LONG-TERM TEST
74 SEPTEMBER 2019 FOUR WHEELER fourwheeler.com
Third report: Turning heads
2018 Chevy Colorado ZR2 Crew Cab
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HERE IS NO MISTAKING THE
ZR2 for just a merely
mortal, run-of-the-mill
Chevy Colorado, and other
Colorado owners know it. As it
turns out, so do Tacoma owners.
From drive-thrus to fuel stops and
freeways to parking lots, we’ve
gotten lots of thumbs-ups and
questions about our badass mid-
size wheeler. It might be the wide
stance, the broad fenders, or the
taller ride height, but whatever it
is, the ZR2 gets noticed. Clearly,
Chevy has done something right
to get the word out, because the
wheeling world at large is on the
trail of the ZR2.
And we’ve enjoyed puttingthe ZR2 on the trail. One thing
that stands out on the ZR2 is just
how different the suspension
feels when bombing down a dirt
road—what can sometimes be
a little stiff on pavement wakes
up into a tossable rough-road
mobber. It’s really quite notice-
able, and the difference is unlike
anything we’ve felt before. While
its midsize proportions give up a
lot to the fullsize crowd, it means
a superbly maneuverable truck on
the trail, and the decently sized->After we couldn’t make the
GearOn system work with our
Yakima FrontLoader bike carrier,
we decided on the GateKeeper tail-
gate pad to move our bikes around.