Oaktree
Super Member
My dad is a Ford guy (sorta) so felt he should buy a new Ranger. But he couldn't live with the tiny short bed. So he got the extended cab, not crew, and the backseat is a joke. Too small for kids even, what is the point? Wish they had offered a crew cab, longer bed option - the 2.3L ecoboost has plenty of grunt to power it around.
A shame...that kind of crosses the Colorado off the list for me. I have no need or interest in a pickup with a back seat, the extended cab is all I'd ever need. Almost never carry more than one passenger. Too bad, I'd taken a test drive in one a couple years ago and liked it. Will the GMC version also be that way only?The crew cab/short box must be the configuration that most wanted because:
"The 2023 Colorado will offer just one bed length and cab size, a four-door crew cab with a 5-foot 2-inch bed. The previous Colorado, which went on sale as a 2015 model, also offered a 6-foot 2-inch bed and a smaller extended cab model with a cramped rear seat and rear-hinged "suicide" doors."
The gas mileage you report is quite impressive. Keep us up on your experiences with it over time.