During a recent livestream, the conversation came up about whether there was more or less legroom in the 2023 Chevy Colorado – which was one of the primary complaints in the previous generation.
So, we did a quick on-the-spot comparison, and you know what? The 2023 Colorado has less legroom than the 2022 model. Not by a lot, but it’s still less. In fact, if you look at all the interior specifications, every single dimension is less – other than the front legroom, which gets a 0.2-inch gain.
One of our viewers is taller than 6 feet and said it was really tight for him. He was hoping against hope this would be one of the key improvements. But alas, it was not.
So, if you had a hard time getting a tall guy in the back seat of the 2022 model, 2023 isn’t going to be any better.
Since the 2023 model only comes in a Crew Cab/Short Bed configuration, those are the numbers from the 2022 model we pulled for the chart below.
2023 Chevy Colorado | 2022 Chevy Colorado Crew Cab/Short Bed | The difference | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Headroom (in.): | Front | 40.3 | 41.4 | 1.1 |
Rear | 38.3 | 38.3 | 0 | |
Legroom (in.): | Front | 45.2 | 45 | -0.2 |
Rear | 34.7 | 35.8 | 1.1 | |
Shoulder Room (in.): | Front | 57.4 | 57.5 | 0.1 |
Rear | 56.1 | 56.2 | 0.1 | |
Hip Room (in.): | Front | 54.7 | 55 | 0.3 |
Rear | 53.1 | 53.3 | 0.2 |
In a world where everything seems to be getting bigger these days, the 2023 Colorado has a shrinking interior. We find this weird because the 2023 model has a 3-inch longer wheelbase, 1 inch of extra length and 1 inch of extra width.
So, where did those extra inches go? This is where we’d insert the Tim Esterdahl chin rub because it certainly wasn’t to interior volume.
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Guess I’m sticking with Tacoma….. again, sigh
so you’ll regretfully go to the Tacoma because it has LESS headroom and LESS legroom than the Colorado?? this is still the most head and legroom of any midsize truck. What viewer complained it was tight? I’m 6’6″ so VERY aware of head and legroom, so who complained about only 45″ of legroom in the new Colorado? Shaq? I generally look for 40″ headroom and 44 of legroom.
Unbelievable. The Achilles heel of midsize trucks is room and space. That’s why I traded my Ranger for a Silverado. Otherwise the new Colorado seems great.
Exactly…. I don’t understand this at all. I want a midsize truck that can at least have the interior room of a small CUV.
I am hoping that Tacoma will come with a MPG focused Tacoma with more interior room even though it’s not suppose to grow in size. It seems like they could figure out the packaging better.
Really a major disappointment from me that there isn’t a 6 ft bed offered. I was super excited to buy the new 2023 and now I’m left upset as I need a longer bed then 5 feet.
I was looking forward to the new Colorado but I must have a 6 foot box with 4 door crew cab just like my 2017 Colorado.
If Ford makes what I want with there redesign Ranger that is coming out about the same time I will buy the Ranger.
Really GM? This is shocking if true! Very disappointing… not near as excited to buy a 2023 Colorado now.
Is there a wider storage compartment in the center between the seats?