| General Motors launched the Chevy S10 for sale | | | | high-output V6 engine, sports-tuned suspension, |
| as one of their responses to the growing success | | | | and alloy wheels. The second-level ZR2 equipment |
| of Japanese compact pickups in the early 1980s. | | | | package brought 4-wheel drive, an upgraded |
| The S10 was an instant success, and it didn't take | | | | suspension, and larger off-road tires. |
| long for it to become one of the trucks to beat in | | | | The 1994-1997 Chevy S10 for sale featured a |
| the segment, at least from the consumer's | | | | 2.2L 4-cylinder engine standard, which produced |
| perspective. It had a lot going for it in addition to | | | | 118 horsepower on the rear-wheel-drive models. |
| being compact. It was American, affordable, and | | | | The 165-horsepower 4.3L V6 came with the |
| highly customizable. | | | | 4WD models standard, and it was available on the |
| The S10's 23-year run spanned just two vehicle | | | | 2WD models as an option. Transmission choices |
| generations. The current used truck shopper will | | | | were always either the 4-speed automatic or |
| want to focus all of their attention on that second | | | | 5-speed manual. |
| generation. Prospective buyers may want to | | | | Safety was never a prime consideration for |
| know that automotive critics were never very | | | | Chevy with the S10, and this is one of the |
| fond of the Chevy S10 for sale, and they usually | | | | reasons that buyers should avoid those first-gen |
| leaned in favor of the alternatives from Dodge, | | | | models. Even in the second generation, standard |
| Ford, Nissan, and Toyota. However, that never | | | | safety equipment was limited to rear antilock |
| stopped the S10 from being extremely popular | | | | brakes. Four-wheel ABS was optional until 1996 |
| with the average consumer. | | | | when it became standard. Chevy added a |
| The second-gen Chevy S10 for sale was available | | | | driver-side airbag in 1995. |
| from 1994 until 2004 as both a regular and an | | | | In 1998, Chevrolet gave the S10 a mid-generation |
| extended cab. In the final years of the model, it | | | | facelift, the centerpiece of which was the |
| was also available with a crew cab body and | | | | aggressive front end. The facelift also included an |
| either a short or a long bed. The 1996 Chevy S10 | | | | updated interior and dual airbags that went a long |
| for sale saw the introduction of the Sportside bed | | | | way toward improving the S10's previously |
| with optional 3-door access cab. | | | | meager safety measures. |
| The extended cab with the third-door access | | | | In 1999, Chevy introduced an S10 Xtreme, which |
| panel is a great boon for loading cargo, or for | | | | was the on-road counterpart to the ZR2. It was |
| allowing an adult to squeeze into that tight rear | | | | available only as a rear-wheel-drive vehicle, and it |
| area. Unfortunately, the third-door is notorious for | | | | had 2 inches less clearance. It also included 16-inch |
| rattling off-road and on rough roads. | | | | aluminum wheels, a sports-tuned suspension, full |
| There were also two levels of the ZR2 package. | | | | ground effects, wheel flares, and body-colored |
| The ZR2 SS trim upgraded the S10 to a | | | | grilles and bumpers. |