Updated with Real-Life Photos! 302HP 2015 GMC Canyon Easily Best-Looking Mid-Size Pickup



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2015 GMC Canyon All-Terrain – Article Updated 5.27.14

The Canyon All-Terrain took the stage last week with the GMC team at Road America for the Midwest Automotive Media Association’s Spring Rally – and it looks just as good in the flesh as it does in the previews!

 

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The 2015 GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado are shaping up to be huge news in a stagnant segment: mid-size trucks.

Compact trucks? Not a “thing” anymore. Everybody who is anybody is going mid-size.

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As the Toyota Tacoma grew in size markedly to match the (long-gone; not missed) Dodge Dakota in size, others are quickly following suit. The next Nissan Frontier is debating various diesel engine options for a big revision for the 2016 model year, and even Ford is internally debating reviving the Ranger model for US sales.

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But the real news in this segment? Buyers are terminally bored with the offerings. Even the sales champ Tacoma struggles to bring much new flair to the table for 2015 — with the same engines and just a light infotainment refresh the only substantive changes since 2009 or before.

But even while the truck-use package of all these mid-size models is generally up-t0-par, we are rapidly closing in on a desire-based sales market for all segments of vehicles. Consumers know that no matter how sweet the deal sounds on the radio — they will be paying handsomely for any vehicle upgrade for years to come. Without meaningful improvements in every area, no one will even lift a click finger.

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But without style that is a huge revolution of forward progress? Discounts will remain king until buyers actually **want** to buy and pay full price for the truck.

It is into this murky market that the GMC Canyon will storm in autumn of 2014 as a 2015 model year. A base four-cylinder delivers 194 horsepower, while the much-missed V6 option is back! 302-horsepower and all — the new Canyon not only looks all-new, it really is all-new from almost the six-lug wheels upward.

An eight-inch touchscreen takes the place of blanked-out switches, while the GMC will bring serious refinement advantages over the Chevy Colorado at nearly all price levels.

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This is a winning formula — only enhanced by the extremely handsome new GMC style outside.

Pricing remains unconfirmed, but will likely start from about $21,000 for the standard-cab trucks, and perhaps stretch into the mid-$30’s for a loaded SLT example like the ones shown in these pre-release images.

TECH SPECS

  • 2015 GMC CANYON PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS

  • Overview

  • Models:   Canyon base, SLE and SLT, 2WD and 4WD

  • Body styles  extended and crew cab

  • Manufacturing location:   Wentzville, Mo.

  • Key competitors:   Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier

 

 

COLORS

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  • Engines

  • Type:  2.5L DOHC I-4  3.6L V-6 VVT DI

  • Displacement (cu in / cc):  150 / 2457  217 / 3564

  • Block material:   cast aluminum   aluminum

  • Cylinder head material:  cast aluminum  cast aluminum

  • Valvetrain:  DOHC with four valves per cylinder;

  • continuously variable valve timing

  • DOHC with four valves per cylinder;

  • continuously variable valve timing

  • Fuel delivery:  high-pressure direct injection and

  • electronic throtle control

  • high-pressure direct injection and

  • electronic throttle control

  • Compression ratio:  11.3:1  11.5:1

  • Horsepower (hp / kW @

  • rpm):

  • 193 / 146 @ 6400 (est.)  302 / 224 @ 6950 (est.)

  • Torque (lb.-ft. / Nm @

  • rpm):

  • 184 / 253 @ 4400 (est.)  270 / 366 @ 4000 (est.)

  • Recommended fuel:  regular unleaded  regular unleaded

INTERIORS

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Transmissions

 

  • Type:  six-speed manual  six-speed automatic

  • Availability:  avail. with 2.5L (base extended

  • cab/2WD)

  • avail. with 2.5L on base extended

  • cab/2WD, std. on all other models

  • Final drive ratio:  TBD  2.92

  • Tow/Haul Mode:   No   Yes (V-6 only)

  • Auto Grade Braking:  No  Yes

  • Chassis / Suspension / Brakes

  • Front suspension:   2WD and 4WD: independent coil-over-shock; twin-tube shocks

  • Rear suspension:  solid axle with semi-elliptic two-stage multi-leaf springs; twin-tube shocks

  • Locking axle:  G80 automatic-locking axle std. on All Terrain, avail. on SLE and SLT

  • Wheel sizes:  16 x 7-in., 17 x 8-in and 18 x 8.5-in.

  • Tire sizes:  265/70R16, 255/65R17 and 265/60R18

  • Steering type:  electrically-assisted power rack-and-pinion steering with variable assist

  • Stability control:  standard StabiliTrak electronic stability control including hill start assist

  • Brakes:  power-assisted four-wheel disc brakes with Duralife™ long-life brake rotors;

  • standard ABS; hill descent control available

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Dimensions

  • Extended Cab (6’2”

  • box)

  • Crew Cab (5’2” box)  Crew Cab (6’2” box)

  • Wheelbase (in / mm):  128.3 / 3258  128.3 / 3258  140.5 / 3568

  • Length ( in / mm):  212.4 / 5395  212.4 / 5395  224.6 / 5705

  • Height (in / mm):  78.7 / 1998 (2WD incl.

  • antenna)

  • 78.9 / 2005 (4WD incl.

  • antenna)

  • 78.7 / 1998 (2WD incl.

  • antenna)

  • 78.9 / 2005 (4WD incl.

  • antenna)

  • 78.7 / 1998 (2WD incl.

  • antenna)

  • 78.9 / 2005 (4WD incl.

  • antenna)

  • Width (in / mm):  74.3 / 1886  74.3 / 1886  74.3 / 1886

  • Front track (in / mm)  61.8 / 1570 (2WD)

  • 62.4 / 1586 (4WD)

  • 61.8 / 1570 (2WD)

  • 62.4 / 1586 (4WD)

  • 61.8 / 1570 (2WD)

  • 62.4 / 1586 (4WD)

  • Rear track (in / mm):  61.8 / 1570 (2WD)

  • 62.4 / 1586 (4WD)

  • 61.8 / 1570 (2WD)

  • 62.4 / 1586 (4WD)

  • 61.8 / 1570 (2WD)

  • 62.4 / 1586 (4WD)

 

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  • Front headroom

  • (in /mm):

  • 40 / 1016  40 / 1016  40 / 1016

  • Rear headroom

  • (in / mm):

  • 36.7 / 932  38.3 / 973  38.3 / 973

  • Front legroom (in / mm):  41.7 / 1059  41.7 / 1059  41.7 / 1059

  • Rear legroom (in / mm):  28.6 / 726  35.8 / 909  35.8 / 909

  • Front hip room (in / mm):  55 / 1397  55 / 1397  55 / 1397

  • Rear hip room (in / mm):  52.2 / 1326  53.3 / 1354  53.3 / 1354

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Capacities

  • Extended Cab

  • (6’2” box)

  • Crew Cab (5’2” box)  Crew Cab (6’2” box)

  • Base curb weight

  • (lb / kg):

  • 3944 / 1789

  • (2WD w/ 2.5L)

  • 4037 / 1831

  • (2WD w/ 2.5L)

  • 4266 / 1935

  • (2WD w/ 3.6L)

  • Max. GVWR (lb / kg):  5600 / 2540   6000 / 2721  6000 / 2721

  • Max. payload (lb / kg):  1450 / 657  1400 / 635  1400 / 635

  • Max. towing (lb / kg):   6700 / 3039  6700 / 3039  6700 / 3039

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