GMC is readying itself to debut an ever important product amid a market shift here in the United States, and we have our first official look at it.
The 2018 GMC Terrain has been teased on the brand’s official Facebook page. The photo is accompanied by one sentence reading, “In four days, the bar will be elevated, shattered and left behind.” That’s some big talk, GMC.
From the photo, we can see the GMC will certainly differentiate itself from its D2XX platform mate, the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. We can see a prominent floating roofline is present, along with a swooping where the C-pillar hits. We don’t know what the rest of the 2018 Terrain looks like, but this is certainly a good start.
Previous reports have stated the GMC Terrain will take a sophisticated, yet rugged look to help move the Terrain further away from the Equinox and help brand GMC as a more refined choice.
As for powertrains, it’s more than likely the 2018 Terrain will follow the 2018 Equinox by adopting a suite of four-cylinder engines and maybe even a diesel offering.
We won’t need to speculate much longer, GMC will reveal the 2018 Terrain at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in just a few days.
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Are you sure that isn’t from Nissan’s page?
With the extended fenders like then current Terrain we may be back after our 2015 Terrain lease is up as she likes the style andni like the LTG!
Super narrowing of rear quarter panel window opening! Might be too much – of a blindspot! New Terrain does look a lot like a Infiniti vehicle!
Looks like a Bolt from this picture.
GMs floating roof has become very popular. I do believe the Adam was the first, not Nissan or Infiniti.
looks like it wil be lopel’s new SUV lol
+1
The floating roof line does look Opel. I remember a rumor last year that Opel would new getting a GMC product. I thought it was Arcadia but maybe Terrain will travel across the pond.
Honestly, this roof should have been saved for Chevrolet due to Bolt.
I will wait till I see the rest of it before I pass judgment. At least it will differ from the Nox which was one of my hopes as we did not need to identical styled models as the two present models complimented each other.
It is so Opel / Nissan. A break from the Equinox and the boxy Theta Terrain. I like what I see.
The Boxyness of the current Terrain is what woos most buyers, otherwise you can opt for the nearly identical Equinox if you want a GM SUV that looks like all the others. Hopefully the new Terrain opts out of rounded and stays true to its heritage.
I hope they do differentiate the interior from the Chevy to the gmc
The high rear hipline of the fender doesn’t look like it leaves much visibility out the rear quarters. I too will reserve judgement until I see all of it but it looks rather streamline with rounder edges. If true, I wonder how the Terrain loyalists will feel since the square boxier styling is why they usually went for the Terrain over the Nox. How will they feel about a European inspired GMC?
I wonder how far they have gone to make the Terrain look and feel different from the Equinox. The interior for GMC definitely needs a fresh take on the “Professional Grade” theme, as it usually looks exactly like Chevy’s with a few hits of fake wood here and there. Hopefully, they took more cues from the Yukon making it feel more upscale and justifying it’s starting price, a new steering wheel wouldn’t hurt either.
We all know GMC’s “Professional Grade” is marketing only as each GMC version of a Chevy is the same vehicle except for the top end Denali trim level. There’s no more noise reduction, fit and finish etc in a GMC than in a Chevy. But that is why the “Professional Grade” GMC versions are only a couple bucks more than the Chevy version.
If GMC wants to be know as the “Professional Grade”, they need to justify it with a significant price difference and put more sound dampening, better trim pieces, etc with that price increase. The problem with this is that then then creep up on the Buick reputation for quieter, better ride, nicer trim, etc. on their SUV line up.
What does this leave to differentiate GMC from Chevy? Styling; both interior and exterior. GMC’s should have a completely different exterior AND interior than Chevy. It doesn’t need to be nicer, quieter, etc, just have a different design. Those who don’t like the Chevy will like the GMC, and vise versa. They did it with the exterior on the Terrain and Nox’s and for most buyers they like one or the other; not usually both. Now do that with the interior. If one is designed to be nicer than the other, then have a significant price different (not just a couple hundred dollars) otherwise they will just slice Chevy’s throat.
GMC’s long touted “professional grade” reference should have a longer warranty — as does Buick .. both in the same showroom
If GMC “professional grade” is meaningful, so should its warranty reflect that as a buyer’s incentive over Chevrolet
that’s what i’ve been saying
I sure as heck hope GM isn’t going to imitate the Lexus/Nissan CUV design of “confused lines going nowhere but they all look alike.” Keep our CUV’s with unique but simple styling and make sure they have at least 8.5″ of ground clearance. Otherwise this buyer’s wallet will be kept shut.