--- title: "Surprise! The 2023 Chevy Colorado has less legroom than 2022" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/the-2023-chevy-colorado-has-less-legroom-than-2022/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Jill Ciminillo" published: "2022-08-08T10:00:54+00:00" modified: "2026-10-02T12:41:19+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MY23_Colorado_TB.jpg" --- # Surprise! The 2023 Chevy Colorado has less legroom than 2022 By Jill Ciminillo Published: 2022-08-08T10:00:54+00:00 Updated: 2026-10-02T12:41:19+00:00 ![Featured image]() 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. ### **2023 Colorado legroom & tall guys** 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 | ### **The bottom line** 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. **Related posts:** - [2023 Chevy Colorado revealed! Full trim comparison]() - [2023 Chevy Colorado: No diesel and 4 other things to know]() - [It’s official! 2023 GMC Canyon coming August 11!]() ## Related vehicle coverage - [2023 Chevrolet Colorado]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/the-2023-chevy-colorado-has-less-legroom-than-2022/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/the-2023-chevy-colorado-has-less-legroom-than-2022/" }, "author": { "name": "Jill Ciminillo", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/17a307b2bd8654a0efc57d38f2e79df8" }, "headline": "Surprise! 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