2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 - 28 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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The diffs
Starting with some offroad stuff, aka the point
In the cabin you can lock the rear OR BOTH
This is something you almost never see
Not on TRD Pros, not on raptor trucks
Shocks
These are the multimatic shocks
They’re great for dissipating heat under compression
But they also ride a lot better
They’re gold and blue
Tires
Last gen only got 31 in tires
But with the 3 in lift for ZR2 and adapted bumpers
You’ve got 33 in Goodyear M/T tires here
17 in two-tone wheel (looks cool)
Has ZR2 logo on it
Fenders flared out for the tires
High and wide
The chassis is a lot different from last gen
Axles pushed to extreme ends
Revised bumpers for approach and departure
Approach - 38.6
Departure - 25.2
Breakover - 24.8
3 in lift for ZR2
Almost 11 inches of clearance
Modes
Normal and tow
But THREE offroad modes
Offroad - catch-all
Baja - high speed
Terrain - crawling
Have tested these all out in Canyon AT4X
The engine
This truck gets the new 2.7T 4clyinder that you’ll see
This replaces the V6, diesels, etc
There’s 3 different outputs you can get in the CO
The ZR2 comes std with the high output
27 psi boost
310 hp
430 lbft
Rated at 16 mpg combined, better
Bowties
There’s some interesting stuff with the bowties here
The only gold one is on the key
And when you get in the truck
Flowtie up front is red
Matches front recovery hooks
No rear bowtie, just chevrolet stamped in
Interior bowties
Steering wheel is black
Hidden gear selector
Interior camo
There’s camo in EVERY CREVASSE here
In each door pocket
In the cupholders
In the wireless charger
On the dash
Around the air vents
Hidden cubby behind screen
For all the interior camo there is no ext camo
Unlike the Tundra TRD Pro
Offroad screen
Three screens with different info
Baja
Terrain
overland
ZR2 flare
The ZR2 color is red
Grille badge
Flowtie accent
Bedside sticker
Tailgate badge
Back of bed stamp
Dashboard badge
But then there’s the yellow interior stitching
Thought it was just a nice color match ext
But they’re all yellow if you want ZR2
Hood
Embellished for ZR2
Matte decal to kill glare when ascending
But thought for sure they’d put a ZR2 badge on the hood
Air Down mode
Will auto air down tires
Honk when done
Won’t air back up obviously
Colors
Nitro yellow metallic is epic
Mirror and windows are black
But side badging is chrome?
Rear bumper is GLOSS black
Also has weird dimples for grip
Washer jets
Windshield washer jets are raised
So avoid icing shut in the winter
Lights
LEds here
Bowtie
triangles
Incandescent turn signal
Same in back
Auto headlights std
Auto highbeams std
No headlights on stalk, in screen
Infotainment
11 in screen std across all trims
Looks great
Google built in
Assistant
Maps
Podcasts, not limited to news like sierra
Wireless ACP & AA
Vehicle status screen
VERY in-depth
Cluster
Also 11 in screen
SUPER customizable
Like 5 diff views including full map screen
Offroad screen
Protection
Rock rails here
Something i complained about on the Trail Boss
Kind of large step-over
Touch paint
Skids
Cameras
360 cameras are awesome
Even underbody camera***
Trailering & trail riding
The 360 camera shows sunkissed ZR2
Not exactly oriented with the sun, but nice
Seats
Heated and cooled
Auto cooled - amazing
Two tine
Headrests too far forward
Heated steering wheel too
Steering wheel behind buttons
Trip reset
Even more hidden than headlights
Delivery driver couldnt find it at all
Took me 5 min, but that’s too long
Rear seats
Reasonable size…
Seat backs dont open up
Seats fold up
Vents are nice, chargers, outlet, manual window
Sunroof $1000
All window button
The 95k sierra last week didnt have this
Auto down, but not back up
All windows auto down
Only driver auto back up
Towing
6000 lbs for ZR2
Other COs max out at 7700lbs
Bed
Hidden cooler cubby
1280 payload
5 foot bed
ZR2 stamped in
Top of gate and walls look like mountains
Aux button
This isn’t to plug in your phone
It’s to input a winch or lightbar
Grille
Each trim gets unique grille design
Price
Starts at 48k
As tested 52,600