2015 GMC Canyon V6 - Like all GMCs, it's a nicer version of a Chevrolet, but more than that, the 2015 GMC Canyon V6 is a really good little truck. Test truck was the full-boat Crew Cab (four-door) Long Box SLT model with four-wheel drive. Testing in rear-wheel drive, as we always do with trucks, the 2015 GMC Canyon V6 hit 60 mph from rest in 7.7 seconds and completed a standing quarter mile in 15.9 seconds at 88.3 mph, which felt reasonably quick.
A smaller cab and box will reduce weight and likely improve performance slightly. As is, the
2015 GMC Canyon V6 weighed 4,565 lbs. For comparison, a more off-road-focused 2015 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro which recently tested hit 60 mph in 7.7 seconds and completed the quarter in 16.1 seconds at 84.7 mph. It needed 143 feet to stop from 60 mph and pulled 0.69 g average on the skid pad and finished the figure eight in 29.5 seconds at 0.66 g average. That truck hit 60 mph in 7.2 seconds and ran the quarter in 15.7 seconds at 89.8 mph. It stopped from 60 mph in 125 feet, pulled 0.72 g average on the skidpad, and lapped the figure eight in 29.2 seconds at 0.52 g average. It weighed 4,399 pounds and was not a full four-door truck.
As far as actually driving the truck goes, it's a resoundingly good experience. The brakes provided good feel and solid stopping power. Most people liked the steering, which some remarked was the best of any truck they'd driven. It holds the road well and never lets its weight or the fact it's a truck diminish its driving experience. Loaded with 500 pounds in the bed (this model has a maximum payload rating of 1,470 pounds), the
2015 GMC Canyon V6 felt the weight in acceleration but wasn't severely hampered. Ride quality didn't change much, nor did handling. When it came to trailering, a segment-average weight of 3,000 pounds, though the truck is capable of pulling up to 7,000.
The truck certainly felt noticeably slower in straight-line acceleration, but the naturally aspirated engine produced a smooth, linear pull all the way up through the revs. You felt the weight, but it never felt like the trailer was driving the truck. Reversing with the trailer was easy thanks to wide door mirrors and good steering. Driving a small truck with a short trailer doesn't hurt, either. And the fatter price tag, which at nearly $40,000 fully loaded is well into half-ton truck territory, though it is competitively priced with top-shelf Toyotas and Nissans if not slightly more expensive.
The only other pervasive complaint against the Canyon was against its superfluous optional side steps. The truck is so much lower than standard half-tons that you don't need the step, and the step sits so high you're practically stepping up into the truck as it is. The new
2015 GMC Canyon V6 is a solid little truck that's a ton of fun to drive and the right size.
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