Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon miss five-star safety ratings
GM鈥檚 new mid-size pickups, the聽听补苍诲听, offer more available safety features than rival models like the Toyota Tacoma and聽听贵谤辞苍迟颈别谤.
But do they have above-and-beyond occupant protection? Some results have been released by the federal government, and while not complete, they鈥檙e already indicating that there鈥檚 some room for improvement.
滨苍听聽crash-test ratings for the 2015聽and Colorado, both models have earned four-star overall ratings.
That鈥檚 in their Extended Cab layouts, which are expected to be somewhat more popular than the Crew Cab聽聽styles. As such, the Colorado and Canyon earn four stars in the frontal crash category and five stars in side impact鈥攆iguring to a four-star overall rating. These models earn three stars in the rollover category, due to their high center of mass (although they didn鈥檛 tip in the dynamic portion of the test).
Federal crash-test results aren鈥檛 yet out for the Canyon or Colorado in Crew Cab form, where they include two full-size, front-hinged rear doors and much more usable back-seat space. Results could be quite different for that body style.
罢丑别听聽also hasn鈥檛 yet released crash-test results for the Colorado or Canyon yet鈥攅xcept for moderate frontal impact, where they鈥檝e already been given a 鈥榞ood鈥� score.
The Colorado and Canyon are the first trucks in their class to offer potentially accident-avoiding active-safety systems鈥攁lthough the IIHS only gives the available Forward Collision Alert system (part of a Safety Package) its 鈥榖asic鈥� rating for front crash prevention, an indication that this system warns of a potential hazard but doesn鈥檛 brake the vehicle.
See our full review on the聽听补苍诲听聽for more on these vehicles鈥� features, performance, and a lot more.
