The 2011 GMC Canyon is a compact truck available with two- or four-wheel drive in three body styles: regular cab, extended cab and crew cab. Crew cabs are equipped with a 5-foot cargo box, while other Canyons feature a 6-foot bed. The extended-cab SLE boasts full power accessories and remote keyless entry.
The extended-cab SLT adds chrome wheels, a leather-trimmed interior and power heated front bucket seats, while the crew cab SLT comes with these features as well as a heavy-duty suspension.
No fewer than three different engines are offered for the 2011 GMC Canyon, including an inline-4, an inline-5 and a V8. The 5.3-liter V8 (only offered on extended-cab and crew cab models) makes 300 hp and 320 lb-ft of torque.
The Work Truck and SLE models come standard with the 2.9-liter engine but can be equipped with the 3.7-liter engine. Rear-wheel drive is standard, while the available four-wheel drive features a shift-on-the-fly two-speed transfer case with push-button controls and an optional locking rear differential.
The 2011 GMC Canyon comes standard with the OnStar emergency communications system, antilock brakes, stability control, traction control and head curtain airbags. The extended- and regular-cab styles earned four stars for driver and front passenger in frontal impacts and four stars for front side impacts.
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety frontal-offset crash testing, the Canyon extended cab earned a top rating of "Good," while the crew cab got an "Acceptable" rating (second highest of four).
The Canyon's standard suspension is calibrated for a soft and comfortable ride on pavement, while the available Z71 Off-Road Suspension package improves off-road performance at the expense of on-road compliance.
,2012 GMC Canyon For Sale Near Nanaimo Delivers Solid Performance
Performance-wise, the 2012 GMC Canyon for sale near Nanaimodelivers greatly. The Canyon is available in two trim levels: SLE-1 and SLE-2; available in 2WD/4x4 Regular, Extended, Crew Cab, and Commercial Chassis Cab.
The SLE-1 comes with a 185 hp VortecTM 2.9L I-4 engine with Variable Valve Timing (VVT), while a 242 hp VortecTM 3.7L I-5 engine is also available, a 5-speed manual transmission for the 185 hp Vortec, and a 4-speed automatic with overdrive available (required with VortecTM 3.7L I-5 engine).
The 2012 Canyon SLE-1 comes standard with 4-wheel anti-lock braking system (ABS), traction control, Z85 Standard Suspension, climate control, cruise control, and StabiliTrak® electronic stability control system. The SLE-2 adds deep-tinted glass behind front doors, colour-keyed bodyside mouldings (Crew Cab), content theft alarm (Crew Cab), and power door locks (Crew Cab).
The 2012 GMC Canyon adds front bucket seats to midlevel trims and makes an automatic locking rear differential standard on 4WD and Crew Cab models.
The 2012 GMC Canyon is a compact/midsize pickup offered in three body styles -- regular cab, extended cab (with small rear access doors) and crew cab (with four regular doors) -- and in three different trim levels: Work Truck, SLE and SLT. Canyon crew cab models come equipped with 5-foot cargo boxes, while other models feature a 6-foot box. Rear-wheel drive is standard and four-wheel drive is available on all models. An off-road suspension package, standard on SLE extended cab and SLT models and optional on all but regular cab SLE models, includes 17-inch wheels, beefier components and a locking rear differential.
The 2012 GMC Canyon offers three engines. A 5.3-liter V8 rated at 300 hp/320 lb-ft is available for SLT and SLE-1 Crew Cab and two-wheel-drive extended cab models. Regular cab Work Trucks get a five-speed manual transmission standard, and a four-speed automatic is available. Four-wheel-drive models feature a two-speed transfer case with dash-mounted controls and an automatic locking rear differential (the latter is also standard an all Crew Cab models).
EPA estimated fuel economy ranges from 18 mpg city/25 mpg highway and 21 combined on four-cylinder regular and crew cabs, to 14 mpg city/19 highway and 16 mpg combined on V8 4WD crew cabs with an automatic transmission.
The 2011 GMC Canyon is a compact truck available with two- or four-wheel drive in three body styles: regular cab, extended cab and crew cab. Crew cabs are equipped with a 5-foot cargo box, while other Canyons feature a 6-foot bed. The extended-cab SLE boasts full power accessories and remote keyless entry.