Although the midsize pickup truck segment is heating up the 2022 Chevy Colorado is unlikely to lose any market share.

On the contrary, the moves Chevy is making should help increase sales.  And that's even though Chevy's umbrella GM slices some of its sales off to the GMC branded midsize each month.

Even so, Colorado is one of my favorites in the segment.  And for many good reasons, as you'll read below.

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2022 Chevy Colorado Top-3:

Versatility/capability.

Styling.

Drive.

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212.7" wheelbase w/ Crew Cab and 5'2" box

2022 Chevrolet Colorado - What's New?

New for 2022 Chevy is offering Colorado a dealer-installed Trail Boss package.  That's on the LT and Z71 models.

And that package includes front and mid-vehicle skid plates.  Plus a 1-inch suspension leveling kit.  Special 17-inch ZR2 black wheels and Chevy bow-tie badges along with red tow hooks.

Prices And Trim Configurations

As with Colorado's full-sized sibling, Silverado, there is a dizzying array of trim configurations you can choose.

Cab And Box

First, you can select either an extended cab or a crew cab.  But as you do that you need to also pick your bed - aka box.

So the crew cab is offered in either a long or short box.  Whereas the extended-cab comes only with a long box.

In either case, the short box is 61.70" (5'2") while the long box is 74.00" (6'2").

Trims

Next, you have your trim options.  And they include the WT (work truck), the LT, Z71, or the ZR2.

Overall, there are exceptions to every option.  But I'm going to layout some generalities here in an effort to normalize while giving you a broad view of your options:

WT - see dealer for pricing: The work truck is what you'd expect, a truck focused on getting jobs done.  With creature comforts, advanced tech, etc. taking a backseat.

LT - see dealer for pricing: Colorado LT can be a chameleon.  Because you can choose to option the LT into an on-road beauty or an off-road beast - depending on the direction you want to go.

Z71 - starting MSRP $35,995: Chevy's Z71 trim is off-road focused.  It's more off-road aggressive and sporty-looking than the LT or WT as well.

ZR2 - Starting MSRP $45,395: This truck takes Colorado off-roading to another level of seriousness.  Both in looks and performance.  Get this truck and plan to spend a great deal of time in the dirt, off-pavement.  Also, with no worries about stop signs, traffic lights... or traffic overall.

Special Editions

As Chevy is known for, Colorado offers a slew of special editions this year.  And they include:

Custom - As the name suggests, make it yours, however, you like.  Think executive who hauls stuff.

Redline - Black and red accents adorn this package.  And my test driver pictured throughout this post had it.

Trail Boss - This is a new one for 2022's Colorado - takes the LT and Z71 off-road packages to a slightly higher level.

Z71 Midnight  - This one is more of an on-road package.

ZR2 Midnight And Dusk  - Blacked out off-road packages

3.6L V6, 308 hp & 275 lb-ft of torque

Engines, Transmissions, And MPG

So, just like your trim options, there are plenty of engine and transmission combinations to choose from.

Engines

It starts with three different engines.  There's a 4-cylinder, a V6, and turbo-diesel.  Each delivers different performance metrics:

2.5 liter, 4-cylinder putting out 200 horsepower and 181 lb-ft of torque.

3.6L, V6, delivering 308 hp with 275 lb-ft of torque.

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