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Is the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 the Best Off-Road Midsized Pickup?
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12/5/2023
MotorTrend editor Jered Korfhage details why the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize off-road pickup is an owner's dream.
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This is the Chevy Colorado ZR2, an off-road midsize pickup truck owner's dream.
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The front of the Colorado ZR2 has been redesigned, starting with the ZR2 specific hood and badging,
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LED headlamps and fog lamps, and the flow tie, the Chevy bow tie, with a hole in the
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middle so air can flow through.
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The front overhang of the truck has been reduced, which increases the truck's approach angle.
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This makes for more capability when traveling off-road.
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Up front, between the red tow hooks, is an aluminum bash plate under the radiator, and
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an aluminum skid plate under the engine.
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On the side of the truck, you have honest-to-goodness rock sliders, although, before I go on the
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trails, I'd unbolt the side step parts of these so I don't damage them on any obstacles.
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The Colorado ZR2 rides on 33-inch Goodyear mud terrain tires.
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Compared to the base Colorado, the ZR2 gets a 3-inch lift kit, making room for those tires
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to move on the trails.
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Even more importantly, something that makes ZR2, ZR2, is the set of Multimatic spool valve
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shocks in the front and the back of the truck.
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These spool valve shocks are some of the best stock suspension components you can get on
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a mid-size pickup truck.
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Going fast in the dirt, they really resist bottoming out, and they let you maintain control
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over whoops and bumps.
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Down road, they make the truck really stable and keep the head toss to a minimum.
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Just about everything inside the Colorado ZR2 is new compared to the outgoing ZR2.
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You won't even recognize the inside of this truck.
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Starting with the 11.3-inch infotainment screen, the contrast is amazing.
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The colors are deep and dark.
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There are big, useful knobs on the screen for volume and climate control, huge when
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you're trying to reach for something on an off-road trail.
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The infotainment screen flows right into the digital dash behind the wheel.
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There are plenty of soft-touch materials throughout the cabin.
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The leather on the dashboard matches the seats and the stitching.
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Those themes carry through.
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Brand new vents on each end of the cabin, and vents lower on the center stack as well.
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Below the vents, I love the tactile buttons, big switches for the locking front and rear
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differentials.
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Very easy to select.
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You don't have to dig through a menu to find these features.
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There's nothing too incredibly fancy about the seats, but they do match the theme of
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the truck.
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Good enough to spend some long highway hours, log some good trail miles.
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Colorado ZR2 can tow 6,000 pounds and has a payload of 1,151 pounds.
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No more diesel, no more V6.
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The only engine option for the new ZR2 is the turbocharged 2.7 liter inline four.
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This engine sends its 310 horsepower and 430 pound feet of torque straight back through
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an eight-speed automatic transmission.
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