![]() The Traverse’s upright stance, squared-off front and rear, and tall sides work alongside a very SUV-like C-pillar-one that’s angled aggressively forward-to present a more rugged character. That starts with an exterior that borrows heavily from Chevrolet’s full-size, truck-based SUVs. )Ĭhevy’s entire goal with the Traverse’s styling was to give crossover customers a truck-like styling experience. This is all good enough to earn 7 out of 10 on our styling scale. While this is a bigger problem on lesser trims, the top-end High Country stands out as one of the better cabins attached to a modern Chevy. Lesser trims, like the LT Cloth and LT Leather, are available with blind-spot monitors, while all trims come with GM’s Teen Driver and Family Link systems, as part of the OnStar suite.Ī clean but conservative design inside and out might not excite, but there’s also nothing on the 2018 Traverse that will offend. ![]() The most advanced active safety equipment is, as is Chevrolet’s tendency, limited to the range-topping Premier and High Country-it’s only standard on the latter. That means even the $34,995 (including a mandatory $945 destination charge) Traverse LS has a lot going for it. Each comes with a HID headlights with LED running lights, rearview camera, 18-inch wheels, a 7.0-inch infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility, Bluetooth, six USB ports, keyless ignition, and three-zone climate control. The 2018 Traverse is available in seven trims-L, LS, LT Cloth, LT Leather, RS, Premier, and High Country are the others. Both are substantial increases on the last Traverse, which could only muster 15/22/18 mpg in its most efficient trim. All-wheel drive lowers those figures to 17/25/20 mpg. Thanks in part to the 9-speed automatic, the front-drive Traverse returns 18 mpg city, 27 highway, 21 combined. The V-6 model improves on the first-generation crossover’s fuel economy despite the extra power. At this point, we’ve only driven the V-6 and will update once we drive the RS. Both engines work alongside a standard 9-speed automatic, but only the V-6 is available with all-wheel drive. It’s the only available engine until a 2.0-liter, turbocharged inline-4 joins the lineup under the hood of the Traverse RS. ![]() )įor now, all Traverses use a new 3.6-liter V-6 with 310 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque that adds 20 hp over last year’s V-6. The 2018 Chevrolet Traverse is a full-size crossover that's a masculine take on the family wagon.Ĭlean styling inside and out, an enjoyable standard powertrain, a comfortable, spacious cabin, and most of the equipment we expect in a modern family car help the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse score 7.4 out of 10 in our testing.
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