A PONY PICKUP? With its sport suspension, the Colorado is a truck even a tuner could love.(News)

Byline: LARRY EDSALL If you believe the midsize Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck should be shopped against the Nissan Frontier, Dodge Dakota or Toyota Tacoma, Chevy officials would like you to think otherwise. Equip a rear-wheel-drive 2004 Colorado with the ZQ8 sport suspension, and Chevy believes the Pontiac Vibe GT, Ford Mustang V6 and Chrysler PT Cruiser GT are the proper competitive set. Riiight: A pickup that handles like a pony car? "I picked the Vibe as a target vehicle,'' says Joe Taverna, the engineer who sets up the suspension and handling characteristics of ...