2015 Chevrolet Colorado Review - autoevolution
Just as minivans were responsible for the drastic decline of station wagons in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, car-based SUVs came on very strong in the late ‘90s, and they practically finished off whatever wagons remained and gave the minivan... Over the last decade, automakers have either dropped their small and mid-size trucks or just let them flail in obscurity. But on the opposite end of that coin, modern full-size trucks have grown to gargantuan dimensions (and price points) in recent years, which would make a new breed of mid-size pickups even better. The good news for buyers is that the floodgates are about to open in the mid-size truck market and that all began late last year with the introduction of the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and 2015 GMC Canyon. It’s commendable the work that Toyota and Nissan have done to keep their aging small trucks relevant mainly through the use of styling and off-road performance packages, but GM’s truck duo has set the tone for this market moving forward. As fate would have it, I recently had the chance to spend time with both versions of this truck: a two-wheel-drive 2015 GMC Canyon SLT Crew Cab with a long cargo box and a four-wheel-drive 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Crew Cab with a short box. Source: www.autoevolution.com
