2023 Chevy Colorado Desert Boss: Features, Towing, Off-Road Review
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- We test out all the features of the new 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Desert Boss. Also, can it conquer our most challenging off-road course?
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I remember when $62k for a 3/4 ton truck was considered expensive. Now we’re paying that for midsize trucks. I’d still love to have a new Colorado I just can’t believe these prices
35k for a 3/4 ton still exist
Yeah like 2005
@@Adventure_blac more like 2018. My 2015 ram 1500 was 40k off the dealer lot with nearly every option. Up until covid trucks were affordable
Having another vehicle (like your Ranger) at the course, to try the same obstacles ar the same time, would be useful, especially when reviewing these purpose built off roaders. That would help us understand if trail changes or vehicle flaws were the cause when a vehicle fails a particular obstacle.
Agreed. Or if the driver can't adjust the settings properly like I think has just happened in this video. I can't believe a truck with that much torque and off-road bells and whisltles couldn't make it from the loose dry ground - it was not a tire issue but a setup issue imo.
We're finding out that we ALWAYS need to bring a compressor if we're running up The Ladder. Also moisture levels are causing wide-ranging results.
I almost stopped watching after the price...62K for a midsized? Hole eee sheet.
People will pay it...I wont and neither will you lol
To be fair, that desert boss pack is essentially $9000 of crap. Functionally the same truck without that is $52.5k
Can't take it with you $ or give it to your kids , make them earn their own money
Thought of the same thing
I almost stopped watching him tow the trailer 😴
I would love to see a G-Wagon on this course
I think the reasons the truck didn’t make it are the obvious ones. Dirt is very dry and loose, almost as bad as sand. Tires could have been better and perhaps aired down. It’s a heavy vehicle and the hill was very steep. The speed required to power up the hill might have damaged the truck and that wouldn’t have been a wise decision to make.
Yeah it really seems like he's just leaning on the truck 100% to make it happen, like he's never driven on soft terrain before. Airing down is rule #1 of sand.
Too much air in the tires you should air down when you get off road
@@LivinDaDreanif you watch any of his videos you would know that he never airs down the tires…mostly because the manufacturers don’t want him too and to also just show what the vehicle can do as standard from the factory…
This is such a sweet truck and way better than the previous gen. Btw, those are not mud terrain tires; the MT stands for Maximum Traction on those specific tires. It confuses a lot of people. I'm glad to see Desert Boss dropped in favor of the ZR2 Bison. Maybe you can do a review of the next gen Bison over the coming winter months. This was a fantastic video! Great job!
Looks like you were in wrong 4WD setting, you were on 4WD Low and trying to throttle it up the hill. 4WD high with only rear lockers on and Off road mode may have produced better results
Now I feel better about the Pilot not getting up that hill.. :D
First off, your son is doing a fantastic job..even when you’re dusting him out :). Like other commenters, I too held back my reservation on the Ranger Raptor with too many unknowns. The other two on my list are the Tacoma TRD pro as well as the LC….like other commenters. It seems we all share similar DNA.
Nothing screams big badass truck like a turbo 4 cylinder 😂
it has more torque than your v8!!
@@ChrisSmith-fc8ki so? If your going to give me a 4 cylinder at least give me fuel economy and reliability, which this engine does not have.
A cummins turbo 6 cylinder is more 'badass' than a V8 in a Tundra. The number of pistons is irrelevant.
@@ChrisSmith-fc8kibut won’t last as long as the v8..so what’s your point?
Not sure if youre affiliated with TFL but you do way better reviews. Like night and day 🔥
Thanks for all the work you do my dood in putting together these great vids. Still so many choices. Still got my heart set on a Toyota Off-road with the rangers being in low supply due to certain "reasons".
Just pray 🙏 GM doesn't do an over the air update that drains your battery and leaves you stranded in a desert 🏜 that could lead to your death from heatstroke
There's a setting to turn that off to prevent that, I did on my '24 ZR2.
$62k?! Ugh
Don't get the Desert Boss trim (only) package, ot adds no functionality. I got my loaded ZR2 for $53k MSRP.
Love the way you expose truck's weaknesses.
Waiting to see how Tacoma 2024,Lexus gx550 and Land Cruiser will perform in this offroad trail
The Honda Pilot Trailsport doesn’t look too bad compared to this!
I cant wait for the new Tacoma to try the hill!
I think it’s the tires. As you were able to make it up with your Ford Ranger with the Falken Wildpeak RT tires!!
Add those stick on bubble mirror on the mirrors like last gens
Ready to tackles those Kroger Parking lots taking up two spaces near you!
I honestly don't think it's neither the truck or driver. The condition of that trail or obstacle has deterriated over time making it more challenging than it was the last time. It just so happens the Colorado ZR2 got to try the course at its worst state yet. Only way to know for sure is to try out your Ranger. This is one of your best videos so far. I think a lot of us weren't expecting the Colorado ZR2 to struggle. I still like the truck regardless.
This is a cool truck who cares if it’s 4 cylinders just seems like a cool truck
This truck is so bad ass!!
4 cylinder? I don’t think so and turbo? Nah
65k with a 4 cylinder? Heck no.
Man would that 3.0 diesel be great in that truck
Has there been any vehicled to complete that current course with all the loose dirt?
☠ That 4wd system. Could have been tires as well but, jeez!! and for $60k plus? Ouch!!
How much does your trailer weights? The max on the dessert boss is 5500lbs right?
Trailer is 3k fully loaded.
A short lived trim but thank you for doing this . I Perfer last gen boss:)🎉 I can’t wait for Raptor review ! 62k when Ranger raptor is 52k and change is crazy. With UAW strike I think your more likely to see it in February hope I’m wrong
I know. Fingers crossed. 🤞
Hmm. I saw another video where it kept shifting itself out of 4wheel drive on the guy while walking it uphill too.
Truck looks mean as hell but they should put the 3.6 from the old cts v Sport that's over400 HP now that would match the badass looks of this truck
It was the music....hard rock music would've made it up that climb 🤣
Also, the 1st and 2nd year of a new gen vehicle always have issues. Thats why i finally just traded my Ram in for a 2022 colorado Z71. But ill admit the new gen looks awesome.
Buy this and prepare for battery problems and transmission problems
maybe when doing these hill challenges, keep the ranger on hand for a same day comparison. those GY tires are not MT (mud terrains) but MT (max traction). Dumb marketing people trying to confuse buyers.
So they're neither MT nor MT. Lol.
16 MPG on the highway? No thanks.
He's in tow mode on a straight highway... and the engine rev at 4k+ rpm. You use tow mode in hilly mountains or to get your boat out of the water. After that, you put it back in normal mode as once you are moving, the weight in the back is minimal.
You think about it that's about right. That 2.7 is trying all the time. Its class average mpg.
Have you done a review of a F150 ford tremor yet? Couldn't find one when i looked through your videos
They haven’t sent one to the NW yet.
@@drivingsports that's a shame , I hope they do
The desert boss is just appearance. Bead lock tires, stickers and a silly bar in the front and back..silliness
I'd be willing to bring the Wildtrak out there to prove it like in a game of HORSE. lol That was disappointing, I thought for sure the Chevy would make it. I'm sure it's the tires.
Crosstrek with offroad tires: straight up the hill LOL
Great video! how would you compare the ZR2's power/acceleration to your current Ford Performance Tuned Tremor? Cheers.
I had to come back and watch this video after watching the Subaru crosstrek video. It made but the Chevy is a superior vehicle. I don’t understand how Subaru made it and Chevy didn’t. I have a outback and now want a bison
Looks good, but no thanks. That engine is a big question mark. As a long term owner of most of my vehicles I can't trust a turbo 4 cylinder.
Hey Ryan, what do you mean by November? Do you have a built date for your RR?
ooooohh you were talking about 2023 :)
Desert Boss or Bison trim? What is your recommandations and whys? And why in tow mode while on the highway?
And I wish you could bring back the OBW on those new parts to show how good it can do.
As to why you couldn't climb those 2 last hills on loose ground, I think we could see the wheels getting braked and that was the issue as you gradually lose the momentum. Maybe disable all traction control would help? I don't think any mud tires have any effect on ground that loose and dry as it acts like a sand dune and you would need Baja type tires to see a real difference.
You shouldn’t buy either..$60 to $75k..buying this low grade garbage is the reason they’ll never lower prices. They know people are impulse shoppers
@@mabelpup8502 You're probably right.
Our Bison video drops on Sunday.
Saw Andre from TFL with the Bison it looks killer and better than this please try to watch both videos I don't mean to steal a view or shill for TFL.
@@drivingsportsyay happy Thanksgiving
Hi would like to ask few questions about your Ranger Raptor older if you don't mind. I am trying to get my order in as well soon as we can agree on price coz they want at least 15k markup. Can I ask how much of a markup did the dealer agreed on your order. Im surprised you said Oct, NOV 2023 for delivery? or is it 2024? I was told Feb, March or later 2024.
Put tow haul on and it shut off the beeping
I love how this ford fanboy makes a chevy look bad every chance he gets. Haha. Love my ZR2. Very capable.
Car and Driver: www.caranddriver.com/features/a39850302/chevy-silverado-zr2-4wd-off-mystery/
This has literally happened to me in front of Chevy Engineers after this article was published and I told them I was 2-footing a climb and they acted like they had no idea what happened. (I was chatting with Ezra recently and he pointed out his C&D story on this exact issue.)
@@drivingsports and your fanboy-ism is very apparent. With that said, the Raptor is very cool, but so is the ZR2
The reason why the truck did not make it comes down to gearing. GM needs to put a better axle ratio in these. 3:42s are just not low enough. Put at least a 4:30. Preferably a 4:56 with 33 in tires. 4:88s for the Bison with 35 in tires. Problem solved.
Ouch, I think I would spend the extra $1k and buy an F-250 Tremor with the gas V8.
These new Car/Truck/SUV prices are way out of hand.
Our 11 Ranger XLT super cab 4WD has only 36K miles, so we’ll just keep driving it
16mpg LOL...are we still in the 80's? Wait my 30+ year old Ranger gets 24mpg highway with a V6....not impressed with fuel economy in today's vehicles...that kind of fuel economy is usually reserved for HD trucks. Another case of an engine not up to the task of moving that mid-size truck around.
Right! It’s crazy
You should have lowered the air pressure to about 15 PSI on this extremely sandy, deep surface. And then slowly and controlled upwards.
Do you have a list of how other vehicles did on those same hills? Comparing Zr2 to trd off road and trd pro
We're still testing vehicles to see how it's shaking out. Moisture levels seem to be the most significant difference. 4Runner, Ranger, Bronco Sport, Bronco have all made it up. If I brought a compressor and this video wasn't already 33-minutes long I would have tried it aired down. Probably would have made it up if I had.
You should have immediately tested the tremor for comparison to determine if it was the soil
62k for a 4 cylinder NO WAY!
I’ll go buy a Mercedes for $62k. Ford and GM trying to sell at Mercedes prices and neither of them are even close to a Mercedes for what you get
F1 cars of the "Golden" turbo era in the late '80's made around 1,500hp from a 1.5L turbo 4, and of course cost WAY more than $62k, but, ok.... Oh, and Pro Tip: Skip the trim only Desert Boss package and get a fully loaded/w-power moonroof regular ZR2 for $53k MSRP before T, T, & L like I did.
So Desert Boss is an expensive appearance package...
Yes
Bring back the V-8.
? There was never a V8 in a Colorado.
Any news on your ranger raptor order
Pushed to March now.
Ryan, I’m confused as to why the ZR2 didn’t make Python. Your Tremor made it, the base model TrailBoss you tested made it, but not the Bro-Mode ZR2? It looked like the conditions were fairly similar. Maybe the extra weight of all the extra goodies on the ZR2 paired with the 4 banger was an issue. The issue with the 4WD shutting down in this video and the DesertBoss review doesn’t surprise me. I think when Chevy started jumping on the tech bandwagon was their downfall. I’ve had three Silverados. 2 90’s models and a 2014. Both 90’s models easily lasted well over 200 grand with just routine maintenance. The 14, which was still sort of Pre-Tech but they were starting to trickle it in, made it to 100K and crapped out. Meaning it needed so much in repairs to various systems that it wasn’t worth it to keep paying for the repairs so I traded it in. I just don’t think GM does tech as well as some other manufacturers.
They went for the smaller engine for emissions not really fuel economy. One has to separate the two. You really cant have both very low emissions and high fuel economy in i.c.e.'s.
You end up burning more fuel with those undersized engines you end up polluting just as much if not more. 16mpg in a mid-size truck is pitiful. I get that or better with my V10 in my F250.
I towed our Rockwood Roo 5 000 kms across Canada with my 13 Tacoma. Listening to a wound out V6 for 10 hours a day gets real annoying. Towing with the Tundra is much more relaxed with the V8 and seems to be double the fuel economy. That Colorado looks sharp in that blue.
Just don't get a new Tundra, the V8 is no longer available....piss poor decision on Toyota's part....but expected because everyone else jumped on the undersized engine with a turbo bandwagon.
@@wildbill23c mine is a 20. I pulled the trigger before the switch
@@mikefoehr235 Nice, I had a 2008. Don't really miss the IFS, terrible to try to keep aligned in an environment where potholes are everywhere, and dirt/gravel washboard roads with a trailer just don't work well with an IFS vehicle. Had a few other recurring issues that initially were fixed under warranty and were TSBs as well...but reoccurred again later on sadly. I think around 2010-2012 is when they fixed the issues in the Tundras that mine had...so the later models up until they downgraded to V6 engines were good. The 5.7L V8 drank fuel, but would pull anything you wanted to with a 1/2 ton. Front differential howl/growl bearing issues, and rear axle bearing issues....they had a bad batch of bearings for a while, and ended up issuing TSB's for both early on in the 2nd gen Tundra run. Tons of power, plenty of room even in the extended cab model, wish I would have bought one with an 8 foot bed instead of the 6-1/2 foot bed, seemed like I was oftentimes wanting more bed space LOL. Wouldn't mind another Tundra at some point for light duty work.
@@wildbill23c If you drive with a lighter foot, full economy is not terrible. With 140 litres of fuel, 1 000 kms is doable. It may even exceed that. As for the IFS, I haven't had any issues. The roads I drive are not to bad. Towing with the 5.7 is very relaxed. Build quality is very good on most Toyota products.
@@mikefoehr235 Maybe they beefed up the IFS in later model years too LOL...IDK, I had way too many front end alignment issues with my 08 Tundra and that was very light duty towing applications in the 5k and less ballpark numbers...something any 1/2 ton should easily handle. Kind of makes me wonder if they didn't put stuff back together up front right after the front diff replacement LOL...that seemed to have been when my largest alignment troubles began.
If I get another Tundra I'd still like to stick with a base model, but maybe try and find a long bed....I have a 1987 Ford Ranger with a 7 foot bed, its gonna be hard to replace that. The 6-1/2 foot bed with my 08 Tundra wasn't too bad, just found myself lacking space when I'd take the kids up camping for a weekend with all the gear, coolers, etc. packed, space got taken up quick.
It looks like you unlocked the rear at 25:47 on accident, maybe why it wouldn’t send?
Disregard, from a product photo it looks like the 1st button is rear-only and the 2nd is front + rear, not just front.
I can't wait for these to aggressively tailgate me on the expressway.
Tires, tire pressure, and proper momentum.....
You should of Aired Down the Tires & that would have made a difference.
I’m watching the opening add and seen the comment on 62k. Posting this and then not watching
Maybe he should take it up a mountain in a blizzard by himself and plant the vehicle in some nice wet snow again. Then start sliding down the road backwards because he made an ice slide by spinning tires up the road. I don't think it has anything to do with tires or the vehicle in my opinion, he's not the greatest driver. Just an observation. Also helps a lot if you put the gear selector in low and use 2nd or 3rd gear, stops with the vehicle cutting power.
Looks good but thats it absolutely useless for anyone that needs a truck I would call this a toy
a toy for sure
The price and MPG are killers for me. Great review though! Cheers!
Too much air in the tires maybe?
Damn. Can a Raptor even conquer that hill in these conditions?
Hope we'll find out...soon?
I think you had to air down the tires!😅
Airing down would have made a big difference
Why don’t you air down? Better traction and smoother ride.
Only homosexuals would order a raptor
Why couldn't it come with the inline 6 diesel? 😀
Difference between this and Bison?
4WD pickups will always perform worse than a comparable 4WD SUV on steep, muddy, snowy or deep dirt trails IF the 4WD pickup doesn't have some weight in the back. The reality is that, without weight in the bed of the truck, the back wheels may have half or less of the traction compared to a pickup with a load in the back. An SUV is better weight-balanced because the roof, seats, etc. in the back portion of the vehicle add significant weight to the rear even if the SUV is not carrying a load.
Mt = max traction, not mud terrain fyi
You should have got JEEP! LOL :)
Well, yeah, it's a high price, ya have to consider your lifestyle of income money, everyone has to consider just how badly do you want it, cause everything is high, it's not like it was back in the 60s,and 70s,
My subaru crosstrek 2.5l can easily tackle that 23:08. but i have to reduce tire pressure though.
Yeah ok
Stop smoking crack
Difficult trails look super easy on video.
Atrocious price.
Atrocious mileage.
Yeah towing up a mountain at 75mph its gonna be high rpm and get awful fuel economy 💀 I bet if you drove on the highway with tire pressure up and Tonio cover at 65 mpg you could get 19-20mpg
Tires need to be aired down. It will make it no problem.
So looks like Bison is above Desert Boss...
Yup. And we have a Bison video dropping this Sunday.
16 mpg that’s horrible I get better then that in my v8 hemi and for 61k I can almost buy a power wagon for that love the truck hate the rack in the back leaves no room for a tonneau cover if you would have taken some air out of the tires you would have gotten more grip had to be those tires that were the issue
I would have used 4h, turn off trac, and gunned that shit
At these prices, makes one wonder if it’s intentionally making vehicles outpriced and out of range for more and more people. Less vehicles on the road and less emissions, all in the name of climate change or global warming, whichever it is this week. I absolutely love Ryan and co’s material and videos, but I’m becoming more and more disenchanted about watching because it’s obvious these vehicles will be out of my reach at this point.
16 mpg Tacoma is the same.. 😂 rip 🙏⚰
He's that guy that tows in the middle lane instead of the far-right lane.
Trucks doing 20mph up the pass in the right lane.
@@drivingsports Don't mind him, he probably has never towed up a busy canyon before :)
Actual I have with my CDL’s. That’s why I made my statement and not taking it back.
Full tire pressure, it is not good
4:28….come on man…find the mistake here
The Lambo on his t-shirt?
Its a cool truck, but not for that price. Would rather just get a Toyota
Sorry, I’ve stopped the video as soon as you said it’s was $62k
4 cylinder struggling!
Poor MPG!
Uncomfortable seats!
Overpriced!
Etc…….
Yet tons of people will still buy them. 😂
So tired of these videos showing us something we can’t get, like wtf who TF owns one and driving it around, these auto companies should stop promoting this if they can’t deliver.
Its a chevy...no thank you...
I want you to take the Subaru wilderness cross trek on the same path!!!
Video drops next week.
But absolute pigs who have trash scattered around that hill.
Our lower neighbors own a nursery and most of those are pots in various states of planting.