In 2012, the GMC Canyon is a compact pickup / medium enterprises is available in three body styles - Regular Cab, Extended (with small doors at the rear) and the cabin crew (with standard four-door) - and in three different trim levels: Work Truck, SLE and SLT. Canyon Crew Cab models are equipped with loading boxes of 5 feet, while other models have a box six feet. Rear-wheel drive is standard and four-wheel drive is available on all models. The SLT is available only with 4WD.
Standard features on duty trucks include 16-inch wheels, a bed liner, skid plates on 4WD models, a 60-40 front bench seat, air conditioning, cruise control, leather-wrapped steering wheel, Bluetooth, six months without OnStar and service connections, and a stereo AM / FM.
SLE models add fog lamps, rear privacy glass, chrome interior trim, power accessories, a mirror auto-dimming rear view, front bucket seats and a stereo player AM / FM / CD stereo with satellite radio and three months of service free.
The upscale SLT includes all the above and adds 17-inch chrome wheels, skid plates, a suspension robust and heated leather seats front bucket seats with eight-way adjustment for the driver.
A package of off-road suspension, standard on SLE and SLT extended cab and optional on all models of regular cab, but SLE, including 17-inch tires, more robust components and a locking rear differential.
Propulsion and Performance
2012 GMC Canyon offers three engines. 2.9-liter four-cylinder produces 185 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque is the base engine and Work Truck SLE-1 models. 3.7-liter five-cylinder that produces 242 hp and 242 Nm of torque comes standard on SLE and SLT-2 models (and is optional for the LES-1).
5.3-liter V8 rated at 300 hp/320 Nm is available in Crew Cab SLE and SLT-1 and two four-wheel drive extended cab. Truck Regular Cab work have a five-speed manual as standard, four-speed automatic transmission is available. All other models get four-speed automatic.
Four-wheel drive models, two-speed gearbox with the dashboard controls and automatic limited slip differential (the latter is standard on all Crew Cab models).
Fuel economy EPA-estimated 18 mpg city/25 mpg highway and 21 combined four-cylinder regular taxis and crew, at 14 mpg city/19 mpg highway and 16 combined in taxis V8 4WD transmission automatically. A well-equipped V8 can tow up to 6,000 books Canyon.
Security
2012 GMC Canyon as a standard OnStar emergency communications, anti-lock brakes, stability control, traction control and curtain airbags.
At the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, Canyon Extended Cab received a higher score of "Good" frontal-offset collisions, while Crew Cab has earned the second-best "acceptable". For side impact protection, however, Crew Cab has received the lowest rating of "poor".
Interior Design and Special Features
Although the Canyon is impressive from the outside, sharing tips with chiseled Sierra full-size car is a bit 'dated. More competitors to hone their interiors, however, forges ahead with Canyon cabin materials mediocre, a lot of hard plastic trim and seats that support a short-or long-distance comfort.
Controls and instruments are logically arranged, however, a dense, heavy knobs designed to accommodate the work-gloved fingers. There's also a lot of legroom in front. Rear seats, extended cab models, twist and bend to reach the line, and when it fails to find a ton or elbow room for the legs.
Outside Canyon is removable tailgate to be partially open on a par with the top of the wheel wells, allowing a flat loading area or more elements of 4x8 panels.
Driving Impressions
2012 GMC Canyon cabin is pretty quiet around town, but wind noise leaks considerable at highway speeds. The engine with four cylinders and five working smoothly, but lags behind in several lengths V6 offered by competitors. The four-speed automatic transmission offers practical, timely changes.
The 5.3-liter V8 offers no surprise the best power and towing capacity, up the canyon with the brawny V8 Dodge Dakota, but incorporates a proportional and thirst.
Standard features on duty trucks include 16-inch wheels, a bed liner, skid plates on 4WD models, a 60-40 front bench seat, air conditioning, cruise control, leather-wrapped steering wheel, Bluetooth, six months without OnStar and service connections, and a stereo AM / FM.
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| 2012 GMC Canyon Crew Cab |
SLE models add fog lamps, rear privacy glass, chrome interior trim, power accessories, a mirror auto-dimming rear view, front bucket seats and a stereo player AM / FM / CD stereo with satellite radio and three months of service free.
The upscale SLT includes all the above and adds 17-inch chrome wheels, skid plates, a suspension robust and heated leather seats front bucket seats with eight-way adjustment for the driver.
A package of off-road suspension, standard on SLE and SLT extended cab and optional on all models of regular cab, but SLE, including 17-inch tires, more robust components and a locking rear differential.
Propulsion and Performance
2012 GMC Canyon offers three engines. 2.9-liter four-cylinder produces 185 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque is the base engine and Work Truck SLE-1 models. 3.7-liter five-cylinder that produces 242 hp and 242 Nm of torque comes standard on SLE and SLT-2 models (and is optional for the LES-1).
5.3-liter V8 rated at 300 hp/320 Nm is available in Crew Cab SLE and SLT-1 and two four-wheel drive extended cab. Truck Regular Cab work have a five-speed manual as standard, four-speed automatic transmission is available. All other models get four-speed automatic.
Four-wheel drive models, two-speed gearbox with the dashboard controls and automatic limited slip differential (the latter is standard on all Crew Cab models).
Fuel economy EPA-estimated 18 mpg city/25 mpg highway and 21 combined four-cylinder regular taxis and crew, at 14 mpg city/19 mpg highway and 16 combined in taxis V8 4WD transmission automatically. A well-equipped V8 can tow up to 6,000 books Canyon.
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| 2012 GMC Canyon Crew Cab |
Security
2012 GMC Canyon as a standard OnStar emergency communications, anti-lock brakes, stability control, traction control and curtain airbags.
At the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, Canyon Extended Cab received a higher score of "Good" frontal-offset collisions, while Crew Cab has earned the second-best "acceptable". For side impact protection, however, Crew Cab has received the lowest rating of "poor".
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| 2012 GMC Canyon Crew Cab interior |
Interior Design and Special Features
Although the Canyon is impressive from the outside, sharing tips with chiseled Sierra full-size car is a bit 'dated. More competitors to hone their interiors, however, forges ahead with Canyon cabin materials mediocre, a lot of hard plastic trim and seats that support a short-or long-distance comfort.
Controls and instruments are logically arranged, however, a dense, heavy knobs designed to accommodate the work-gloved fingers. There's also a lot of legroom in front. Rear seats, extended cab models, twist and bend to reach the line, and when it fails to find a ton or elbow room for the legs.
Outside Canyon is removable tailgate to be partially open on a par with the top of the wheel wells, allowing a flat loading area or more elements of 4x8 panels.
Driving Impressions
2012 GMC Canyon cabin is pretty quiet around town, but wind noise leaks considerable at highway speeds. The engine with four cylinders and five working smoothly, but lags behind in several lengths V6 offered by competitors. The four-speed automatic transmission offers practical, timely changes.
The 5.3-liter V8 offers no surprise the best power and towing capacity, up the canyon with the brawny V8 Dodge Dakota, but incorporates a proportional and thirst.