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3.38 out of 5 stars

BAD BAD FUEL ECONOMY

aray5, 05/28/2013
2012 GMC Terrain SLE-2 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 13 people found this review helpful

Do not "presume" that you will get anywhere near the sticker mpg with your Terrain. You won't. Our sticker showed 22-32 and we get 23.8. GMC is not "playing fair" by having EPA conduct the fuel tests so that lawsuits are avoided. Apparantly the only way to get close to 32 mpg is by driving between 48-60mph on a flat or slightly sloping downward road...If you are plagued by poor fuel economy with your Terrain, I urge you to call GMC and your GMC dealer and voice your complaint!

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4 out of 5 stars

Nice vehicle.

troy mccabe, 10/12/2016
updated 04/20/2017
2012 GMC Terrain SLT-1 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Poor visibility out the back. Gas mileage could be better on the v6, but it tows well.

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5 out of 5 stars

Love my Terrain

Chrystal , 06/21/2023
2012 GMC Terrain SLE-2 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Love this vehicle, comfortable, easy to maintain. Great for long trips, good gas mileage.

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5 out of 5 stars

Just keeps on going

TurribleT , 03/18/2021
2012 GMC Terrain SLT-2 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Our 2012 Terrain is the SLT-2 AWD 3.0L . For whatever reason that option is not available here. That said, this vehicle has been rock solid and has 208,000+ miles on it. Fuel economy runs 18 city/22 hwy, 24 hwy on a good day. No issues with only normal maintenance. Our dealer said they had never seen a Terrain with 199,000 miles on it and that was two years ago. It's been banged up, but always repaired. I'll drive it until the wheels fall off. Heading to Florida next month for a wedding and have total confidence in the vehicle. Liked the Envoy Denali we had before this better, but it got totalled. This Terrain has been a real trooper.

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LOAD HER UP! RUN HER OUT!

Dennis Lamport, 05/11/2016
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2012 GMC Terrain SLT-2 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This 4 cyl is fully capable of annual trips to Florida Keys, LOADED with 2 kayaks on top, 2 bikes on behind and pulling a small boat trailer while getting satisfactory mileage . MPG is much better at 60 than at 75 mph! Very comfortable car. This was a great car and proved a good trade-in value when we updated to a 2016 Subaru Outback Ltd. I would still prefer the Terrain, but have to admit we are both pretty comfortable with our Outback, which does a remarkable job of transporting us to and fron the Florida Keys!

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