The Best 2023 GMC Canyon Trim Isn't The Most Expensive One

GMC's configurator for thenew Canyon pickup truckwent live earlier this week, and we've set out to peruse through the brand's offerings for its newmidsize truckentrant. At its most expensive, theGMC Canyontops out at a whopping $71,724.

To get there, you need every bell, whistle, and option package on GMC's most extreme off-road trim offered for the redesigned 2023 Canyon. Before options, the top-tier Canyon starts at $56,995. To get to that stratospheric sum, the brand's $645 paint option (we like the red) is needed, as well as the $9,295 Edition 1 Package.

From there, it's all about adding expensive options like bed liners, skid plates, underbody cameras ($500!), and $50 red seatbelts. The latter is actually a decent deal as far as colored belts go. You should see whatPorsche chargesfor the same.

But there is another path. An expensive one, mind you, but we built a truck that nets you 99.99% of the same off-road garb as the loaded truck for around $20,000 less.

You'll have to settle for the lesser 4WD AT4, which loses you an inch of ground clearance. That starts at $43,900, and we saved a few hundred bucks by choosing the Solar Flare Metallic paint for $495.