General Motors has given spy photographers a parade of vehicles to capture as of recent. There have been multiple sightings of the 2018 GMC Terrain and 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse and even the 2018 Buick Regal.
Today, we have new photos of the 2018 Terrain courtesy of Motor1, showing the compact crossover driving about in what we’ll assume is Colorado’s snow and slush. The footprint of the 2018 Terrain is still shaping up to be much smaller than its current form, due to its D2XX architecture, the same as the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze and 2017 Opel Astra.
The new platform will shrink the crossover and make for a much lighter vehicle overall. We’d expect some variant of turbocharged four-cylinder to reside under the hood.
As for design, camouflage still makes it hard to decipher, but we can see LED running lights up front now, as well as a sloping roofline and a tailgate-mounted spoiler. Up front, we can also see a fairly brash grille, a departure from the current Terrain’s toaster-esque profile.
A safe bet is the 2017 North American International Auto show for the 2018 GMC Terrain’s debut, but your guess is as good as ours at this moment.
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Sorta sad that we get excited about SUVs which are not much more than modern minivans.
Serious question: Is D2XX modular like the VW kits or even what PSA is doing. It feels like modular is very European with Japan about to follow but US manufacturers stuck in neutral.
I like having a sporty yet practical CUV in the family, the new smaller terrain isn’t for us, but I bet my better half will be driving a new Acadia sometime over the next couple years. The CUV style complements my truck perfectly for long distance trips or when going into the city.
Nothing sad about getting excited about something you like.
Most new platforms are very modular. The Alpha is a very good example of this now. The engineering is in the car to make it so it can be adjusted in width, Height, length. wheel base etc. The D2XX is the same as it will generate everything from many cars to CUV models.
Like it or not the CUV is here and is selling in numbers most cars will not see anytime soon.
With cars becoming smaller and less usable for hauling people and cargo the CUV fixes the interior space issues. They also get better MPG and are cheaper than a Tahoe anymore. Add to this that guys don’t feel like they are driving the wife’s minivan as much with many CUV’s even if it is really just a tall Minivan for the most part.
GM and Ford are far from stuck in neutral and in fact are leading the many changes in the market now. FCA out side of Jeep and Ram is stuck in neutral due to Sergio and his misguided approach to fixing the car lines.
I like the current design of the Terrain . Mainly because it looks different from all the other suv / cuv’s out there with basically the same design language . I had a 2012 SLT-2 AWD and recently bought a Denali AWD and love it .
Anything smaller , for me , won’t work . I read an article recently that the Terrain may not loose any length at all . It will loose some weight which is going to help CAFE standards . And put the 3.6 in it and it will be a quick SUV .
In its current size it is still smaller than the new Acadia , so why shrink it . Not everyone wants a small SUV , the mid-size fits into most peoples lifestyle . Can the Delta platform work with a true mid=size .