Driving Experience
Includes acceleration and handling
What Owners Say
"its what I wanted for it to be"
Anonymous, PA (2015 GMC Terrain)"Sturdy car not a powerhouse but holds road well even in ice"
Christine A., OH (2015 GMC Terrain)"Smooth shifting on acceleration. Handles nicely."
Teresa F., IL (2015 GMC Terrain)"Experience some conditions of highway passing and navigating hills where the 4-cyl engine is not adequate."
Anonymous, MI (2015 GMC Terrain)"The engine is adequate to normal use. Not peppy. The seating is comfortable and we find it to be a good road car. Good visibility."
Anonymous, MD (2015 GMC Terrain)"It has ample power and is good to merge in traffic and handles well. I have the lane monitor that tells me when I get out of my lane and when a car is approaching from the side, so that is a good thing"
TIA M., TX (2015 GMC Terrain)"See previous answer"
L A., GA (2015 GMC Terrain)"Compared to last vehicle this is a great ride. Navy system is a little complicated, but otherwise nice to operate."
Anonymous, SD (2015 GMC Terrain)"6 cylinder engine is slow on acceleration"
BRUCE V., IL (2015 GMC Terrain)"under powered, v-6 would be better choice. Had to add exhaust and intake, to bring increase power."
GREGORY B., CA (2015 GMC Terrain)"We bought the smaller of the 2 engine options. It is under powered and MPG is not good for a vehicle this size. No where near the estimate per GM."
GEORGE V., MI (2015 GMC Terrain)"very solid ride. comfortable. 6 cylinder provides as much power as an 8. good looks. rear hatch very usable. safe feeling vehicle. good truck looks, but car comfort and ride. best suv I drove"
MICHAEL W., OK (2015 GMC Terrain)"Navigation is hard to use ie if you are navigating to a location and decide you want to change to another destination the first cannot be canceled.The manual provides no solution."
ROBERT L., NJ (2015 GMC Terrain)"Nice ride. The entertainment system needs a upgrade like fords sync."
ROBERT R., CA (2015 GMC Terrain)"Solid driving platform."
J C., FL (2015 GMC Terrain)"Acceleration with 4 cyl is average at best."
TERENCE S., TX (2015 GMC Terrain)"I love the expanse of this car because I can really sit comfortably. It has an "Eco" button wish I use all the time. So acceleration is slow but it doesn't bother me at all since I get great mileage. It has "on star" but I don't pay the monthly fee so I don't ever use any of the doodads..."
ROSALIND U., KS (2015 GMC Terrain)"Rides real well, very comfortable. Just wish it had a little more pickup, trying to merge with traffic....."
DONALD P., OH (2015 GMC Terrain)"Acceleration of 4-cyl is merely OK. But that is the price of better fuel economy."
ROBERT L., AZ (2015 GMC Terrain)"Acceleration for a 4 cylinder could be better."
J M., MO (2015 GMC Terrain)"Plenty of passing power. Extremely sluggish transmission which saps the fun out of the engine. Sometimes transmission is jerky when lost between gears."
Michael C., MO (2015 GMC Terrain)"It needs the 6 cylinder instead of the 4."
Anonymous, AR (2015 GMC Terrain)"A good handling vehicle. Acceleration is a little slow for a V6 engine."
Neil H., MI (2015 GMC Terrain)"Turn radius is not acceptable"
Anonymous, IL (2015 GMC Terrain)"Quick acceleration and easy handling. U-Turns take some room to complete."
Anonymous, VA (2015 GMC Terrain)"great towing good ride"
Anonymous, SD (2015 GMC Terrain)"The car drives nicely. Good acceleration when I need it. Turns are easy too"
Arnold D., OH (2015 GMC Terrain)"Don't like the downshifts. They seem hard for an automatic trans. Longer turning radius. 4Cyl gets better gas mileage but is much noisier than former 6 cyl."
Charles K., OH (2015 GMC Terrain)"hit a post right side back door. post was blow my line of sight. door had to be replaced at $3900.00.. Line of sight on right side of car should be lower."
Allen K., OH (2015 GMC Terrain)"I feel very safe driving this car in all kins of weather"
Sherry H., WI (2015 GMC Terrain)"We love how this vehicle handles . It has great acceleration when needed. Very satisfied with this vehicle."
Teresa F., IL (2015 GMC Terrain)"more than adequate acceleration easy to drive/handle"
Anonymous, MT (2015 GMC Terrain)"I chose the four cylinder engine......I wish I had chosen the six cylinder for better acceleration ."
Anonymous, MI (2015 GMC Terrain)"We got the 6 cylinder engine and the car is really not heavy enough to safely handle its acceleration capability. The front end gets too light when accelerating quickly"
L A., GA (2015 GMC Terrain)"Excellent accelleration"
Anonymous, OH (2015 GMC Terrain)"Very poor acceleration."
Anonymous, MI (2015 GMC Terrain)"The handling and acceleration is very good along with traction during our winters here in Mich."
Donald T., MI (2015 GMC Terrain)"The 4 cylinder engine often has to work extremely hard and is underpowered for the size of vehicle. Turbo would have been a good option."
Mel B., IL (2015 GMC Terrain)"It rocks! Step on the gas and the car lifts off the ground!"
Mitchell P., FL (2015 GMC Terrain)"I was hesitant about the ability of the engine to handle an SUV of this size, especially when merging into traffic. I have had no problem merging onto the interstate highway (where the speed is 80 mph). It shifts smoothly when I need it to. I do try to be aware of traffic flow so that I don't need to accelerate quickly. The vehicle handles smoothly, responsively, even when the cargo area is filled."
Joel H., SD (2015 GMC Terrain)"OVERALL, lIKE THIS CAR ALOT"
Anonymous, DE (2015 GMC Terrain)
"smooth ride, good sight lines roomy interior"
Anonymous, NJ (2015 GMC Terrain)