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2008 Chevrolet Colorado Overview

Likes:

  • A real compact truck
  • Variety of body styles
  • Fuel-saving four-cylinder option

Dislikes:

  • Lack of V-6 or V-8 engines
  • Interior quality
  • Six-foot bed is longest available
  • Uncomfortable rear seats don’t stow, either

Bottom Line

By Marty Padgett's avatar Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

TheCarConnection.com's editors read the latest reviews on the new 2008 Chevrolet Colorado to write this comprehensive review. Our car experts also drove the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado to be able to deliver our definitive opinion on the car, to compare it with other cars in ...

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By Marty Padgett's avatar Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

The 2008 Chevrolet Colorado looks more like a full-size truck than its compact size would indicate—but inside, it’s awash in inexpensive plastics and cheap-feeling switches. Kelley Blue Book is relatively impressed with the base 2008 Chevrolet Colorado trim, calling it "an...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Reg Cab 111.2" Work Truck $15,085 / $14,255 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Reg Cab 111.2" LS $15,365 / $14,519 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Reg Cab 111.2" LT w/1LT $17,355 / $16,226 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Ext Cab 125.9" Work Truck $17,195 / $16,249 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Ext Cab 125.9" LS $17,690 / $16,717 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Ext Cab 125.9" LT w/1LT $19,860 / $18,569 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Ext Cab 125.9" LT w/2LT $19,860 / $18,569 City: 16
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Crew Cab 126.0" LT w/1LT $21,590 / $20,186 City: 18
Hwy: 24
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Crew Cab 126.0" LT w/2LT $21,590 / $20,186 City: 16
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Reg Cab 111.2" Work Truck $18,540 / $17,520 City: 16
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Reg Cab 111.2" LS $18,920 / $17,879 City: 16
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Reg Cab 111.2" LT w/1LT $20,810 / $19,457 City: 17
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Reg Cab 111.2" LT w/2LT $20,810 / $19,457 City: 15
Hwy: 21
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Ext Cab 125.9" Work Truck $20,445 / $19,320 City: 16
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Ext Cab 125.9" LS $21,045 / $19,887 City: 16
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Ext Cab 125.9" LT w/1LT $22,910 / $21,420 City: 17
Hwy: 22
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Ext Cab 125.9" LT w/2LT $22,910 / $21,420 City: 15
Hwy: 21
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Crew Cab 126.0" LT w/1LT $25,150 / $23,515 City: 15
Hwy: 20
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Crew Cab 126.0" LT w/2LT $25,150 / $23,515 City: 15
Hwy: 20
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Reg Chassis Cab 1WT $17,085 / $16,145 City: 14
Hwy: 18
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 2WD Reg Chassis Cab 2WT $17,085 / $16,145 City: 14
Hwy: 18
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Reg Chassis Cab 1WT $20,540 / $19,410 City: 15
Hwy: 20
2008 Chevrolet Colorado: 4WD Reg Chassis Cab 2WT $20,540 / $19,410 City: 15
Hwy: 20

Other Choices:

Aside from the GMC Canyon with which it shares platforms and components, the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado's only real competitor is the Dodge Dakota, which comes with a wide variety of engines but is substantially larger, as are the Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma. The evergreen Ford Ranger can be ordered with four cylinders, and it gets good crash-test results, and usually it's an even better bargain than the Colorado due to its advancing age.

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Comments (2 total)

  1. By JAw #1, Posted: 9/15/2008

    Colorodder

    You guys just love your rice burners don't you. Funny, I've never heard of a 3.9 liter in a Colorado. Get your facts straight.The proper literage is 3.7. How in the world is 242 Horsepower matched with 242 ft. lbs. dissapointing? I agree that it needs more acceleration when starting out, but practicality reigns supreme when you are selling a product to an everyday driver. Maybe my Colorod is a freak but it takes toyota 4 cylinders and chews them up. As for the "unrefined" idle of the Colorado, to spite its dual balancing shafts, I agree it idles rough. A refined idle is for a BMW and luxury is for the old. Give me a cammed V8 anyday.

  2. By phantom1991 #2, Posted: 8/31/2009

    Colorodder-you missed one thing: the picture they have is not of a crew cab but of the base cab. For the record, I love my 2008 5 cylinder crew cab.

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