The time has come to sell my 2023 Chevy Colorado Trail Boss. I have had it for over a year and half and nearly 20,000 miles. The ownership experience has been a roller coaster ride. They are many great things about this pickup truck, and there are some problems. Let’s dig in!
This truck has been an excellent combination of an off-roader and a trailer towing machine. The Trail Boss has a two-inch suspension lift from the factory. I got optional Territory MT tires. This midsize pickup 4×4 truck has over 1,500 lbs of payload and 7,700 lbs of towing capacity.
Although, I got the high-output version of the 2.7L turbocharged I4 engine. It has a rating of 310 hp and 430 lb-ft of torque. However, this is not the quicker midsize pickup truck out there. When we drag raced it versus a 2.3L turbo-4 Ford Ranger FX4, the Ranger pulled away and won the 1/4-mile acceleration. Colorado transmission does not shift that quickly.
Overall lifetime efficiency of this truck was 19.5 MPG. I got over 21.5 MPG on a recent family road trip, and 23.8 MPG on our Denver-100 MPG loop. Still, this off-road midsize pickup does not offer stellar fuel efficiency.
The powertrain never gave me any issues, but the truck’s software did. I had one instance when the gauge cluster went dark. I rebooted the truck by disconnecting the 12-volt battery. This issue never came back. My truck drained its battery once, when parked in my driveway. It happened due to a software update it was doing. It got stuck in the middle of an update, and kept retrying until the battery died.
I purchase the truck in April 2023 for just under $41,000. I think it was a good value for what you get in terms of capability. Now, the used value of this truck is close to $34,500, according to the High Road service.
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