GMC redesigned its Terrain compact SUV last year, giving it a new rugged look, new cabin tech, and a more refined transmission for all-wheel-drive (AWD) models. However, the 2025 Terrain is sold in a single trim level, Elevation, with a starting price of $31,395 (including delivery fee).
That’s an unusual move for GMC, an automaker with a rugged-but-premium reputation to maintain. It risks giving buyers little reason to buy the Terrain over the similar Chevrolet Equinox.
So, for 2026, they’ll bring out a more rugged Terrain. And a more premium Terrain. The SUV will get an off-road-oriented AT4 trim level and a luxurious Denali trim level for the new model year.
Elevation models will be available in front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) for 2026. AT4 and Denali versions will come with all-wheel drive standard. All-whee-drive models get the 8-speed automatic transmission that arrived for 2025, while front-drive versions stick with a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).
The AT4 adds hydraulic rebound stops to the suspension, all-terrain tires, a front skid plate, and an off-road drive mode called, oddly enough, Terrain. That’s likely not enough equipment to send it as far into the woods as some of GMC’s more expensive AT4 products. But with a $39,995 sticker (including a mandatory $1,395 delivery fee), it’s reasonable for the price.
Denali editions upgrade the cabin with heated and ventilated front seats and heated outboard rear seats. A high-definition surround vision camera system helps with tight maneuvers, while 19-inch silver machined-faced wheels add some luxe to the look. GMC will ask $42,495, including delivery fee, for that one.
Those prices don’t show a major increase from 2025. A GMC spokesperson told industry publication Automotive News that “there has been no change to strategy or pricing in response to the Trump administration’s import tariffs on vehicles and parts.”