Thanks for all the responses so far; all the suggestions and opinions have been useful in one way or the other.
For the sake of full disclosure, I have owned 3 Toyota Tacomas before my Z, so I am biased toward that brand.
Here are my thoughts for each after reading and considering the comments (along with my opinion) so far:
1) Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro
Pros - Dependable, can take to the mountains in the winter and to Moab in the spring/fall, can add supercharger without voiding warranty, looks good
Cons - A bit of a boring choice, needs more power for the Colorado altitude
2) Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged
Pros - Looks great, legendary off-road capabilities, can take to the mountains in the winter and to Moab in the spring/fall, fast
Cons - Legendary lack of dependability, expensive
3) BMW 335i or 435i XDrive
Pros - Looks good, fun to drive, nice DCT, all wheel drive, legendary German engineering
Cons - Legendary German engineering, less capable in winter and for recreation
4) Wait to see if the BMW M2 will be offered in XDrive
Pros - see above, cheaper than above
Cons - see above, May look weird
5) Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
Pros - see 4Runner pros, large pickup versatility, looks great
Cons - Big, gas
6) Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro
Pros - see 4Runner pros, medium pickup versatility, looks great
Cons - Still big, gas
7) Subaru
Pros - Dependable, very practical car, good price
Cons - very practical car
8) Nissan Frontier/Titan
Pros - Dependable, look good, less expensive than Toyota
Cons - Already own a Nissan and I miss Toyota
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