There is a pickup truck that has taken over the midsize market and has become the one that you’re going to want when you’re looking for a truck that can offer you the drive you need and performance you desire out on the roads and trails in your area. While we often think of a midsize pickup truck as one that is right for the weekend warrior which means you compromise performance for efficiency, the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is a truck that has no compromise and has the size you want to fit wherever you need it to.
What makes this a truck that offers you little to no compromise for the trail riding you want to enjoy? To start with, this is a truck that is powered by a pair of excellent engines. You can choose either a 3.6-liter V6 that pumps out 308 horsepower and 275 lb.-ft. of torque or a 2.8-liter four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine that pushed out 186 horsepower and 369 lb.-ft. of torque for the drive. The gasoline engine makes use of an eight-speed automatic transmission while the diesel model allows you to use the six-speed automatic for the drive you want. The towing capacity you’ll have for this truck is 5,000 pounds.

What Makes this an Impressive Truck

Over the history of the trucks we see on the road, Chevrolet has been able to offer us the Z71 package as the offer road performance package we’ve enjoyed for the Silverado and Colorado models. The new ZR2 package takes things much farther than what the ZR2 brings so that we can have more off-road performance items that can be the right choice when we want a truck that has the performance desired to compete with some of the other off-road models we already see.

The new ZR2 model has a two-inch lift to make it possible for the body to travel over obstacles and allow the truck to have a much better approach angle of up to 30 degrees. There is a redesigned front bumper to allow the breakover and departure angles to measure 235. degrees making this a truck that can handle more challenges on the trails you love to drive. Underneath you’ll have a skid plate to protect the items found there and make sure you can drive with confidence without the worry that a rock or branch would puncture your fuel tank.

To help provide you with the impressive performance you want to have on the trails, you’ll have a pair of locking differentials to provide an equal split of the power to make it possible that the large 31-inch Goodyear Wrangler Duratec tires will be able to maintain the grip wherever you drive. These tires have a ton of space to make sure they can absorb the impact that has as much as 8.6-inches of wheel travel in the front and ten-inches in the rear to help you get over the obstacles you’ll find on the roads in your area.

The Secret Sauce

While all the features mentioned sound impressive and certainly allow this to be a truck that’s a lot of fun for you to drive, the secret sauce when it comes to the performance and handling you will enjoy is the set of dampers that are supplied by Multimatic. These dampers are successful because of their position and the sensitive damping to allow the truck to give you a smoother ride on the trails than you would have otherwise. This makes the truck comfortable on the road while being capable on the trails you drive.

As the newest member of the Chevrolet Colorado family, the ZR2 is a truck that looks great, offers the on-road comfort you want, and has the suspension that gives you the drive you’re looking for. It’s a comfortable place to drive with the equipment you need and the size is perfect for fitting where you want to go while you take a truck that has a bed you can fill with gear that you’ll be ready to use in the wilderness. Make this the truck for you when you’re looking for something fun to drive out on the trails around you.