There’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has finally come, and in the world of light pickups that particularly prescient thought-form has manifested as turbodiesel power. After decades of denying diesel to anyone outside the heavy-duty truck world, both American and Japanese brands are starting to offer turbodiesel engines across a much wider range of pickup choices.

The 2016 GMC Canyon Diesel (and its Chevrolet Colorado Diesel twin) is perhaps the most aggressive and intriguing example of this new drivetrain philosophy on the market. There was little risk when Ram introduced its EcoDiesel full-size pickup just a few short years ago, as pent-up demand among half-ton customers was palpable (and borne out by the fact that Fiat-Chrysler can’t churn out enough diesel engines to meet demand). The GMC Canyon Diesel is a different story, however, since it’s the first, and only, mid-size truck to add a non-gasoline option to the order sheet.
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