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The all-new GMC Terrain compact crossover utility vehicle is now on its way to dealers.
It replaces the Pontiac Torrent, which has been discontinued as General Motors phases out the entire Pontiac brand after this year.This is a five-passenger model, and no third row of seating is offered. It competes against such domestic models as the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner and Jeep Patriot and Liberty.To accommodate larger families, GMC offers the Acadia crossover, which can hold up to eight people. Some of the Terrain’s styling was taken from the larger Acadia, GM said.Terrain prices begin at $24,250 (plus $745 freight) for the base front-wheel-drive SLE1 model, while the all-wheel-drive version starts at $26,000.Next in line is the SLE2, with a two-wheel-drive base price of $25,850 and $27,600 for the all-wheel-drive model.SLT1 versions list for $27,450 with two-wheel drive, and $29,200 with all-wheel drive, while the top model, the SLT2, starts at $29,250 with two-wheel drive, and $31,000 with all-wheel drive. GMC says options that will be available on all models except the base SLE1 include the 3.0-liter V-6 engine with dual exhaust ($1,500); a sunroof ($795); 19-inch chrome-plated wheels ($900), available only with the V-6 engine; rear DVD entertainment system ($1,295), which also requires purchase of the convenience package on SLE2 models; a navigation/audio system ($2,145); a trailer-towing package ($350); and a cargo package ($235), which includes a cargo net and cover, and roof-rail crossbars.With the restructuring of GM following this past summer’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, GMC and Buick dealers will be paired, and the Pontiac brand will be discontinued. But GM did not want the compact crossover to go out the door with Pontiac, so the Terrain was created to replace it.It’s based on the redesigned 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and the current generation of the Saturn Vue, which arrived two years ago. GM also is giving up the Saturn brand, but it’s being spun off into a separate company run by Roger Penske. The Terrain offers class-leading fuel economy and backseat legroom, GM says. Base models get a 2.4-liter, direct-injected four-cylinder engine rated at 22 mpg city/32 highway, the same as the new Equinox. A flexible backseat configuration allows for comfortable seating for up to three rear passengers, or almost 64 cubic feet of cargo space behind the front seats when the back seat is folded.Standard features, even on the base model, include a rearview camera system and an AM/FM/compact-disc audio system with six speakers, USB connectivity and XM satellite radio.The SLT2 is the fanciest, and comes with leather seats, a premium Pioneer audio system, power liftgate, sunroof, and chrome trim package. The four-cylinder engine has 182 horsepower, while the Torrent’s base engine was a V-6 with 185 horsepower.The EPA ratings compare with 20/27 for the Honda CR-V and 22/28 for the Toyota RAV4, the leading models in the compact crossover segment. With careful driving, the Terrain four-cylinder model could go up to 600 miles between fill-ups.
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