2016 Mid Size Truck Shootout - Tacoma vs. Canyon vs. Frontier 

Just bought a 2018 Pro 4x and Love it. They asked if I wanted to trade in my 2001 Frontier Crew Cab... Hell no!, I love that truck too, and its still runs like new with 225k miles on it. That's part of the reason I stuck with Nissan and bought another Frontier!

The Frontier would still be my top choice of all the currently available midsize trucks. The value proposition is unbeatable, especially in Pro-4x trim. It's at least $5000 cheaper than the other two in top off-road trim. I also love the fact that it's smaller than the others, which makes it better suited for off-roading and maneuverability. The Frontier is still a great truck and an outstanding value.

Got my new 2018 frontier sv for 26 grand. That included a tire upgrade, folding bed cover, nerf bars, and roof rack install from the dealership. Upgraded the speakers myself after purchase. Now i have almost everything the pro4x has except leather lol. Toyota couldnt touch that for under 32 grand. I found the interior of the toyota to be my favorite by far, but the nissan seems to have so much more passenger room for some reason. In all honesty, i set out to buy a new taco, but on my friends advice i gave nissan a chance to earn my business and they did. Couldnt be happier with my frontier.

That Frontier is STILL sexy!!!!

The Nissan is the best looking truck in this group and all the guy says is "it needs a refresh" compared to the other 2 ugly trucks here the question is why?? If it ain't broke don't fix it 👍

Frontier doesnt need a refresh lol. Still the best of the three!

I would get the Frontier.

Unless your main goal is to go fast on sand dunes [toyota], nissan all the way.

I think the style of the Frontier has stood the test of time. It still looks sharp to me. I have a 2005 model with 238,000 miles on it. The only real issues I've had so far are the classic transmission issue and crankshaft/camshaft sensors needing to be replaced. I also had to replace the driver's side window motor. No engine problems at all this far... knock on wood.

Frontier continues to be the most under-rated truck in the segment. Most V6 power, disc brakes, dependability, and price. Nissan is the best value in the segment hands down.

I don't understand people. A good design looks good. It doesn't age. You guys look at a design say it looks great and then 5 years later change your mind? If GM sold a 1963 corvette with a modern drivetrain they couldn't make enough to keep up and the 2016 will always be more badass then a 1992 corvette. Good is good. Either say it looks good or bad. This "dated" in need of refresh...what is that?

I've got a 2017 Frontier Pro 4x and I LOVE IT. I did my research and I wanted something functional and reliable. I've been on trails where my side view mirror was taken off by a tree, or dented the skid plate, but it made it through. It's about 10k cheaper (in Canada at least) than a Tacoma and I don't care about modern styling of things, I want something simple and functional. If there was a "small" truck still existing I may have gone for that, but the Fronty is a wonderful, reliable, and functional truck. If it aint broke don't fix it. Nissan has been making trucks since the early 1900s.

NIssan frontier good torque and HP

Finally a midsize review that doesn't go... oooh shiny truck and give an automatic win to the canyon/colorado. I personally would take the frontier... its the most honest truck of the bunch... sure its not as plush as the new gm twins and it doesn't have the downsized engine of the tacoma... but its a truck that makes no apologies. The 4.0 is torquey and lively, and the chassis is beefy since it pretty much comes down the titan assembly line.

$43,000 for a GM mid-size truck?!? GTFO man. $30,000 is too much for a mid-size.

Nissan all the way

Sitting in a parking lot watching this in my Tacoma while a Colorado is parked next to me and a Nissan drives by on the road

I have a '14 nissan frontier pro-4x and it's my second one and I will definitely get another. Dated or not I love my fronty. Still sells today despite no major changes in -15- years! And going up against more and more ever flashy and more capable trucks. That is a statement, go nissan!

My first truck is an 88 Toyota pickup 4x4 and still have it today. My second truck 28 years later is 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD off-road. I don't like to wast my hard earned money on repairs or interest on car loans.

Due to reliabilty issues,the best truck overall is the Nissan Frontier.Consumer Reports has given the newly designed Tacoma and the GM coma/canyon a much BELOW AVERAGE RELIABILTY rating. The Nissan Frontier is the only one out of the three that has a ABOVE TO MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE RATING on reliability.

These guys are very articulate and break down the pros and cons very well.

still love my 2012 pro4x frontier 6spd. best vehicle i've owned. the mpgs arent great but i wouldnt trade it for the lumbering colorado/canyon or soulless tacoma. just waiting for the next gen frontier. its a simple truck with less tech but great mechanics. handles extremely well, handles all the terrain i can throw at it and towing even our enclosed race trailer if i have to (prefer not). it reminds me of the fun that i had with my 91 4runner

Nice review, very positive throughout. I don't care which truck wins with the great breakdown you guys did. Makes choosing a truck very wide open to a buyers wants or needs. I think reliability should be added in somewhere within the percentages based on something, maybe consumer reports and weight it heavily. I really don't think fuel mileage carries a lot of weight in real world. I think it is more like talking about the weather, its just something we have to talk about but it really doesn't matter that much as we are only talking about the difference between the two. Now the diesel is a different animal when talking fuel mileage and you did say you were confused why it took so long to get here and you touched on the reasons why. The reason why diesel is becoming an option is because of café requirements. I agree the Tacoma engine is a poor upgrade. Ford is leading the way with the small eco boost motors. The 2.7eco boost gets 325HP and 375Lb-ft of torque which is a superior choice over the diesel option in the Colorado at 369 torque and 181HP for the following reasons. Combined epa is 20mpg in a heavier truck in the F150 with the eco boost, maybe 21 in a midsize vs 28 in your Colorado test truck. However, the eco boost is cheaper to buy and produce and I have seen from my calculations (do your own) but it can take 3-8 years to see a payback on the diesel option due to extra maintenance, initial cost and other diesel expenses, (timing chain at 240K needs to be replaced as well, how much is that?) so the only advantage is that you can go further on a tank between fuel stations but you will need to as diesel fuel is not an option at many service stations. Now look at the torque curve on both motors, the torque may be the same but the torque curve on the gas motor is superior throughout the rpm range with superior HP. So if you want to accelerate as slow as the diesel you can maintain that low rpm big torque grunt out of the hole while maintaining decent fuel epa in the gas motor. Ask for more and you will burn a lot more fuel because you can, which is an advantage, a very big advantage for acceleration and maintaining speed up big hills but you do lose the fuel for that, but that is not an option with the diesel, you just get a flat throttle with low hp. SO WHY OFFER A DIESEL. Well choice is always a good thing, however manufacturers will not build it for that reason. The reason is a gamble on their part in order to meet café requirements. You see this with Subaru where their café requirements are above 40mpg, GM at about 33. Obahma stated it needs to be at 54.5mpg by 2025. Subaru is being forced to drop their models because of this or switch to battery, pay the fines for gas or switch to diesel, which is an inferior option they don't want, but if they do it, they will put a positive spin on it to try to sell it, much like GM with the diesel option, even though in my educated opinion based on the above, is an inferior choice to the boosted gas motor. The boosted gas motor will also have a big advantage at higher altitudes or on low atmospheric pressure days over an naturally aspirated motor. The other big problem with diesel that you touched on is the exhaust restrictions. The pollution from diesel vehicles in the UK is a big problem right now. Unlike gas motors diesel emits a soot which goes in your lungs but never comes out. It attaches to your alveoli for life and the small chemical particulates in diesel are so small they penetrate your skin, heart, kidneys, lungs and brain. Many birth defects are being linked in the UK right now due to the diesel problem. The government has actually admitted guilt and are offering subsidies to people returning a diesel for a battery powered car right now. Regardless of mandated filters only 3 of 24 cars actually passed the mandated exhaust standards, largely in part in that garages offer modified filters that increase a diesels hp and torque and saves them fuel, so owners opt to buy the filter and the garages make a sale and we breath in the problem. Even with mandated filters the pollution is still a problem compared to gas emissions as the dangers are far greater with the soot and micro particulates that still get out and penetrate the body. Even VW tried to cheat the filters with computer programming and went a step further by altering the engine oil, spiked with diesel fuel to lower the carbon exhaust. Without these proper filters VW gets better numbers for HP and torque. When filtered properly and safely the diesel is less attractive and weak to a buyer. This will happen in North America due to café requirements and we too will suffer from this pollution should diesel take off. We are on the brink of seeing battery powered cars with instantaneous torque (no rpm required) so powerful that mining companies are using battery powered scoop trams and we are on the brink of using hydrogen powered cars that run on water and the exhaust is oxygen. One way to slow this inevitable progression is to take easy way out and switch to diesels due to lobbyist's from the fuel companies bribing our governments. Obahma stated that by 2025 manufacturers will have to comply with an epa of 54.5 mpg. Diesel is an inferior option but that is the easiest route for manufacturers to take right now but it is a sht storm for all of us if it comes to fruition just like what is happening in the UK right now. So before banking on diesel is safe published by bribes from the establishment, bank on proof that is so undeniable right now that the UK government admitted to wrong doing by offering subsidies years ago to buyers of diesels. The reason was to reduce the C02 footprint to stop global warming and even that is being proven wrong right now and they admit they should have gone to battery, hydrogen or stuck with the gas engine. Diesel works for commercial use outside the big cities but bringing diesel into fruition within the city in vast numbers will be a big mistake and the motors don't have any capital gain to them, suffer from low hp and have an inferior torque curve compared to a turbo gas motor. I noticed the 0-60 times are very slow. MT has the new Tacoma tagged at 7.1 seconds and the manual Tacoma has a better gear ratio and no lag so it does 0-60 in 6.8 seconds, both are faster than the V6 Colorado. I would rather have a V8 in the Tacoma or an eco boost. I hope Ford builds a mini Raptor and some day slams a 5.0 eco boost Coyote V8 in it.

nissan all day. all night. twice Sunday and 3 times in july. quality, dependability, ruggedness, functionality, price, durability...takes the cake. don't get me wrong, toyota = great truck. but all in all, for what you need it for, frontier all day. just got a 2016 4x4 extended cab long bed. use it for work. love it. g m twins are def good lookin, but you'll be in the shop more than on the road. I'll take tried and true tested dependability and reliability over pretty bells n whistles all day. all night. twice sunday. and you guessed it, 3 times in july.

the canyon is 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS more. INSTANT disqualification in my book.

the nissan has that thing like , i don't give a fuck how i drive it....i love nissan they keeping it simple.

The water board I work for bought 16 colorados (4 4cyl& 12 v-6). They have been troublesome past 50k miles. Every sensor seemed to go out and electrical problems too. The v6s are breaking down at a faster rate than the 4cyl do. Can shafts problems in 3 of them and transmission problems in 5 of them. Only 2 are 4wd and their transfer cases have both gone out. Only six still have a working air conditioning. Just two are past a 100k miles and both are 4cyl

love my gmc canyon (2016 gas engine). super versatile fun has great towing capacity and luxirous. i agree it has low clearance but im not one to go over 15mph off road anyways.

I don't know about anyone else, but i'll stick to Toyota in this segment. The Chev/GM truck may be good, but with the recalls and unproven truck I am staying away. The Nissan has been around for awhile though and may be worth a close look.

The Z71 an off-road package? LMAO!! What a joke. It's little more than a decal package, and belongs in mall parking lots with the Ridgelines and Rav-4s.

Canyon/Colorado currently occupy the #8 spot in Consumer Reports top ten list!!!........ For the least reliable new cars.

now do the 2016 small truck shootout....oh wait...you cant, cause the damn auto makers wont make small trucks! Some of us just need a truck bed to haul around a rider mower or a washing machine and take trash to the dump. I don't need a $35k+ machine with almost 300hp to do that!

the Frontier is the best looking

ZR2 Colorado & Canyon have been spied in testing and are coming soon!

Excellent review. Watching this gives me a sense of taking it for a test drive. Thanks

I liked the video, because I got info from the comment section

Love my 2016 Tacoma !!!

Dated and still looks the best

Good thorough review, thanks.

Just a couple of years ago, the Tacoma had the highest resale of any vehicle on the road, may still be the case.

love this vid boys ty! I'm a die hard! Chevy man! but I've owned a new tacoma since 98 till currently and I love my 2015 taco! but I do believe my new truck will be a Colorado with this DURAMAX! so ty for this video!

The GM twins are so ugly.... Why would you buy a midsize for towing?

Why does the Tacoma and Canyon look so damn bad? The Frontier is like 13 years older and it still looks better.

Honestly, these are terrible buys. I don't think they understand the bulk of the mid-size market. There is a market who wants a small off-road utilitarian vehicle. But thats not the main mid-size market. The main market are people who need a cheap truck that doesn't need to haul a lot. That's the main selling feature of the Tacoma, $16k MSRP. It was also the main feature of the 2nd gen Dakotas. The 3rd gens started at $25k MSRP. These trucks are just too expensive. They sell higher than full-sizes. They also get the same MPG as full sizes. This is why all mid-size truck sales combined in January was less than the Ram. Just take this Canyon and compare it to the Ram EcoDiesel. Same MSRP, Same MPG, but the Ram is heavier with a larger displacement engine. It also comes with many more features.

Frontier!

The Nisan with less technology is your best buy by far.

Just remove the air dam, add a 2" level to the front springs, and get some BF goodrich or Cooper AT off road tires and the Canyon / Colorado will be fine off road.

How is it that the Frontier has 281lbs of torque and power seats and Dana 44 rear axle since 2005 and the new Tacoma can't say it beats any of these?

Before you jump on the tacoma wagon, check out there forum... even the owners are calling it the turd gen instead of third gen... canyon has alot of bugs at the moment and it shows on there forum also... im trying so hard to get a frontier before they update it in 2018 and it goes down the crapper like all other vehicle at the moment. The pro 4x is an amazing buy and can hang with wranglers

What up with the tilt shift lens? Are they trying to make them look like toys?

one short coming with this video is that one cannot hear the sound of the engines . This to me is one of the main caveats of reviewing vehicles.Otherwise, there are some excellent camera angles and still shots. I love the shape of the Nissan.

Toyota should release their new 2.8-liter diesel with the Tacoma in the US as well (The Hilux uses it). It's already Euro-4 certified.

I hate the LA Kings, but at least this reviewer has the class to be a hockey fan. I'll give him that much.

Frontier!People are hating on it 'cause it's not as luxury with a big screen... Really? Trucks are made to get beat up. Want a nice car, go buy a sedan. Stop trying to ask for gold sprinkle on your bread.

What a boring review. The presenters are knowledgeable on the trucks, but they just offer 0% entertainment value. You guys should down a six pack before your next filming or maybe some redbulls to make your vids more exciting.

Informative, thank you!

That Tacoma motor is probably fine on the dirt, but on those occasions when long periods of Interstate driving is necessary, this motor will drive you nuts with it's constant need to downshift to maintain speed on even small hills. I suppose flat highways would be fine, however. The seating position sux, too.

when will ford bring back the Ranger

I purchased my Tacoma 17 years ago, I recently sold it, for $2300 less than my purchase price. I can't think of another vehicle that could compete with that. Not to mention, I only replaced the clutch, timing chain, battery, and light bulbs. And I wooped its ass.

1.You sponsored reviewers need to stop talking down a design because of it's age. How many years did the Porsche design dominate. If it's good it's good! 2. That diesel has lots more cost to it besides the initial retail. One of the biggest lies about diesel is that fuel economy saves you money. Fuel filters, exhaust oil, glow plugs, loss of use while those maintenance requirements are being done, diesel fuel that cost the same as premium gas, all lead to a higher cost of ownership. The Ike Gauntlet test has also proven it's not at all that much better of a towing vehicle then the others.

Tacoma's are the Bomb

the Toyota Tacoma is the best I would buy one

People, please for the love of god, stop making videos comparing Nissan Frontiers to trucks like the Tacoma. They aren't the same thing. The Tacoma doesn't have a fully boxed ladder frame. It doesn't have 4 wheel disc brakes. It has a plastic truck bed you cannot put anything into without voiding your warranty. It is nothing but a glorified grocery getter / bro-dozer. The ONLY advantage you have in a Tacoma over a Frontier is the fact that you can resell it for higher. That of course is offset by the fact that you quite clearly PAID more for it up front. The Frontier is the last true midsize truck made for truck owners. STILL the most rigid fully ladder boxed frame on the market of all midsizes. The best reliability (JD power most reliable truck for sale in the USA, both midsize AND full size for both 2016 and 2017, whereas the Tacoma is the highest failure rated truck in the USA and Toyota as a brand has the most recalls of any import there is.) You buy a Nissan Frontier to do work, because it is reliable, because engineering to you is more important than having an extra 16 USB charging ports added to the rear passenger doors. The ONLY downside I've found to my 2016 manual pro-4x so far is the fuel economy and the fact that they won't sell it with a moonroof/sunroof when you choose a manual transmission. The fuel economy I expect. It's a heavily built chassis and body that doesn't flex and the engine, while dated, was designed for high torque and longevity. So while the neighbor with the Taco is wondering why his truck shuts off on the highway due to electrical glitches or has his passenger side door fall off of the truck when it's less than 30 days old while at 60mph, both of which have happened to coworkers of mine in the past 3 years, you can rest assured that your Frontier will mechanically and structurally stand the test of time. Toyota just lost in 2017 the largest automotive class action lawsuit in US history when the USA proved that Toyota trucks and SUVs have significant rust damage coming off of the assembly line. Before they even hit the dealer lots as new vehicles they are rusting away underneath and that's what they're selling to customers. The USA wasn't having any of that and that settlement is over 5 billion $ now and counting. The government even forced Toyota to cease sales of the FJ Cruiser in this country because they WERE BREAKING IN HALF AT THE FRAME and Toyota could not rectify the issue. Go try and buy a 2018 FJ Cruiser, I dare you. Just sold my 22 year old Nissan frontier which was parked next to the ocean most of my naval career and the salt air did literally nothing to it body or frame. Please stop comparing the current Nissan Frontiers with some of these newer midsize trucks which are trying to drive more like cars than trucks and give you CAR interiors and such rather than TRUCK interiors. They are not the same thing.

No mention of crawl control? It's the main off-road feature setting the Taco apart from the competition this year!

Z71 trailboss has been available for a while with the duramax as well!

This really isn’t a fair review. That’s the Toyota Tacoma Trd off-road package which is expensive because It has the TRD package. You can still get a Tacoma SR5 or a Prerunner and it be cheaper. But, that’s TRD suspension does look like a blast..........love the interior of the Tacoma. It’s clean, and it looks modern while also being a bit tactical. Wish they would upgrade the interior of the frontier. It’s so dated. The interior for the new nissans look good, perhaps they should give the frontier a spin. But, with updated interior comes and updated price so don’t expect the frontier to be the same bang for your buck value

Yota for life

The winner in the Article is the Tacoma, I'm sure all trucks will do the job, but just the insane resale value of a Tacoma should make it the clear choice. Seriously for the money these trucks cost, u might as well get a full size.

im a chevy gm guy but come on give a little more ground clarence to all there trucks, silverado as well an id reather lose a little mpg for more truck , the guy that spends 40 k or more for a pick up should have little more off road capability from factory ,Z71 should be little higher then a none Z71 locking rear end skid plats better sway bar all cool and good but need to sit higher so ur not scared driving off road ....sad ....imo

The Nissan Pro4x all the way! Don't need to change anything on it. It's a tried and proven design. Long live the VQ40 engine! :)

I really like the Tacoma, however I did not like the engine change even though it does have more power. I like to do my own oil change and on the new engine they moved the oil filter from the top to the bottom of the engine and the skid plate have to be removed to get to the filter also it is a paper filter that is removed from the filter housing. Very messy and time consuming doing a oil change. I understand that Toyota is very conservative company but with all the changes that they made I was hoping they would make a four wheel ABS disc brakes available even if it is a option package. It would be nice to the option to choose it. Overall I love the Tacoma. It is good to see GM finally improved the Colorado and the Canyon. They are on the right track. With continue improvement these trucks may take the lead. I feel that the Nissan Frontier needs to start to make the improvements now to keep up with there competitors. But it is a good truck, just need to keep up with the times

Too bad you guys had the long bed of the canyon. It's too long with that config. and I think it hinders some of the off road worthiness. I'm having a blast in my CC SB 4x4 diesel 'rado so far. Definitely a bit different on the power delivery, but all in all very happy and easy to get used to. it feels like it can crawl up just about anything I need it to. Thanks for the honest review guys. I love a little competition in the market place.

Great job guys. For some reason I like the look of the Frontier the best but I'm sure it just has grown on me over the years. Personally for what I need a truck for the Colorado or Canyon would be just fine for me but I am also waiting now for the new Honda Ridgline to compare with the Chevy/GMC. One thing I have noticed is nobody seems to want to review the Canyon or Colorado with the 4 cylinder and stick?? I would love to know what you guys think of the 4 cylinder Colorado and I believe one can also buy this truck with 4wd.

He said wasn't happy with just a 3mpg increase for the Tacoma. Then tried to compare it to the gmc diesel. Key word there being diesel. You can't call the mpg of the Tacoma bad (which it's not) then compare it to a diesel. The canyon diesel was made to get mpg's, not tow. It's a mid size.

The Toyota Tacoma is KING

manual frontier pro 4x sign me up

Can GM upgrade the suspension to Ranchos? Spend few extra bucks to worth a buy

Great job!

I drove all of these trucks and ultimately bought a frontier crew cab with a long bed. the gm with diesel is not worth the money. you can't buy the truck without getting a 7k$ package. the diesel itself is 3800 but you have to buy the z71 or LT upgrade package. I hate to say it but the Toyota is a great looking gutless truck. even tho they claim it has 270 HP it drives more like 150. the power comes late in the rpm range and in WV it shifted up and down constantly to maintain speed up hills.

OMG, the Canyon is a urban station wagon that looks like a truck, you can't take that go off roading, but take it go everyday grocery shopping is the best. lol

Frontier all the way!

Wow mid size trucks have gotta expensive. I'll probably buy a used Taco when my Tundra dies.

I think i will build my own truck. Cant afford any of these.

TOYOTA power! Best small pickups around.

GM - Went for the consumer market that doesn't off-road much. That diesel is aligned more to commuting and weekend yard/gravel and boaters. Its a perfect truck for suburban weekend warriors. Drop the price by $10k and GM will take the market share.

the turbo diesel may be able to make considerably more power with a programmer to adjust fuel and wastegate pressure once companies start making them. but for now the frontier has both beat with usable power and torque in real driving conditions

Lol first thing I did when I got my 2018 gmc canyon was remove the snow plow (air dam)

What are the differences in all of the Tacoma packages? SR5, Pro, Off Road, Sport, TRD, etc etc

I HAVE 2017 SR5 TACOMA BLAZ I NG INFRRNO,COLOR..I LOVE IT...VERY SMOOTH RIDE,.

but what about new nissan with the coil spring new suspension ?

just bought the new taco, i love this truck. Considered the canyon but... that ground clearance :-( its such a nice truck but i was afraid i'd ruin it fast if i took it to some nice deep-in-the-woods fishing spots.

I test drove the new duramax in the 2016 colorado and drove my friends up a logging road. The turbo lag really sucks, it's a lot more than what they stated in the video. If you let off the gas it's gonna take about 2.5-3 seconds for you to get the power back. It's got a weird power ban and delivery. If you want one to trick out and go off roading I'd invest in a better turbo.

it's going to be a long long road for GM to catch up to the Tacoma or Frontier, my guess is they'll be discontinued just like the previous gen twins in a few short years, i laughed when Motor Trend named the Colorado "truck of the year" and it was recalled before it even hit the showroom floors lmao

gmc and chevy are still around? and more expensive than taco? whos in the right mind will buy that??

No Manual Trans option for the 4x4 GM Twins = Fail.

The new Ford Ranger with the 3.2 turbo diesel would easily make light work of this trial and would win this shootout hands down....its way better than the Frontier. Too bad for the USA that it's not sold there Americans would love the new Ranger.

I have a 1999 Frontier , she had 330K mile and got the engine rebuild when it started to leak . now I hit the 336K mile ! and the transmission stopped shifting to 2nd gear ( it's an Automatic ) . this truck is so reliable ? its KA24D class 2.4 L engine can drive with no oil in it , because I did that when it was leaking and didn't know it was leaking oil for 3 days , I drove that damn thing 65 mile 2 way trip to/from work the is 195 total miles and when I went to gas it up ? I heard the knockers going , turned it of , opened the hood , checked oil ? lo and behold there was no oil at all . I called my cousin in Texas who was a pro salesman for American and Japanese cars and told him of what happened , he said : oh you can drive that fucking thing with no oil , because it is a feature of emergency ( the engine water cooling inline are extra large bore compare to any other 4 cylinder engine ever made in Automotive History ) , he added : but that doesn't mean you can drive it with no oil all the times . I just wanted to share this lucky wacky Iraqi story with you all . p.s: take care of your vehicle and she will take a good care of you in all trips .

Will be nice when Chev brings out the ZR2 then can redo this segment with a toyota TRD and possibly the new coming Frontier. I'm for the Frontier personally. It's a great engine, a little rough around the edges on the interior but a solid on/offroad rig for sure. The PRO4X is great and a much better tower than the previous Gen Yota, not sure on the new one yet. Great vid.

too bad you can't get the diesel in base model format. Only spec'ed out at over $40,000 CAD

why would I spend $43K for a truck I have to baby off-road, especially since you had to remove the air dam? Have a 2015 Nissan Frontier SV CCLB, only reason I took the air dam off was to add a second tow hook. A fully loaded Z71 Colorado with diesel is $47K, something not included in your review, GM dealers won't budge on the price, was told by two "take it or leave it", I left it and bought the Nissan, with $10K left in my wallet. Is the Nissan dated, yes. Although, I use mine for driving Uber/Lyft, and routinely get compliments on how it looks, even from Toyota and Chevy owners. You also forget to mention that the Canyon/Colorado has the smallest interior of the 3, as well as the smallest overall truck, not sure where you get the "feels like a full-size", I've been in 3 of them. I'm 5'11", put the seat where it was comfortable for me, absolutely no way I could sit in the back seat behind the drivers seat for any length of time, almost ate my knees. My wife is 5'2", she fit, but said it felt cramped as well. Biggest drawback to the Nissan is the MPG.