2012 GMC Canyon Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the GMC Canyon:

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

What reviewers liked least about the GMC Canyon:

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

Perhaps the cheapest interior around, flimsy front seats, cramped rear seat in extended-cab models, thrashy base engine

-- Car and Driver

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 GMC Canyon is a handsome light-duty pickup that looks good on paper. But out on the road or trail, where passenger comfort and refinement really count, it doesn't quite measure up.

-- Edmunds.com

GMC Canyon Comparisons:

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

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

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

Best one-liner about the GMC Canyon:

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

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