What sort of car is the 2023 GMC Canyon? What does it examine to?

The redesigned 2023 GMC Canyon mid-size pickup truck shares its bones with the Chevy Colorado and its beating coronary heart with the bigger GMC Sierra, however GM has positioned the Canyon because the extra off-road prepared truck. We’ll see the way it stacks up in opposition to the Toyota Tacoma, Jeep Gladiator, and Nissan Frontier amongst others. 

Is the 2023 GMC Canyon an excellent truck?

Assessment continues beneath

We gained’t know till we drive it subsequent spring, however its bona fides sound promising on paper. It can solely be supplied in a single measurement, a crew cab with a brief mattress, and one engine, a excessive output 2.7-liter turbo-4 used as the bottom engine in GM’s bigger vans. GMC has corrected its largest shortcoming with extra customary security and comfort options that portend a a lot larger TCC Score than the 4.8 out of 10 of the outgoing mannequin. (Learn extra about how we charge vehicles.)

What’s new for the 2023 GMC Canyon?

Most the whole lot is new on the 2023 Canyon, with a extra upright look with a taller floor clearance befitting of its standing because the off-road-ready mid-size truck. That applies throughout the lineup of Elevation, AT4, and Denali trims, however GMC drives it residence with the brand new AT4X. 

First teased as an idea in 2021, the 2023 Canyon AT4X is GMC’s reply to the 2023 Colorado’s ZR2. An off-road sub-brand first launched on the 2022 GMC Sierra full-size pickup truck, the Canyon AT4X rides larger than different grades, due partly to a 3.0-inch manufacturing facility raise that permits a floor clearance of 10.7 inches. It additionally comes with three skid plates and uplifted entrance and rear bumpers for higher strategy and departure angles. An Version 1 bundle slaps on all of the off-road gear, from safari bars to winches on the entrance bumper and 17-inch beadlock succesful wheels, however its strategy angle suffers resulting from that tools. 

The remainder of the 2023 Canyon lineup follows the lead of the AT4X, with a a lot wider observe and a 2.0-inch manufacturing facility raise that will increase the bottom clearance to 9.6 inches. Throughout the lineup, the wheelbase stretches 3.1 inches longer because of the entrance axle being moved ahead. The lineup seems extra imposing. Every trim has a unique slotted grille that’s bracketed by cut up LED operating lights that appear to level right down to the entrance skid plate. 

Every trim contains a distinct inside as properly, equivalent to black-on-black within the not-Johnny-Money Elevation trim, or the two-tone white-on-black with purple accents on the AT4X. The Denali beams with laser-etched wooden trim and leather-based upholstery. Regardless of the massive 11.3-inch customary touchscreen built-in into the sprint, there are nonetheless temperature and quantity dials, local weather management buttons, and different buttons for mechanicals. A mechanical gear shifter stays within the console, although it’s been shifted to the precise to offer the motive force simpler entry to the drive mode dial.

Efficiency

That dial unlocks Regular, Tow/Haul, Off-Street, and Terrain modes, with Terrain mode appearing like a low-speed cruise management for crawling, similar as within the Colorado and bigger GMC Sierra 1500. The AT4X provides a Baja mode for higher-speed off-roading. 

Powering these expeditions is a high-output model of the two.7-liter turbo-4 shared with the bottom Sierra in addition to the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. All 4 grades of the 2023 Canyon get the identical tune of 310 hp and 430 lb-ft of torque. This marks the most important powertrain distinction between the Canyon and Colorado, which has three iterations of the turbo-4. Our testing of the high-output turbo-4 within the heavier Silverado proved punchy and quiet for a full-size truck, so we anticipate to be extra impressed with it within the Canyon. 

A brand new iteration of the 8-speed automated returns faster downshifts, and shuttles torque to the rear wheels on solely the bottom Elevation; the opposite grades come customary with four-wheel drive. The AT4 trim provides a limited-slip rear differential, and the AT4X mannequin provides entrance and rear lockers, and Multimatic inner bypass shocks to deal with excessive compression off-road whereas nonetheless permitting sufficient stiffness for on-road consolation. On different trims, the rear suspension makes use of leaf springs, whereas the impartial entrance suspension options coil-over shocks. 

The brand new entrance and rear ends permit for higher strategy and departure angles, with the 33.3-degree strategy rising to 36.9 levels on the AT4X. It rides on 17-inch wheels wrapped in 33-inch mud-terrain tires, whereas the AT4 and Elevation have 18-inch wheels with 32-inch all-terrain tires. The Denali rolls on 20 inchers with AT tires.  

GMC estimates the Canyon can tow as much as 7,700 lb, which is far larger throughout the lineup apart from the outgoing turbodiesel mannequin, and the AT4X tops out at 6,000 lb. Payload will increase to 1,640 lb, however the AT4X is restricted to 1,250 lb.

Area

Despite the fact that the wheelbase is longer and the observe is wider, the area within the crew cab stays principally the identical because the outgoing mannequin. The 34.7 inches of rear leg room is smaller than most crossover SUVs, so seating three adults in again may not lead to any of them providing up gasoline cash. 

The 5-foot-2 mattress has eight tie downs, with an possibility for 9 extra, in addition to stake pockets and two indents for tires within the mattress wall. The tailgate hides a 4.0-inch deep and 45-inch lengthy storage space with a drain that doubles as a toolbox or a cooler.

Security

The brand new Canyon probably will carry out higher in crash assessments. Till the NHTSA and the IIHS weigh in, GMC equips the Canyon with customary driver-assist tech confirmed to mitigate or keep away from crashes. That features automated emergency braking with pedestrian and bike owner detection, automated excessive beams, and energetic lane management. Blind-spot screens, rear automated braking, adaptive cruise management, and a surround-view digital camera system are choices. 

How a lot does the 2023 GMC Canyon value?

The Canyon Elevation with rear-wheel drive begins at round $40,000, which is about $8,000 greater than the outgoing mannequin with a crew cab and brief field. It comes a lot better geared up, too, with an 8.0-inch digital instrument cluster, an 11.3-inch touchscreen with wi-fi smartphone functionality and an infotainment system operating on Google. Choices embody a Canyon-first sunroof, a Bose 7-speaker sound system, an 11.0-inch instrument cluster, a 6.3-inch head-up show, and a 10-camera projection system together with a water-resistant underbody digital camera with a washer. The 2023 GMC Canyon AT4X Version 1 bumps the Denali off its perch as the highest trim, and can begin at $63,350.  

The place is the 2023 GMC Canyon made?

In Wentzville, Missouri, alongside the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado.