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<\/p>\nBefore we start on the pickups, let\u2019s talk web sites. Chevrolet gives you all the information you could possibly want, straight up, without fuss; and the numbers stay the same as you go through. It\u2019s a pleasure to deal with Chevrolet\u2019s fast-loading, gimmick-free web site.<\/p>\n
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Then there\u2019s Toyota, where the numbers keep changing, almost randomly. The price goes down as you select options, so the \u201cstarting at\u201d number is actually higher than it should be; while fuel economy goes up as you penetrate deeper into the system, because it assumes you want four wheel drive up front. The gas mileage number on the web page is different from the number on the detailed PDF the system creates for you. Why does it make you download a PDF? Who knows?<\/p>\n
Finally, Ford has the least information readily available, and has videos and other distractions,\u00a0even when their specs are better than anyone else.<\/em><\/p>\n The Toyota Tacoma has been around for too long without major changes; it is specifications-challenged in a big way. So why does it outsell any other midsize pickup by a factor of more than 2:1? Largely because of Toyota\u2019s long reputation for reliability, and a massive ecosystem of aftermarket modifications for Tacomas (reminding one of the Wrangler). Tacoma is more likely to get repeat buyers, too.<\/p>\n The Ford Ranger, with its single powertrain, is likely to dramatically outsell the Colorado before long, unless GM really ups its game. The Colorado is a good reliable pickup, but it’s hard to go up against a standard turbo-four and ten-speed automatic with a plain four-cylinder\/six-speed. The GM diesel is a great new engine, but it costs far too much in the Colorado.<\/p>\n Finally, there is the pickup we did not bother to include\u2014the Jeep Gladiator, the best off-roader in the bunch (including TRD Tacomas). It\u2019s a specialty vehicle, well out of the price range of the base midsize pickups, and if you want one, you won\u2019t care much about the specs.<\/p>\n\n Before we start on the pickups, let\u2019s talk web sites. Chevrolet gives you all the information you could possibly want, straight up, without fuss; and the numbers stay the same as you go through. It\u2019s a pleasure to deal with Chevrolet\u2019s fast-loading, gimmick-free web site. Then there\u2019s Toyota, where the numbers keep changing, almost randomly. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3,4,49],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ranger.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1669"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1689,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669\/revisions\/1689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RangerFX2_01_HR.jpg\")
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\n\t \n <\/th> Chevy Colorado<\/th> Ford Ranger<\/th> Toyota Tacoma<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t List price <\/td> $22,395<\/td> $24,410<\/td> $25,365<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Body style<\/td> Ext cab, long box<\/td> 4-door, long box<\/td> Reg cab, long bed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Economy<\/td> Base: 20\/26
\nBest: 20\/30<\/td>All: 21\/26<\/td> 20\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Engine<\/td> 2.5 Four
\n200 hp\/191 lb-ft<\/td>2.3 Turbo Four
\n270 hp\/310 lb-ft<\/td>2.7 Four
\n159 hp \/ 180 lb-ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Transmission<\/td> 6-speed
\n8-spd opt<\/td>10-speed<\/td> 6-speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Max tow<\/td> 7,700 lb<\/td> 7,500 lb<\/td> 3,500 lb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Payload<\/td> 1,578<\/td> 1,860<\/td> 1,685 lb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Engine options<\/td> 3.6 V6
\n308 hp\/276 lb-ft
\n2.8 Diesel
\n181 hp\/369 lb-ft<\/td>None<\/td> 3.5 V6
\n278 hp \/ 265 lb-ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Trip computer<\/td> 3.5\u201d B&W<\/td> 2.3\u201d<\/td> 4.2\u201d color<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Radio screen (std)<\/td> 7\u201d<\/td> Small B&W (text)<\/td> 7\u201d color<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"