GMC lifted the curtain on the 2025 Terrain immediately, giving its smallest SUV a much-needed replace to remain aggressive in arguably essentially the most aggressive automobile section. As a compact SUV, the Terrain competes with best-selling fashions just like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Nissan Rogue, and plenty of others, together with the Hyundai Tucson, Mazda CX-50, and Kia Sportage. And that’s solely half the checklist.
The Terrain hadn’t seen an entire makeover since 2018, and its class of rivals has solely gotten fiercer and more energizing.
The 2025 GMC Terrain receives styling updates exterior and in, a extra simplified lineup, and recent tech.
Three Trims As an alternative of 4
GMC affords the present Terrain in 4 trims: SLE, SLT, AT4, and Denali. GMC is ditching the primary two for the brand new mannequin and introducing the Elevation trim, which would be the sole selection when the brand new 2025 GMC Terrain hits supplier tons later this 12 months. Within the calendar 12 months 2025, we’ll see the 2026 GMC Terrain provided within the two greater trims – the off-road-oriented AT4 and the premium Denali. GMC hasn’t introduced costs but, however we estimate the Terrain will begin within the low $30,000s.
That worth would maintain the GMC Terrain on the upper finish of the spectrum, which isn’t sudden, because the SUV comes with normal options, together with heated entrance seats, heated steering wheel, distant begin, and extra.
Daring Exterior Design
The 2025 GMC Terrain wears a sharper go well with than the 2024 mannequin, however it’s nonetheless recognizably the Terrain. The SUV continues to boast a blocky, rugged aesthetic — a signature search for the GMC model, identified for its huge vehicles and burly SUVs just like the Yukon. The 2025 Terrain’s silhouette hasn’t modified drastically, however to our eyes, it’s for the higher. One of the important variations is the rear three-quarter panel. The place the present mannequin has a pinched window remedy that flows from the higher a part of the rear door to the tail, a thick, angular C-pillar distinguishes the brand new mannequin. We see some Kia Sorento in that pillar, and that’s good.
Additional jazzing issues up, the 2025 Terrain can have a two-tone roof possibility for all trims.
Tech-forward Inside
The brand new Terrain’s enhancements actually present right here. The present Terrain’s cabin appears to be like dated — as a result of it’s. The 2025 Terrain will get a brand new lease on life with a lovely, vertically oriented 15-inch touchscreen. An 11-inch digital instrument cluster lives behind the steering wheel.
Different tech options buyers will admire embrace Google built-in, wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and an accessible 5G Wi-Fi scorching spot. And for anybody ever annoyed utilizing the present Terrain’s button-based transmission selector (raised hand, proper right here), we’re completely satisfied to see a stalk-based gear selector to the best of the steering wheel within the new one.
Enhanced Security Programs
GMC says the 2025 Terrain will include 15 security and driver help options, a lot of that are wanted to remain aggressive. The Terrain will now get normal adaptive cruise management, similar to its Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Subaru Forester, and Mazda CX-50 rivals, plus blind-zone steering help, reverse computerized braking, and intersection computerized emergency braking.
The brand new Terrain may also provide as much as eight digicam views, together with an elective rear digicam mirror – a primary for the Terrain and a function that helps for those who don’t need to see passengers’ heads or cargo in your rearview mirror.
Acquainted Powertrain
For all that’s modified with the Terrain, one main part has not: the engine. The 2025 GMC Terrain will proceed to supply just one selection: a 1.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that makes 175 horsepower and both 203 lb-ft of torque with all-wheel drive (AWD) or 184 lb-ft with front-wheel drive (FWD). The place all present fashions use a 9-speed transmission, for 2025, all-wheel-drive Terrain SUVs will get an 8-speed, whereas front-wheel-drive variants will make use of a repeatedly variable computerized transmission. At launch, 2025 Terrain Elevation fashions can be all-wheel drive, in keeping with GMC.
The present GMC’s powertrain is enough, however its energy output is on the decrease finish of the curve in its class. In an automotive panorama the place rivals provide the selection of gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid variants, some patrons would possibly need extra choices underneath the hood of the Terrain.
