The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado faced stiff competition from Ford in this year’s Detroit Free Press Truck of the Year awards, coming in third behind the Lincoln MKC and Ford F-150. General Motors was also recognized by the Free Press in last year’s awards, taking home Truck of the Year for the new-for-2014 Silverado.
The Free Press said the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon “bring style and a user-friendly size to the pickup market,” and are “easier to park than full-size trucks, making them more practical for buyers who like pickup practicality but don’t need a workhorse like the Chevrolet Silverado or Ford F-150.” They also noted the 2.8-liter four-cylinder Duramax diesel engine will be added to Canyon and Colorado this fall, making them “trucks to watch,” for next year’s awards, too.
The 2015 F-150 took first as Ford “shouldered the burden of leadership,” by making extensive use of aluminum in the truck’s construction. The Free Press also said Ford “stepped up” by being the first automaker to use aluminum on a mass market vehicle like the F-150 and ended up with a truck that “tows and hauls more than the previous model, gets better fuel economy and pioneers new manufacturing techniques.”
Comments
This will be a back and fourth contest from most polls as we have already seen.
It just comes down to criteria.
I can understand the loss to the F-150, but for both to come in behind the MKC is a joke. Something like that shouldn’t even be considered in a truck competition. The MKC is not a truck, can not be used like a truck should be used, and Lincoln/Ford would never think to market it as a truck. It is a crossover for whatever that word is worth, which in English translates to “Taller car we can no longer call a station wagon and only carries half the weight.” Detroit Free Press needs to re-assess what it defines as a truck because I know nobody else considers the MKC a truck. Too bad for GM on this one, as I guess FoMoCo wins no matter what.
If the Lincoln MKC can compete in this class, then GM should had posted the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain as candidates.