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Re: What kind of car do you drive??
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Originally Posted by Mini-D67
Compared to the 13mpg I was getting with my old truck, yes, its pretty good, lol  But seriously, for a truck its size it gets great milage.
As for it being slow... its not at all. Its not like, Corvette fast or anything, but its waaay faster than most in its class. |
A Car and Driver comparison test of 4wd automatic crew cab trucks with the largest available engines came up with the following results for 0-60 times. Other magazine test have produced similar results. These acceleration times are part of why the Colorado/Canyon has received some less-than-favorable magazine reviews.
Chevy Colorado 8.7 sec
Dodge Dakota 8.5 sec
Honda Ridgeline 7.9 sec
Nissan Frontier 7.6 sec
Toyota Tacoma 7.1 sec
The thing is, all of these trucks are "plenty fast enough" which is why the drivers of Colorados are perfectly satisfied with the acceleration of their machines. I had a VW Jetta TDI which was "plenty fast enough" to blend in with freeway traffic, etc., even with a 0-60 time of 11 seconds or so.
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02-12-2005, 08:17
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