It seems as if when GM picked up the GMC Sierra 2500HD it lent me (review coming soon), it shot it with a shrink ray, then brought it back to me. Now I’m in a Cyber Gray Metallic 2015 GMC Canyon SLT 4X4.
My tester comes with the 2.5-liter I4 that produces 200 horsepower and 191 lb.-ft. of torque. Those numbers are pumped through a six-speed automatic transmission and a 4.10 rear end.
The interior features Jet Black leather front seats and an optional eight-inch touchscreen with navigation and GMC’s IntelliLink system ($495).
Other options include a Bose audio system ($500), a spray-on bed liner ($475), and the Driver Alert Package ($395), which comes with the Forward Collision Alert and Lane Departure Warning aids. All in all, my review vehicle stickers for $37,370.
If you have any questions about my experience with the 2015 Canyon, feel free to send them my way on Twitter or here on ChevroletForum.com.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
