2016 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Diesel - Off Road Test & In Depth Review (w/ Front Air Dam Removal Demo)
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During this presentation, we will take a 1st person look at what the vehicle is all about beginning with the start up, performance data, fuel economy, the occasional track data, and build quality. Also, I will teach you how to use most of the interior and exterior features in a detailed fashion, that before, you could only get from going to a dealership yourself! Throughout the video, I will highlight key styling and unique differences about the vehicle, any available options, and of course it would not be an enthusiast car video without the good ole engine portion with rev and exhaust note with interior and exterior perspectives. A thorough tour/review of this car designed to give others a greater overall appreciation of the vehicle.
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I removed my front air dam on my 2017 z71 and all I used was a small, low profile ratchet with a T15 torx bit. I removed 13 bolts underneath the bumper that held the dam on. Pretty tight so I used some wheel ramps for more clearance. And i removed a couple of bolts on the wheel well cover/guard for more room to work with. Overall it took my 15 minutes to do so. Fairly easy and better way of doing it than this video shows. I didn't break anything and it come off like a charm.
Really nice truck
Sweet looking truck. I'm glad to see a return of the small displacement turbo diesel engine. I know that larger displacement (6.6 litre Duramax, Power Stroke, Cummins) diesel engines may be more popular, they (truck makers) should know that not everyone needs or wants a full-sized truck, that sometimes a smaller truck would work just fine for whatever you need to use it for. I can think of several vehicles that would benefit from such a diesel engine. :)
Here´s an idea. Couldn´t you just turn the clips where the screws go through upside down and therefore have the screwhead facing downward?
Kyle, I feel like you helped a lot of people out by showing how to take the air deflecter off the front. Great, informative video as usual.
I’ve seen videos where they do it without removing the entire bumper.
And they’re torx screws not hex screws.
Good job Kyle for showing how the darn front air dam could be removed. Many reviewers have been complaining about it but you are the first one I see that actually did it so ignore the negative comments of the peanut gallery.
I see Colorado, I click.
Now I see why you have so many subscribers, you give the best in depth vehicle reviews I've ever seen.
I love how far you have come Kyle! You are my go to review guy when it comes to information. Very very pleased with the channel!
This truck looks better and more capable and higher quality than toyota tacoma
Ali Saleh
Without a doubt. The 3rd gen Tacoma has a lot of obvious quality shortfalls. The engine is weak as is the suspension and axles.
Tacoma is 10x better
@@josefgriveas7113 yet does everything but be cheap worse. Yeah got it.
Josef Griveas Agreed
Wow Saabkyle your current tool set has surely come a long way from this video. Not to mention your whole shop set-up is insane
Good test I just oder a 2017 Chevy Colorado LT crew long bed 4x4 with the Duramax love the small truck thinks like a big 3500 with 2.8 l Duramax Diesel & trailer brake controller & diesel exhaust brake
I like this truck, but I have two problems with this truck.
Bad front clearance on the bumper. Not something you want to have if you are going in and out of construction sites.
And it's waaaay too expensive. A well-equipped 4x4 model, say the Z71, is in full-size truck range. Doesn't make any sense. $40k+ for a mid-size is just nuts.
lol the equipment standard kills all competition.
Mate, when you go in and out of construciton sites, you don't buy the top trim. That would be retarded, as is complaining about the price when 4WD starts at 28k.
+AoyagiAichou mate, some people like to buy a nice truck they can use outside of work as well. Also, you'd think that front-end clearance wouldn't be an issue on a trim level that is advertised/marketed as "off-road".
ApexIXMR What stops you from using it outside of work when it's barebones? Nothing. And I'd like to see someone who buys an expensive leather-wrapped full-options pickup to do some dirty job with it. Good one, mate!
And yeah, maybe that front-end clearance seems not enough for someone who thinks "off-road" is the same as "rock-crawling", but it's more than enough for the mentioned construction sites. Most of them anyway.
Yeah, and the fuel economy on the gassers is about the same as the 1500's too. Colorado is 24 highway, Silverado is 21 high way with 6.2 v8,, 23 highway with 5.3 v8, or 24with the v6.
Thank you for subtitles for the video, because I'm from Moscow. I pick up my weakness
Thank you saablekyle for being awesome
Spot the og harbor freight rolling tool chest in the video. That thing is the real mans tool right there
As others have said, no need to remove the bumper. You just need a small low profile 1/4" socket set (found Bostich BTMT72275 at Walmart). Took mine off in about 50 minutes or so. No need to lift it either, just crawl underneath.
Nice truck! Super reliable
Kyle your camara work is amazing!
Sorry for bothering Kyle, but will you ever post the video of the CT6. I'm just very eager to see your tour of it! You give the best car tours!
Same dude, I was hoping he would do the CT6 and Colorado around the same time.
+Hery bob I'm not trying to rush him or anything but I'm just very eager to see it.
Thank you! It will be up soon, just returned the car last week and had some travels I had to attend to. I'll have it up within the next couple weeks!
I'm still waiting for the Elantra.
Oh damn didn't see the reply, hope I don't sound like I'm rushing Kyle :V
+Saabkyle04 Ok take your time! I wasn't rushing you or anything, I'm just very eager to see it.
i just wish Ford get off their ass and bring that new midsize ranger to America it would be awesome
That would be awesome, can't wait to see it!
They're bringing it back. In 2019.
I've seen them in Mexico. The front looks like the newer Explorer's. The back is just normal.
'Murica can't handle the Ranger. Too cheap and european for the common truck lover
+The Fault in Our Cutie Marks well Ford can pull a Toyota with the Tacoma and Hilux. And make a NA truck with its own unique feel.
great editorial. professional and using facts with great editing . Thank you
I just removed mine. While this video certainly shows one way to do this it is way more work than necessary. Put the front of the truck up on jack stands to get a bit of room to crawl under it and you can do the entire thing from underneath the truck in under 45 minutes. No removing fender lining or entire front facia. The two piece in the corners have to come out as well as the two 10 mm bolt but that is it.
I guess GM doesn't want you to be able to remove and replace the air dam easily once you arrive at the trail to go off roading.
kyle you should do more demos in your videos, this in one of my favorite vidoes you've done. thanks for the demo in the review.
I have a 2016 LT and you can easily take that air dam off without removing the entire front fascia. I did it from underneath in 15 minutes. No problem. You have to jack it up or get a pair of ramps. Easy removal.
That looks sooo much better
Nice truck. The diesel sounds awesome. I love the way diesels sound.
You don't need to pull all that off, it's tight but it can be removed in about half an hour without pulling the bumper off.
thumbs up! great review finally on TH-cam! lol I've seen way to many that are done by people with little to no mechanical know how and this was refreshing to see for a change.
The best review so far, now I want one
Pulling off that Air dam was the first thing I did to my 2015. So stupid they screwed the air dam in from the top down. Truck looks so much better without it.
what happeed to trucks having real solid metal bumpers GM? lol
Greed happened, cant really replace thoes bumpers because they are very durable over the plastic ones.
Too heavy, not very good in crash tests, more expensive and so on.
StellWair arent bumpers made for bumping? ;)
+randomrazr they kill pedestrians much more efficiently than plastic bumpers. they also cause the vehicle to get worse gas mileage
randomrazr Yes they are but they are a lot LESS effective at dissipating energy so would you rather have your truck take less damage or live.
I want that truck so bad thats dope
Hey Kyle, you ever going to try and do a video of the Yugo GV? That'd be REAL interesting, if you could do it. "As you can see, the Yugo GV comes with a rear window defogger, and it's keeping my hands warm as I attempt to push it." Lol.
Kyle you are the Man this is coming from a technician I've never thought that I would've seen a car reviewer remove a part from a fleet test vehicle GM should give you one I've never seen them show how dramatically it improve the off-road ability of the truck plus it looks way better I wonder if you were able to compare how worse the fuel economy got on the hi-way compared with the air dam on you would think they would've engineered something that would've been a 5 minutes deal to remove the other advantage to buy a Diesel is you can put a performance tune in the engine ECU the gas version would not improve as much because it has no turbo and generally diesels responds well to tuning what did GM say about you removing the front bumper cover ? Excellent review keep it up thanks.
"Hey, everyone. How's it going"- CLASSIC.
Personally I like the look of the front ens without that extra piece at the bottom.
All you need to remove the peace is a torques bit and a quarter inch ratchet wrench and a set of ramps to make it easier I did mine in under five minutes
kyle u have evolved so much, great job
Hey Kyle! just wanted to let you know, that there is a 2017 Audi r8 v10 plus at Audi of charlotte. GO REVIEW IT!
I agree a 1000% with you I was thinking that he should review it I'm die hard fan of the r8 and Audi in general
very nice truck...the Tacoma is great looking as well
Jason X
Unfortunately once the Taco's rust rot sets in they don't look so great.
Thanks for the good review. I noticed you to call the grill screws a hex screw. Hex is an Allen socket type you probably meant to say Torx
Which is the tool you pointed out.
Everyone here complaining about plastic bumpers and other components. Trust me, I could care less about fuel economy too, but I'm waiting for any of you to go have all the government economy regulations removed from law and the price of oil lowered. Plastic parts are in use because there is so much pressure for modern vehicles to adhere to modern fuel economy rules. Blame the government regulations and people themselves for trying to save pennies at the gas station.
Hey Saabkyle, I've been watching for a while now and I just wanted to say, I love your content and it's always very professional. If you could reply, that would be really cool!
Keep on making great and informative videos!
Thanks Kyle. Great video on a great new 1/2 ton diesel.
Kyle, please please PLEASE make a video on the C7 Corvette Grand Sport when it becomes available :)
Still wish GM would release this in ZR2 trim as we saw at the autoshow...
The only thing I really like is that it's a mid size truck and diesel
can you do an in depth video on a 2016 ford f-150 raptor? or possibly the 2017 version? that truck looks so cool. if you can, i thank you so much.
On road or off road, that front air dam has got to go! You're right, GM should have installed the bolts head down for easier removal. What were they thinking?
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They were thinking about what's the most efficient way to make the truck. You can find examples of this on 99.8% of production vehicles sold today. want to remove the Colorado's air dam faster? grab a sawzall and start cutting
The amount of plastic on these modern trucks...
children in Africa could eat that, lol
Dammmmnnnn my mans got da gangsta hat on today. Woo weeeeee
Saabkyle04 I am a huge fan of your videos. Where do you do all your research for the cars?
Video was great, just got off topic in the beginning of the video. Showing a tutorial of how to remove the air dam should have been in a separate video. But great review nonetheless
Those purposes are sure intensive alright.
I love this new Colorado, but It sure doesn't look like there's much structure to that front end. I had an accident in my 2005 Colorado that did fairly minor damage to my truck (Bumper, Lower Valence/Bumper cover, Grille, Fog Lights). My bumper actually absorbed most of the impact force. I totaled the Pontiac that I hit. I bet you in this new Colorado the same accident would have taken out the entire front end.
if someone is gonna tow alot especially closer 7000 pounds it would be better just to get a full size truck even if it is gas the price is crazy on these close to 40k and even higher then 40k depending on options you can buy a well equipped full size truck for mid 30s after rebates and incentives so even though your mpg is less your still saving that money by saving thousands.. Hell if someone is towing alot and is willing to shell out 40k plus for a truck you can easily find low mileage 50k and under mile diesel truck for around 40k for full size
sick of hearing this. obviously nobody is towing that much with this. the truck is a mid size
yz125ryder actually yea some guys on forums are towing that much with these trucks which makes no sense
thats the reason they make the duramax 6.6!
Say you are towing a 6000 pound travel trailer a couple times a month to go camping. The rest of the time you use your truck as a daily driver commuter to work. So, this size truck makes sense in that scenario. The diesel is great for those times when you were towing and going up and down steep grades like we have here in Colorado. Then, the smaller form-factor, easier parking, smaller footprint makes more sense in city driving. Also you cannot get a diesel with a higher torque numbers in a half ton GM truck. These midsize trucks are also way easier to fit into a 2 car garage.
Clearly, GM doesn't really want anyone removing that lower trim. Either that or the engineers that designed it were on opiates at the time.
Wonderful review!!!! Can you please review the 2016 Chevy Malibu Premier??!!
HEY! We have the same exact set of socket wrench
You should team up with Eric The Car Guy when you need mechanical work.
great job man..i also like the way u talk
When's your review of the new Tacoma coming?
What cool Pick up truck
Great design gm let's take off the whole front bumper so we can get some more clearance 😒
Why is there not a factory air dam delete option? At least on 4x4 and z71 trims...
Ford should bring back the Ranger, it would dominate with a 2.3L Turbo 4 or the 2.7L V6 turbo
Awesome Truck!
Hey Saabkyle ,BIG FAN , I was just wondering if you could review the 2016 Cadillac Escalade, and if possible the 2013 Cadillac Elmiraj , I know that car is hold but, its one of the coolest Cadillacs to me. THANK YOU
I took my Crown Vic through worst terrain than you did with that truck and never had any problems or scratches. LOL
Kyle, Can you PLEASE Try to Find a Lincoln Blackwood Thx
Another great review!
thank you bro. you are the best 👍👍👍👍👍
....So whats the little additional blue fuel hole in the gas spout hole...???...''Urea''.....
You should do a video over the 2017 Ford F-250 Platinum.
You Should Do The 2017 Nissan GTR R35 Saabkyle04.
Can you please review the 2016 Chevy Malibu Premier?!?! I would really appreciate it!
First lesson as being a mechanic or a person that works on there own car for fun is, screw hand tools!
Hi Saabkyle04!!
Nice job!
Maybe the removal of the front header should have been a seperate video, I came here to watch a review, not a "How to".
wait so does the air dam increase mpg? i thought it creates drag which would decrease mpg?
OMG Kyle, thank you SM for this vid now I can stop begging... Lol
COOL 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Diesel - Off Road Test & In Depth Review (w/ Front Air Dam Removal Demo)
Kyle, do the 2016 CX-9! :)
That's all changed now with the ZR2.
you don't have to take the face off to take it off ...
you can remove the hex screws with the front attached to the truck, you just cant use a "Straight Screw Driver"
Hate rear red blinckers,
they need to ban them, really
For any "average joe" like myself, this process isn't hard, just takes time. I don't understand how it can be done any other way, there's just no room up in there. If you want to save money versus taking it somewhere, this is a great way to get it done with relative ease.
Yeah, red turn signals suck. You can't quickly tell if the driver is braking or blinking. You have to wait at least two blinking cycles to really know. I almost rear ended a ford fusion because of that.
***** I refuse to buy anything with rear red blinckers
If one side lights steady while the other flashes, it means the signal is on. If you're at a safe following distance, you can react accordingly and quick enough. What they need to ban is stupidity.
You "don't understand how it can be done any other way"? Well let me explain. You crawl underneath the truck and remove all of the screws with a hex driver. Did mine this way in about 20 minutes. I have no idea why you removed the entire front clip of your truck.
Thanks for sharing. We have a same mind of truck but mine is shortbed. I plan to take my air dam off as well. Do you lower the air in your tires before off roading?
The best !
Do a review on the 2016 Chevy Malibu premier like seriously
I like those trucks
For some reason the truck appeals to me now that you removed the extra plastic grill thing.
How does it feel to review all of these badass cars ?
Bet he loves it lol
Can you plz do a review on the GMC Sierra Denali?
They should fire every engineer that worked on that truck!!!!
Nice video, I heard there is a Denali version of the canyon what power increases does that have?
Yeah, I doubt "reduced noise" is going to work by a lot on this tractor-like sounding engine.
You can ask the dealership to take it off also. Three engine options is great but I'm wondering if a LT1 6.2 v8 crate motor will fit in this. Anybody knows?
Just get an old s10 if you want to do that this is a 40+k truck
LT1 and its comparable LS brother are really not much bigger than the 3.6 DOHC V6 engine offered in this truck. Long story short, it would fit.
There's a guy on the forums who already did a 5.3 swap. I'm pretty sure he was looking to do a 6.2 swap as well. Lots of fabrication necessary. But I'm sure it's a fun truck to drive. Not sure how it would be off-road though. I don't think he did any off roading.