Professional Reviews

• “On the highway, the Canyon feels solid and stable. The optional five-cylinder engine gives it good power, better than competing V6 engines.” — New Car Test Drive
• “The inline-five, with 225 lb-ft of torque, handled even the steepest of hills and got us over some substantial boulders.” — AutoWeek
• “GMC aims to provide greater power, space and functionality in the Canyon than with that offered in the Sonoma.” — Cars.com
• “The base Canyon has a no-fault interior right down to its rubber floor mats so you can get in with muddy work boots and not feel guilty. The SLE, however, has more comfort-minded interior with carpeting and more luxurious fabric on its seats.” — New Car Test Drive
• “Maximum towing is 4,000 pounds, much less than the Sonoma's 6,000.” — New Car Test Drive
• “Less impressive is the overall design and quality of the interior, as it still wears the drab gray plastic panels of its predecessors.” — Edmunds.com
• “The Canyon and the Colorado are still a few inches smaller than the class-busting mid-size Dodge Dakota, which is why we still consider them compact pickups. And the new GM trucks don't offer a V-8 engine as the Dakota does.” — Car and Driver
• “The dinosaurs of GM's lineup, the Chevy S-10 small pickup and its twin, the GMC Sonoma, are dying a slow death.” — Car and Driver
• “GMC's Canyon and its Chevy Colorado companion focus on the light-duty non-commercial user -- assuming heavy haulers will move up to the full-size Sierra and Silverado.” — Consumer Guide
• “Although the truck is marginally shorter than its predecessor, the Sonoma, its about four inches wider inside.” — New Car Test Drive
• “With 220 hp, the optional 3.5-liter engine gives the Colorado and Canyon the highest horsepower rating in the class, but like its six-cylinder cousin, the power is situated higher in the power band than on most truck engines.” — Edmunds.com
• “Output is 174 horsepower and 185 lb-ft of torque for the 2.8-liter I-4, while the 3.5-liter I-5 offers 220 horses and 225 lb-ft of torque--considerably more than any other V-6s offered in the class.” — Truck Trend