2024 Chevy Colorado ZR2: The Raptor Is Overrated! 

You could buy this for $51k or get a TRD Off Road Tacoma with manual cloth seats, a felt skid plate, and donut for a spare tire for the same price. What in the world was Toyota thinking on their crazy ass pricing?

Picked mine up 3 months ago. I thought paying 52 grand for a midsize was alittle excessive, but after seeing prices of comparable Fords and Toyotas I feel like I won the lottery. Super happy with this truck.

This truck with the 3.0 Duramax and the 10 speed would be the ultimate offroader

I’m a Toyota guy, own a 3rd gen,,I’m gonna watch the reliability on this and if it looks good down the road, it will probably be my next,,I just can’t get over Toyota and what you get for the amount of money you spend, plus the design change is terrible, I understand prices have risen, but what they are wanting for an SR5 is ridiculous.

I wanted the Trailhunter for the past year. After Toyota released the prices I bought a ZR2 and am so satisfied with it.

Pricey but I like it. Ready for anything with rear AND front locker plus lots of extras except leather seats & ventilated seats. Love the rock sliders & all the cameras.

ZR2 looks better than Ranger Raptor on the outside, but Ranger looks way better on the inside (besides that vertical screen). Ranger sounds a lot better as well. Both are awesome trucks!

For that price, should have leather standard, power rear window, power running boards and so much more!! Was thinking of buying one, now I know I would not waste my money. Thanks for the video!

I got the 2005 colorado with over 315k miles still runs amazing, but the new look is amazing bringing the camero look to the front end

I love my Frontier Pro4X but also like these. If those turbo 4 cylinders hold up, I wouldn't turn away from them.

Colorado looks good for midsized truck that's my kind of truck love it I can see myself in a Chevy colorado

That is a very good looking mid size.

Hi Ben. I love your reviews but sometimes you speak a little too fast, but it’s all good as you give an unbiased opinion. I will comment with regards to the space in a midsize truck which at one time they were labeled as a quarter ton truck. I currently own a 2022 Colorado ZR2. I have had 2 Chevy Z71 full-size trucks and one full size GMC in the past, but in February of 2023 I decided to downsize so I purchased a model with the V6. The truck has plenty of power, 308 hp I believe, the stability and ride is excellent, but another reason for my purchase was the front and rear lockers making it a true 4Wheel Drive. My other vehicles had a limited slip rear differential or should I say, Posy Track, which was a phrase patented by Chevy. Now I will comment on the previous post made with regards to the room in the truck. Anyone who is a larger size will almost take up the full cab where your elbows are that close, they will touch. As for the rear seat, they are basically made for children. An average size adult will fit, but it’s still a bit cramped. Now I’ll give you my opinion with regards to the comfort of the front seats. Both are power seats with heat and lumbar support but I can honestly say that it has to be the hardest and the most uncomfortable seat that I have ever sat in when it comes to trucks. After an hour or so I have to stop and stretch my back because the seat feels like your sitting on a brick and my wife tells me that the passenger seat is just as bad. So I ordered a full-size Trail Boss and I’ll never buy a midsize truck again. Maybe other midsize trucks from different manufacturers are good so I can only speak on my Colorado and as for the ride and the room with a full size truck compared to a midsize truck, there is no comparison. Thank you and keep sending out videos. Cheers to you sir.

after they announced the price of the tacoma trd pro , i went to get a zr2

Looked at the market pretty closely since everything was pretty much brand new in the midsize segment when I was shopping. After seeing the complete unavailability of Rangers at the time and the markups dealers were sticking on the new Tacos, my stripper ZR2 for $48K was the easy choice. Better equipped and cheaper than the Taco and actually available unlike the Ford at the time, plus it's just a genuinely fantastic option in the space. Tons of off-road capability, great looks, surprisingly good on-road manners and great tech (save for the now-recalled auto-braking system), even without going nuts on the options. Anyone going with another truck probably isn't making a bad choice because everything in the segment is pretty rad. They just have different priorities, and I can't fault that at all. Save for the crazy high MSRPs and dealer markups for special models, this segment is replete with great options now.

Sharp looking truck, much better looking then the Tacoma and better price!

I think for the price difference in these high end trucks vs other trims that GM should give these more power and tq.. just kind of set them apart a little

I think that colour does a great job at matching the front bumper colour to the body - outside of black, GMC and Chevy have a real hard time with colour matching the plastic to the metal.

Nice truck. Best bang for buck (though still too many bucks) of the midsized choices imo.

Very nice 👌, I like to see fox shocks on the zr2 .

Ben what color is the exterior? Thanks.

Not bad at all. I cant do mid size trucks though. I just sold my Mojave. I already had a Wrangler for the Jeep thrill and a Power Wagon for the truck part. Don’t know why I had a Gladiator too 😂

Always the one or two people asking for a Diesel when hardly anyone actually buys them. Diesel Colorados accounted for ~15% of sales, so it makes zero financial sense for GM to continue the dev & support for a secondary powertrain.

Have to admit that i actually like the design of the bow tie, much different than usual on this model

Ben what happen to that camera view while you were test driving? Anyway the ZR2 looks more off-road worthy than the Ranger Raptor. It sits higher off the ground and just plan looks better while being almost 10 GRAND LESS. The Ranger has the edge in the engine department but that is all. Overall I think the ZR2 is a better option for most people

In a ZR2 package it should have been an option to have the 3.0L diesel and the 10 speed transmission matching the 1500 power outputs

What color is this truck? Is it a Bison?

If these things end up reliably lasting a quarter million miles, I’ll consider it. But I’ll drive my 2nd Gen Tacoma for another decade until then.

This is a damn good looking truck!

Love this better than the Taco 🌮 but the prices on these have gotten out of control 😵‍💫

Looks great. Engine and MPG are trash. So why the hell do cups if the MPG is the same or worse?

I have the 21, love the front, and rear deferential on that zr2. Only midsize that has it i believe.

Its a great look but it needs more leg room in the back

Beautiful truck, but it has a 4 cylinder. It doesn’t compare to a Raptor.

Love the look of this truck. But, 17 mpg in hwy won’t cut it for me…especially having a four cinder engine.

I wish GM would make that a 415hp beast! Looks wise it looks fantastic.

$54K midsize off-road ZR2 isn’t bad. Nice looking truck.

Honda prologue is one of my personal fave upcoming vehicles. Looking frwd to seeing you getting to review some

This color and sand dune are just so nice

they really need to make a 4 runner competitor based off this chassis.

I'm not going to be happy with this channel until I get a thumbnail with Ben standing next to two trucks with literal 2 gallon canteens in each pocket, I mean the current pocket contents aren't nearly enouch! I need phones, keys, canteens, a few cats, in EACH pocket. I want those pockets so overstuffed that a paratrooper in cargo pants would be jealpous. But seriously Ben, load up those pockets. The RU-vid algoritm appreciates you.

Damn good looking truck. Unfortunately it’s a GM product. Having had two that were bought back under California Lemon Law, I’ll never buy another one

If touch screens had come first and then one day came buttons and switches the automotive world have gone nuts with joy.

Ze2 bisoon is probably a raptor equivlamt

When I needed a truck last year, I looked into getting a Bison. I really liked it, the Raptor wasn’t out at the time. Got the F-150 Heritage Edition for the same price. I would consider a Bison if I move back to a midsize truck.

ZR2 looks way more "adult" than the Ranger Raptor.. $51k for a ZR2 is great, plus here in Phoenix some dealers are giving discounts.

Its gonna be a pro 4x for me....this is a beautiful truck but i will be pulling a 6x10 enclosed trailer with 900 lb Atv inside !! ...i feel this its too much for a 4cyl

Very nice

Is this reliable

Too much tech to screw up in the future plus you can keep a turbo 4 banger give me a NA engine anyday

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You can do a mildly equipped crew cab LT Silverado for the same price with a 5.3. Tell me these aren’t overpriced. 🤦🏼‍♂️

10 years from now should all these systems develop electrical faults the repairs are not going to be cheap.

That rake looks ridiculous though.

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What color is this,someone else asked but no answer was given. It looks like a bronze metallic..

All this truck needs is a Duramax. Come on, GM, give us back a diesel option in the Colorado!

And allllllllll the electrical problems, those come free.

lol the Tacoma is going to be a massive fail. Honestly, the last generation looks so much better and I was worried they were going to screw the design up... the new one looks like they bought a tacoma then went online an bought a third party "concept" body kit and screwed it on. I'm going Colorado for sure this time around.. or a Canyon...

Thats sooo much nicer than the new tacoma.

Nice truck but not raptor level. More like loaded lariat level

Is the GMC version better?

Raptor>ZR2. 4cyl DO NOT BELONG IN TRUCKS.

Like the price but not the engine

I'd be all over this if it had more rear legroom

I have this truck in nitro yellow and I’m not happy with the build quality. Lots of plastic rattles inside.

Nice styling but u can’t trust modern GM build quality or reliability…

American car makers know how to lure their customers with accessories, design, and features. Their quality however is quite doubtful. Every single engine Toyota has made since the very first Land Cruiser till today no matter the market has been and still is bullet proof reliable. You can’t say the same thing for Ford, Chrysler, and Chevrolet

Ben, love your reviews... but please pronounce VIDEO at the beginning a little bit slower... you slur the word all the time.

Maybe for 38k, I’m not paying even 54k the market is to high for the value

battleship grey is the wrong color interior for a supposedly sporty truck

4 cylinder?

It's really disappointing that a truck with such a cool exterior has such a blah interior.

You say 17 city 17 highway gas mileage from a four cylinder?!!!!!

You lost me at 4 cylinder 👋🏻

Why are the mid size trucks are excluded from cooled seats. I don’t care about 90% of the fancy new crap they’re putting on trucks, except a backup cam and cooled seats

Never seen a video end in mid sentence before, wtf was that?

i agree with other comments below...you are cutting the video too closely together, sounds like one of the zoomers coked out talking about a truck...hard to keep up with

Making payments is overrated .

I've said it before and I'll say it again... this truck and the GMC Canyon are the best looking trucks on the market today, by a wide margin. I expect Ford, Toyota, Nissan, etc. are all taking a deep dive into this design and we will see a lot of these elements in their future models.

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Good looking truck….price is ummmmm,,,not good!

I looked at the ZR2 and Ranger Raptor. 100hp difference was an easy decision.

Not a bad truck but like most chevys the transmission is weak .....and might last 100k if u never tow anything ....

Toyota CEO bailed saying "I don't like the direction Toyota is going." Fast forward to today 2 years later. Toyota reliability has plummeted, recalls and lawsuits are at the companies highest, plus they just look UGLY AF. They usually look great, but the designers lost their damn minds this new style.

There’s absolutely no way I’d buy a new Tacoma over this truck when the price similarity and equipment and styling this truck smokes a Toyota especially with locking front differentials and the shocks

If it had a bigger motor it would get better gas mileage

I say don’t waste your money on the bison just get the ZR2 !!!!!!

Tired of hearing about Ford dealers charging over MSRP on Raptors...there are plenty that aren't...

I don't put much faith in reviews from city boys that don't own or use trucks.

Abingdon va ford desler is cgargung a 10 grans market adjustmwnt on the 2024 ranger raptir. Told them to sell it to a sucker who is dumb ebough to endup financing 76 grand for that truck. The msrp was 59k for that truck.

Please don’t compare this to a raptor, two different classes of vehicle.… the raptor is a fine tuned machine.

“I see dead people”

Bad ass truck!

I love my zr2

For that price it should come with all appliances and a bedroom/ bathroom because that cost almost as much as my house did.

17 mpg is a joke

Apple Car Play?????

Is it me or the two tone seat color really look like steak

For that price I'd just get a Silverado. Midsize pickup trucks can feel really cramed after prolonged driving plus for passengers the backseats are too tight. You can get s trailboss 2024 Silverado for $51k.