Was looking at the 2015 Chevy Colorado and a certain option surprised me

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
03/27/2014 at 15:33 • Filed to: 2015 Colorado

You can get it in a 4 door long box and 4 door short box.

I'm still buying one when the diesel comes out.

DISCUSSION (9)

HammerheadFistpunch > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
03/27/2014 at 15:37

Just like the Tacoma, though a long box 4 door would be a long truck.

Frosted > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2014 at 15:38

Pretty much a full sized pickup at that point.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2014 at 15:39

Small truck that will be real long!

HammerheadFistpunch > Frosted
03/27/2014 at 15:43

well...no, not that long, but still long. It's smaller in the following ways than an average sampling of 4 2015 full size trucks with quad cab medium bed (or short if only 2 are offered):

9.4 inches shorter

5.4 inches narrower

5 inches lower

1000 lbs lighter

and 5.5 mpg better (3.6L compared to 5.3-5.7 liter class engines)

I ran these numbers for this article based on the best known information on the Colorado at the time.

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Jakub Fidler > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2014 at 15:46

This is pretty much the best option for this truck. Would still be narrower than a full size. A long box in this would still only be 6'

HammerheadFistpunch > Jakub Fidler
03/27/2014 at 15:47

yup, if you needed the bed length, this would be a killer truck. My buddy has the 4 door short bed taco and i think its got enough bed length, but even he wishes he sometimes got the long bed for bigger loads...though it wouldn't be as good off road.

Axial > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
03/27/2014 at 16:24

My father's 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 is a quad-cab long-box. That's four doors and an eight foot bed.

This is sausage to me.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Axial
03/27/2014 at 17:01

The guy my cousin started a business with did up a Mega Cab with a longbox, you couldn't get it from Dodge like that. Longest truck possibly ever.

Axial > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
03/27/2014 at 21:01

That's absurd. At least the '03 could still fit in the garage. What you describe would be hanging out by about half a foot.