2017 GMC Canyon Denali Puts Lux in a Small Truck
Small cars can be luxurious, and the same can be said for pickup trucks.
True, the GMC Canyon is far from compact, but the new mid-size pickup is a size down from the popular half-tons. Now it has also gained the premium Denali badge, and everything that goes with it.
That means for 2017 the Canyon Denali will be available with a custom chrome grille and unique 20-inch aluminum wheels with painted accents. Other highlights include chrome fog lamp bezels, rectangular chrome side steps, a spray-in bed liner and a polished exhaust tip. Six different color options will be available.
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Inside the truck gets perforated black leather-appointed seats with heated and ventilated functions up front. Plus there’s unique trim on the dash, with Denali-logo sill plates and floor mats.
Luxury also means technology, and the Canyon Denali will come with standard forward collision alert and lane departure warning, as well as an eight-inch touch screen with navigation and integration for Apple CarPlay and AndroidAuto, as well as a remote starter, three USB charge ports, automatic climate control, a heated steering wheel and 4G LTE connectivity with a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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The Canyon Denali will be available in crew cab configuration for two and four-wheel drive models. A 3.6-liter gasoline V6 is standard with an available 2.8-liter Duramax turbo-diesel.
Making its debut this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the GMC Canyon Denali will go on sale in late 2016.
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With AutoGuide from its launch, Colum previously acted as Editor-in-Chief of Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine where he became a certifiable car snob driving supercars like the Koenigsegg CCX and racing down the autobahn in anything over 500 hp. He has won numerous automotive journalism awards including the Best Video Journalism Award in 2014 and 2015 from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). Colum founded Geared Content Studios, VerticalScope's in-house branded content division and works to find ways to integrate brands organically into content.
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What a beautiful truck. I can see myself getting this one day if shopping for a mid-size pick-up truck. I like the fact that it is luxurious too.