Vehicle
GMC Canyon
The mid-size pickup, a Chevrolet Colorado under the badge — and in several export markets the same truck is an Isuzu D-Max relative. Working duty is its diagnostic context: a particulate filter on a truck that idles on site reports regeneration faults with nothing mechanically wrong.
Generations
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First generation 2004–2012
A Chevrolet Colorado under the badge; in export markets the same truck has Isuzu lineage.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- GMT355
- Engines
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- 2.8 four-cylinder — petrol · 130 kW (174 hp) · 251 Nm (185 lb-ft)
- 2.9 four-cylinder — petrol · 138 kW (185 hp) · 258 Nm (190 lb-ft)
- 3.5 five-cylinder — L52 · petrol · 164 kW (220 hp) · 305 Nm (225 lb-ft)
- 3.7 five-cylinder — LLR · petrol · 180 kW (241 hp) · 328 Nm (242 lb-ft)
- 5.3 V8 — petrol · 224 kW (300 hp) · 434 Nm (320 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Second generation 2014–2022
A Duramax four-cylinder diesel joins, with the aftertreatment traffic that follows working duty.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- GM 31XX
- Engines
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- 2.5 Ecotec — petrol · 149 kW (200 hp) · 259 Nm (191 lb-ft)
- 3.6 V6 — petrol · 227–230 kW (305–308 hp) · 365–373 Nm (269–275 lb-ft)
- 2.8 Duramax — LWN · diesel · 135–147 kW (181–197 hp) · 470–500 Nm (347–369 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Third generation 2022–present
Turbocharged four only; much more driver assistance.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- GM 31XX-2
- Engines
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- 2.7 turbo four-cylinder — L3B · petrol
- Transmissions
- 8-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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