2008 GMC Canyon: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

53 builds left the factory as a 2008 Canyon, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. Page 1 of 2.

  • 25 main configurations
  • 2,528 vehicles built
  • 19 for sale right now

Which Canyon is yours?

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What actually differs

Work Truck · 4WD 1GTDT13E-8 Work Truck · 4WD 1GTDT19E-8 Work Truck 1GTCS13E-8 Work Truck 1GTCS199-8
Engine 3.7L 5-cyl 3.7L 5-cyl 3.7L 5-cyl 2.9L 4-cyl
For sale right now 1 3 1
Vehicles built 412 188 171 143
Same on every 2008 Canyon
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup
  • Doors 4-door
Price trend

Median up $568 over the last 10 months.

2008 Canyon price history →
Cost to run

18/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,330/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2008 Canyon

What 1GTCS299-8 means

1GT CS299 · 8
1GT
the World Manufacturer Identifier GMC registered — assembled in the United States
CS299
together encode the Canyon line — Pickup, 2.9L 4cyl — as GMC filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
8
in position 10 — model year 2008
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
26 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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