2018 GMC Terrain Gets a Price Bump; Denali Model Gets Even Denalier
Not surprisingly, you’ll pay more for the redesigned 2018 GMC Terrain than its squared-off predecessor, but you’ll pay considerably more for the top-flight Denali variant.
Perhaps this isn’t surprising, as the luxury Denali trim is General Motors’ favorite way to squeeze profit give consumers what they want from GMC’s lineup.
A base front-wheel-wheel drive 2018 Terrain SL carries a pre-delivery MSRP of $25,970 — $1,900 more than its 2017 equivalent. Early production models will only come with a 252-horsepower, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder. Later, customers can opt for a turbo 1.5-liter making 170 hp or a 1.6-liter diesel four that offers 240 lb-ft of torque on top of its 137 hp. Both gasoline engines come with a nine-speed automatic transmission.
The diesel, which retains the six-speed, can be mated to front-or all-wheel-drive Terrains in mid-range SLE and SLT trim.
Customers will obviously have to wait for an entry-level Terrain when the upgraded model goes on sale this summer. Denali customers needn’t worry, as the 2.0-liter comes standard. However, those buyers can expect to pay a pricier premium to move up to the top of the trim ladder.
A front-drive 2018 Terrain Denali retails for $38,495 before its $975 delivery charge —a $4,220 increase over last year’s FWD Denali. Moving up to an all-wheel-drive model brings a MSRP of $40,245, or $3,295 above a comparable 2017 model. Of course, the two models aren’t equal.
For 2018, the Denali variant, having dropped the old model’s available V6 engine and six-speed automatic transmission, adopts standard 19-inch wheels, a host of driver’s aids, a 8.0-inch infotainment system with navigation, programmable power liftgate and GMC’s industry-exclusive rear seat warning system.
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rear quarter panels create blind spots and give this thing the look of a reject from a Lincoln design studio. in other words, yuck!
Who puts their money on this and then looks at it in their drive way thinking how proud they are of their purchase? Jeez, 20 years ago if a manufacturer threw something this awful on consumers it would bomb harder than the Aztec. The outgoing model was such a terrible engineering and design failure I expected them to let that nameplate die. I wonder if rolling down the rear windows still makes the car sound like it's going to implode.