.

[@Tethys213]

Me too! I have the AT4X and would love to have the 2.8 in it.

[@nemcphee1]

Such nice looking trucks. Love my 23 gmc Sierra 1500. Love the high clearance bumpers!

[@dre469]

Great content as usual

[@dangerfield85]

Beauty line up of vehicles, the race and off road tracks look awesome, but I think the real beauty here is the province of British Columbia. Couldn't afford any of these trucks but would like to see a rear locker on the Colorado Trail Boss, now that Ford is adding a rear locker to non-off road models. Nice video, gotta share more of that off road b-roll.

[@Jay-me7gw]

Now that Ford is adding a locker to non-offroad models? E-lockers have been an option on any F150 and Superduty(including 2wd) for at least 17 years now. Maybe longer. My 2014 F150 Lariat had an e-locker and no offroad package whatsoever. And the ranger has had an e-locker option on any trim since it came out in 2019.

[@dangerfield85]

@@Jay-me7gw I meant the Ranger

[@hughhead9079]

The mid-level 2500HD 4x4 with a few option packages is the best value to cover ALL use cases for a truck. Otherwise, you're looking at spending more for one of the smaller ZR2s. Learned the hard way to never "under-truck".

[@flybyguy1450]

Unless youre regularly hauling massive loads, any of these trucks is "over trucked". Theyre a danger to everyone else on the road, their weight is destructive to our infrastructure, and they are horrible for the climate.

[@kabloosh699]

@@flybyguy1450 yeah except EVs are generally as heavy as these trucks even in car form. If you own a home and you do work around the house you will want something with a bed. I do think full size trucks have entered the realm of too big so midsize is the ideal size for residential ownership as a jack of all trades kind of vehicle. The HD trucks are really for those looking to do actual work with towing heavy loads and large trailers. You own a farm, well you need one of these trucks. Maybe, not the ZR2 but a they have now brought the Trail Boss trim which I think is the most ideal set up to affordability for an HD truck with some off road capability.

[@Jay-me7gw]

@@flybyguy1450 Yeah the Colorado ZR2 is probably the same weight as most Tesla Model S's and not nearly as fast(remember kinetic energy is mass x velocity), never mind any of the EV trucks that weight as much as a 2500 and are also way faster. This coming from a guy who owns a Chevy Bolt but still needs a truck to do truck things.

[@TheeAaron]

​@@flybyguy1450My guy still hasn't realized EV's and there production is worse for the environment

[@christopherwoodyatt38]

​@flybyguy1450 the production of an electric car is significantly more dirty and more destructive to the environment than gasoline production. You need nickel, lithium and cobalt. In order to make these batteries, all of the mines that these big car companies are using are coming from Australia, Argentina and Brazil, particularly the mines in South America, are incredibly bad for the environment. You should look up the major city in Argentina, where basically everyone in that city now has cancer because of all of the industrial. Waste that gets pumped into the water supply, so please don't tell me. My truck is destroying the environment. Ever see what happens to an electric car. When they crash, they turn into a friggin bomb dude, do you think that smoke is good for the environment? Absolutely. Not. And then what do they do with that extremely toxic battery? After that, they can't recycle that that's going right into a landfill.... electric cars. Do have a purpose, but to replace all cars with electric cars is just lunacy, it's not feasible and on top of that electric cars are too damn fast my truck doesn't need to do 0 to 60 in 3 seconds to get to work. And much younger people are going to be getting these electric vehicles secondhand and you don't think that's not going to be a massive problem with these people taking these extraordinarily fast cars faster than any ferrari on public streets with zero to no training? THAT is not safe.....

[@atvseatexchange2176]

Looks like fun.

[@santiagochavez-z4q]

I would love to see Big Green on that course!

[@fikes73]

1500 with the 3 liter duramax. More efficient then the smaller truck, still plenty of power, towing, payload, it’s a no brainer. Unless someone really wants to do some right trails or rock crawling

[@James4cycling]

Now that’s a good time!

[@MisterJay222]

down fall with the chevy colorado, it doesn't have the digital rearview mirror like the HD and Silverado does, other than that it be perfect, then I would consider buying.

[@fscottgray9784]

As good as a independent front end can be. Solid front axle would be better but you can't have great highway driving dynamics and great off roadability at the same time.

[@wolfgang_h3t]

Well you can actually, with IFS

[@sunchaser999]

Silverado for me, as a family man w kids, who doesn’t tow.

[@dustintilton7920]

Yeah it kinda looked like it wasn't to happy in the whoops in slow mo, that's definitely where the ranger raptor shines. If they put an even better shock setup on zr2 then it could do the same

[@theirthereandtheyre2947]

They need to offer a 6.5’ bed on the Colorado

[@advancedscarecrow]

What for 😅

[@donniem6191]

The more I see the 3.0 duramax the more I want one

[@johnmorris77]

I went with the 1500 ZR2 w 3.0 duramax. I have 2 kids so the Colorado wasn’t an option space wise. HD trucks actually suck off road, way too heavy and long. People say the 1500 actually rides the best also.

[@6Mictian9]

It's a shame the colorado only has one engine option. Not a fan of the 4 cyclinder in a truck running 35's...

[@michaelptm2269]

Great video! What’s your favorite midsize truck on the market?

[@Jay-me7gw]

Considering the 1500 ZR2 and the 2500 ZR2 are virtually the same price at ~$72k for the V8's, the 1500 just seems like a waste of time. Plus the 2500 comes with a little bit deeper 3.73 gear set for the inevitable 37" tires that probably fit without issue. Meanwhile it seems like its a bit of a struggle just to get 35's on the 1500. You want a cheaper, nimble, offroader you get the Colorado. You want a bigger truck with some better towing and hauling capability, it seems pretty obvious to me you just skip straight over the 1500 and go straight for the 2500.

[@BIGGIEBAG-XL]

Except the 1500 rides better, includes a front locker and will drive much nicer. On top of that, the 3.0l Duramax is one of the best half ton truck engines ever made

[@Jay-me7gw]

​@@BIGGIEBAG-XL Like I said in my original post, get the Colorado if you actually care about offroading and ride and a front locker. Its wheelbase is shorter, its narrower and it will just be better offroad. And its at least $13k less than the 1500 ZR2 and possibly $24k less. Move up to the full size if you need to tow and haul and still want some offroad capability. The 1500 ZR2 just isnt going to tow/haul as well as the 2500 and its price is the same, and its not going tow offroad as well as the colorado. The other thing that completely sucks about the 1500 is the 24 gallon gas tank. The 2500 at least has a 36 gallon tank. The 1500 is a compromise of everything and ends up just being ok in all regards. Also, the front locker is cool and all, but I bet it wouldnt get used much in a full-size truck. IDK about ride. The 1500 and 2500 are both IFS and both on Multimatics. I bet the 2500 rides pretty well.

[@JesusHernandez-cq7yl]

Do you know if there is one of those schools in the USA

[@TheSlugger76]

Ice job should have shown the inside view of u jumping

[@Jay-me7gw]

Once again, another review saying the 2.7L I4 just feels like it needs to be reved to make power. Its supposed to be making 348 ft-lbs at 1500 rpm, 390 @ 2000 rpm, and 430 ft-lbs at 3000 rpm. That should move a ~5000 lb mid-sized truck pretty effortlessly.

[@wolfgang_h3t]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's cutting torque in certain gears, would explain the otherwise unexplained lack of power we here about with it

[@terrencejones9817]

It doesn't cut torque, Truck King is just way out to lunch on this. I've driven dozens of these 2.7L in all types of GM trucks. The 2.7 makes a ton of low end torque, more and eailer than thr 5.3L V8.

[@Jay-me7gw]

@@terrencejones9817 I've driven them too. I experienced the same thing he said. I've now seen probably 10 video showing it not performing like its power numbers suggest. TFLTruck, The Getty Adventures, Ben Hardy, etc. I also owned an F150 3.5L Ecoboost with a measly 420 ft-lbs for nearly 10 years so I actually had a point of reference to what a turbo motor making 430 ft-lbs should feel like. Thing is, my Ecoboost weighed 1400 lbs more and was on 35" tires and still felt way stronger. Using the 5.3L as a point of reference doesnt mean much.

[@terrencejones9817]

@Jay-me7gw Before my Trailboss 5.3L I had a Coyote 5.0L F150, my best friend had the same year F150 3.5L ecoboost. The Torque feel of the 2.7L is very similar to the Ford Ecoboost in my view.

[@Jay-me7gw]

@@wolfgang_h3t I agree. But I also think its an elevation thing. I dont think GM lets its use the turbos to compensate for elevation like other manufacturers do. I've tuned Ecoboost motors with HPTuners and I know that the 2015 and newer trucks dont have any sort of elevation based limiters in the tuning. So they let the engine continue to make rated HP up to the point that the turbos hit their overspeed limit. I believe on the 2.7L thats at ~5000' and there is no limit on the 3.5L since the turbos are so big. They can make their full rated power at virtually any elevation.

[@terrencejones9817]

It's hard to take Truck King as a credible reviewer , when they repeatedly say blatantly False things about the 2.7L turbo. Ive owned a 5.3L Trailboss since new in 2019. We have 4 fleet loaners ,with different trims of half tons with the 2.7L turbo, all of which are heavier than the Colorado. The 2.7L, makes so much low end torque that the trucks are always burning rubber under very little pedal action. The turbo spools up at 1500rpm, it drives more like a diesel than a gas.

[@sleeeper88]

Tbh i am disappointed in my 2024 bison 2500hd, it's nothing more than a 2500 duramax with aome skid plates and fancy shocks. The colorado is the better truck for most things unless you need to tow over 7500 lbs

[@B86432]

45k zr2 Colorado is the only reason why it's the best & that goes for every truck or SUV price is a huge deal cool you have all this stuff but it's 70k so no don't care

[@EGGINFOOLS]

I don't want Chevy adding anything extra for double thr price at checkout. I'll pay ala cart

[@Sports.Doctor]

Where is Area 27?

[@johnconway7484]

I gotta know. Why is it Zed and not Zee?

[@rodgood]

Cause he lives in a different country then you ?

[@wolfgang_h3t]

Because they're a bit tarded up north

[@rodgood]

@@wolfgang_h3t And yet the northerner knows about the different pronunciation of Zed ,and the southerner has no clue . Who is the tard?

[@Eightball2516]

I would take the last edition zr2 Colorado over these because of the v6 or you can get the diesel over these new ones

[@kabloosh699]

Having owned both a 19 Colorado and 24 Colorado the engine is better in the newer truck. The problem with the new ones is the reliability of the new tech. Mine has been a pain in the butt with things not working due to an improperly installed ground.

[@Jay-me7gw]

i'd take the new 2.7 over the diesel and definitely over the V6.

[@Matteo-xm6xo]

Whos paying for these?

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

FIRST VROOM VROOM

[@flybyguy1450]

Go to the youtube channel "not just bikes" and watch their video "these stupid trucks are killing us". We all need to make changes to avoid the worst of climat3 change, not to mention these oversized vehicles are a massive threat to pedestrians and other sensible vehicles on the road. Quit buying a full size truck just to drive 40 minutes to your office job. Its not worth someone elses life...

[@ImOldGregg]

lol idiot

[@Jay-me7gw]

I agree with what you say for the most part. Most of the people buying these trucks have little need for them daily, but its often easier to overbuy one vehicle that can do everything than have a fleet of vehicles for each need. I am lucky because my wife and I both work from home. We have a Chevy Bolt and 95% of our daily driving is done with that. We take it skiing, mountain biking, I've hauled 30 bags of mulch and three 10' pipes in it. Rarely do we need to drive our second car and it really only gains mileage on camping or offroading adventures. That said, if we were both commuting, the story would be different. We would either need to buy a 3rd vehicle just for commuting, which doesnt make much financial sense, or one of us is going to be driving a 6000 lb SUV daily and the other drives the Bolt. I suppose I could pick up a second Bolt and justify it just based on the gas savings vs the SUV, but it would still take 5+ years to get any return on the investment.

[@is6566]

You hauled 30 bags of mulch in a Chevy Bolt? Tiny bags or 10 round trip? I am asking because I haul 30-50 bags of mulch routinely and 30 bags fill up a 6.5-foot truck bed to the rails in an HD truck.

[@Jay-me7gw]

@@is6566 The typical Vigoro 2 cuft bags of mulch. I think they weigh like 30 lbs each lol. With the second row flipped down and the false floor in the trunk out, there is a lot of space in a bolt. I obviously have to be a bit more strategic than just hucking 30 bags into a 6.5' bed, but its possible. Truck bed are not that deep.

[@flybyguy1450]

@@Jay-me7gw I take my Cadillac ATS camping all over the midwest and east coast. Its packed to the brim, but my girlfriend and I make it work! I would argue in your situation youd be better off getting a crosstrek as a second car. Tons of space, capable offroad, very efficient. But if you really need a truck or suv for occasional camping trips, you might be better off just renting one for a few days when the time comes.

[@art-is-lazy4509]

Loving that course, they really need to drop that 3ltr diesel in the Colorado. They're really missing a gr8 marketing opportunity by not offering it as an option. I would throw money down on that right away. Dont really need a full-size truck for my use cases.