I thought the Terrain was using the Equinox bodyshell from the A-pillar back now, but no, they're still slightly different in the "shark fin" C-pillar and the taillights.
The engine is going to be a problem for this vehicle. A large % of American car buyers are size whores when it comes to engines, and that especially applies to those who buy domestic. A 1.5l turbo with 175 hp is just not enough for a GMC, a brand strongly associated with work trucks and vans traditionally.
Obviously, this vehicle is going to be perfectly adequate for running errands in the suburbs, but that could probably be said about just about every new car on sale. That's not going to move units. Sure, it looks rugged and tougher than most in that segment, especially the mostly fairly boring Japanese entries, but the clientele that cares about that also wants some substance underneath that that actually gives the car some 'oomph'. And I don't see that.
> A 1.5l turbo with 175 hp is just not enough for a GMC, a brand strongly associated with work trucks and vans traditionally.
This is a compact CUV, not a big van or truck. A 1.5T is just fine. The previous Equinox/Terrain had a 2.0T option that was more fun, but not as many people wanted it.
Every single video I've seen about the Terrain had 99% of the comment section whining about the engine. Just like every video of a larger SUV that recently replaced a V6 with a four cylinder turbo has people whining about that. "
Manufacturers do it for MPG and emissions regulatory compliance, of course, but my hunch is that the particular sub-group of people happy to pay a premium for a GMC isn't too keen on going green or that concerned with fuel economy. That kind of 'sensible' consumer buys a Honda or Toyota. And even if say you're hellbent on domestic and you're okay with this type of adequate run-around small crossover..why get the GMC over the cheaper and highly similar Chevy Equinox? If you care about the GMC name on the front, don't you also expect that to mean something?
>Every single video I've seen about the Terrain had 99% of the comment section whining about the engine.
Were those people even planning on buying it in the first place? As I said, most Equinoctes and Terrains in the previous gen were ordered with the 1.5, not the 2.0 (or the 1.6 diesel).
> Just like every video of a larger SUV that recently replaced a V6 with a four cylinder turbo has people whining about that.
In most of those cases, they're bemoaning the engine downsize in a mid-size or larger model (like the new 4Runner, new Traverse, Murano, etc.). But the Terrain has always had I4s since it switched to being a compact in 2018. It's been a long time since there were V6s in this segment.
>my hunch is that the particular sub-group of people happy to pay a premium for a GMC isn't too keen on going green or that concerned with fuel economy.
What makes you have that hunch? This is effectively a tall compact car, not a big BOF Yukon or Sierra. If you expressly seek out that segment, you're doing it for better fuel economy.
>why get the GMC over the cheaper and highly similar Chevy Equinox?
Looks, mostly.
> If you care about the GMC name on the front, don't you also expect that to mean something?
What "should" it mean?
Well there needs to be some brand differentiation? Slapping a different badge on the same vehicle worked out so well for GM in the 80s and 90s that 2/3 of those badges no longer exist. Does Toyota send out the Lexus NX with the same engine option as the RAV4? No, they don't.
And while GMC's brand positioning isn't quite luxury, I'd say within the GM family it's seen as the more muscular brand with a focus on trucks and SUVs. But if you want to be the more muscular, rugged brand then it's not exactly natural to sell a "this will do for driving to pedicure and spin class" type small crossover.
I think it looks quite nice. Chevrolet infotainment is imo better looking, but it's still nice. An improvement from the previous Terrain just like the new Equinox is
Looks pretty nice. People must be wasting money on all this dumb crap because manufacturers keep adding "tech" and the price goes up with it every year. The general populous must not really care about the actual car itself anymore, how it drives, how quiet it is, a better drivetrain, etc. You know, features in a car that actually matter. Now it's only if it has a screen to stare at and gizmos to tell me how to drive and that I'm going to crash into the car in front of me because I can't think for myself anymore.
It's comical to me now.
>The general populous must not really care about the actual car itself anymore, how it drives, how quiet it is, a better drivetrain, etc.
Mostly because those things are generally adequate in any type of new car.
This looks nice and seems to be a solid effort from GM, but at that price the 1.5t is just not cutting it. GM is already platform sharing with Honda for EVs; wish they’d get their hands on Honda’s hybrid tech. Seems like a weird move to not offer a hybrid option in a compact CUV in the current market.
Yeah, the Prologue is the one I’m think of. I just think it’s weird that GM has no compact hybrid offerings at all when their most popular competitors have been doing it for years now.
>All Terrain Elevation models also come with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Didn’t GM announce all new vehicles would ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of their locked down system instead?
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