Car and drivers Colorado vs 2016 tacoma !
Check out the scores. Looks like GM really knows how to make a great truck!! brand new 2016 Toyota got spanked by GM twins !! Way to go GM !!
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Nice truck the Colorado. I have the same 3.6 V6 (305 hp) in my 2015 Impala and the car does scoot.
I also have a GM 6 speed automatic (different then the Colorado as the Impala is FWD)and after driving 1000's of miles in mountainous parts of Wyoming and Montana a month ago, I can attest to the efficiency of the an automatic transmission with a manual mode.
For downhill use, I hit M and shifted down to second, sometimes first...engine braking was great and very useful. No riding brakes like many I saw in front of me. Yes, I've had older GM and Fords and downshifted, but the new 6 speed automatic with Manual mode, really works better, IMO.
BTW, aren't the 6 speed FWD automatics, that Ford and GM use... developed as a joint project between GM and Ford ?
And are not the new GM/Ford trucks transmissions coming out also a joint Ford/GM deal ?
BTW, from 16 to about 31 years of age, I drove nothing but manual transmissions, both in personal vehicles and work trucks. I liked shifting, I like manuals, but manuals are scarce. Even a number of class 8 trucks have automatics with manual modes now.
BTW, although the new Colorado is a great mid size truck, the previous generation Colorado was no slouch. My son bought a new 2008 Colorado Z 71 in 2008, drove it till April 2014. He put on almost 130K in that time period and had very little difficulty. He had a leaking power steering hose and a broken speaker wire...that was it.
His job required him to leave his truck outside with no plug for a block heater for up to 10-11 hours at a time, in -30 weather or worse. It always started up.
We live in a Canadian province that has long, extreme winters. Vehicles take a beating in this inhospitable climate.
It was comfortable, relatively powerful ( 5 cylinder 242 hp) and an all around rugged vehicle.
Can't beat that.
I also have a GM 6 speed automatic (different then the Colorado as the Impala is FWD)and after driving 1000's of miles in mountainous parts of Wyoming and Montana a month ago, I can attest to the efficiency of the an automatic transmission with a manual mode.
For downhill use, I hit M and shifted down to second, sometimes first...engine braking was great and very useful. No riding brakes like many I saw in front of me. Yes, I've had older GM and Fords and downshifted, but the new 6 speed automatic with Manual mode, really works better, IMO.
BTW, aren't the 6 speed FWD automatics, that Ford and GM use... developed as a joint project between GM and Ford ?
And are not the new GM/Ford trucks transmissions coming out also a joint Ford/GM deal ?
BTW, from 16 to about 31 years of age, I drove nothing but manual transmissions, both in personal vehicles and work trucks. I liked shifting, I like manuals, but manuals are scarce. Even a number of class 8 trucks have automatics with manual modes now.
BTW, although the new Colorado is a great mid size truck, the previous generation Colorado was no slouch. My son bought a new 2008 Colorado Z 71 in 2008, drove it till April 2014. He put on almost 130K in that time period and had very little difficulty. He had a leaking power steering hose and a broken speaker wire...that was it.
His job required him to leave his truck outside with no plug for a block heater for up to 10-11 hours at a time, in -30 weather or worse. It always started up.
We live in a Canadian province that has long, extreme winters. Vehicles take a beating in this inhospitable climate.
It was comfortable, relatively powerful ( 5 cylinder 242 hp) and an all around rugged vehicle.
Can't beat that.
