2025 GMC Terrain Specs, Interior, MPG

2025 GMC Terrain Specs, Interior, MPG   –    The 2025 GMC Terrain enters the model year with a little more power, an improvement to its brake assist, and some new exterior colours. It comes in four trim levels. The entry SLE starts in front-wheel drive (FWD) at $33,648, including a non-negotiable delivery fee of $1,995. It can be optioned to all-wheel drive (AWD) for $2,400. All other trims are AWD: the SLT at $38,648; the AT4 at $39,248; and my Denali tester at $44,648. Mine was further enhanced with options that took it to $47,783 before taxes.  2025 GMC Terrain Specs

2025 GMC Terrain Redesign and Update Plan

Exterior and Interior

The Terrain feels roomy inside, in spite of being a bit behind many competitors by the tape measure. It has more front-seat headroom than the Toyota RAV4, but slightly less than the Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, or Subaru Forester; for the rear seat, the RAV4 and Tucson have more. Legroom is very close between them all, but for those in the rear, the Tucson is the roomiest.

That roominess is offset by the seats and the ride, both of which are very firm. Often that can indicate a supportive seat that will keep your spine happy, but the Terrain Denali’s chairs didn’t during this test. The heated and ventilated seats have three levels for both temperature settings. The heated rear seats let you select the entire seat, or just the backrest. That’s a neat feature in a lot of General Motors (GM) vehicles that lets you warm up a stiff back without overheating the rest, and would have been appreciated for the front chairs, too.

2025 GMC Terrain Specs

Features on the Denali that it shares with some or all of the lower trims include an acoustically insulated windshield, hands-free tailgate, 110-volt power outlet, power-adjustable front seats with driver’s side memory, dual-zone automatic climate control, a flat-folding front passenger seat, heated seats and steering wheel, an auto-dimming mirror, and an eight-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Standard items unique to the top trim are its 19-inch wheels, automatic parking assist, navigation, eight-inch digital instrument cluster, upgraded audio, ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, wireless charger, and head-up display, which uses a screen that pops out of the dash, rather than projected onto the windshield.

Engine and Performance

All Terrain trims are powered by a turbocharged 1.5L four-cylinder engine that makes 175 hp and 203 lb-ft of torque, mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission; power is up from 170 hp in the 2022 model. It gets the job done in city traffic or suburban cruising, but it works hard and gets wheezy during highway passing. Its horsepower rating is the lowest among close rivals, which range from 182 hp in the Subaru Forester, to 203 hp in the Toyota RAV4, but the Terrain’s torque tops all of them, where the RAV4 is closest at 184 lb-ft.

AWD is optional on the base SLE and standard on all others. It’s an unusual setup where you can dial it back to FWD only, or opt for AWD all the time. Since it primarily drives the front wheels and powers the rear ones when needed for traction, it seems logical to always keep it in AWD so it’s there if you need it.  2025 GMC Terrain Specs

2025 GMC Terrain Fuel Economy

In my week with it, I came in on the nose at 9.2 L/100 km, and it takes regular-grade fuel. The AWD isn’t a huge penalty over the base FWD model, which rates a combined 9.0 L/100 km. Among its AWD competitors, the Hyundai Tucson comes in just worse at 9.3 L/100 km, but the Toyota RAV4 rates 8.5; the Honda CR-V is 8.4; and the Subaru Forester gets a combined 8.2.

2025 GMC Terrain Safety Features

It gets the top “Good” score in most tests from the non-profit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), but in the updated side-crash test, which better simulates being struck by a large SUV, it only earns “Marginal.”

All trims include emergency front braking with pedestrian detection, following distance indicator, automatic high-beam headlights, lane-keep assist, teen driver controls, and the back-up camera that’s mandatory on all new vehicles. That’s also the case with adaptive cruise control, park assist, and with the safety seat, which vibrates a warning if any systems detect a problem, such as drifting out of your lane.  2025 GMC Terrain Specs

2025 GMC Terrain Price and Release Date

The Terrain’s AWD versions start at $36,048 and run to $44,648 for my Denali. The Honda CR-V starts higher in AWD, at $39,040 to $45,390. Other rivals that start lower than the Terrain in AWD include the Toyota RAV4 at $34,520; the Subaru Forester at $32,970; and the Hyundai Tucson at $32,424; and only the Toyota gets pricier than the Denali (all prices including delivery).

The Denali has a lot of features, but it’s lacking in perceived value. Overall, with its harsh ride and plain interior, it doesn’t quite live up to its price because it doesn’t really say “Denali” as some of GMC’s other offerings do. Cross-shop its rivals and the Terrain’s other trims as well.   2025 GMC Terrain Specs