Even base mannequin vans preserve getting extra off-road succesful. On high of that, producers preserve releasing off-road trim ranges that may enterprise additional off the pavement, just like the Ford Ranger Raptor or the Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter. GMC has an off-road-truck-turned-to-11, the Canyon AT4X.

However there’s no good motive to cease there.

So the sorta-luxury-truck division of Basic Motors has turned the dial to 12. Meet the 2024 GMC Cayon AT4X AEV version – a extra off-roady version of the off-road version. For those who take note of this form of factor, the American Expeditionary Autos tag helped you guess that already.

So it’s an off-road mannequin of an off-road mannequin of a truck constructed to be higher off-road than the previous truck.

GMC hasn’t offered pricing but. The AT4X carries a beginning worth of $56,995, and we’d guess that the AEV title pushes it near $70,000. The corporate hasn’t mentioned it is going to restrict the variety of AEV editions constructed, however they’re restricted sufficient in enchantment that they’ll most likely be a uncommon sight.

Would You Like Some Floor Clearance With Your Floor Clearance?

However they’ll be simple to identify.

The usual Canyon, for example, has 9.6 inches of floor clearance. The AT4X has 10.7. And this one has 12.2. The peak enhance provides it an 8.2-degree method, 26.0-degree departure, and 26.9-degree breakover angle.

Do you have to misjudge an angle, AEV has offered boron metal ski plates underneath all of the necessary bits.

AEV Bumpers, Fender Flares

The AT4X AEV version rides on 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory mud-terrain tires on AEV beadlock-capable wheels. AEV additionally builds the stamped-steel entrance and rear bumpers with heavy-duty restoration factors. The entrance bumper is winch-capable, however the truck doesn’t come from the manufacturing facility with a winch.

Large AEV-branded fender flares assist accommodate the tires.

Similar 310 HP, However a New… It Says Right here… Launch Management?

There’s nothing distinctive underneath the hood. It will get the identical 310-horsepower turbo-4 as different Canyons. The identical 8-speed automated transmission, too. The suspension is similar because the AT4X, with Multimatic spool-valve shocks. Digital-locking entrance and rear differentials are normal.

GMC says the Baja drive mode “has been enhanced to incorporate a brand new launch management function, which permits drivers to press the brake and accelerator pedals on the identical time, after which launch the brake pedal, leading to improved acceleration on- and off-road.”

The brand new launch management system, GMC says, adjusts for floor, so your second 0-60 run within the mud could also be faster than your first.