Gmc does not build many cars like the GMC Terrain: a 5-door SUV with 2.4 L LAF or LEA I4, built from 2009 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
The story
The GMC Terrain is a crossover SUV by American manufacturer General Motors under its GMC marque. Sharing its platform with the Chevrolet Equinox, the first-generation Terrain was built on GM's Theta platform, while subsequent generations are built on the Delta platform. The Terrain is the smallest GMC vehicle, slotted below the Acadia. It also indirectly replaced the Pontiac Torrent which was typically sold via the same dealers prior to General Motors dropping the Pontiac brand.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 2.4 L LAF or LEA I4; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 6-speed automatic / I4 Models 6T45 / V6 Models 6T70. The wheelbase is 112.5 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Gmc's history is not in doubt: the GMC Envoy / Pontiac Torrent / GMC Terrain (for variant of Opel Antara, Middle East) / Isuzu Ascender 5-passenger came before it; it was built at Ingersoll, Ontario (CAMI Assembly), Canada. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan 370Z, the Lexus LFA, the Tesla Roadster. Nearby in the Gmc catalogue sit the GMC Canyon and the GMC Sierra EV.
The money
On the used market today a GMC Terrain typically changes hands for $9,800–$48,200, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $2,961–$6,642 a year. Insurance sits around $1,120–$2,490 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.