{"id":50218,"date":"2023-05-22T09:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=50218"},"modified":"2023-05-22T09:03:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:03:51","slug":"2024-gmc-canyon-at4x-aev-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=50218","title":{"rendered":"2024 GMC Canyon AT4X AEV teased on 35-inch tires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, Chevrolet Performance teased the 2024 Colorado ZR2 Bison<\/a>, which will be the ultimate hardcore off-road variant for that model developed in collaboration with American Expeditionary Vehicles (AEV). Since that camouflaged preview appeared, we’ve welcomed debuts of the competition, the 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor<\/a> and 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro<\/a>. Bookending a solid month of 4×4 delights, GMC<\/a> teased the coming 2024 Canyon<\/a> AT4X AEV. We can look at this as the GMC version of the Colorado ZR2 Bison, the Canyon’s new-for-2024 AT4X trim given an additional boost in spec and capability. This isn’t the truck’s<\/a> first flirt with the public. During media drives for the 2024 Sierra HD AT4X<\/a>, one of the new heavy duty rigs showed up to the site pulling a trailer bearing a covered pickup<\/a>. The mid-size form factor, 35-inch tires, and appearance at a GMC event were clues enough to the pickup’s identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The official preview is proof of what we’ve been expecting. The revised front fascia wears a high-clearance bumper. Don’t expect that winch to be included; the red hook in the tease is a digital add-on. You can expect the winch opening, boron steel underbody skid plating, and Multimatic dampers. The standard AT4X got a three-inch lift over the non-hardcore Canyon variants, in part thanks to being fitted with 33-inch tires. The 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler<\/a> Territory MT 315\/70 17 tires on the AT4X AEV are thought to help provide 11 inches of ground clearance. Beefier wishbones and hydraulic bump stops help protect owners who want to test limits.<\/p>\n

Reports by folks who walked around the covered truck predict a set of beadlock-capable AEV Salta wheels like the kind sold with the full-size Sierra AT4X AEV Edition. The cover couldn’t hide the sport rack in the bed nor the bed-mounted spare tire carrier. Those, like the winch, are likely options that add to the price.<\/p>\n

Don’t be surprised if engine output is unchanged. The 2.7-liter H.O. turbocharged four-cylinder makes\u00a0310 horsepower and 430-pound feet of torque. We’ll never complain about more, but that’s plenty for a truck envisioned as a low-speed obstacle crosser.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All GMC is saying for now is, “An even more off-road capable Canyon is coming.” It debuts on July 6.<\/p>\n

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