Overview & Reviews
For 2011, the GMC Terrain is unchanged other than improved voice recognition technology for OnStar.
- Roomy backseat
- Good fuel economy.
- Sophisticated ride
- Quiet and attractive cabin
- Top-notch safety scores
- Plenty of standard and optional features
- Compromised visibility
- Cargo space could be more generous
- Numb steering.
User Reviews:
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Great Interior EXterior Not So Much On Performance - 2011 GMC Terrain
By dangerranger48 - December 4 - 12:34 pmi have to say i love the design of the terrain inside and out and how it drives and rides but performance could be improved a bit the transmission is sluggish but is good just not geared very good for getting on the interstate the 2.4 is little small for the terrain being a bigger suv
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Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice... - 2011 GMC Terrain
By oh_well - August 25 - 7:59 amJust bought a pre-owed certified 2011 Terrain SLT-1 (AWD 4cyl) for teeanage son. Hes big and tall and needs the room. I own a Lexus SUV 6 cyl. I decided to go American for him, because I didnt want to pay over 20K for a newer pre-owned foreign SUV that has less interior space. We shortlisted the Terrain, because of the fuel rating 20 city/ 29 Hwy, interior space, and youthful appearance inside and out. We got everything but not the gas mileage. We are getting 20 mpg city and hwy which is much less than my Lexus and Escalade! I attribute this to poor design e.g. 4 cyl trying to propel a boxy crossover with lots of drag. How long has GMC been making automobiles again?
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One Of The Best Cars Ever!! - 2011 GMC Terrain
By evnsptc - September 15 - 12:18 amI bought this car with 19K miles, and it runs great! It is steel blue metallic with black perforated heated cloth. The interior is perfect it has everything I need and more! The ride is very comfortable especially on bumpy country roads where I live. The transmission feels a bit sluggish in "ECO" but is overall very good. The 2.4L has great get up and go and gets great gas mileage! I took it on a trip (75 miles highway) and got an average of 30.4 mpg and get 19.6 mpg in the city! The car is barely broken in and will only get better in time! The car is great! I have 2 Grand Prixs and 2 G6s and love all of them but especially this one!
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four times unlucky - 2011 GMC Terrain
By joemxz - July 30 - 8:59 pmi bought the terrain with awd v6 with plans of towing my rv and it has been good however the last month it was been burning oil? and its been in the shop 3 times to be fixed and each time it is something else fron solenoids to oil seals and now its doing it again with less than 30000 miles on it. each time its been in shop 4 days and now i am taking it back its frustrating to say but warranty is helping but once its up scary hope its four time lucky
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2011 GMC Terrain Poor Gas Mileage - 2011 GMC Terrain
By longbow1 - March 26 - 10:07 amPurchased our 2011 GMC Terrain Feb 2011 and still waiting for 32 mpg. If I knew the mileage was going to suck Id purchase the V6 to give me better pick up, passing acceleration, and cruise control performance going up freeway hills. We love our Terrain except for the engine and mpg. The best mileage experienced on our trips to Utah and Arizona from California is 23.2. Currently in the city 21.2. Wheres the miles per gallon as advertised. Just saw a 2013 Terrain commercial on TV last night (3/25/12) boasting 32 mpg. Both my wife and I laughed!
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False MPG: Just lost fifteen hundred bucks! - 2011 GMC Terrain
By retiredpilot1 - January 9 - 11:16 pmI have had my 2011 Terrain for 15 months, 23,000 miles. This car cost me an extra $1500 last year in gas because the actual mileage (17/22) is NOT EVEN CLOSE to claimed. I am a retired airline pilot and mechanical engineer, I know how to glide thru air. It really peeves me that we allow such false and misleading advertising, whatever happened to good old honesty? See you at the class action claim hearing!
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What can I do about gas mileage? - 2011 GMC Terrain
By mab13 - December 30 - 11:09 amI will start by saying I am very careful when driving my vehicles to make sure I am getting the best gas mileage. I drive very appropriately. My gas mileage sucks. I traded in a Torrent for this and my Torrent got just about the same mileage, yet I paid a lot more for my Terrain! Now, I am stuck with a long commute to work and horribly gas mileage. They claim 32 hwy, I never expected 32, but Im lucky to get 24-25, and again, I DO drive properly. Do I have any recourse for this? Im pissing away money driving 2 hours per day thinking this care would save me money!
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surprized - 2011 GMC Terrain
By tmon4te - November 29 - 11:26 amBought the vehicle with 19k miles on. It immediately needed a air intake sensor and valve. I travel about 350miles weekly and took a 1000 mile round trip with it. It is a smooth ride, not bad pick up even at higher speeds for a 4 cylinder. All the controls are readily accessible, not having to search them. With owning about a dozen cars in the past, I usually buy non-american, but liked the features and style on it so i gave it a shot and so far enjoying it. The biggest downfall Ive seen was the suggested gas mileage. Im getting about 18-24mpg, thats city and hwy at different speeds, but to counteract that you can get around 400 miles on a tank- I have bad driving habits though!
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Love My Terrain - 2011 GMC Terrain
By pandoras - October 21 - 2:37 pmI had driven a 1996 Ford Explorer Sport until December 2010 when I bought the 2011 Terrain. I thought I would never find an auto that I loved as much as the Explorer Sport, but I was wrong. I love my Terrain!!! No, the gas mileage is not as advertisied, but that is the only issue I have seen, found or had.
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MPG farce big time - 2011 GMC Terrain
By teamtrout - October 2 - 11:46 pmThe vehicle rides great, low road noise, smooth handling. But where is the great gas mileage. Just got mine and drove from Norman, Ok. to Springfield, Mo and got 20.7 mpg!!!!! Even though its not broken in yet it should get more than that. Spent the extra bucks to get the gas mileage but now...Im still poor.
