Sorry. Having been in the tire biz for 27 years, I would NOT recommend going from a LR C to a LR E. It still only has THREE sidewall plies. They're beefier, but the reasoning for it is to hold more air pressure and carry more weight. On the road, you can't use that carrying capacity as it will exceed the suspension capacity. Also, running the LR E at lower air pressures will create more sidewall heat. And being heavier, the LR E will lower your gas mileage.
I’m sure someone already mentioned this but I’m too lazy to read all the comments…but as the owner of multiple Raptors (full size Raptors) the side steps are there to block gravel sized rocks from flying up and hitting your fenders and chipping your paint. Since most Raptor owners prefer high speed trails over rock crawling (as this is what the truck is designed for) the benefit of the steps protections your truck from flying rocks outweighs the drawback of lost clearance when rock crawling. So I would definitely not agree that these “need to come off immediately”. Just my two cents…
@@Roman-i4eCounter disagree. The new ZR2 Bision is a beast, but that "grocery getter" ran the Baja 1000 just like it's siblings. It's just a much more specialized truck. The Bronco is Ford's rock crawler.
It looked like the ZR2 Bison was in 2wd mode on the drag take off. A lot of rear wheel spin. Also, that truck comes with launch control that wasn't mentioned.
Exactly my thoughts. I think the raptor would have still won but definitely made it fight with one hand behind its back. ZR2 had no need also to use any lockers at all.
The Bison was “SLOW”! Despite a terrible 2wd launch and 35” tires, it was barely behind the Tacoma… I think these videos are made with the winner already in mind.
Not sure why people keep comparing the Bison to the Raptor and TRD pro. Especially a race. Use a regular ZR2. Lighter. Quicker and a better direct comparison.
Agreed, the Bison has about 300 lbs more than the regular ZR2. It would probably help by a half second or so in the dirt drag race part. But in the baja part of the video it would help exponentially. Granted I wouldn't complain if they were to stick the 3.0tt from the old CT6. Where it had 404 hp and 400 lb-ft of tq.
@@rod7434 Trucks this size doesn't really need more than 400 hp. Power-wise it's on par with the Ranger Raptor. In just the regular ZR2 it would have almost a 400 lbs weight advantage over the Raptor.
EVERY reviewer has slept on the base ZR2. Fairly certain Toyota won't let them put TRD-Off Road against base ZR2, despite them being within $1k of each other once adding 8spd auto, predator steps, and bedliner to TRD-Off Road. That is standard base build on 24 Tacoma TRD Off Road before anyone tries to come at me with the "it's base is actually $42k...". The ZR2 base would have been a much closer race using Baja Mode launch control. The difference in powertrain is even smaller when you take into consideration the Colorado ZR2 comes with 3.43 gears, while Ranger Raptor has 4.27 gears. Why GM put such a lazy ratio in ZR2, let alone Bison, I don't know.
Call her what ever you want, she probably knows more about trucks than anyone here, she races too.. she’s an incredible automotive journalist, you’re just too thick to understand..
@@vincefairleigh6899doubt that, only sounds like someone reading a brochure to me. I’d take an actual owners word on these trucks over any journalist unless they’re solely for off-roading and Edmund’s definitely isn’t it.
16:35 not sure why you would think that - this is a prime example of supply and demand - and they are selling well, with the exception of the Toyota. Even before price increases, new models and technology, none of these trucks would have been range for most folks.
@@TheMcdred not really there are not alot of bisons and there are very few pf them marked up its simply ford and toyota saying we know what we got no low balls even though they jacked up the price as a matter a fact i saw a bison for 58,000$ last week
@@chiemekaa why would you drive one vehicle to go offroading? Need at least two trucks to pull the other one out 🤣. Just how many non drivers are you taking?
ZR2 was in 2WD on the quarter mile... not saying it's going to be faster due to the lift and bigger tires.. but still.. your job is comparing trucks.. put them all in 4WD
I don’t think the Ranger Raptor needs to change anything. It’s a Baja vehicle first and a rock crawler second. If you start putting a lift kit and bigger tires you’re starting to take away its strengths.
Since most Raptor owners prefer high speed trails over rock crawling ford decided to add those rails and make them steps as well. nothing needs to change about that truck
@@rowdyjoshy1798 And just like the F150 variant, those steps are intended to prevent rocks from flying up and damaging the paint. This is always overlooked by every reviewer
@@patana256 seems crazy I know. I own one and the launch control actually makes a huge difference. I’m not doubting the raptor is faster it has 100 more HP.
She’s an automotive reviewer and it’s a video. It would be weird if she didn’t say much to explain the review of the vehicles. I’m glad we don’t get to hear you talk.
@@donebeforethespeedster ty for notating that “it’s a video”. Insightful. The real point is that she comes off as desperately trying to pretend she’s excited about this stuff and that she knows what she’s talking about. And together with all of her childish noises filling up every second of the video is annoying.
Rock crawling is the RR weakest link. That’s fine with me, as I don’t plan on doing any of that. I will drag race you Chevy or Taco on pavement, dirt or mud🤠
@@WeldonGage Weak link though, only for hard core crawling. With F&R lockers, it'll go anywhere it's clearance will allow. Plus she complained about lock up speed, when I've heard many reviewers PRAISE how quick Ford's lockers work !!
I’m just going with ZR2… NOT THE BISEON. Only 49k which makes it move faster. And if I wanna go as fast as the raptor, I’ll put in bigger turbos, tune it up a little bit, and straight pipe it to sound better. ZR2 not Bison is hands down better bang for your buck. Getting heated AND cooling seats, vents in the back, physical buttons, in my opinion looks better. For the raptor your spending 10k more MSP probably 15k after markups just for the power train
Hopefully, that screen doesn’t fail in that Chebby like the Equinox junk, you’d be driving without lights at night. But at least your ass won’t be sweaty….
@@erikturner8687 it’s set to auto, and you can still use your high beams. So technically it’s not a big deal… but the Raptor has too much tech on there screen to where if that screen doesn’t come on your can’t make it hotter or cooler in the truck or turn on defrost
@Morg_-wu1kk Good luck with your ZR2, after the upgraded turbos and tune you will be near the price of the Raptor and stuck with a way inferior suspension and transmission.
From day one, I knew those low-hung sidesteps were a poor decision by Ford. They will be the first thing I remove and replace with frame-hugging rock sliders.
they are only there to keep rocks from hitting the fenders when off roading at high speeds. Since most Raptor owners prefer high speed trails over rock crawling ford decided to add it for that reason.
@@rowdyjoshy1798 I understand, but those sidesteps should have been removed for the test-no one would seriously consider wheeling with them still attached.
This might be one of the most annoying reviews I've ever seen. Can we spend a few minutes talking like a normal adult who is actually buying these trucks?
As for the lady, maybe practice being a little less energic and control her volume. As for you mate, practice being a little more empathic to people ✌️
Love the Ranger Raptor. Packaging, power, suspension…just a great all around product from Ford. As a F150 Raptor owner, maybe I should get a baby Raptor too.. 🤔
You are incorrect on a couple of things with the Raptor… it’s not a 3.0 L V6… it’s a 405 hp twin turbo 3.0 L V6 and that makes a big difference. Also the side steps are also built in rock sliders.
Just picked up the zr2 bison colorado and did a 4k mile road trip to colorado and moab. Did hells revenge and fins and things with zero issues. This zr2 is incredible for a stock truck. We were towing a 4k trailer with a razer utv and the power for this 4 cylinder engine is amazing, tows great and pulls all the steep passes no problem at 70 mph. Only complaint on truck towing was the terrible fuel milage. 10.5 was average of 4k miles towing. We had a bad head wind for a bunch of the time and I did see 13.6 for a few hundred miles driving at 68mph with no head wind.
@@ytj22 They’ve been out for over a year in the Australian market mate. Haven’t heard any cries of reliability problems. Unlike Chevrolet. Or let’s talk about replacing 100,000 Tundra engines.
@@slingerriggin5226 I'm just saying what Ford is saying about their own products, that's all. I didn't see the Tundra in this video, but you raise a good point, it's pretty amazing that the company is replacing all engines, even though 99% of them haven't failed.
It would be fun to see a "budget option" compete. The Frontier Pro-4X can be had for $36-$37k. You could buy a RZR XP side by side as well and still have cash left over for gas.
And you would still have a worst truck compared to these actual off road trucks. You are missing the point that these are capable off road trucks and the Nissan isn't.
Jack of all trades…. Taco ha yeah right! the bison is the jack of all trades. It was in the 17s with 35s in a drag race. Did better in whoops. Taco came in last place for me. Ultimately i would choose the RR.
Got a good laugh when she actually spoke the truth and said that the new Tacoma TRD Pro is a (Jack of all trades but a Master of None). I knew that the Ranger Raptor would smoke the ZR2 and the Taco in a drag race they are not even in the same league as the RR in that aspect, and if the drag race was on asphalt the ass whooping would of been even more severe. I test drove a 2024 Colorado ZR2 then test drove a 2024 Ranger Raptor and during the RR test drive as soon as I layed into the accelerator pedal getting on to the freeway I knew right then that I was buying it that day.
Results line up. The highest horsepower pulled the hardest at the top end. TRD pro as I suspected, is basically just the 4 cylinder after you've exited the low end part of the power curve where the torque-fill from the hybrid motor occurs
Very fun video. I like the side by side comparison. From day one I been saying that the Bison needed different gear ratio for the oversize tires. They are also heavy. We can see how slow like a slug it is.
The TRD is like the vegan version of an offroad truck. Hats off to the Ford Performance Team on building a great midsize capable truck. Note: Recommending going to an E load tires isn’t a good idea. The C rated BFG is Percocet for the truck being a lighter weight and the suspension is tuned with that sidewall. The C rated tire is better with snow traction and has better grip offroad.
The C rated tire is better in snow at the correct air pressure. People putting 10 ply (E range) tires on these can't run the same air pressure. And I agree that airing down a 6 ply (C range) tire does less damage to the sidewall plies.
@@beexiong2995 Frontier hasn't been last at everything unless 0-60 times is that important to a buyer. The powertrain has been in production since 2021, and the chassis was never a problem. It's properly built as a mid-size work truck. Overall reliability has been second to none, and even more so, considering the new Tacoma isn't fairing too well from blown engines and parts snapping easily.
@@0HOON0 well yeah. It's the oldest truck on the market. Priced the same as the last gen tacoma which it benchmarked the old tacoma. Why would anybody pay more money for an old truck. Nissan knows this
The ZR2 also has a launch mode you can access when you go into the right mode and turn off all the things. I have yet to see anyone use it yet and have t tried it in m4 24 ZR2. Would like to see it in action
I am Ford Biased and Although the RAPTOR is the most Capable and complete of the three "my opinion" Its looks are underwelming and little frustrating. They need to raise it by cuple more inches and more aggresive front end. And Finally, Did the chevy really have a mode called "Baja Mode"!!??>. How original and shamefull out of GM. Find your own names Chevy, Do not copy everything Ford does......
Great Video drove all 3 and I too like the Ranger Raptor the other too just gutless 4's. Loved the Raptor so much just bought one and agree the A/C in the Ford is the best. We get 110+ heat in the summer here and the A/C needs to be great. Love my Raptor Ford did great on this truck and I even got mine at MSRP just have to look around.
So you pointed out that the "35" inch tires on the Bison are really only 34.4 inches. Go look up the specs of most 35-inch tires. They are all below 35 inches in reality. The BFG KO3 in 35x12.5R17 is actually only 34.5... that's normal, industry wide. Only a very small minority of tires actually come close to being true to size. Nitto is one of the few that come close, but not quite advertised size.
"Reliability" isnt a factor anymore considering Toyotas recent engine failures and axel snapping on their products. TFLs exact same spec of this Tacoma broke on an off-road trail.
@naveenthemachine let them come. Toyota has the most cancerous fanbase on the planet. They think their cars are God's gift to man. ANY video about a car, Toyota or not, will have them in the comments bragging about how superior they are. You could be comparing an 89 camry to a 25 audi and they'd still claim the Toyota is better because it's "more reliable".
I've been wanting a new Taco but now considering a new Colorado/Canyon because of the price differences. The only thing holding me back so far are the problems I'm seeing current owners having to deal with on the Colorado forums. I know it's the popular thing to hate on Toyota these days but if you spend 5 minutes on the Colo/Canyon forums you'll see GM's reliability is still nothing to write home about. Dented roofs, electrical issues, and yes engine and transmission problems too. But spotlight's on Toyota I guess. Also out of 80k+ new Tacos sold so far it's not unreasonable that you'll see a number of failures, especially with a new product launch.
The TFL failure has not occurred again to my knowledge. The new Taco's transmission is a bigger concern. It overheats easily and several complete failures have been reported.
I have the GMC Canyon AT4X AEV Bison and it's been flawless. It had to go back to the dealer for a TPMS issue but it was fixed. The engine is great. It's not a power house but it feels and acts like a diesel and has a forged steel rotating assembly and Billet Camshafts. Has a Borg Warner turbo that is super loud too. It's been great. @@tm68669
Sand mode was the mode for use in the tacoma for this. It changes the shift timing. The Q3 fox shocks in taco needed to be adjusted and the seats were probably not adjusted for your weight and maybe not set on in off road mode.
Long before reviews like this came. I told my son who wanted the new Tacoma to go for Ranger Raptor. Better bang for the buck and seem to have the edge in most stuff. And the areas it gives up to others can be easily fixed with bigger tires and slight lift. Off-course, he argued about reliability. But he doesn’t realize this Tacoma is all new. And has turbo engine, different transmission etc. So you can’t really go by the reliability of last version.
Did the chevy dirty doing it in 2wd in the drag the only truck there that takes cheap 87 octane yall need to stop hating on her she is a legit car review goat
ZR2 and Raptor are 2 different vehicles made for 2 different functions. The Raptor isn’t really made for rock crawling and the ZR2 isn’t really made for Baja-ing
Am I the only one that thinks all this off road “tech” is bad? What ever happened to an engine, trans, and locked diffs with no tech? If your truck off roads for you, are you really offroading?
To be fair, the ZR2 Bison has 35" tires, I would assume that it would've beaten the TRD Pro (probably not by much, though) if it were the standard ZR2 with the 33" tires, like the ones on the TRD Pro and the Raptor (I believe).
Why do they insist on drag racing off-road trucks? Maybe 1 out of a thousand will "race" their truck on some desert track. Most will be used on trails or street. A bison is trail a machine, the TRDP is more desert, and the Ford is a Mustang with a bed. A ZR2 Colorado is $52k and would clock faster times in this test by dropping the 500 lb of steel from the Bison and having 33" tires. These comparisons are so shallow and incomplete as to be useless in most cases.
She just called the 3-position adjustable Fox shocks fixed and not fancy. Yep, you've lost all credibility. Don't listen to anything they say here folks.
So which one of these three off-roaders would be your pick? Let us know in the comments!
As a 2003 Toyota Tacoma owner, I'd take the Tacoma all day everyday.
Non of these I would chose the jeep gladiator or the nissan frontier pro-4x
@@charlesnickell7257lol
@@edmundscars already chose. 24 AT4X.
@@444thunderstr0ke3rd gen Tacoma owner and I was with you until I drove these. The Raptor is absolutely incredible to drive, both in and off road
Great video but it felt like I was being yelled at the whole time.
Damm women
Just bought the Ranger . The power is crazy .
Her voice forces you to lower the volume no matter where you started at.... Bad editing.
Definitely lowered the volume
Sorry. Having been in the tire biz for 27 years, I would NOT recommend going from a LR C to a LR E. It still only has THREE sidewall plies. They're beefier, but the reasoning for it is to hold more air pressure and carry more weight. On the road, you can't use that carrying capacity as it will exceed the suspension capacity. Also, running the LR E at lower air pressures will create more sidewall heat. And being heavier, the LR E will lower your gas mileage.
Basically, Raptor for the dunes and Baja type runs; ZR2 Bison for the trails and rocks; TRD PRO for the parking lot.
🤣
😂
Its like Toyota got designers for a game console to design their Tacoma, why would they remove the name from the tailgate 😂
Is anyone really surprised with the results. Out of the 3 the rangers has the most reliable engine and frame.
Isn't toyota tacoma the undisputed king of this midsize pick up segment bro
Had the TRD Pro reserved for over a year, but I ended up getting the Ranger Raptor after all the info came out. Don’t regret it one bit!!
I’m sure someone already mentioned this but I’m too lazy to read all the comments…but as the owner of multiple Raptors (full size Raptors) the side steps are there to block gravel sized rocks from flying up and hitting your fenders and chipping your paint. Since most Raptor owners prefer high speed trails over rock crawling (as this is what the truck is designed for) the benefit of the steps protections your truck from flying rocks outweighs the drawback of lost clearance when rock crawling. So I would definitely not agree that these “need to come off immediately”. Just my two cents…
Good point .I just bought the RR and not really in to rock crawling .
Completely disagree. Grocery getter VS bison off-road beast.
@@Roman-i4eCounter disagree. The new ZR2 Bision is a beast, but that "grocery getter" ran the Baja 1000 just like it's siblings.
It's just a much more specialized truck.
The Bronco is Ford's rock crawler.
@@cdogg22 do you happen to have an LGBT one?
as a tacoma owner the Colorado is the best looking one
It looked like the ZR2 Bison was in 2wd mode on the drag take off. A lot of rear wheel spin. Also, that truck comes with launch control that wasn't mentioned.
Exactly my thoughts. I think the raptor would have still won but definitely made it fight with one hand behind its back. ZR2 had no need also to use any lockers at all.
The Bison was “SLOW”! Despite a terrible 2wd launch and 35” tires, it was barely behind the Tacoma… I think these videos are made with the winner already in mind.
@@live4mac Cha-ching!!
weemens lol
Yeah...she did a bad job at that one, and blamed the truck.
ZR2 Bison shouldve been in 4WD and also Baja mode has a launch control.
who cares, would have still lost bud.
@qbanlink25 lost to what, bud? An opinion? Another tough guy.
@@TREVORJB101 95hp down is not an opinion, BUD !!
Their comparing top the top of the line trucks. Just like raptor ranger is the top of the line in the ranger
Not sure why people keep comparing the Bison to the Raptor and TRD pro. Especially a race. Use a regular ZR2. Lighter. Quicker and a better direct comparison.
Agreed, the Bison has about 300 lbs more than the regular ZR2. It would probably help by a half second or so in the dirt drag race part. But in the baja part of the video it would help exponentially. Granted I wouldn't complain if they were to stick the 3.0tt from the old CT6. Where it had 404 hp and 400 lb-ft of tq.
Still anemic…
@@rod7434
Trucks this size doesn't really need more than 400 hp. Power-wise it's on par with the Ranger Raptor. In just the regular ZR2 it would have almost a 400 lbs weight advantage over the Raptor.
Put 35’s on the taco and 19 sec 1/4 mile with a 11 sec 0-60 😂
EVERY reviewer has slept on the base ZR2. Fairly certain Toyota won't let them put TRD-Off Road against base ZR2, despite them being within $1k of each other once adding 8spd auto, predator steps, and bedliner to TRD-Off Road. That is standard base build on 24 Tacoma TRD Off Road before anyone tries to come at me with the "it's base is actually $42k...". The ZR2 base would have been a much closer race using Baja Mode launch control. The difference in powertrain is even smaller when you take into consideration the Colorado ZR2 comes with 3.43 gears, while Ranger Raptor has 4.27 gears. Why GM put such a lazy ratio in ZR2, let alone Bison, I don't know.
It’s a shame, this is a comparison I’ve been wanting to see, but I had to shut it off after 5 minutes. I just couldn’t listen any longer.
same.
Yes, absolutely horrible.
It was definitely hard to sit through.
why?
I didn’t like the fact she kept calling the trucks stupid too
So you did the drag race with the Chevy in 2wd, and then didn't even show it on the whoops
would have still lost regardless bud, go cry to mama.
@@qbanlink25 the launch is definitely better idk what your talking about
We gotta find a new host boys. Grandma ain't doing it.
She a lil over the top
She’s got more experience than you do, buddy. She used to be off road racer.
Call her what ever you want, she probably knows more about trucks than anyone here, she races too.. she’s an incredible automotive journalist, you’re just too thick to understand..
That's a mean comment. She did great and knows things. You suck person.
@@vincefairleigh6899doubt that, only sounds like someone reading a brochure to me. I’d take an actual owners word on these trucks over any journalist unless they’re solely for off-roading and Edmund’s definitely isn’t it.
Had to turn down my volume. My wife thought I was watching porn 😂
These types of videos are fun but with dealers being allowed to mark up vehicles these prices are way off. Super annoying.
16:35 not sure why you would think that - this is a prime example of supply and demand - and they are selling well, with the exception of the Toyota. Even before price increases, new models and technology, none of these trucks would have been range for most folks.
@@TheMcdred not really there are not alot of bisons and there are very few pf them marked up its simply ford and toyota saying we know what we got no low balls even though they jacked up the price as a matter a fact i saw a bison for 58,000$ last week
Got my ZR2 for 1K UNDER sticker. Local Ford dealer asking 5K over sticker for RR.
You should realize that Colorado has 35 inch tires against 33 inch tires so you should make it fair before putting the truck down 😊
I'd be scared for my knees in the back seat of the TRD Pro.
Why would drive from the backseat? 😂
@@beexiong2995
So you go off-roading alone?
Those seats are dumb. Just put that money into the suspension.
@@chiemekaa why would you drive one vehicle to go offroading? Need at least two trucks to pull the other one out 🤣. Just how many non drivers are you taking?
@@0HOON0 100%, total gimmick.
too much caffeine?
ZR2 was in 2WD on the quarter mile... not saying it's going to be faster due to the lift and bigger tires.. but still.. your job is comparing trucks.. put them all in 4WD
I don’t think the Ranger Raptor needs to change anything. It’s a Baja vehicle first and a rock crawler second. If you start putting a lift kit and bigger tires you’re starting to take away its strengths.
Since most Raptor owners prefer high speed trails over rock crawling ford decided to add those rails and make them steps as well. nothing needs to change about that truck
@@rowdyjoshy1798 And just like the F150 variant, those steps are intended to prevent rocks from flying up and damaging the paint. This is always overlooked by every reviewer
The Bison is getting retuned to produce more hp and torque for 2025. Nobody talks about the dealer markups on the Raptor.
Is that a fact?
FORD Just realized a retune for the Ranger and Bronco Raptor, adding 455hp and 500 ish torque.
The zr2 bison is heavier then both cause it has real metal bumpers and skid plates all over it.
Should have used launch control on the bison
Grow up
@@paulm6481dang good one, Paul! You really got me there.
Launch control on a 4 cylinder??? 😂 keep dreaming as if that would've made a difference
@@patana256 seems crazy I know. I own one and the launch control actually makes a huge difference. I’m not doubting the raptor is faster it has 100 more HP.
It really does have launch control? Or just the brake boost
You talk too much. Let us hear the engine sound.
She’s an automotive reviewer and it’s a video. It would be weird if she didn’t say much to explain the review of the vehicles. I’m glad we don’t get to hear you talk.
I don’t like to be a negative Nancy, but this video was annoying.
@@donebeforethespeedster shew annoying af no matter how you put it.
@@donebeforethespeedsterthanks for the explanation. More car and less her is all we’re saying
@@donebeforethespeedster ty for notating that “it’s a video”. Insightful.
The real point is that she comes off as desperately trying to pretend she’s excited about this stuff and that she knows what she’s talking about. And together with all of her childish noises filling up every second of the video is annoying.
Not a truck guy but the Ranger Raptor and the Raptors in general are cool looking!
I’m a Ford man but how does 1/4 mile time and speed equate at all to off road? I can’t see climbing a mountain at 88mph.
If it's a Raptor, it's a desert runner.
Rock crawling is the RR weakest link. That’s fine with me, as I don’t plan on doing any of that. I will drag race you Chevy or Taco on pavement, dirt or mud🤠
@@WeldonGage Weak link though, only for hard core crawling. With F&R lockers, it'll go anywhere it's clearance will allow. Plus she complained about lock up speed, when I've heard many reviewers PRAISE how quick Ford's lockers work !!
I’m just going with ZR2… NOT THE BISEON. Only 49k which makes it move faster. And if I wanna go as fast as the raptor, I’ll put in bigger turbos, tune it up a little bit, and straight pipe it to sound better. ZR2 not Bison is hands down better bang for your buck. Getting heated AND cooling seats, vents in the back, physical buttons, in my opinion looks better. For the raptor your spending 10k more MSP probably 15k after markups just for the power train
Hopefully, that screen doesn’t fail in that Chebby like the Equinox junk, you’d be driving without lights at night. But at least your ass won’t be sweaty….
@@erikturner8687 it’s set to auto, and you can still use your high beams. So technically it’s not a big deal… but the Raptor has too much tech on there screen to where if that screen doesn’t come on your can’t make it hotter or cooler in the truck or turn on defrost
@Morg_-wu1kk
Good luck with your ZR2, after the upgraded turbos and tune you will be near the price of the Raptor and stuck with a way inferior suspension and transmission.
And your still stuck with a crappy 4 banger. Otherwise it's the poor mans champion !!
Yeah, but the taco and raptor have port and direct injection. Zr2 doesn’t. Good luck with the carbon buildup
From day one, I knew those low-hung sidesteps were a poor decision by Ford. They will be the first thing I remove and replace with frame-hugging rock sliders.
they are only there to keep rocks from hitting the fenders when off roading at high speeds. Since most Raptor owners prefer high speed trails over rock crawling ford decided to add it for that reason.
@@rowdyjoshy1798 I understand, but those sidesteps should have been removed for the test-no one would seriously consider wheeling with them still attached.
@@chaleowin7732 Realistically, most owners will never do this unless they built their rig for dedicated rock crawling/overland use.
Um 4wd drag in yota and ford but chevy in 2wd fair?
Why was the colorado ans tacoma in rwd ? 😅
This might be one of the most annoying reviews I've ever seen. Can we spend a few minutes talking like a normal adult who is actually buying these trucks?
What is up with these presenters? Get's worse and worse. Should have kept Carlos Lago.
Didn't want to pay him what he was asking.
Hey everyone, I found out if you mute the video, it's watchable.
If she was tied to the hood or dragging from the bumper it would even better!
As for the lady, maybe practice being a little less energic and control her volume. As for you mate, practice being a little more empathic to people ✌️
Love the Ranger Raptor. Packaging, power, suspension…just a great all around product from Ford. As a F150 Raptor owner, maybe I should get a baby Raptor too.. 🤔
Awewome Baby Raptor❤
Shocker a ford guys likes the ford.... blah blah blah
Ill never understand why drag racing is a measure for a truck. Ive owned alot of trucks, and I've had exactly ZERO drag races.
I agree! Not sure why drag racing an off road vehicle is so important! Slow and steady wins the race.
@davewilson8308 Kinda like using rock crawling ability to test a Porshe and Corvette.
There isn’t a raptor in the country selling for less than $10000 over msrp. This was one big ford commercial
I bought a Ranger Raptor for msrp.
Sorry…….I bought mine in June @ MSRP.
Which country you in?
got mine in PA in May.
@@erikturner8687 Got mine in Louisiana.
The raptor looks sick!
It looks boring like all ford trucks. The other 2 look way better
You are incorrect on a couple of things with the Raptor… it’s not a 3.0 L V6… it’s a 405 hp twin turbo 3.0 L V6 and that makes a big difference. Also the side steps are also built in rock sliders.
Just picked up the zr2 bison colorado and did a 4k mile road trip to colorado and moab. Did hells revenge and fins and things with zero issues. This zr2 is incredible for a stock truck. We were towing a 4k trailer with a razer utv and the power for this 4 cylinder engine is amazing, tows great and pulls all the steep passes no problem at 70 mph. Only complaint on truck towing was the terrible fuel milage. 10.5 was average of 4k miles towing. We had a bad head wind for a bunch of the time and I did see 13.6 for a few hundred miles driving at 68mph with no head wind.
Such a drama queen on a trail with basically speed bumps. 🤔
Raptor all day.
in the shop, yes.
@@ytj22 They’ve been out for over a year in the Australian market mate. Haven’t heard any cries of reliability problems. Unlike Chevrolet. Or let’s talk about replacing 100,000 Tundra engines.
@@slingerriggin5226 I'm just saying what Ford is saying about their own products, that's all. I didn't see the Tundra in this video, but you raise a good point, it's pretty amazing that the company is replacing all engines, even though 99% of them haven't failed.
@@ytj22 hating much lately? too bad this video disagrees with you bud.
@@ytj22 Toyota is no different than other manufacturers now. It's image of reliability was built on its past, not its new, expensive vehicles.
That chevy looks really good sharp
Except for the ridiculous wheel in the bed. Some reason Ford could fit one under the bed
@@marklihsubecause it’s a 35
It would be fun to see a "budget option" compete. The Frontier Pro-4X can be had for $36-$37k.
You could buy a RZR XP side by side as well and still have cash left over for gas.
It's not the first time they failed to mention the Pro 4x Frontier.
@@backnu AND it has the tried and true V6!!
Because it's not in the same league. It's more a off-road appearance package like the Z71 and FX4. Lol
And you would still have a worst truck compared to these actual off road trucks. You are missing the point that these are capable off road trucks and the Nissan isn't.
@@atg1338Nissan definitely is a ton of people off-road the frontier
Jack of all trades…. Taco ha yeah right! the bison is the jack of all trades. It was in the 17s with 35s in a drag race. Did better in whoops. Taco came in last place for me. Ultimately i would choose the RR.
Anyone who says taco should be kicked in the balls!
The raptor is the clear choice. Still have mild regret not getting one, instead ordered an M240i…
I think I might rather have an m240 those things are sick
Got a good laugh when she actually spoke the truth and said that the new Tacoma TRD Pro is a (Jack of all trades but a Master of None). I knew that the Ranger Raptor would smoke the ZR2 and the Taco in a drag race they are not even in the same league as the RR in that aspect, and if the drag race was on asphalt the ass whooping would of been even more severe. I test drove a 2024 Colorado ZR2 then test drove a 2024 Ranger Raptor and during the RR test drive as soon as I layed into the accelerator pedal getting on to the freeway I knew right then that I was buying it that day.
Yes, because drag racing is what these trucks are all about! 👍
ytj, Most people like a truck that has some balls, but then again some don't, lol.
@@ytj22 Most people prefer a truck that can merge onto a highway quickly and safely !!
@@ytj22lol These are supposed to be desert racing trucks.
It's like saying power and speed doesn't matter with track cars.
@@DragonKnightX12 no, the raptor is a desert racer, the ZR2 is a crawler
What happened to that cool Hispanic American guy, Carlos? He had he best pace of talking. Please shut her up.
Results line up. The highest horsepower pulled the hardest at the top end. TRD pro as I suspected, is basically just the 4 cylinder after you've exited the low end part of the power curve where the torque-fill from the hybrid motor occurs
Regular ZR2 is a much better comparison, not the AEV. $48k, can probably get $3-5k off these days. By far the best value of the bunch.
Exactly. No comparison at that price, and the ZR2 is the best looking of the 3 by far IMO.
You can’t compare to a raptor . It’s the king
Add 10-15k to the prices she put out due to DEALER mark ups.
Thought all the "market adjustments" ended months ago.
Try to order a Pro and they act like they're selling a limited run Porsche. $69k GTFO
plenty of ranger raptors at msrp now, but not sure about the other two trucks
I tuned in to watch you pour big-gulp size sodas into the interiors of new trucks that you don’t own.
Bison to me is the best looking one and one I would choose
It is indeed the best looking of the 3, Chevy absolutely killed it in the looks department with this one.
Except for the stupid tire in the bed 😂
Rear end of the Colorado looks like a toy tho
Very fun video. I like the side by side comparison. From day one I been saying that the Bison needed different gear ratio for the oversize tires. They are also heavy. We can see how slow like a slug it is.
Theater kid energy needs to come down a tad…
Zr2 looks soo badass , 16 mpg highway and city doesn't make anysense , getting almost same mpg as f150 raptor R which have 700 hp
The TRD is like the vegan version of an offroad truck. Hats off to the Ford Performance Team on building a great midsize capable truck.
Note: Recommending going to an E load tires isn’t a good idea. The C rated BFG is Percocet for the truck being a lighter weight and the suspension is tuned with that sidewall. The C rated tire is better with snow traction and has better grip offroad.
The C rated tire is better in snow at the correct air pressure. People putting 10 ply (E range) tires on these can't run the same air pressure. And I agree that airing down a 6 ply (C range) tire does less damage to the sidewall plies.
The Frontier Pro-4X somehow is massively slept on and very much missed for this video.
Pro4x would have been last in every category. Until nissan updates that old powertrain and chassis it will always be last
@@beexiong2995 Frontier hasn't been last at everything unless 0-60 times is that important to a buyer. The powertrain has been in production since 2021, and the chassis was never a problem. It's properly built as a mid-size work truck. Overall reliability has been second to none, and even more so, considering the new Tacoma isn't fairing too well from blown engines and parts snapping easily.
The Frontier Pro-4X is $20,000 less than the Toyota!
@@TheReal_JG powertrain was introduced in the last gen truck 2019. Carryover to this "refresh".
@@0HOON0 well yeah. It's the oldest truck on the market. Priced the same as the last gen tacoma which it benchmarked the old tacoma. Why would anybody pay more money for an old truck. Nissan knows this
The ZR2 also has a launch mode you can access when you go into the right mode and turn off all the things. I have yet to see anyone use it yet and have t tried it in m4 24 ZR2. Would like to see it in action
OMG grandma shhhhh
I am Ford Biased and Although the RAPTOR is the most Capable and complete of the three "my opinion" Its looks are underwelming and little frustrating. They need to raise it by cuple more inches and more aggresive front end. And Finally, Did the chevy really have a mode called "Baja Mode"!!??>. How original and shamefull out of GM. Find your own names Chevy, Do not copy everything Ford does......
If you want all around offroad capability the ZR2 is the way to go. If you want to race around on dirt the Raptor has it.
Great Video drove all 3 and I too like the Ranger Raptor the other too just gutless 4's. Loved the Raptor so much just bought one and agree the A/C in the Ford is the best. We get 110+ heat in the summer here and the A/C needs to be great. Love my Raptor Ford did great on this truck and I even got mine at MSRP just have to look around.
So you pointed out that the "35" inch tires on the Bison are really only 34.4 inches. Go look up the specs of most 35-inch tires. They are all below 35 inches in reality. The BFG KO3 in 35x12.5R17 is actually only 34.5... that's normal, industry wide. Only a very small minority of tires actually come close to being true to size. Nitto is one of the few that come close, but not quite advertised size.
The pro also has pretend 33’s 32.6 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you. I have a Ridgeline Black Edition. I pick the Ford Ranger Raptor.
no one cares pal
@@tealchief Except you!
"Reliability" isnt a factor anymore considering Toyotas recent engine failures and axel snapping on their products. TFLs exact same spec of this Tacoma broke on an off-road trail.
@@dtay8913 agreed. But be careful as you’ll trigger the blind Toyota grandpas who are living in the past 🤣
@naveenthemachine let them come. Toyota has the most cancerous fanbase on the planet. They think their cars are God's gift to man. ANY video about a car, Toyota or not, will have them in the comments bragging about how superior they are. You could be comparing an 89 camry to a 25 audi and they'd still claim the Toyota is better because it's "more reliable".
I've been wanting a new Taco but now considering a new Colorado/Canyon because of the price differences. The only thing holding me back so far are the problems I'm seeing current owners having to deal with on the Colorado forums. I know it's the popular thing to hate on Toyota these days but if you spend 5 minutes on the Colo/Canyon forums you'll see GM's reliability is still nothing to write home about. Dented roofs, electrical issues, and yes engine and transmission problems too. But spotlight's on Toyota I guess. Also out of 80k+ new Tacos sold so far it's not unreasonable that you'll see a number of failures, especially with a new product launch.
The TFL failure has not occurred again to my knowledge. The new Taco's transmission is a bigger concern. It overheats easily and several complete failures have been reported.
I have the GMC Canyon AT4X AEV Bison and it's been flawless. It had to go back to the dealer for a TPMS issue but it was fixed. The engine is great. It's not a power house but it feels and acts like a diesel and has a forged steel rotating assembly and Billet Camshafts. Has a Borg Warner turbo that is super loud too. It's been great. @@tm68669
Sand mode was the mode for use in the tacoma for this. It changes the shift timing. The Q3 fox shocks in taco needed to be adjusted and the seats were probably not adjusted for your weight and maybe not set on in off road mode.
Blah blah blah... anyone who says taco should be kicked in the balls!
Thank you angry desert lesbian 🙏
LMAO such an underrated comment 😂
Long before reviews like this came. I told my son who wanted the new Tacoma to go for Ranger Raptor. Better bang for the buck and seem to have the edge in most stuff. And the areas it gives up to others can be easily fixed with bigger tires and slight lift.
Off-course, he argued about reliability. But he doesn’t realize this Tacoma is all new. And has turbo engine, different transmission etc. So you can’t really go by the reliability of last version.
I'll take the Raptor.
Did the chevy dirty doing it in 2wd in the drag the only truck there that takes cheap 87 octane yall need to stop hating on her she is a legit car review goat
Raptor can run on 87 too but de-rates power slightly !!
My Ranger Raptor already threw a check engine light for a bad trans fluid pump. The truck has around 1700miles on it
Give me the Chevy 1st, the Raptor 2nd and the Tacoma 8th. Toyota needs to keep working on there trucks!
Great stuff, thanks Emma and team!
Hey @edmundscars, since you let this lady present cars for on your channel, you should give me a shot to be a presenter for you too!
I tried to watch this but she is way to xxxxing annoying. And if your gonna 1/4 mile one in 4 hi to it with all of them to make it fair.
you can hear the lift lol speaking of Vaughn I just ordered his spec 3 RTR mustang supercharged with the mystichrome paint! I can't wait!
The keyfob comment seems insignificant but for a truck 80 000$+taxes cad its really appreciated the zr2 bison is a beast ! nice video btw
ZR2 and Raptor are 2 different vehicles made for 2 different functions. The Raptor isn’t really made for rock crawling and the ZR2 isn’t really made for Baja-ing
Lol i was gonna comment about her loud voice and "way too much" personality but it looks like yall beat me to it 😂.
A ZR2 is about off-road prowess....trails, rocks, and other obstacles. It has plenty of power. Put that Raptor on the trail.
I’d go for the V6 Turbo Ranger. And I’m a Honda fan boy.
Am I the only one that thinks all this off road “tech” is bad? What ever happened to an engine, trans, and locked diffs with no tech? If your truck off roads for you, are you really offroading?
Man I wanted to watch the whole video but… she … I just couldn’t
405 hp will definitely be more powerful than the rest
You’re a genius.
Duh
She is so damn annoying I quit halfway through.
Ya totally
My ears are ringing
The ranger is the fastest but the Colorado is the best offroad and overall.
Raptor swapped TRD Pro would be the optimal combo
The Toyota's traction control is awesome. Nearly Land Rover tier. Everything else seems better on the Raptor.
To be fair, the ZR2 Bison has 35" tires, I would assume that it would've beaten the TRD Pro (probably not by much, though) if it were the standard ZR2 with the 33" tires, like the ones on the TRD Pro and the Raptor (I believe).
I see that many people are not familiar with Emme. 😂
at this time this is only one my personnel dream. ford ranger raptor
Why do they insist on drag racing off-road trucks? Maybe 1 out of a thousand will "race" their truck on some desert track. Most will be used on trails or street. A bison is trail a machine, the TRDP is more desert, and the Ford is a Mustang with a bed. A ZR2 Colorado is $52k and would clock faster times in this test by dropping the 500 lb of steel from the Bison and having 33" tires. These comparisons are so shallow and incomplete as to be useless in most cases.
Zr2 for me
needed the RHO for comparison.... come on Ram, let people trial it!
She just called the 3-position adjustable Fox shocks fixed and not fancy. Yep, you've lost all credibility. Don't listen to anything they say here folks.
Emme cracks me the hell up lol
I love the raptor ❤