First Test: 2009 Chevrolet Colorado V-8

V-8, but it’s a lot bigger than a true compact truck-it’s somewhere between a compact and a midsize. There are some high-performance dealer-installed or specialty options (such as adding a supercharger), but for red-blooded American compact-truck performance, there’s really only one choice: the Chevrolet Colorado V-8. And the notion of dropping a V-8 in a compact truck is truly appealing on