The 2021 GMC Terrain AT4 has been previewed in a new family photo showing the all-new AT4 lineup, which the automaker says will “combine off-road capability, innovative technology and bold design, along with GMC’s premium refinement to practically complement an authentic outdoor lifestyle.”
Complete details on the 2021 Terrain AT4 are not yet available, with General Motors staying light on details, only saying it will feature “a rugged exterior, confident capability and advanced technology.” We imagine it will offer similar equipment to the Acadia AT4, which features black exterior trim, a black grille, 17-inch alloy wheels, all-terrain tires and a standard AWD system. The Terrain AT4 will launch in the fall of this year, making it the last of the AT4 variants to arrive, with the new 2021 Canyon AT4 and 2021 Yukon AT4 set to launch in the spring and summer, respectively.
With the addition of the 2021 Terrain AT4, along with the Canyon AT4 and Yukon AT4, GMC will double its AT4 offerings in the coming year. The automaker says the off-road inspired sub-brand “is a winner with customers,” with Sierra sales up 14% year-over-year in 2019, a result that was driven largely in part by the introduction of the new trim level. In a study, the automaker found its AT4 customers are “adventurous, affluent, highly active and younger than the average light-duty full-size pickup truck buyer.”
“AT4 continues GMC’s bold entrance into the premium, off-road and adventure- oriented truck and SUV space,” said GMC’s vice president of marketing, Phil Brook, said in a prepared statement. “For each of the AT4 variants, we listened to our customers and made sure the vehicles met their active lifestyle needs.”
This little teaser also gives us a preview of the facelift that will be applied to the Terrain for the 2021 model year. From this photo we can see the headlights will be re-shaped and will now touch the top corners of the grille, which has also been re-shaped. The AT4 variant also features new u-shaped chrome trim pieces, which underscore the fog lamps. This seems to have replaced the trim pieces that extended across the entire bottom of the front fascia in the pre-facelift model. We imagine some changes will also happen out back as well, but the rear end remains a mystery for now.
We’ll have complete details on the 2021 GMC Terrain once it makes its official debut, so be sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more GMC Terrain news, GMC news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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So they Basically just showed off the Updated Terrain. Looks much Nicer in my opinion.
Terrain looks good. Canyon looks extremely dated. Acadia is also curiously different than the rest of the family.
IMO all of the trucks in the photo are ALL NEW except the Canyon and Acadia which are refreshes.
They had one at the Yukon debut event yesterday evening
To bad it will probably be $50,000 dollars.
It would be better if they offered Denali with AT4 looks.
As long as GM doesn’t ruin the AT4 draw. GM has a huge history of running after the money, yet forgets where and why the money was spent !
Look – The trucks and the AT4 warrant more money, the skid plates, extra ground clearance, front entrance angle ETC.
Yet when talking the difference between the Denali and the AT4 as Mr. Anderson pointed out, in the trucks, the only difference is the seats, and what the exterior looks like, and in the 1500 the lift !
The Yukon and the height adjustment thing is sheer awesome, so you get the best of both worlds !
But now I will talk the money for nothing, that almost ruined Denali and did ruin Cadillac.
In the GM lacking mid-sized lineup, the AT4 is an appearance package. They are all FWD/AWD vehicles with the SAME engines. There will be no lifting or ground clearance additions, yet I would welcome some metal skid plates.
So just like when I ordered my 2020 HD Denali, I wanted the AT4, yet could not get the good leather on the seats. So I chose the Denali and can just change the grill and paint the tow hooks and you have a AT4 with better seats !
Now there is nothing that would make me happier than a REAL mid-sized AT4 vehicle !
A RWD/AWD the height adjustment option as the Yukon, with a better engine – transmission option ( 2.7T – 10 speed )
So GM please do NOT ruin the AT4 option going after the quick buck, when done right you could reap so, so, so much more !
Wow lifelong, I am glad to see you have come to your senses and give practical, honest information, and not just some copied and pasted rant about how you have been mistreated. Oops, I shouldn’t have mentioned that, I don’t want to get you riled up. Let bygones be bygones, peace!
David,
Are you GM customer support, David ?
You see David, that’s the problem, when your born with a photographic memory, it is both a gift and a curse.
Until the lying EX service manager from my GM dealership personally says he was lying, and GM does ANYTHING, the time, date, what was said, the dollar amount, etc. will always be remembered. Even though the dealership CFO paid me for the one known faulty part, I paid for already once and the new one was also faulty, the man who lied and caused all of this did nothing, just a lying a$$hole !
And David, if you are the David I talked to about our JUNK Cadillac ATS, and the known faulty CUE screen, known faulty leaking rear end, known faulty manual shift switch, known faulty automatic crash response system, or the just crappy shifting of the transmission, again thanks for nothing !
You knew full well what you were doing, Oops, Ha, Ha, but that’s OK, I like telling the stories, weather it hurts GM or not.
Did GM fire you too ?
Its the truth !
And one more time, I simply don’t get riled up !
Does this internet stuff, rile up that many people ?
I would like a bit more out of the AT4. A small lift to suspension and slightly bigger tires for the suv’s and HD. It seems like they make a big deal out of the tow hooks, mostly because you’re going to need them when you get stuck because it’s mostly an appearance package, no real gain in off road readiness. They do look good tho.
They all look pretty much the same. When the Canyon gets updated in 2023, it too will have the exact same headlights as the the other GMC’s in the picture except for the Acadia. And the Acadia will probably get updated later this year- with guess what- the same headlights! They all look pretty good, but I would have liked to see more differentiation between them.
I’m thinking that we may have a BOF (hopefully) “Wrangler fighter” coming soon from GMC. Given the big push for the off-road focused trims in recent times. They are definitely preparing for something. Maybe something will be produced alongside the trucks in Wentzville given the recent investment.
I’ll take one of each please.