Just last week, GM Authority showed you the upcoming 2025 GMC Terrain AT4 in camo-free form before its debut later this year. Today, we have more of the same, but different – the 2025 GMC Terrain Denali.
Much like the aforementioned Terrain AT4, the Denali seen here is finished in white and has no camo, with the exception of the roof rails and tow hitch cover panel. As is typically the case with Denali models, the theme here is body-colored and chrome accents.
Starting at the front, the 2025 GMC Terrain Denali features a chrome grille with five double horizontal slats set within what looks like a black border, while the big red GMC logo is positioned between the first and second of the grille slats. Bookending the prominent grille are a set of headlights with GMC’s signature C-shaped Daytime Running Light (DRL) signature, which also serve as the turn signals and hazard indicators. The C-shaped signature wraps a set of vertically-stacked headlight lenses, with the top one likely serving as the low beam and the bottom probably reserved for the high beam. A boomerang-shaped chrome trim piece starts at the inner edge of the headlight housing and then turns and curves four times before arriving at the foglight housing, which itself likely serves as the inlet for the front air curtain.
The lower fascia consists of a lower grille with some horizontally-oriented slats and what appears to be a sensor for Adaptive Cruise Control. Just above the bottom grille is a chrome trim piece, while the outer edges of the lower fascia are finished in body color, and represent a substantial departure from the high-clearance front bumper seen on the Terrain AT4.
The side profile reveals the general shape of the 2025 GMC Terrain Denali, which is a direct match for the Terrain’s platform mate, the 2025 Chevy Equinox. The same goes for the upward sloping belt line at the rear door, the U-shaped wheel wells, and even the forward-leaning “shark fin” style C-pillar treatment, which is similar (but not identical) to that seen on the new Equinox.
The camoed roof rails appear to be finished in chrome while featuring black bases, while the door handles and wheel well trim are finished in body color. On the topic of wheel well trim, the 2025 Terrain Denali features marker lights at the upper end of the body-color fender flares – a treatment similar to that seen on the 2023 and newer GMC Canyon, 2024 Acadia AT4, and 2025 Terrain AT4. The Denali script is present and accounted for on the front doors, while the mirror caps are finished in piano black, as opposed to body color (which we would have expected on the Denali). A thin trim resides at the bottom edge of the doors, while the wheel wells are filled up nicely with dual seven-spoke satin/silver wheels that are either 20 or 21 inches in size.
The rear end of the 2025 GMC Terrain Denali features a centrally-mounted communications fin, along with a hatch-mounted spoiler, which houses the Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL). The sides of the rear glass feature vertically-mounted aero curtains finished in piano black.
A set of boomerang-shaped tail lights with a clear C-shaped graphic bookend the rear end, being separate from the vertically-oriented reflectors lower within the fascia. The Denali script is positioned between the tail lights, while the Terrain AWD script (finished in black) can be seen at the bottom of the driver’s side of the hatch door. The GMC badge has been relegated to a small position on the passenger side of the hatch door, giving the Denali script priority. A chrome trim piece is sandwiched between the body-color bumper cover and body-color lower fascia, which also features dual black exhaust tips. Some camo wrap is still present on the cover for the tow hitch receiver.
Overall, 2025 GMC Terrain Denali has a high-end demeanor that seems to be an even better execution of the Denali trim than the current model.
Inside, the 2025 GMC Terrain will draw inspiration from the 2024 GMC Acadia. An 11-inch Driver Information Center and a vertically oriented, portrait-style central infotainment display have been spied, mirroring the Acadia’s setup.
Under the hood, all 2025 Terrain models are expected to be powered by the turbocharged 1.5L I4 LSD gasoline engine, paired with GM’s eight-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle will ride on an updated version of the GM D2 platform, offering both front-wheel and all-wheel drive options.
Production of the third-generation Terrain will take place at the GM San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico, though its start has been pushed back to October of 2024.
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This expensive top trim Denali needs a more powerful engine to move that extra weight and those larger tires.
The front grille looks like some designer hit the step and repeat button too many times. The squares look like they don't evenly align. I am just amazed at GMC. One would think that the designers would have 600 focus groups to go over every square inch of a new design. The group must have been brain compromised or totally oblivious to an overdone, ugly presentation. Sometimes just common sense does not prevail when there are so many levels of approval. The inside looks like a ripoff of the Tesla. The iPad look just doesn't seem appropriate for this design or interior. To me it looks forced and added on. One gets the feel that they had to stick an iPad in there and came up with this awkwardness. The older Terrain had a handsome look and people used to say "what car is that? It looks great."
Denali? Same 1.5 egg beater as an Elevation? Yea O.K Mary. NOT
need a bigger engine