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The 2025 GMC Terrain debuted today even though it won’t be in showrooms until later this year. Launching first in the so-called Elevation trim, the 2025 Terrain has more standard technology and equipment added to the compact SUV. All Terrains come standard with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, rated at 175 horsepower and 203 lb.-ft. of torque and up to 1500 pounds max trailering (footnote 5. See all the inevitable footnotes below*). All-wheel-drive and an 8-speed automatic transmission are standard on Elevation at launch. Sometime in calendar year 2025, GMC will launch the 2026 model year AT4 and Denali trims.
“With the next-gen Terrain and updated 2025 Yukon both slated to launch later this year, the entire GMC SUV lineup will be refreshed by year end, giving customers the latest design, the best technology and the best driving experience we’ve ever offered in our SUVs,” said Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC.
Every Terrain comes standard with more than 15 safety and driver assistance features (footnote 1 below), as well as heated front seats and a heated steering wheel. New for 2025, are standard safety and driver assistance items including: (1) :
- Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking
- Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking
- Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking
- Rear Cross Traffic Braking
- Reverse Automatic Braking
- Side Bicyclist Alert
- Blind Zone Steering Assist
The next-gen Terrain has standard technical tweaks across all three trims, including a 15-inch-diagonal Premium GMC Infotainment System and 11-inch-diagonal driver information center. Up to three applications can be viewed simultaneously to showcase key information on the 15-inch-diagonal screen. Using the touchscreen or standard Google Assistant (2), drivers can reply to text messages, get directions through Google Maps, or control some vehicle functions. Drivers can also add apps such as Spotify to listen to music and podcasts.
New for 2025 are up to eight available camera views, including an optional rear camera mirror (1) – a first for the GMC Terrain.
Optional technologies include:
- 5G Wi-Fi hotspot capability (3)
- HD Surround Vision camera (1)
- Rainsense wipers
- Heated wiper park
- AutoSense power liftgate, which automatically opens the liftgate in the presence of the key fob
*Inevitable GMC Terrain Footnotes
1 Safety or driver-assistance features are no substitute for the driver’s responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. The driver should remain attentive to traffic, surroundings and road conditions at all times. Visibility, weather and road conditions may affect feature performance. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for more important feature limitations and information.
2 Google Assistant is not available in certain languages and countries. Requires Internet connection. Service availability, features and functionality are subject to limitations and vary by vehicle, device, location and active service plan. Device data connection is required. Google Actions require account linking to use. Lock/unlock feature requires automatic locks. Remote start/stop requires GM factory-installed and enabled remote start system. See onstar.com for details and limitations. Google, Google Home, Android, and other related marks and logos are trademarks of Google LLC.
3 Service varies with conditions and location. Requires active service plan and paid AT&T data plan. See onstar.com for details and limitations.
4 The system wirelessly charges one compatible mobile device. Some phones have built-in wireless charging technology and others require a special adaptor/back cover. To check for phone or other device compatibility, see [my.gmc.com/learn] or consult your carrier.
5 Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
GMC Shows Freshened 2025 Terrain Compact SUV
Click to enlarge.
The 2025 GMC Terrain debuted today even though it won’t be in showrooms until later this year. Launching first in the so-called Elevation trim, the 2025 Terrain has more standard technology and equipment added to the compact SUV. All Terrains come standard with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, rated at 175 horsepower and 203 lb.-ft. of torque and up to 1500 pounds max trailering (footnote 5. See all the inevitable footnotes below*). All-wheel-drive and an 8-speed automatic transmission are standard on Elevation at launch. Sometime in calendar year 2025, GMC will launch the 2026 model year AT4 and Denali trims.
“With the next-gen Terrain and updated 2025 Yukon both slated to launch later this year, the entire GMC SUV lineup will be refreshed by year end, giving customers the latest design, the best technology and the best driving experience we’ve ever offered in our SUVs,” said Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC.
Every Terrain comes standard with more than 15 safety and driver assistance features (footnote 1 below), as well as heated front seats and a heated steering wheel. New for 2025, are standard safety and driver assistance items including: (1) :
The next-gen Terrain has standard technical tweaks across all three trims, including a 15-inch-diagonal Premium GMC Infotainment System and 11-inch-diagonal driver information center. Up to three applications can be viewed simultaneously to showcase key information on the 15-inch-diagonal screen. Using the touchscreen or standard Google Assistant (2), drivers can reply to text messages, get directions through Google Maps, or control some vehicle functions. Drivers can also add apps such as Spotify to listen to music and podcasts.
New for 2025 are up to eight available camera views, including an optional rear camera mirror (1) – a first for the GMC Terrain.
Optional technologies include:
*Inevitable GMC Terrain Footnotes
1 Safety or driver-assistance features are no substitute for the driver’s responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. The driver should remain attentive to traffic, surroundings and road conditions at all times. Visibility, weather and road conditions may affect feature performance. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for more important feature limitations and information.
2 Google Assistant is not available in certain languages and countries. Requires Internet connection. Service availability, features and functionality are subject to limitations and vary by vehicle, device, location and active service plan. Device data connection is required. Google Actions require account linking to use. Lock/unlock feature requires automatic locks. Remote start/stop requires GM factory-installed and enabled remote start system. See onstar.com for details and limitations. Google, Google Home, Android, and other related marks and logos are trademarks of Google LLC.
3 Service varies with conditions and location. Requires active service plan and paid AT&T data plan. See onstar.com for details and limitations.
4 The system wirelessly charges one compatible mobile device. Some phones have built-in wireless charging technology and others require a special adaptor/back cover. To check for phone or other device compatibility, see [my.gmc.com/learn] or consult your carrier.
5 Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.