Mention GMC and the mental image for most will be full-sized trucks and SUVs with a mega grille to fit those three alphabets, but as we all now know
The Granite is 0.6 m shorter than the Terrain crossover, GMC�s current �baby�, but its interior is spacious and flexible to fit the needs of �active people�. Generous cargo space and flipping/folding seats, for example, enable a mountain bike to be loaded completely inside with the tailgate closed. A decent 2,631 mm wheelbase means the claims are realistic.
�Granite was conceived as a new type of vehicle from GMC � one that could stretch people�s ideas of what a GMC can be,� said Lisa Hutchinson, product marketing director for GMC. �We call it an �urban utility vehicle� and our goal was redefining what the GMC name could mean to a new generation of customers looking for both bold design and functionality.�
It seems to be a must-have these days, so the Granite gets rear-hinged �suicide� doors. GMC describes the Granite as an urban loft apartment on wheels with �urban-industrial design�. It reminds us a liitle of the Kia Soul, although this concept looks more butch, with a lower roof and wider stance. The glasshouse is very slim, but the flanks don�t look slab sided thanks to those deep creases that �cut through� the car. The wheels are pushed out to the extreme ends of the box and wheel arches are prominent. Looks quite cool to us!
Power comes from a 1.4-litre turbocharged engine matched with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission. This engine should be the ECOTEC turbo from the Chevy Cruze which makes 138bhp and 200Nm of torque.
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