Has anyone pulled a bass boat with a Chevrolet Colorado with the high output engine?

I have a 2017 gmc canyon with the 3.6L V6 and tow package that I pull a ZX225 Skeeter with and it does fine. It has a max tow capacity of 7600 lbs.

Thank you for your response.

My buddy pulls his 19’6” Champion with a Colorado, it actually pulls very well.

I've pulled boats with smaller vehicles. Pulling is not usually an issue. I'd be concerned with breaking capability with that boat breathing down on you.

Yeah me too. lol but it seems GMC puts bigger rotors on their trucks. I got 120k out of the first set and didn’t warp them like I have other brand larger trucks and suvs at lower miles. I tend to drive everything 0-wot and back 😂 I was concerned about this when I bought the canyon but it has done really well towing and stopping. Of course a bigger platform would perform a bit better and if I were towing long distances frequently I would go with something bigger.

Eagle fish you should watch the TFL channel on YouTube, they’ve done a lot of towing tests with that truck and Andre had the mid power version. Bottom line it will easily tow and stop a bass boat.

Cruck….,car/truck

It’s a body on frame truck, it’s has more horsepower/torque and towing capacity than full-size half tons did 20 years ago.

I used to tow a boat with a ‘76 F100 with a 6cyl engine. Heavy jet boat with no trailer brakes. The F100 pulled and stopped it just fine. Even used a bumper hitch.

I’d imagine my wife’s Lexus hybrid could tow better than that F100. I’d also imagine the Colorado/Canyon could do just fine. I have a friend that towed his new Nitro Z18 with his wife’s demo Honda “cruck”. The first one was fwd, we had to help him up the ramp. She swapped it for an awd and it could barely pull up the ramp. Those Honda Ridgeline are gay as can be. I heard Hyundai has a “cruck”’too.

El Camino was the OG cruck now we have Honda Ridgelines and Chevy Colorados. If you want a truck, buy a truck, not a cruck!

I towed a 17' Skeeter, a Ranger 350 and a Ranger R80 about 150k miles with my Toyota five speed and 22RE 2.4 fuel injected engine.
It did just fine till the radiator blew a hole in it at 240k miles. The radiator I replaced it with did not have the same abilities of the original so it got hot once and blew a head gasket. I replaced the head gasket and instead of putting a larger radiator in it I bought my Dodge diesel.

That truck did just fine for my needs. It fished tournaments in Tex, Ok, MO, Ark and one in Tennessee.
I used to call turning off the AC on hills my overdrive. I could tell the engine fell off less on hills with the AC off.



IMO a Colorado should pull most any bass boat ok if you don't want to compete for hp.

“Need to talk about your “Political correctness”……..bwahahaha. Anyway, yes Hyundai does have a “pickup”….sort of. Kinda more like a sedan with the trunk lid missing! Bed the size of the old Subaru Brat(remember those?). Since the OP didn’t ask if a Chevy Colorado was as good at towing as my 2019 Dodge Diesel 3500 dually I will answer his question specifically. 1st what size bass boat are we talking about? A 16’ tin boat on a single axle trailer? Any minivan/car with a hitch will pull that. If you’re talking about my 21’ Ranger on a tandem axle trailer than you want a truck. Anyone who thinks you NEED a HD(2500-3500) truck to pull a bass boat is delusional. WANT and NEED are not the same. You don’t NEED my truck that’s rated to tow a 30,000lb back hoe on a gooseneck trailer to pull your 3500lb fishing rig! My next door neighbor has a newer model Chevy Colorado and he pulls a travel trailer with it and says it does fine. His travel trailer is a little heavier than a full sized fiberglass bassboat and catches WAY more wind on the highway and his Colorado does just fine. As said: a Colorado is a slightly smaller truck with a real frame(not unibody construction) with a motor and transmission rated for up to 7,700 lbs of towing capacity. A 21’ fiberglass bassboat rig will be under 1/2 that. So without making this a “truck towing comparison” the answer is YES. I do know someone who tows with a Chevy Colorado and they are pleased with it. Good luck on whatever direction you go! Neil. And now revealing the new Hyundai Santa Cruz “pickup” that can’t “pickup” anything:

I bet the kayak guys line up for one of those ........

I pulled a 18 ft stratos with a 89 ford ranger 2.9 towed just fine.
Now getting it down and back up steep ramps was the problem.
With that being said I’m no fan of gm but the high out put 4 banger is for real . My friend pulls a 6000’lb
Deck boat with his . Not one problem at the ramp or passing on highway it gets it.
I’m thinking about a gmc at4 it’s that good and I despise gm. Besides don’t think you can even compare the canyon or Colorado to any small truck from the past . Pulling any bass boat wouldn’t be a problem.
J. D

I tow with 2013 ford F150 Ford with the 5.0 coyote motor and a trailering/towing package pulling a 2013 ZX200 Skeeter without the boat about 17 mpg average with the Skeeter somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 mpg. I've looked at some of the numbers on the Colorado, Canyon, and Ranger and just wondered what kind of numbers folks are seeing with the latest versions of these trucks .Also considering stepping up to a 3/4 ton an another option, going back to a tin rig to get rid of towable weight. Need to cut towing cost..

Depending on how fast I drive I can get 22-25 on the highway and 19 city. Throw in towing and I average around 18-19 per the truck computer read out. I did the math a while back and got 17 mpg country road and highway towing going from fork to Dallas and back. It’s not a cruck or anything close to a ridge line or other hybrid trucks cross overs. But to each their own if you need a big truck……. I got it for the fuel economy, and after a ton of research, the ability to tow the size rig the distances I do. Again, if I was towing all over the state or country for tournaments every week I would have went back to the XL Yukon like I used to have or bigger truck. A ton of hard towing miles I feel will do a number on the power train and drive train of those mid size trucks a lot faster. However I really could no longer justify driving a school bus around town by myself 90% of the time, getting 13 mpg, and a $700 a month gasoline bill just to pull the boat the short distances I do now.

I have the 3.6L V6 in mine with the 6 speed. I have been waiting for the new Canyons to come out. I understand they corrected the transmission issues along with other updates/upgrades. Be aware anything 2015 to like 2022 Colorado or Canyon have had transmission issues at some point (some of the big trucks also with the 6 speed trans from that time period) if you are looking at used or deals on a 2022 still on the lot new. Just google transmission issues gmc canyon/sierra or Chevy Colorado. Some had it the first day off the lot and some like me didn’t have an issue until 100k plus miles. New 8 speed is supposed to resolve but I haven’t researched the new platforms yet.

I think one mistake people make when considering a towing vehicle is not considering wind resistance. My FIL had a 18' pontoon boat and I towed it at times. I could notice a difference between it and towing my Ranger. I attributed the difference to wind resistance. Towing a TT is like pulling a sail behind your truck.

I have pulled my Ranger Z118C with a 2021 Chevy Colorado 4WD 3.6L V6 and with a 2020 Toyota Tacoma 4WD 3.5L V6 and I think both had 6 speed auto trans. Both pulled my boat just fine.

I tow a 22' Blue Wave with my Toyota Tacoma............I drop a gear,the Tacoma way of towing,and set the cruise at 60-65.Texas and Oklahoma beware.

Bass boats range greatly in size and weight. Are we talking a 17’ bass boat or a 22’ bass boat. Anything over 20’ and my personal opinion is you’re in full size territory. Under that you could probably get away with it. I wouldnt even sniff towing a 22-24’ boat with a small half ton like a Colorado or Tacoma.

I don't know anything about the Colorado but most Tacoma's(I'm on my third since 99) with the V6 and the tow package are rated at 6500 lbs.They do recommend trailer brakes over 3000lbs.BTW my all aluminum tandem axle trailer loaded with that 22'r is brakeless and I've experienced zero problems.