Readers who saw our recent spy shots of the upcoming 2023 GMC Canyon pickup truck might have noticed a small stem protruding from the lower part of the side mirrors. Each stem is a housing for a camera, which signifies that the next-generation GMC Canyon will be offered with the 360-degree Surround Vision system.
Surround Vision has never previously been available for the Canyon. However, it is currently available for the 2019 and newer GMC Sierra 1500 light-duty pickup, the 2020 and newer GMC Sierra Heavy Duty, and the 2021 GMC Yukon full-size SUV and its long-wheelbase equivalent, the 2021 GMC Yukon XL.
However, the way the camera is integrated into the mirror housing on those vehicles is different, for the simple reason that their mirrors are also different from those fitted to the upcoming Canyon.
The vehicle shown in the spy shots is likely the range-topping Denali trim level. Lower-end trims will probably not offer the Surround Vision system. In addition, we anticipate that Surround Vision will also be available on high-end versions of the GMC Canyon’s corporate cousin, the 2023 Chevy Colorado pickup.
Surround Vision is an active safety technology that provides the driver with a virtual “bird’s eye” view of the vehicle and its immediate surroundings, reducing the possibility of making contact with an object the driver might not otherwise have seen. Images from one forward-looking camera, one Rear Vision camera and two cameras pointing downward from the side mirrors comprise the Surround View, which is displayed on the center stack display.
The GMC Canyon will be revamped for the 2023 model year, riding on an updated version of the GMT-31XX platform used for the current model, and will continue being built alongside the Chevy Colorado at the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri for sale in the U.S. and Canada. Mexico and the Middle East are potential markets where the next-gen midsize pickup could be offered.
We expect the next-gen Canyon to be powered by a single powerplant – the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine, which is also offered in the 2019 and newer GMC Sierra 1500. In the Sierra, the boosted four-pot produces 310 horsepower and 348 pound-feet of torque. In the 2023 GMC Canyon, it will be paired with GM’s 10-speed automatic transmission.
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GM might actually be investing some time and money in the midsize segment. Good to hear!
Better late than never is their motto!
Yes it will have the 360 camera. LED lights, adaptive cruise and other items that all the other GMC models have.
GM did not add these as the new truck is getting a full new electrical architecture that will also bring things the other models did not get yet. GM has been adding much as they have upgraded the electronics and platform upgrades.
It is not the lack of spending but the economics of making a change that would only last a year or two and the budget to pay for it being spaced out for each platform. Mid size trucks are not big profit vehicles so they get the changes last as the others help pay for it.
This is the same reason Toyota updates their truck so little too.
Where is my 2021 colorado vin # 1GCGSCENOM222391 ordered on 3/1/21 from Huston chevrolet Avon Park fl
I mean it has just been over three months since you ordered it. Be patient bro.
It is being vandalized in a St Louis train yards storage as we speak. GM was hiding it there because they don’t want you to have your truck!
Seriously, the delays are and have been here. It is taking a little longer but you will get it and you will be pleased with the truck. It is just one of the worst times to order a truck and it was that way before you ordered.
Diesel duramax please please
Will it at least have a Sunroof this time….it better
GM should leave the v6 as a option