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Used 2023 Chevy Colorado Crew Cab Trims Comparison

Trim level differences

The 2023 Chevrolet Colorado is a midsize truck available only as a four-door crew cab with a short bed (5 feet). There are five trim levels to choose from: WT (Work Truck), LT, Trail Boss, Z71 and ZR2.

All trims are powered by a 2.7-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that offers three output levels. The base version is called Turbo (237 horsepower, 259 lb-ft of torque) and is standard on the WT and LT. Next is the Turbo Plus (310 hp, 391 lb-ft) that powers the Trail Boss and Z71 (available on the WT and LT). The top Turbo High-Output (310 hp, 430 lb-ft) is under the hood of the ZR2. An eight-speed automatic is the only available transmission. The Trail Boss, Z71 and ZR2 are only offered with four-wheel drive, but the WT and LT can also be configured with two-wheel drive.

WT
Standard feature highlights for the Colorado include:

  • 17-inch wheels
  • Push-button start
  • Manual tilt steering wheel
  • 8-inch digital instrument cluster
  • 11.3-inch touchscreen display
  • Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration (wireless connectivity for both)
  • Six-speaker audio system
  • Rear camera with hitch guidance

Standard driver aids on all Colorados include:

  • Automatic emergency braking (warns if a front impact is imminent and applies the brakes if you don't respond in time)
  • Lane departure mitigation (warns you of a lane departure when a turn signal isn't used and can automatically steer to maintain lane position)
  • Automatic high-beam assist

Optional WT equipment includes:

  • WT Convenience package
    • Cruise control
    • Center console
    • Rear window defogger
    • Sliding rear window
    • Remote locking tailgate
  • WT Convenience package II
    • Upgraded tailgate (EZ-Lift and StowFlex)
    • Power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment

LT
The LT includes all of the WT's equipment and adds:

  • Remote-locking tailgate
  • Additional rear USB port
  • Front center console
  • Keyless entry
  • Rear air vents

Packages for the LT include:

  • LT Convenience package
    • LED foglights
    • Upgraded tailgate (EZ-Lift and StowFlex)
    • Cruise control
    • Rear window defogger
    • Sliding rear window
    • Dual-zone automatic climate control
    • Manual tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel
  • LT Convenience package II
    • Upgraded Turbo Plus engine
    • Heated outside mirrors
    • Tow/Haul mode
    • Power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment
    • Heated front seats
    • Remote engine start
    • Auto-dimming rearview mirror
    • Wireless smartphone charging
  • LT Convenience package III
    • 18-inch wheels
    • LED headlights and taillights
    • Safety package (see below)
    • Synthetic leather seating
    • Heated steering wheel
    • Rear center armrest
    • Two rear USB ports
    • 120-volt rear seat and bed-mounted power outlet

Trail Boss
The Trail Boss builds off the LT with additional upgrades to enhance the Colorado's off-road performance. Changes include:

  • Upgraded Turbo Plus engine
  • 18-inch wheels with all-terrain tires
  • 2-inch lift
  • Automatic locking rear differential
  • Two-speed transfer case
  • Tow/Haul mode
  • Black exterior trim
  • Hill descent control

Trail Boss packages include:

  • Trail Boss Convenience package
    • Sliding rear window
    • Rear window defogger
    • Cruise control
  • Trail Boss Convenience package II
    • Power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment
    • Upgraded tailgate (EZ-Lift and StowFlex)

Z71
The Z71 losses the 2-inch lift but adds:

  • LED headlights, taillights and foglights
  • Red tow hooks
  • Heated and power-adjustable outside mirrors
  • 120-volt rear seat and bed-mounted power outlet
  • Synthetic leather seating
  • Keyless entry and ignition
  • Sliding rear window
  • Two rear USB ports

The Z71 offers these optional packages:

  • Z71 Convenience package II
    • Upgraded tailgate (EZ-Lift and StowFlex)
    • Remote engine start
    • Power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment
    • Dual-zone automatic climate control
    • Manual tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel
    • Heated front seats
    • Auto-dimming rearview mirror
    • Wireless smartphone charging
  • Z71 Convenience package III
    • Safety package (see below)
    • Leather seating
    • Rear center armrest
    • Driver's seat memory settings
    • Ventilated front seats
    • Heated steering wheel

ZR2
The range-topping ZR2 adds several off-road features for increased performance, including:

  • Top-spec Turbo High-Output engine
  • 17-inch wheels with mud-terrain tires
  • Multimatic DSSV dampers
  • Upgraded suspension with 3-inch lift
  • Selectable front and rear locking differentials
  • Rock rails
  • Unique front fascia, rear bumper and fender flares
  • Upgraded tailgate (EZ-Lift and StowFlex)
  • Spray-in bedliner
  • Advanced Trailering package (see below)
  • 11-inch digital instrument panel
  • Power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment
  • Dual-zone climate control
  • Heated front seats
  • Remote engine start
  • Manual tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel

These packages are optional on the ZR2:

  • ZR2 Convenience III package
    • Safety package (see below)
    • Leather seating
    • Rear center armrest
    • Driver's seat memory settings
    • Ventilated front seats
    • Heated steering wheel
    • Wireless smartphone charging
  • Desert Boss Special Edition package
    • 17-inch beadlock wheels with bronze trim
    • Bed-mounted sport bar
    • Off-road front bumper
    • 40-inch roof light bar
    • Underbody cameras
    • Exterior Desert Boss decals
    • Accessory power distribution box
  • Recovery package
    • Comeup winch
    • Off-road recovery kit
    • Auxiliary switch plate

The following packages are available on any Colorado trim:

  • Technology package
    • Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Colorado and the car in front)
    • Surround-view camera system (gives you a top-down view of the truck and its surroundings in tight parking situations)
  • Safety package
    • Heated and power-adjustable outside mirrors
    • Rear parking sensors
    • Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic warning (alerts you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
    • Blind-spot intervention (automatically steers the car back into its lane if you try to change lanes while a car is in the vehicle's blind spot)
    • Rear automatic braking (applies the brakes automatically to avoid an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)
  • Advanced Trailering package (standard on ZR2)
    • Trailering package (2-inch hitch, automatic locking rear differential, wire harness and connectors)
    • Trailering app
    • Integrated brake controller (allows adjustment of a trailer's brakes from the cab)
  • Skid Plate package
    • Front skid plate
    • Mid skid plate

Other notable options include:

  • LED bed lighting
  • Locking differential
  • Tow/Haul mode
  • Trailer brake controller
  • Sunroof
  • Seven-speaker Bose audio system
  • Interior ambient lighting

Which Colorado trim does Edmunds recommend?

If you don't want the off-road looks or additional capability of the Trail Boss, we think the value-packed LT is the way to go. We recommend adding the LT Convenience package II for its additional comfort features and the more powerful Turbo Plus engine.

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Colorado Work Truck
Colorado LT
Colorado Trail Boss
Colorado Z71
Colorado ZR2
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Work Truck
2.7L 4cyl Turbo 8A
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Trail Boss
2.7L 4cyl Turbo 8A
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Z71
2.7L 4cyl Turbo 8A
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ZR2
2.7L 4cyl Turbo 8A
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Features

Features

Features

Features

Features

Bluetooth
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Navigation
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Satellite radio
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Keyless Ignition
Not Available
standard
Not Available
standard
standard
Cruise control
optional
optional
optional
standard
standard
Adaptive cruise control
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
Parking assistance
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
Upholstery
leatherette
cloth
leatherette
leatherette/cloth
leatherette/cloth
Heated seats
Not Available
optional
Not Available
optional
standard
Cooled/Ventilated seats
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
optional
optional
Folding rear seats
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Sunroof
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Not Available
Not Available
optional
optional
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Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Drivetrain
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
four wheel drive
four wheel drive
four wheel drive
Engine power
237 hp @ 5,600 rpm
237 hp @ 5,600 rpm
310 hp @ 5,600 rpm
310 hp @ 5,600 rpm
310 hp @ 5,600 rpm
Engine torque
260 lb-ft @ 1,200 rpm
260 lb-ft @ 1,200 rpm
391 lb-ft @ 2,000 rpm
391 lb-ft @ 2,000 rpm
430 lb-ft @ 3,000 rpm
Engine displacement
2.7 l
2.7 l
2.7 l
2.7 l
2.7 l
Engine configuration
inline 4
inline 4
inline 4
inline 4
inline 4
Transmission
8-speed shiftable automatic
8-speed shiftable automatic
8-speed shiftable automatic
8-speed shiftable automatic
8-speed shiftable automatic
Tire size
255/65R17
255/65R17
265/65R18
265/65R18
285/70R17
Wheel size
17 X 8.0-in
17 X 8.0-in
18 X 8.5-in
18 X 8.5-in
17 X 8.0-in
Wheel type
painted alloy wheels
painted alloy wheels
painted alloy wheels
painted alloy wheels
painted alloy wheels
Run flat tires
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Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
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Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

City/Hwy/Combined MPG
20 / 25 / 22 MPG
20 / 25 / 22 MPG
17 / 21 / 19 MPG
17 / 21 / 19 MPG
16 / 16 / 16 MPG
City/Hwy/Combined MPGe
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Fuel Capacity
21.4 gal.
21.4 gal.
21.4 gal.
21.4 gal.
21.4 gal.
Driving Range (city/hwy)
428 / 535 miles
428 / 535 miles
364 / 449 miles
364 / 449 miles
342 / 342 miles
Fuel Type
regular unleaded
regular unleaded
regular unleaded
regular unleaded
regular unleaded
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Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Turning circle
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Curb weight
4,270 lb.
4,310 lb.
4,640 lb.
4,640 lb.
4,940 lb.
Ground Clearance
7.9 in.
7.9 in.
9.5 in.
8.9 in.
10.7 in.
Overall Width with Mirrors
84.4 in.
84.4 in.
84.4 in.
84.4 in.
84.4 in.
Overall Width without Mirrors
74.9 in.
74.9 in.
76.3 in.
74.9 in.
76.3 in.
Height
78.8 in.
78.8 in.
79.9 in.
79.6 in.
81.8 in.
Length
213.0 in.
213.0 in.
213.0 in.
213.0 in.
213.0 in.
Bed Length
5'2”
5'2”
5'2”
5'2”
5'2”
Wheelbase
131.4 in.
131.4 in.
131.4 in.
131.4 in.
131.4 in.
Seating Capacity
Cargo Space
Front Head Room
40.3 in.
40.3 in.
40.3 in.
40.3 in.
40.3 in.
Front Leg Room
45.2 in.
45.2 in.
45.2 in.
45.2 in.
45.2 in.
Front Shoulder Room
57.4 in.
57.4 in.
57.4 in.
57.4 in.
57.4 in.
Rear Head Room
38.3 in.
38.3 in.
38.3 in.
38.3 in.
38.3 in.
Rear Leg Room
34.7 in.
34.7 in.
34.7 in.
34.7 in.
34.7 in.
Rear Shoulder Room
56.1 in.
56.1 in.
56.3 in.
56.1 in.
56.3 in.
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5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

True Cost to Own®
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Average Cost Per Mile
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Depreciation
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Financing
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Taxes & Fees
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Fuel
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Insurance
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Maintenance
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Repairs
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Colors

Colors

Colors

Colors

Colors

Interior
Jet Black, cloth
Jet Black, leatherette
Jet Black, cloth
Jet Black, leatherette
Jet Black, cloth
Jet Black, leatherette
Jet Black/Adrenaline Red, leather
Jet Black/Adrenaline Red, leatherette/cloth
Jet Black/Artemis, leather
Jet Black/Artemis, leatherette/cloth
Exterior
Glacier Blue Metallic
Summit White
Sterling Gray Metallic
Sand Dune Metallic
Black
Harvest Bronze Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Glacier Blue Metallic
Summit White
Sterling Gray Metallic
Black
Harvest Bronze Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Glacier Blue Metallic
Summit White
Sterling Gray Metallic
Sand Dune Metallic
Black
Harvest Bronze Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Nitro Yellow Metallic
Glacier Blue Metallic
Summit White
Sterling Gray Metallic
Sand Dune Metallic
Black
Harvest Bronze Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Nitro Yellow Metallic
Glacier Blue Metallic
Summit White
Sterling Gray Metallic
Sand Dune Metallic
Black
Harvest Bronze Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Nitro Yellow Metallic