GMC Might Build a Jeep Wrangler Competitor on the Colorado/Canyon Chassis

Z50king · Jul 18, 2016

http://blog.caranddriver.com/report...er-competitor-off-the-coloradocanyon-chassis/

C&D said:

Jeep’s stratospheric rise over the past few years has General Motors feeling a little bit jealous. But GM has a successful truck-focused brand of its own with the potential to capitalize on SUV mania: GMC. A report from Automotive News suggests that GMC is poised to take direct aim at Jeep with a possible new, off-road-themed, body-on-frame SUV to compete with the iconic Jeep Wrangler.

The plan supposedly calls for a mid-size SUV based on the same chassis as the GMC Canyon (pictured) and Chevrolet Colorado pickup trucks. That’s all we know so far, as the project is apparently in the early stages and would not arrive before 2020. This new model would be exclusive to GMC, an important step forward given that the brand currently sells a lineup of rebadged and restyled Chevrolet crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks. If true, this won’t be the General’s first attempt at a mid-size SUV based on a mid-size truck. The Hummer H3, built for model years 2005 to 2010, was underpinned by the previous-generation Colorado/Canyon.

This Wrangler-fighting GMC would be a big part of GM’s goal to eventually increase GMC’s market share from 3 percent to 5 percent. GMC has sold 254,587 vehicles through June of this year, a slight 3.8 percent decrease over the same period last year and only a little better than half of Jeep’s year-to-date volume of 468,131 units. (The Wrangler contributed 100,355 of those sales.)

With rumors of Ford reviving the body-on-frame Bronco SUV swirling as well, the Wrangler could soon be facing real competition for the first time since the departure of the Toyota FJ Cruiser. Whether a GMC offering would steal sales from the Wrangler or expand the market for rugged off-roaders, the brand could use a stand-alone model, and this seems like a viable way to give it one.
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jmaack · Jul 18, 2016

Ewww

swimmer · Jul 18, 2016

More choices is good. BTW, no 3rd gen content. Reported.

eon_blue · Jul 18, 2016

Toyota should bring the Cruiser back again to compete, but with better styling. The last one looked like it was made out of Legos.

IphonePirate16 · Jul 18, 2016

We test drove a jeep. no thanks.

That being said.. how come there isn't a "Tacoma wave"? I always wave at other Toyota guys and my old lady thinks im a goof.

eon_blue · Jul 18, 2016

IphonePirate16 said: ↑

We test drove a jeep. no thanks.

That being said.. how come there isn't a "Tacoma wave"? I always wave at other Toyota guys and my old lady thinks im a goof.
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I used to wave at other Tacos but out here in SoCal, they are literally everywhere and I think 95% of owners don't feel/care about the camaraderie. That or they take it as a sign of aggression or something, people out here are always on the verge of road rage it seems.

I'll toss a wave to a well-built 4x4 if I see one, they usually wave back.

KenLyns · Jul 19, 2016

Did somebody say body-on-frame SUV based on the Colorado platform?

Z50king · Jul 19, 2016

KenLyns said: ↑

Did somebody say body-on-frame SUV based on the Colorado platform?

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is it just me, or does it look like the alignment is off?

KenLyns · Jul 20, 2016

^Alignment was probably low-priority when GM facelifted the prototype for photography.

timothom · Jul 20, 2016

They used to call them the S10 Blazer or the GMC Jimmy I believe.

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