Driven: 2015 GMC Canyon Crew Cab - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Pickups are big, small pickups are not — at least in the U. S. Our neighbours to the south lost interest in compact pickups a few years ago. For a period, the domestic manufacturers produced both full-size and smaller of compact pickups — the latter in response to competition from Mazda, Nissan and Toyota. But high import duties on imported trucks combined with declining interest in smaller trucks in general, led to their demise. Ford held out the longest with the Ranger, but it too fell prey to falling interest in America. While these twins beneath the skin are indeed smaller than the full-size Silverado and Sierra, there is nothing compact about these trucks. This week’s test vehicle, the GMC Canyon was 50 cm longer than the last Ford Ranger. Granted, it was the maximum-length, extended wheelbase version, but even the regular Canyon is 21 cm longer than the last of the ‘compact’ pickups. The Canyon is available in a variety of configurations, including two- and four-wheel drive, short and long wheelbase, short and long cargo beds, four- and six-cylinder engines and regular or crew cab bodies. Source: thechronicleherald.ca
