• Leather package available on Extended Cab model (2005 interim)
• Cloth door trim panel inserts on leather package
• Available sunroof (2005 interim) Enhanced passenger seat belt reminder
• Available MP3 capability on AM/FM CD radio
• Box side steps available on Regular and Extended Cab models
• Traction control includes locking differential (2WD only)
• New exterior color: Superior Blue Metallic
• OnStar Gen 6 hardware with upgraded hands-free capability

Model Lineup

*Standard with Z85 suspension
**Standard with Z71 suspension

Key:

GMC CANYON: LEADER OF THE (MIDSIZE PICKUP) PACK

When introduced during the 2004 model year, the all-new Canyon pickup put GMC at the front of the midsize truck market by delivering outstanding room, a wide range of model configurations, and plenty of power. In other words, Professional Grade in a package all its own.

"Professional grade is all about exceeding customers' expectations, and that's what Canyon offers," said Craig Bierley, GMC product director. "With its wide range of choices, Canyon's lineup has the model to tackle just about any job or lifestyle interest midsize truck customers have."

Professional grade exterior

Canyon’s clean, purposeful look carries the professional grade attention to detail found in other recently introduced GMC vehicles. Function complements Canyon’s styling, starting with halogen headlamps that are larger and brighter to provide a wider, longer field of light at night.

Canyon’s profile is rugged. Wheels appear at the outer edges of the fenders and the overhangs are short, while the sheet metal has a chiseled appearance befitting GMC’s longstanding heritage of truck design.

"Trucks don't change as often as cars, so it was important to come up with a strong, but enduring design," said Tom Peters, design manager of GM trucks. "The Canyon has tough, yet contemporary, truck styling. It will look great for years to come."

Overall, Canyon’s exterior is both aerodynamic and contemporary. It’s available in three body styles to suit almost any customer’s needs: Crew Cab, Extended Cab and Regular Cab. It also comes in the popular two-wheel-drive Crew Cab and High-Stance off-road models. The full range includes the option of either two- or four-wheel drive.

A new exterior color, Superior Blue Metallic, has been added to Canyon’s palette for 2005; it replaces Indigo Blue Metallic.

Comfortable, spacious interior

Canyon’s larger size provides outstanding room, passenger comfort and cargo-carrying capability. The Regular Cab model features 60/40-split bench seats, in cloth, with optional reclining bucket seats (standard on SLE). The seats’ reclining feature allows three additional inches (76 mm) of storage space behind the seats. The four-door Extended-Cab model comes with two forward-facing rear seats with under-seat storage and a flat-load floor. Crew Cab models feature front bucket seats, available in cloth or leather, and a 60/40-split flat-folding rear bench seat capable of carrying three people.

Canyon’s level of amenities further exemplifies Professional Grade, including a driver information center with system readouts, optional electrochromic inside rearview mirror with compass and outside temperature gauge, and available heated leather front power bucket seats. Canyon also comes with an AM/FM stereo and available in-dash CD player and, new for 2005, MP3 capability on the CD player. XM Satellite Radio also is available.

XM Satellite Radio (continental U.S. only) provides more than 120 coast-to-coast, digital-quality channels of original commercial-free music and premier news, sports and talk as well as advanced traffic and weather information for select major metropolitan areas nationwide. Consumers can subscribe to the basic service for $9.99 (U.S.) a month. In addition, GM customers with GMAC financing can choose to include the XM subscription in their car payments.

Canyon interior enhancements for 2005 include an available leather package on Extended Cab models, cloth door trim panel inserts on the leather package, and an available sunroof.

Canyon provides flexible hauling capabilities with a 6-foot (1.5-meter) cargo box (5-foot/1.3-meter cargo box on Crew Cabs), along with two-tier loading and a tailgate that can be locked at 57 degrees. This allows easier transport of longer cargo, such as 4x8 sheets of plywood using the standard bed dividers. The tailgate can also be locked at 89 degrees, providing a flat load floor.

Plenty of power

Under the hood, Canyon delivers plenty of horsepower and torque with two new inline engines, the Vortec 2800 inline four-cylinder and the optional Vortec 3500 inline five-cylinder. Both are based on the award-winning Vortec 4200 inline six-cylinder engine in the GMC Envoy SUV. 

The standard Vortec 2800 2.8L I-4 delivers 175 horsepower (130 kw) and 185 lb.-ft. (251 Nm) of torque. The optional Vortec 3500 3.5L I-5 five-cylinder, the first application of a five-cylinder powerplant in a consumer pickup, puts out 220 hp (164 kw) and 225 lb.-ft. (305 Nm) of torque – performance that is equal to, or better than, competitors’ V-6 powerplants.

Both engines feature electronic throttle control, variable valve timing and coil-on-plug ignition. Standard on both engines is a five-speed manual transmission and GM’s ultra-smooth Hydra-Matic 4L60-E four-speed automatic transmission is available.

"The inline engines offered in Canyon, with their powerful yet efficient performance, fit perfectly into GMC's promise of highly capable, professional-grade performance," said Jerome Thiebaud, Canyon product manager. "Inline technology produces an engine with exceptional power, smoothness and fuel efficiency."

Exceptional ride and handling

Canyon’s all-new chassis was designed to deliver exceptional ride and handling characteristics. A proven ladder-type frame underpins Canyon’s rugged, rigid chassis. Rear-drive models have a standard independent coil spring front suspension and a live semi-elliptic two-stage multileaf rear suspension, while four-wheel drive and High-Stance Off-Road models feature a standard independent torsion bar suspension. On all models, 28-mm front stabilizer bars are standard.

All Canyon models feature standard rack-and-pinion steering, to deliver precise steering response. Canyon’s standard four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS) was designed for heavy-duty service, with tandem power brake boosters, dual-piston disc front brakes with 280-mm vented rotors and audible wear sensors, and 295-mm diameter rear drums. Fifteen-inch aluminum wheels and tires are standard.  

In off-road or inclement weather driving situations, Canyon’s four-wheel-drive system provides added confidence and safety for the driver. The dash-mounted electronic “shift-on-the-fly” system allows the driver to move from rear- to four-wheel drive at any speed when road conditions demand a change. Enhanced power/torque-management traction control also is available on 2WD models. A locking differential is included with traction control on 2WD models and available on 4WD models. Additionally, three rear-end gear ratios are available: 3.42:1, 3.73:1 and 4.10:1.

Advanced safety features

Canyon offers an impressive list of occupant protection safety features. Safety belts remain the primary and most effective form of occupant protection. All seating positions in the 2005 Canyon have three-point safety belts.

Available head curtain side air bags act like a protective curtain when deployed, unfolding from the roof rail between the A-pillar and side window header. When the bag deploys in a moderate to severe side impact, it is angled somewhat toward the window to help provide protection for front- and rear-seat outboard passengers.

New for 2005 is an enhanced passenger seat belt reminder system. It provides a repetitive, progressively strident message to any unbuckled front seat occupant, as a reminder to fasten seat belts.

Canyon Regular Cab and Extended Cab models without rear seats are equipped with a front passenger air bag OFF switch located on the instrument panel. The air bag should be turned off if the front passenger seat’s occupant is one of the following: an infant less than 1 year old, a child between the ages of 1 and 12, or a passenger with a medical condition that poses a special risk if the air bag is left on. Even with this system, GM strongly recommends to restrain child passengers in an appropriate child seat placed in the second or third row of the vehicle. Never install a rear-facing infant seat in front of an active air bag. GM also recommends that all children 12 and under ride in the rear seat when possible.

Canyon is constructed with a reinforced safety cage and side guard door beams to enhance the safety of the driver and passengers. Canyon also features high-intensity halogen headlamps and available halogen fog lamps for improved visibility.

Other safety features include: a highly deformable all-steel body, standard four-wheel ABS brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, a new driver information center, three-point lap shoulder belts in all three rear seating positions and LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) system anchors for child safety seats. This system provides two lower anchors and a top tether anchor to be used to secure a child seat to the vehicle seat structure. These anchorages are designed to make it easier to properly install compatible child safety seats.

OnStar-equippedCanyon models feature new sixth-generation hardware with digital and analog coverage. OnStar’s Gen 6 hardware also includes upgraded hands-free voice recognition capabilities including more intuitive continuous digit dialing and improved voice recognition accuracy. OnStar is the leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information services in the United States and Canada. Using the GPS satellite network and wireless technology, OnStar features core safety services and OnStar Personal Calling that allows drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice-activated phone calls using a powerful three-watt digital/analog system and external antenna for greater reception.

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Contact:
Pontiac-GMC Communications
Rick Asher
Phone: 313-667-8832
Fax: 313-667-4001
E-mail: richard.asher@gm.com

GM of Canada Communications
Richard James
Phone: 905-644-1804
Fax: 905-644-3873
E-mail: richard.james@gm.com

GM de Mexico Communications
Juan Bernardo Urrutia
Phone: 011(5255) 5901-3046
E-mail: juanbernardo.urrutia@gm.com

SPECIFICATIONS

(See General Motors of Canada for Canadian product differences.)

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