2015 Chevy Colorado hands on impression
So my family and I are at Epcot and there GM sponsors a ride called Test Track. Pretty cool ride but my favorite part is the exit because GM stocks the exit area with some of their newest models. ...
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RobertRyan wrote:
Mazda used by Electrician. One thing people in the US would find strange is these vehicles have been designed to go Off Road a lot, as well, unlike the Chevrolet Colorado
Not surprising at all. Not too many years ago our trucks and SUVs were much more off-road oriented. I had a bone-stock Mazda B2600 4x4. It had a 1600 pound payload, and while it didn't have much power, it had low gearing, good ground clearance (with skid plates and no air dam) and was very capable off-road. Toyota had a 2WD "1 ton" with a 2600 lb. payload. Compact trucks have become bigger, more powerful, have bigger cabs and smaller beds. They make good passenger vehicles and are useful for towing much larger trailers than their ancestors, but aren't much use for either off-road or hauling chores. If not for the huge profitability of full size pickups, compacts here may have evolved more like they did in Australia
I ran a small landscaping business for a few years and ran a Chevy 2500HD pickup with a dump insert. It was a fantastic rig for what I used it for, but I would have much rather had a Holden Colorado (or Ford's equivilant) with a six speed manual,the 2.8 diesel and an aluminum dumping flatbed.
