GM's midsize pickups have been on sale since 2014, with the Chevy Colorado and barely dearer GMC Canyon battling the reborn Ford Ranger. They have been up to date constantly during the last eight years, however on Friday GMC previewed its next-generation Canyon, within the new AT4X trim that debuts this summer season.

AT4 and AT4X are GMC's trim stage names for its most off-road pleasant pickups, together with the present yr's Canyon midsize and Sierra full-size vans.

The Canyon AT4 trim is $1,000 greater than the bottom grade and provides 31-inch tires, four-wheel drive and a two-speed switch case, an off-road suspension bundle, LED fog lights, wi-fi charging and premium audio.

The present AT4 engine lineup consists of a 3.6-liter V6 making 308 horsepower and 275 pound-feet (lb-ft) of torque with an eight-speed automated transmission, or a 2.8-liter turbodiesel delivering 181 horsepower and 369 lb-ft with a six-speed automated.

The subsequent step up within the present lineup is the Off-Street Pack ($3,195) that comes with 17-inch gloss-black aluminum wheels, a spray-on bedliner, all-weather flooring liners, black AT4 badges, a entrance leveling equipment, black chrome exhaust tip, efficiency skid plates, off-road rocker safety and the removing of entrance air dam.

2023 GMC Canyon AT4X
The 2023 GMC Canyon AT4X goes on sale this summer season.Common Motors

The AT4X shall be a step past that, although all GMC shared was a teaser shot displaying a truck with Goodyear Wrangler mud tires, wheel arch cladding, new badges and rock rails.

As with the Sierra 1500 AT4X, the Canyon AT4X is predicted to be a high-level off-road performer, placing it on par with the Toyota Tacoma TRD Professional and Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison.

GMC communications advised Newsweek that it could't share an excessive amount of on the brand new truck, or timing, however senior supervisor Daniel Peake stated that "this can be a new era for the Canyon mid-size truck, so there are a variety of adjustments and updates to the automobile that we're excited to share very quickly forward of our reveal this summer season. The present Canyon is the second era for the automobile in North America."

The 2022 GMC Canyon is available in with a base value of $29,480 together with vacation spot and dealing with. Stepping as much as the AT4 trim will price patrons $39,595. As the brand new AT4X shall be barely above the AT4, anticipate a slight value bump over that value.