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GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« on: November 10, 2015, 10:37:49 am »
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Re: GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2015, 10:52:24 am »
Yep, it's gonna be pretty damn expensive.  But hey, so are 1/2 ton trucks, and people still buy them like crazy.  And by all accounts the Canyarado sales have exceeded GM's expectations, offering a diesel obviously won't hurt sales.

Impressive towing capacity with the diesel (7700 lbs), but I'm not convinced that the rest of the hardware (brakes, transmission, etc.) on these midsize trucks can handle that much.  Though if derived using the SAE-certified protocol, maybe they can?  I'd like to see someone pull a 7000-lb trailer with a diesel Canyon, compared to a  V6 (or even V8)-equipped half-tonne with comparable tow ratings (obviously need the appropriate axle ratios for each). How much would mileage differ?  How would the towing experience differ?
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Re: GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2015, 10:55:09 am »
Weird, it was on the configurator last week.

The option was around $5k.
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Re: GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2015, 03:24:02 pm »
love when companies pull the whole, our max towing is better than even some v8's from the other guys!...


... yeah, but comparing one guys best with one's worst is hardly a fair thing.

still, looking forward to hearing more...
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Re: GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2015, 05:11:13 pm »
Quote from: SaskSpecV on November 10, 2015, 10:52:24 am
Yep, it's gonna be pretty damn expensive.  But hey, so are 1/2 ton trucks, and people still buy them like crazy.  And by all accounts the Canyarado sales have exceeded GM's expectations, offering a diesel obviously won't hurt sales.

Impressive towing capacity with the diesel (7700 lbs), but I'm not convinced that the rest of the hardware (brakes, transmission, etc.) on these midsize trucks can handle that much.  Though if derived using the SAE-certified protocol, maybe they can?  I'd like to see someone pull a 7000-lb trailer with a diesel Canyon, compared to a  V6 (or even V8)-equipped half-tonne with comparable tow ratings (obviously need the appropriate axle ratios for each). How much would mileage differ?  How would the towing experience differ?
The diesel Canyon will out tow a gas version any day !! You obviously don't know much about diesels ! The 2.8L Duramax has less hp, but for towing with its 368 lb-ft of torque that is where it will be the better of the two and do it more efficiently than the v6 gas engine !!
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Re: GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2015, 05:19:32 pm »
he said half tonne.... not the gas canyon. he wants to compare say a v6 ram 1500 with it...
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GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2015, 05:31:13 pm »
Towed a heavy trailer with a taco once,  thought I was going to die,  steering was very light.

I've got 7000lbs to tow,  send them over
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Re: GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2015, 12:59:22 am »
Kinda ironic that homicidal GM would try and shame VW.  :o
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Re: GMC Canyon diesel tops in pickup fuel economy
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2015, 03:07:18 pm »
I'm interested to see how the new Taco V-6 does economy wise.  The old six was atrocious, but Toyota has made giant gains since that old beast was designed.

Would like to see at least some "mild" hybrid truck designs.
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