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2020 Chevy Equinox AWD, Interior, Review
2020 Chevy Equinox AWD, Interior, Review
2020 Chevy Equinox AWD, Interior, Review – The hottest 2020 Chevy Equinoxought to be offered future this current year and really should provide some slight enhancements. So, the exterior and interior will receive some new shades and colour combos at the same time deciding on motors will not adjustment. In the process, more unique and more useful capabilities and rearrangement of your machines…
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mile54 · 5 years ago
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2020 Chevy Equinox LT AWD, Price, Colors
2020 Chevy Equinox LT AWD, Price, Colors
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Chevrolet is updating the compact Equinox SUV. Changes are not big. The major update for the next season will be the new model – 2020 Chevy Equinox LT. The current lineup is offering this package, but like for the other SUVs, the small vehicle will get significant updates. Premier trim is ejecting a 1.5-liter engine from its lineup, so the LT is going to be the only one that offers both this and…
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printertech · 6 years ago
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2020 Chevy Equinox Manual Transmission, Interior Update, Price
2020 Chevy Equinox Manual Transmission, Interior Update, Price
2020 Chevy Equinox Manual Transmission, Interior Update, Price – The Chevrolet designer did the first employment with the recent last Equinox model. It consists of emerged more effective in every single sensation of the concept. It is lighter weight, and small compared to ahead of, its options a lot more ambitious design, and provides more hardware in almost every toned levels.
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imyourguyforthat · 5 years ago
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onwheelsxyz-blog · 5 years ago
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GM trashes the Equinox and Terrain diesel engines for 2020 2018 Chevrolet Equinox Premier Diesel AWD Thanks to the misdeeds of a few automakers, diesel-powered engines are currently enjoying the popularity of toothpaste-flavoured ice cream.This excepts large-and-in-charge pickup trucks, of course, as prodigious oil-burning torque remains the choice for getting work done. In the mainstream, however, its definitely fading from public consciousness.Chalk up another cancellation to market demand, then, as Chevy will not be renewing the diesel engine option in the Equinox crossover for the 2020 model year.Gearheads over at The Car Connection were told by Chevy spox earlier this week that the engine wont return thanks to poor demand.A quick check of the Canadian fleet order guide for General Motors confirms this decision will carry over to this country as well. In addition to binning the 1.6-litre turbo-diesel for 2020, the trim levels of 3LT and 3LZ will also vanish.The usual colour-naming dance is also being performed, with some shades like Orange Burst being swapped out for the likes of Cayenne Orange. A fresh Midnight Edition murders out all the chrome, while content that was once part of a Driver Confidence Plus package is now standard equipment.In case youre wondering, the GMC sales staff across the showroom also have one less diesel engine in their catalog. The 2020 fleet guide spells out deletions for the GMC Terrain, erasures which include the turbo-diesel. Minor trim and equipment changes are also on tap for the
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joshjailbait · 6 years ago
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2020 Chevy Equinox Specs, Price, Powertrain, and Release date. Chevrolet is bringing back Blazer. What is going to happen with a crossover that replaced it back in 2005? The 2020 Chevy Equinox don’t have to worry about its future. As one of the best-selling models in the company, the compact crossover faces the first update after it hit the new generation. Still fresh, we won’t see too many changes. The diesel engine is there, and hybrid could arrive for the next season. Black and Redline Editions are possibilities to join LS, LT, and Premier trims.
The 2020 Chevy Equinox is an urban crossover. Modern and sleek design will draw the attention. Its aesthetic look is both stylish and functional. Fuel economy of its predecessor could even get some improvements. The company plans to add more transmission options. A new 9-speed gearbox is not fulfilling expectations. Tuning, replacing, or more options for buyers are possible solutions. As most Chevy crossovers and SUVs, Equinox has its twin with GMC badge. It is Terrain and we can consider it as a partner, rather than the competition.
2020 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SPECS: AWD AND GAS MILEAGE
The cool thing about the 2020 Chevy Equinox is its wide offer of engines. All three available options are turbocharged. One is diesel and two of them are gasoline units. Soon, a hybrid drivetrain could join the lineup.
The base setup includes a 1.5-liter inline-four engine. A turbocharger will help this mill achieve 180 hp and 200 pound-feet of twist. A six-speed transmission sends power to front wheels. All-wheel drive is optional. This powertrain will get a new nine-speed gearbox for the upcoming season. We expect a fuel economy boost. With a six-speed transfer case, the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox can return 29 mpg combined. The new power router will make it 30 miles per gallon. With an AWD the crossover makes 30 mpg on the highway. Combined fuel economy rating of the 2020 Chevy Equinox drops to 25 mpg.
If you are looking for a more potent engine, that could be a 2.0-liter mill. Well, pairing it with a nine-speed transmission didn’t fulfill expectations. Buyers complained about it, and the GM will add a six-speed gearbox as optional power router for a 2.0-liter engine. With 250 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, this unit can pull 3,500 pounds. More than smaller petrol, or diesel engine. On the other hand, the price paid for these specs is in gas mileage.
2020 CHEVY EQUINOX DIESEL
The last available option is a turbodiesel 1.6-liter engine. This four-pot mill is good for 140 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque. Towing capacity is 1,500 pounds, while the fuel economy rating goes up to 40 mpg in city drive with front-wheel drive equipped. All-wheel drive mode is not increasing fuel consumption significantly. Rating is just 1 mpg worse. Again, Chevrolet decided to offer both available transmissions for the diesel model.
2020 CHEVY EQUINOX TRIM LEVELS: LS, LT, PREMIER
Buyers of the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox will have the same choices as before. The entry-level model of the compact crossover is an L version with a 1.5-liter petrol engine. Keyless entry and push start button are available on this model. An LS trim adds spare tire, protection package, and leather upholstery as an optional upgrade. An LT version is going to make Equinox more luxurious with a power driver seat and unique colors for the dashboard. Chrome exhaust tips are available with 2.0-liter that uses dual outlet system. The 2020 Chevy Equinox Premier comes with leather upholstery, seats, and steering wheel. Larger wheels and power liftgate are available with this trim.
The 2020 Chevy Equinox Redline edition is available only if you choose a 2.0-liter model and LT trim package. Additions are mostly cosmetic, with black front fascia and bowtie logo at the back. Of course, red outlines are highlighting all changes Black rims with red stripes are very attractive and eye-catching. Inside, buyers are getting 4 USB ports, 120V outlet, and DSD card reader for the infotainment system. Navigation is standard, as well as an 8-inch touchscreen display and a rearview camera.
The Redline package succeeded the Midnight or Black edition of Chevrolet Equinox. Here, like for the Redline, buyers will get a lot of darkened parts. Grille, rims, roof rails, everything is black. Unique paint inside and outside will come again for the 2020 Chevy Equinox Black edition.
INTERIOR FEATURES AND COMFORT
We can’t say the 2020 Chevy Equinox is a top model if you are looking for extra space. Honda HR-V will offer more room in the same class. Still, there is a room for a comfortable ride even for longer trips. You won’t have plenty of space for cargo. The cloth is covering interior on lower trim levels, while Premier adds leather, Bose audio, and heating/cooling front seats. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are available at higher trim levels.
2020 CHEVY EQUINOX VS GMC TERRAIN
Comparing these two is not a hard task. The GMC Terrain is a rebadged version of the 2020 Chevy Equinox or vice versa. There are some minor changes in the availability of some features. The GMC didn’t offer a nine-speed transmission. This one could be added for the next Terrain. The crossover is going to introduce new features for the Denali model. The premium model will be the most expensive version among two twins lineups.
2020 CHEVY EQUINOX PRICES
If you plan to purchase the 2020 Chevy Equinox be ready to pay at least $25,000 for it. An LT costs $27k and LT $28k. Diesel and 2.0-liter engine adds $3,000 respectively. These are available for LT and Premier models. If you want to purchase Redline Edition, you will have to pay between $1,500-$2,000. The same cost expects fans of the Black model. The most expensive version is a Premier edition with a turbodiesel unit. With the price of $35,500 it still falls short from GMC Terrain Denali starting price.
The new 2020 Chevrolet Equinox is coming out later this year. General Motors will launch it as soon as possible since the competition is not going to wait. A hybrid could be released in 2020 as an update for the current lineup.
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2020 Chevy Equinox Specs, Price, Powertrain, and Release date 2020 Chevy Equinox Specs, Price, Powertrain, and Release date. Chevrolet is bringing back Blazer. What is going to happen with a crossover that replaced it back in 2005?
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jesusvasser · 6 years ago
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2019 Chevrolet Blazer is Back, Debuts in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Georgia — Move over 2020 Ford Bronco, the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is back to steal some thunder. The Bow Tie has been Blazer-less since 2005 when it retired the dusty S-10 Blazer, which was first launched in 1982. For most of its life, the first-generation of the smaller Blazer was offered in parallel with the full-sized K5 Blazer that was first built in 1969, with the second-generation S-10 Blazer arriving in 1995.
Under the hood, the 2019 Blazer packs a 2.5-liter inline-four that offers 193 hp and 188 lb-ft of torque. But wait—before you bellyache, there’s an optional 3.6-liter V-6 available that delivers 305 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque.
Both engines are mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission and feature stop/start technology—that hopefully has a defeat button. Update: It doesn’t as far as we can tell. Chevy claims the V-6 version can tow up to 4,500 pounds too.
“The Chevrolet Blazer is more than just good looks,” said Waqar Hashim, Blazer chief engineer. “Both the Ecotec 2.5L four-cylinder engine and 3.6L V-6 engine are paired to Chevrolet’s nine-speed automatic transmission, providing drivers a great balance between performance and efficiency.”
Traction Select is standard and on AWD models Chevy says it allows the system to be completely disconnected from the rear axle. Sporty blacked out RS and tony chrome-filled Premier trims get twin-clutch AWD tech for better performance in messier weather.
“Chevrolet has been at the forefront of each of the major automotive industry trends by anticipating consumer demand and delivering innovative products like Bolt EV, Colorado, and Trax,” said Alan Batey, GM president and Chevrolet head.
“The introduction of the all-new Blazer builds on that momentum and further strengthens the most comprehensive lineup of crossovers and SUVs on the market today.”
Why launch the all-new Blazer in Atlanta? It’s one of the biggest markets for the brand we are told. Size wise the new Blazer fits between the Equinox and Traverse. My colleague Aaron Gold says, “It looks like the love-child from a three-way between a Hyundai Kona, a Lexus RX, and a Range Rover Evoque.”
That it does and in a good way. The squinty HID headlights, and big black grille and matching black bow tie give the new Blazer a mean mug that works. Side proportions look long and strong, with a high beltline, and there’s lots of motion going on in the sheet metal.
Around back features LED-illuminated taillamps, dual exhaust outlets, and an integrated tailgate spoiler. It rolls on standard 18-inch aluminum rims and RS and Premier trims get 21-inch wheels. The five-passenger midsize SUV offers up to 64.2 cubic feet of cargo space for your loot and the second-row seats can fold flat. There’s also an adjustable sliding rear seat.
“The Blazer has attitude,” said John Cafaro, Chevrolet design executive director tells the crowd at the launch. “It looks commanding on the road, while fulfilling the promise of versatility at the heart of every Chevy crossover and SUV.”
Inside Chevy says the new Blazer gets several color and trim choices, padded knee areas, round air vents, and grab handles on the doors. It’s pretty roomy overall and there’s decent leg room in the second row for teens and most adults.
Optional goodies include a cargo management system with rails and a cargo fence and a panoramic dual-pane power sunroof.
Standard tech goodies include Adaptive Cruise Control and Rear Camera Mirror, Hands-free power liftgate with Bow Tie logo projection for the RS and Premier trims. Also wireless charging and six USB ports are available, an 8-inch- touchscreen running Chevrolet Infotainment 3 is standard, and its all Android Auto and Apple CarPlay friendly. Sweet.
The Chevrolet Blazer will arrive at dealerships in early 2019. Pricing will be announced once production starts. Stay tuned for more photos and info coming soon.
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eddiejpoplar · 6 years ago
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2019 Chevrolet Blazer is Back, Debuts in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Georgia — Move over 2020 Ford Bronco, the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is back to steal some thunder. The Bowtie has been Blazer-less since 2005 when it retired the dusty S-10 Blazer, which was first launched in 1982. For most of its life, the first-generation of the smaller Blazer was offered in parallel with the full-sized K5 Blazer that was first built in 1969, with the second-generation S-10 Blazer arriving in 1995.
Under the hood, the 2019 Blazer packs a 2.5-liter inline-four that offers 193 hp and 188 lb-ft of torque. But wait—before you bellyache, there’s an optional 3.6-liter V-6 available that delivers 305 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque.
Both engines are mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission and feature stop/start technology—that hopefully has a defeat button. Chevy claims the V-6 version can tow up to 4,500 pounds too.
“The Chevrolet Blazer is more than just good looks,” said Waqar Hashim, Blazer chief engineer. “Both the Ecotec 2.5L four-cylinder engine and 3.6L V-6 engine are paired to Chevrolet’s nine-speed automatic transmission, providing drivers a great balance between performance and efficiency.”
Traction Select is standard and on AWD models Chevy says it allows the system to be completely disconnected from the rear axle. Sporty blacked out RS and tony chrome-filled Premier trims get twin-clutch AWD tech for better performance in messier weather.
“Chevrolet has been at the forefront of each of the major automotive industry trends by anticipating consumer demand and delivering innovative products like Bolt EV, Colorado, and Trax,” said Alan Batey, GM president and Chevrolet head, in a statement.
“The introduction of the all-new Blazer builds on that momentum and further strengthens the most comprehensive lineup of crossovers and SUVs on the market today.”
Size wise the new Blazer fits between the Equinox and Traverse. My colleague Aaron Gold says, “It looks like the love-child from a three-way between a Hyundai Kona, a Lexus RX, and a Range Rover Evoque.”
That it does and in a good way. The squinty HID headlights, and big black grille and matching black bow tie give the new Blazer a mean mug that works. Side proportions look long and strong, with a high beltline, and there’s lots of motion going on in the sheet metal.
Around back features LED-illuminated taillamps, dual exhaust outlets, and an integrated tailgate spoiler. It rolls on standard 18-inch aluminum rims and RS and Premier trims get 21-inch wheels. The five-passenger midsize SUV offers up to 64.2 cubic feet of cargo space for your loot and the second-row seats can fold flat. There’s also an adjustable sliding rear seat.
“The Blazer has attitude,” said John Cafaro, Chevrolet design executive director, in a release. “It looks commanding on the road, while fulfilling the promise of versatility at the heart of every Chevy crossover and SUV.”
Inside Chevy says the new Blazer gets several color and trim choices, padded knee areas, round air vents, and grab handles on the doors.
Optional goodies include a cargo management system with rails and a cargo fence and a panoramic dual-pane power sunroof.
Standard tech goodies include Adaptive Cruise Control and Rear Camera Mirror, Hands-free power liftgate with Bowtie logo projection for the RS and Premier trims. Also wireless charging and six USB ports are available, an 8-inch- touchscreen running Chevrolet Infotainment 3 is standard, and its all Android Auto and Apple carPlay friendly.  Sweet.
The Chevrolet Blazer will arrive at dealerships in early 2019. Pricing will be announced once production starts. Stay tuned for more photos and info coming soon.
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enginerumors · 5 years ago
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2020 Chevy Equinox Colors, Price, AWD Premier
2020 Chevy Equinox Colors, Price, AWD Premier
2020 Chevy Equinox Colors, Price, AWD Premier– This well-known American carmaker offers an excellent reaction to the opposite small-Sports utility vehicles competitors. Latest Equinox provides a little bit smaller sized measurement and much more classy design, plus the brilliant fuel economy. Additional competitors such as Nissan Rogue or perhaps Toyota RAV4 might have very similar operating…
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robertkstone · 7 years ago
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First Drive: 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier
LAKE GEORGE, Michigan — The first-generation Chevrolet Traverse represented a brand and its corporation in transition, having launched the model year before General Motors’ bankruptcy. American families were starting to trade in truck-based sport/utility vehicles like the Chevy TrailBlazer for more carlike unibody front-wheel-drive-based SUVs. Ten years later, Chevrolet is stepping up its game in this segment, taking on leaders like the best-selling Ford Explorer, as well as the likes of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Santa Fe and Honda Pilot, all of which are more popular than the Traverse. Even Chevrolet’s bigger, traditional Chevy Tahoe/Suburban combo outsold Traverse by more than 46,000 units last year.
So the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse and its smaller compact sibling, the Equinox, are two key models in Chevy’s goal of becoming America’s number-one brand again. That means it must first catch Toyota, and then Ford, the latter of which outsold Chevrolet by nearly 391,000 units last year.
To drive its competitive points home, Chevy offered journalists a chance to take their families to various Michigan resorts (yes, we have them) for the weekend in order to best enjoy the Traverse’s qualities. No one among Automobile’s Detroit Bureau-based staff has kids, but my wife, Donna, and I have three collies in our family. We took up Chevy on its offer of a new Traverse for the weekend, and turned down the resort lodging offered as our destination in favor of our newly purchased, dog-friendly cabin off Lake George in the north-central part of the state, about 180 miles away.
There will be fur.
Outside, the new Traverse shares Chevy’s very handsome design language and its coke-bottle body forms with the new Equinox. The two SUVs recall the organic, fuselage-style profiles of Chevy’s glory years in the 1960s and early ‘70s. Chevy says that the all-new Traverse is only slightly larger than the first model, with a 2.0-inch longer wheelbase and a slight increase in overall length, but significantly more interior space.
“We wanted the feeling and the presence of a truck,” says designer Rich Scheer. It has ‘Tahoe DNA’—more SUV than CUV, he says.
I think the new Chevy Traverse looks much sleeker, tighter and less people-mover-like than the old Traverse.
“The fact that the truck studio designed this model is not a happy accident,” says Steve Majoros, marketing director for Chevrolet cars and crossovers.
That’s a major hint. We know the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and 2020 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban will be radically updated, with sleeker, more aerodynamic styling, so it’s pretty clear that the 2018 Chevy Traverse is a 7/8-scale preview of those full-size trucks. Imagine the next Tahoe/Suburban as a larger, longer Traverse. Cut the top off aft the b- or c-pillar, throw a solid rear axle back in, and you have the next Silverado. Whether this styling translates into being more truck-like or not, it works, and it should move the metal among mainstream consumers, who typically list “styling” as a major purchase consideration.
Underneath, the 2018 Traverse is all-new. It rides on the C1Y platform shared with the smaller GMC Acadia and the coming Mark II Buick Enclave. Its 3.6-liter V-6 is the only carryover piece, and only engine choice thus far. This is not the 3649-cc V-6 with Active Fuel Management (cylinder shut-off) introduced in the Cadillac CT6, but instead an updated version of the 3564-cc High-Feature V-6 that’s been on the market for more than a decade. It’s coupled to GM’s new 9-speed automatic transmission, and features stop/start technology, with no shutoff switch for the driver. Manumatic control is limited to a button on the gearshift, and the driver may select a range of gears among the nine while in tow mode.
The suspension of the Traverse has MacPherson struts up front and a five-link rear. Chief engineer Dean Perelli points to the Sachs PLV passive dampers with rebound springs in the rear as an important addition. A urethane vertical bar inside the spring coils, called a Spring Aid, serves as a jounce bumper.
The result is a soft, supple ride, but with good handling, Perelli says. The electrically assisted power steering has variable effort, and the turning diameter of 39 feet is about 1.5-feet tighter than the old model’s.
Base wheels are 18-inchers, but our spiffy-looking Traverse Premier’s $2,495 Redline Edition appearance package adds 20-inch aluminum wheels and paints them black with red accents. It also blacks out the chrome trim and the bowtie badges and adds a dual Skyscape sunroof and the trailering package.
Donna and I headed for the cabin late Friday afternoon, the Traverse loaded up with our three collies and just a couple of bags. The Traverse’s three rows of seats meant nothing to us. We folded down the second-row captains chairs and the third row bench, and tried to fill in the space between those second-row seats with bags in order to keep the floor as flat as possible for the dogs. If you have dogs and no kids, you’ll want the second-row bench.
The updated V-6 is smooth and powerful, with really nice throttle tip-in. Keep your right foot in it and the 3.6 rewards you with a subtle motorboat trill as you smoothly and quickly reach the mid- and upper-rev ranges. Chevy says 0-60 mph comes in less than 7 seconds, respectable for a 4,362-pound three-row SUV. Ours was a front-wheel-drive model, closer to the stated curb weight than one with the optional all-wheel-drive system.
Because collie Hugo was born blind and has obsessive-compulsive disorder, we can’t buckle him in—and so we don’t buckle in Django or Maude, either. (We usually put up some netting behind the front seats.) Driving with three dogs means being less aggressive on the highway and leaving more space for gentler braking. I made good use of the surround vision cameras, which make backing into parking spaces easy, though we had no use for the “teen driver technology.”
The Traverse’s suspension and steering work as Perelli advertised. It’s probably the smoothest and most comfortable ride among SUVs in this segment, nicely soaking up the expansion strips and the crumbling bits of Michigan’s I-96 and State Highway 127. The jounce control means that dive isn’t bad when sudden brake lights ahead force a harder-than-usual stop. The steering is precise and light, offering good feedback, though the ratio isn’t so quick as to feel too twitchy for such a big, tall sport/utility. This is a comfortable, well-balanced SUV that will suit a family with a sportier, more enthusiast-oriented car on the other side of the garage.
Donna was happy to find that the front passenger seat, like the driver’s seat, has power lumbar support, a feature all too rare, even in luxury models. We ran the front seat coolers on the way up to Lake George. Interior materials and fit-and-finish are state-of-the-art for a brand offering luxury at a commodity price, with rich-looking padding on the dashboard and better-than-average plastic finish on the lower parts of the doors. The Traverse has a lot of convenient storage, including a hidden compartment behind the power-operated radio/navigation screen and a deep compartment under the cargo load floor that’s good for carrying food right under the dogs’ paws. Our $47,930 Chevy Traverse Premier Redline is priced up there with Buick Enclaves and Infiniti QX60s, though the base Traverse starts at $30,875, and the popular Traverse LT with cloth seats begins at $35,495.
We enjoyed the Bose Premium 10-speaker hi-fi, standard with the Premium trim, listening to a mix of public radio and XM channel 67, but we didn’t bother with Apple CarPlay (what are we going to do – call each other?) nor the OnStar or 4G LTE wi-fi hotspot. Longer trips, maybe. Everything operates by touchscreen, though. Chevrolet eschewed the tuning knob in the new Traverse, as well as the Equinox, which makes finding that out-of-town radio station too distracting.
We did use the navigation system and its eight-inch color touchscreen on Saturday night to find a restaurant in Cadillac. The navigation took us out of our way by maybe half a mile, through a closed-loop cul de sac in our lake area community, before directing us to the town about 35 miles away.
On Sunday morning, I drove to a dirt road near our cabin, where there’s some deep sand on parts of the mile-long stretch that goes unplowed during wintertime. I could have had some fun with the twin-clutch Advanced AWD system that disconnects the propshaft for better fuel efficiency. It’s standard on the new top-of-the-range $52,995-base Traverse High Country.
The High Country’s Advanced AWD has four driver-selectable modes (our FWD model came with three; standard, snow-mode and trailer, of which Traverse can tow up to 5,000 pounds). In AWD off-road mode, the system turns the Chevy Traverse High Country into something of a rally car around dirt-road corners, “like a WRX,” says chief engineer Perelli. For me, with my FWD Premier Redline, the road made only a decent photo-op.
It acquitted itself well back in Metro Detroit Monday, when I subjected the SUV to my standard local cloverleaf of right-turn sweepers. There’s no wallow to accompany the soft, comfortable ride, and the SUV steers through such turns with mild, predictable understeer and moderate yaw. You can go sufficiently fast without alerting any stability control nannies, unlike, say the segment-leading Ford Explorer with its overly intrusive Curve Control.
The Traverse’s steering initially required a bit of mid-curve correction. Even with 266 pound-feet going to the front wheels, there was no detectable torque-steer. I heard and felt the un-defeatable stop/start start up just once, on the way back to the office from this modest handling exercise. Otherwise, the fuel-saving feature was undetectable without an eye on the tachometer. It’s the best stop/start in the business.
The three-hour drive back to Metro Detroit a day earlier was uneventful in a good way, even with traffic jams south on 127 and east on 96 as other weekenders tried to get home. Yes, it’s a drive-and-forget sort of vehicle, with a plethora of entertainment options for three-hour-plus trips, with the best-looking styling in the segment. By Monday, I had driven the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Redline more than 600 miles, the last 256.7 off a fill-up in Cadillac. Indicated fuel mileage was 25.3 mpg at an average speed of 46.7 mph, but by my calculation (and with three or four extra clicks on the regular unleaded pump), I averaged 23.9 mpg. I returned the Traverse to Chevy with the weekend’s bugs and dirt washed off, and just about all of the fur vacuumed from the interior.
2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Specifications
ON SALE Now PRICE $45,395/$47,930 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.6L DOHC 24-valve V-6/310 hp @ 6,800 rpm, 266 lb-ft @ 2,800 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine, FWD SUV EPA MILEAGE 18/27 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 204.3 x 78.6 x 70.7 in WHEELBASE 120.9 in WEIGHT 4,362 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec (est) TOP SPEED N/A
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First Drive: 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier
LAKE GEORGE, Michigan — The first-generation Chevrolet Traverse represented a brand and its corporation in transition, having launched the model year before General Motors’ bankruptcy. American families were starting to trade in truck-based sport/utility vehicles like the Chevy TrailBlazer for more carlike unibody front-wheel-drive-based SUVs. Ten years later, Chevrolet is stepping up its game in this segment, taking on leaders like the best-selling Ford Explorer, as well as the likes of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Santa Fe and Honda Pilot, all of which are more popular than the Traverse. Even Chevrolet’s bigger, traditional Chevy Tahoe/Suburban combo outsold Traverse by more than 46,000 units last year.
So the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse and its smaller compact sibling, the Equinox, are two key models in Chevy’s goal of becoming America’s number-one brand again. That means it must first catch Toyota, and then Ford, the latter of which outsold Chevrolet by nearly 391,000 units last year.
To drive its competitive points home, Chevy offered journalists a chance to take their families to various Michigan resorts (yes, we have them) for the weekend in order to best enjoy the Traverse’s qualities. No one among Automobile’s Detroit Bureau-based staff has kids, but my wife, Donna, and I have three collies in our family. We took up Chevy on its offer of a new Traverse for the weekend, and turned down the resort lodging offered as our destination in favor of our newly purchased, dog-friendly cabin off Lake George in the north-central part of the state, about 180 miles away.
There will be fur.
Outside, the new Traverse shares Chevy’s very handsome design language and its coke-bottle body forms with the new Equinox. The two SUVs recall the organic, fuselage-style profiles of Chevy’s glory years in the 1960s and early ‘70s. Chevy says that the all-new Traverse is only slightly larger than the first model, with a 2.0-inch longer wheelbase and a slight increase in overall length, but significantly more interior space.
“We wanted the feeling and the presence of a truck,” says designer Rich Scheer. It has ‘Tahoe DNA’—more SUV than CUV, he says.
I think the new Chevy Traverse looks much sleeker, tighter and less people-mover-like than the old Traverse.
“The fact that the truck studio designed this model is not a happy accident,” says Steve Majoros, marketing director for Chevrolet cars and crossovers.
That’s a major hint. We know the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and 2020 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban will be radically updated, with sleeker, more aerodynamic styling, so it’s pretty clear that the 2018 Chevy Traverse is a 7/8-scale preview of those full-size trucks. Imagine the next Tahoe/Suburban as a larger, longer Traverse. Cut the top off aft the b- or c-pillar, throw a solid rear axle back in, and you have the next Silverado. Whether this styling translates into being more truck-like or not, it works, and it should move the metal among mainstream consumers, who typically list “styling” as a major purchase consideration.
Underneath, the 2018 Traverse is all-new. It rides on the C1Y platform shared with the smaller GMC Acadia and the coming Mark II Buick Enclave. Its 3.6-liter V-6 is the only carryover piece, and only engine choice thus far. This is not the 3649-cc V-6 with Active Fuel Management (cylinder shut-off) introduced in the Cadillac CT6, but instead an updated version of the 3564-cc High-Feature V-6 that’s been on the market for more than a decade. It’s coupled to GM’s new 9-speed automatic transmission, and features stop/start technology, with no shutoff switch for the driver. Manumatic control is limited to a button on the gearshift, and the driver may select a range of gears among the nine while in tow mode.
The suspension of the Traverse has MacPherson struts up front and a five-link rear. Chief engineer Dean Perelli points to the Sachs PLV passive dampers with rebound springs in the rear as an important addition. A urethane vertical bar inside the spring coils, called a Spring Aid, serves as a jounce bumper.
The result is a soft, supple ride, but with good handling, Perelli says. The electrically assisted power steering has variable effort, and the turning diameter of 39 feet is about 1.5-feet tighter than the old model’s.
Base wheels are 18-inchers, but our spiffy-looking Traverse Premier’s $2,495 Redline Edition appearance package adds 20-inch aluminum wheels and paints them black with red accents. It also blacks out the chrome trim and the bowtie badges and adds a dual Skyscape sunroof and the trailering package.
Donna and I headed for the cabin late Friday afternoon, the Traverse loaded up with our three collies and just a couple of bags. The Traverse’s three rows of seats meant nothing to us. We folded down the second-row captains chairs and the third row bench, and tried to fill in the space between those second-row seats with bags in order to keep the floor as flat as possible for the dogs. If you have dogs and no kids, you’ll want the second-row bench.
The updated V-6 is smooth and powerful, with really nice throttle tip-in. Keep your right foot in it and the 3.6 rewards you with a subtle motorboat trill as you smoothly and quickly reach the mid- and upper-rev ranges. Chevy says 0-60 mph comes in less than 7 seconds, respectable for a 4,362-pound three-row SUV. Ours was a front-wheel-drive model, closer to the stated curb weight than one with the optional all-wheel-drive system.
Because collie Hugo was born blind and has obsessive-compulsive disorder, we can’t buckle him in—and so we don’t buckle in Django or Maude, either. (We usually put up some netting behind the front seats.) Driving with three dogs means being less aggressive on the highway and leaving more space for gentler braking. I made good use of the surround vision cameras, which make backing into parking spaces easy, though we had no use for the “teen driver technology.”
The Traverse’s suspension and steering work as Perelli advertised. It’s probably the smoothest and most comfortable ride among SUVs in this segment, nicely soaking up the expansion strips and the crumbling bits of Michigan’s I-96 and State Highway 127. The jounce control means that dive isn’t bad when sudden brake lights ahead force a harder-than-usual stop. The steering is precise and light, offering good feedback, though the ratio isn’t so quick as to feel too twitchy for such a big, tall sport/utility. This is a comfortable, well-balanced SUV that will suit a family with a sportier, more enthusiast-oriented car on the other side of the garage.
Donna was happy to find that the front passenger seat, like the driver’s seat, has power lumbar support, a feature all too rare, even in luxury models. We ran the front seat coolers on the way up to Lake George. Interior materials and fit-and-finish are state-of-the-art for a brand offering luxury at a commodity price, with rich-looking padding on the dashboard and better-than-average plastic finish on the lower parts of the doors. The Traverse has a lot of convenient storage, including a hidden compartment behind the power-operated radio/navigation screen and a deep compartment under the cargo load floor that’s good for carrying food right under the dogs’ paws. Our $47,930 Chevy Traverse Premier Redline is priced up there with Buick Enclaves and Infiniti QX60s, though the base Traverse starts at $30,875, and the popular Traverse LT with cloth seats begins at $35,495.
We enjoyed the Bose Premium 10-speaker hi-fi, standard with the Premium trim, listening to a mix of public radio and XM channel 67, but we didn’t bother with Apple CarPlay (what are we going to do – call each other?) nor the OnStar or 4G LTE wi-fi hotspot. Longer trips, maybe. Everything operates by touchscreen, though. Chevrolet eschewed the tuning knob in the new Traverse, as well as the Equinox, which makes finding that out-of-town radio station too distracting.
We did use the navigation system and its eight-inch color touchscreen on Saturday night to find a restaurant in Cadillac. The navigation took us out of our way by maybe half a mile, through a closed-loop cul de sac in our lake area community, before directing us to the town about 35 miles away.
On Sunday morning, I drove to a dirt road near our cabin, where there’s some deep sand on parts of the mile-long stretch that goes unplowed during wintertime. I could have had some fun with the twin-clutch Advanced AWD system that disconnects the propshaft for better fuel efficiency. It’s standard on the new top-of-the-range $52,995-base Traverse High Country.
The High Country’s Advanced AWD has four driver-selectable modes (our FWD model came with three; standard, snow-mode and trailer, of which Traverse can tow up to 5,000 pounds). In AWD off-road mode, the system turns the Chevy Traverse High Country into something of a rally car around dirt-road corners, “like a WRX,” says chief engineer Perelli. For me, with my FWD Premier Redline, the road made only a decent photo-op.
It acquitted itself well back in Metro Detroit Monday, when I subjected the SUV to my standard local cloverleaf of right-turn sweepers. There’s no wallow to accompany the soft, comfortable ride, and the SUV steers through such turns with mild, predictable understeer and moderate yaw. You can go sufficiently fast without alerting any stability control nannies, unlike, say the segment-leading Ford Explorer with its overly intrusive Curve Control.
The Traverse’s steering initially required a bit of mid-curve correction. Even with 266 pound-feet going to the front wheels, there was no detectable torque-steer. I heard and felt the un-defeatable stop/start start up just once, on the way back to the office from this modest handling exercise. Otherwise, the fuel-saving feature was undetectable without an eye on the tachometer. It’s the best stop/start in the business.
The three-hour drive back to Metro Detroit a day earlier was uneventful in a good way, even with traffic jams south on 127 and east on 96 as other weekenders tried to get home. Yes, it’s a drive-and-forget sort of vehicle, with a plethora of entertainment options for three-hour-plus trips, with the best-looking styling in the segment. By Monday, I had driven the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Redline more than 600 miles, the last 256.7 off a fill-up in Cadillac. Indicated fuel mileage was 25.3 mpg at an average speed of 46.7 mph, but by my calculation (and with three or four extra clicks on the regular unleaded pump), I averaged 23.9 mpg. I returned the Traverse to Chevy with the weekend’s bugs and dirt washed off, and just about all of the fur vacuumed from the interior.
2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Specifications
ON SALE Now PRICE $45,395/$47,930 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.6L DOHC 24-valve V-6/310 hp @ 6,800 rpm, 266 lb-ft @ 2,800 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine, FWD SUV EPA MILEAGE 18/27 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 204.3 x 78.6 x 70.7 in WHEELBASE 120.9 in WEIGHT 4,362 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec (est) TOP SPEED N/A
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2020 Chevy Equinox Price, Interior, Review
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2020 Chevy Equinox Price, Interior, Review – The brand new 2020 Chevy Equinoxought to be readily available down the road this current year and needs to provide some light enhancements. Hence, the particular exterior and also interior ought to get some proper new colourings and also shade mixtures even though the option of motors will not improve. Likewise, more modern and more effective…
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2020 Chevrolet Equinox Release Date, Colors, Configurations
2020 Chevrolet Equinox Release Date, Colors, Configurations
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2019 Chevrolet Blazer is Back, Debuts in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Georgia — Move over 2020 Ford Bronco, the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is back to steal some thunder. The Bowtie has been Blazer-less since 2005 when it retired the dusty S-10 Blazer, which was first launched in 1982. For most of its life, the first-generation of the smaller Blazer was offered in parallel with the full-sized K5 Blazer that was first built in 1969, with the second-generation S-10 Blazer arriving in 1995.
Under the hood, the 2019 Blazer packs a 2.5-liter inline-four that offers 193 hp and 188 lb-ft of torque. But wait—before you bellyache, there’s an optional 3.6-liter V-6 available that delivers 305 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque.
Both engines are mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission and feature stop/start technology—that hopefully has a defeat button. Chevy claims the V-6 version can tow up to 4,500 pounds too.
“The Chevrolet Blazer is more than just good looks,” said Waqar Hashim, Blazer chief engineer. “Both the Ecotec 2.5L four-cylinder engine and 3.6L V-6 engine are paired to Chevrolet’s nine-speed automatic transmission, providing drivers a great balance between performance and efficiency.”
Traction Select is standard and on AWD models Chevy says it allows the system to be completely disconnected from the rear axle. Sporty blacked out RS and tony chrome-filled Premier trims get twin-clutch AWD tech for better performance in messier weather.
“Chevrolet has been at the forefront of each of the major automotive industry trends by anticipating consumer demand and delivering innovative products like Bolt EV, Colorado, and Trax,” said Alan Batey, GM president and Chevrolet head, in a statement.
“The introduction of the all-new Blazer builds on that momentum and further strengthens the most comprehensive lineup of crossovers and SUVs on the market today.”
Size wise the new Blazer fits between the Equinox and Traverse. My colleague Aaron Gold says, “It looks like the love-child from a three-way between a Hyundai Kona, a Lexus RX, and a Range Rover Evoque.”
That it does and in a good way. The squinty HID headlights, and big black grille and matching black bow tie give the new Blazer a mean mug that works. Side proportions look long and strong, with a high beltline, and there’s lots of motion going on in the sheet metal.
Around back features LED-illuminated taillamps, dual exhaust outlets, and an integrated tailgate spoiler. It rolls on standard 18-inch aluminum rims and RS and Premier trims get 21-inch wheels. The five-passenger midsize SUV offers up to 64.2 cubic feet of cargo space for your loot and the second-row seats can fold flat. There’s also an adjustable sliding rear seat.
“The Blazer has attitude,” said John Cafaro, Chevrolet design executive director, in a release. “It looks commanding on the road, while fulfilling the promise of versatility at the heart of every Chevy crossover and SUV.”
Inside Chevy says the new Blazer gets several color and trim choices, padded knee areas, round air vents, and grab handles on the doors.
Optional goodies include a cargo management system with rails and a cargo fence and a panoramic dual-pane power sunroof.
Standard tech goodies include Adaptive Cruise Control and Rear Camera Mirror, Hands-free power liftgate with Bowtie logo projection for the RS and Premier trims. Also wireless charging and six USB ports are available, an 8-inch- touchscreen running Chevrolet Infotainment 3 is standard, and its all Android Auto and Apple carPlay friendly.  Sweet.
The Chevrolet Blazer will arrive at dealerships in early 2019. Pricing will be announced once production starts. Stay tuned for more photos and info coming soon.
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First Drive: 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier
LAKE GEORGE, Michigan — The first-generation Chevrolet Traverse represented a brand and its corporation in transition, having launched the model year before General Motors’ bankruptcy. American families were starting to trade in truck-based sport/utility vehicles like the Chevy TrailBlazer for more carlike unibody front-wheel-drive-based SUVs. Ten years later, Chevrolet is stepping up its game in this segment, taking on leaders like the best-selling Ford Explorer, as well as the likes of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Santa Fe and Honda Pilot, all of which are more popular than the Traverse. Even Chevrolet’s bigger, traditional Chevy Tahoe/Suburban combo outsold Traverse by more than 46,000 units last year.
So the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse and its smaller compact sibling, the Equinox, are two key models in Chevy’s goal of becoming America’s number-one brand again. That means it must first catch Toyota, and then Ford, the latter of which outsold Chevrolet by nearly 391,000 units last year.
To drive its competitive points home, Chevy offered journalists a chance to take their families to various Michigan resorts (yes, we have them) for the weekend in order to best enjoy the Traverse’s qualities. No one among Automobile’s Detroit Bureau-based staff has kids, but my wife, Donna, and I have three collies in our family. We took up Chevy on its offer of a new Traverse for the weekend, and turned down the resort lodging offered as our destination in favor of our newly purchased, dog-friendly cabin off Lake George in the north-central part of the state, about 180 miles away.
There will be fur.
Outside, the new Traverse shares Chevy’s very handsome design language and its coke-bottle body forms with the new Equinox. The two SUVs recall the organic, fuselage-style profiles of Chevy’s glory years in the 1960s and early ‘70s. Chevy says that the all-new Traverse is only slightly larger than the first model, with a 2.0-inch longer wheelbase and a slight increase in overall length, but significantly more interior space.
“We wanted the feeling and the presence of a truck,” says designer Rich Scheer. It has ‘Tahoe DNA’—more SUV than CUV, he says.
I think the new Chevy Traverse looks much sleeker, tighter and less people-mover-like than the old Traverse.
“The fact that the truck studio designed this model is not a happy accident,” says Steve Majoros, marketing director for Chevrolet cars and crossovers.
That’s a major hint. We know the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and 2020 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban will be radically updated, with sleeker, more aerodynamic styling, so it’s pretty clear that the 2018 Chevy Traverse is a 7/8-scale preview of those full-size trucks. Imagine the next Tahoe/Suburban as a larger, longer Traverse. Cut the top off aft the b- or c-pillar, throw a solid rear axle back in, and you have the next Silverado. Whether this styling translates into being more truck-like or not, it works, and it should move the metal among mainstream consumers, who typically list “styling” as a major purchase consideration.
Underneath, the 2018 Traverse is all-new. It rides on the C1Y platform shared with the smaller GMC Acadia and the coming Mark II Buick Enclave. Its 3.6-liter V-6 is the only carryover piece, and only engine choice thus far. This is not the 3649-cc V-6 with Active Fuel Management (cylinder shut-off) introduced in the Cadillac CT6, but instead an updated version of the 3564-cc High-Feature V-6 that’s been on the market for more than a decade. It’s coupled to GM’s new 9-speed automatic transmission, and features stop/start technology, with no shutoff switch for the driver. Manumatic control is limited to a button on the gearshift, and the driver may select a range of gears among the nine while in tow mode.
The suspension of the Traverse has MacPherson struts up front and a five-link rear. Chief engineer Dean Perelli points to the Sachs PLV passive dampers with rebound springs in the rear as an important addition. A urethane vertical bar inside the spring coils, called a Spring Aid, serves as a jounce bumper.
The result is a soft, supple ride, but with good handling, Perelli says. The electrically assisted power steering has variable effort, and the turning diameter of 39 feet is about 1.5-feet tighter than the old model’s.
Base wheels are 18-inchers, but our spiffy-looking Traverse Premier’s $2,495 Redline Edition appearance package adds 20-inch aluminum wheels and paints them black with red accents. It also blacks out the chrome trim and the bowtie badges and adds a dual Skyscape sunroof and the trailering package.
Donna and I headed for the cabin late Friday afternoon, the Traverse loaded up with our three collies and just a couple of bags. The Traverse’s three rows of seats meant nothing to us. We folded down the second-row captains chairs and the third row bench, and tried to fill in the space between those second-row seats with bags in order to keep the floor as flat as possible for the dogs. If you have dogs and no kids, you’ll want the second-row bench.
The updated V-6 is smooth and powerful, with really nice throttle tip-in. Keep your right foot in it and the 3.6 rewards you with a subtle motorboat trill as you smoothly and quickly reach the mid- and upper-rev ranges. Chevy says 0-60 mph comes in less than 7 seconds, respectable for a 4,362-pound three-row SUV. Ours was a front-wheel-drive model, closer to the stated curb weight than one with the optional all-wheel-drive system.
Because collie Hugo was born blind and has obsessive-compulsive disorder, we can’t buckle him in—and so we don’t buckle in Django or Maude, either. (We usually put up some netting behind the front seats.) Driving with three dogs means being less aggressive on the highway and leaving more space for gentler braking. I made good use of the surround vision cameras, which make backing into parking spaces easy, though we had no use for the “teen driver technology.”
The Traverse’s suspension and steering work as Perelli advertised. It’s probably the smoothest and most comfortable ride among SUVs in this segment, nicely soaking up the expansion strips and the crumbling bits of Michigan’s I-96 and State Highway 127. The jounce control means that dive isn’t bad when sudden brake lights ahead force a harder-than-usual stop. The steering is precise and light, offering good feedback, though the ratio isn’t so quick as to feel too twitchy for such a big, tall sport/utility. This is a comfortable, well-balanced SUV that will suit a family with a sportier, more enthusiast-oriented car on the other side of the garage.
Donna was happy to find that the front passenger seat, like the driver’s seat, has power lumbar support, a feature all too rare, even in luxury models. We ran the front seat coolers on the way up to Lake George. Interior materials and fit-and-finish are state-of-the-art for a brand offering luxury at a commodity price, with rich-looking padding on the dashboard and better-than-average plastic finish on the lower parts of the doors. The Traverse has a lot of convenient storage, including a hidden compartment behind the power-operated radio/navigation screen and a deep compartment under the cargo load floor that’s good for carrying food right under the dogs’ paws. Our $47,930 Chevy Traverse Premier Redline is priced up there with Buick Enclaves and Infiniti QX60s, though the base Traverse starts at $30,875, and the popular Traverse LT with cloth seats begins at $35,495.
We enjoyed the Bose Premium 10-speaker hi-fi, standard with the Premium trim, listening to a mix of public radio and XM channel 67, but we didn’t bother with Apple CarPlay (what are we going to do – call each other?) nor the OnStar or 4G LTE wi-fi hotspot. Longer trips, maybe. Everything operates by touchscreen, though. Chevrolet eschewed the tuning knob in the new Traverse, as well as the Equinox, which makes finding that out-of-town radio station too distracting.
We did use the navigation system and its eight-inch color touchscreen on Saturday night to find a restaurant in Cadillac. The navigation took us out of our way by maybe half a mile, through a closed-loop cul de sac in our lake area community, before directing us to the town about 35 miles away.
On Sunday morning, I drove to a dirt road near our cabin, where there’s some deep sand on parts of the mile-long stretch that goes unplowed during wintertime. I could have had some fun with the twin-clutch Advanced AWD system that disconnects the propshaft for better fuel efficiency. It’s standard on the new top-of-the-range $52,995-base Traverse High Country.
The High Country’s Advanced AWD has four driver-selectable modes (our FWD model came with three; standard, snow-mode and trailer, of which Traverse can tow up to 5,000 pounds). In AWD off-road mode, the system turns the Chevy Traverse High Country into something of a rally car around dirt-road corners, “like a WRX,” says chief engineer Perelli. For me, with my FWD Premier Redline, the road made only a decent photo-op.
It acquitted itself well back in Metro Detroit Monday, when I subjected the SUV to my standard local cloverleaf of right-turn sweepers. There’s no wallow to accompany the soft, comfortable ride, and the SUV steers through such turns with mild, predictable understeer and moderate yaw. You can go sufficiently fast without alerting any stability control nannies, unlike, say the segment-leading Ford Explorer with its overly intrusive Curve Control.
The Traverse’s steering initially required a bit of mid-curve correction. Even with 266 pound-feet going to the front wheels, there was no detectable torque-steer. I heard and felt the un-defeatable stop/start start up just once, on the way back to the office from this modest handling exercise. Otherwise, the fuel-saving feature was undetectable without an eye on the tachometer. It’s the best stop/start in the business.
The three-hour drive back to Metro Detroit a day earlier was uneventful in a good way, even with traffic jams south on 127 and east on 96 as other weekenders tried to get home. Yes, it’s a drive-and-forget sort of vehicle, with a plethora of entertainment options for three-hour-plus trips, with the best-looking styling in the segment. By Monday, I had driven the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Redline more than 600 miles, the last 256.7 off a fill-up in Cadillac. Indicated fuel mileage was 25.3 mpg at an average speed of 46.7 mph, but by my calculation (and with three or four extra clicks on the regular unleaded pump), I averaged 23.9 mpg. I returned the Traverse to Chevy with the weekend’s bugs and dirt washed off, and just about all of the fur vacuumed from the interior.
2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Specifications
ON SALE Now PRICE $45,395/$47,930 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.6L DOHC 24-valve V-6/310 hp @ 6,800 rpm, 266 lb-ft @ 2,800 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine, FWD SUV EPA MILEAGE 18/27 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 204.3 x 78.6 x 70.7 in WHEELBASE 120.9 in WEIGHT 4,362 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec (est) TOP SPEED N/A
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First Drive: 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier
LAKE GEORGE, Michigan — The first-generation Chevrolet Traverse represented a brand and its corporation in transition, having launched the model year before General Motors’ bankruptcy. American families were starting to trade in truck-based sport/utility vehicles like the Chevy TrailBlazer for more carlike unibody front-wheel-drive-based SUVs. Ten years later, Chevrolet is stepping up its game in this segment, taking on leaders like the best-selling Ford Explorer, as well as the likes of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Santa Fe and Honda Pilot, all of which are more popular than the Traverse. Even Chevrolet’s bigger, traditional Chevy Tahoe/Suburban combo outsold Traverse by more than 46,000 units last year.
So the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse and its smaller compact sibling, the Equinox, are two key models in Chevy’s goal of becoming America’s number-one brand again. That means it must first catch Toyota, and then Ford, the latter of which outsold Chevrolet by nearly 391,000 units last year.
To drive its competitive points home, Chevy offered journalists a chance to take their families to various Michigan resorts (yes, we have them) for the weekend in order to best enjoy the Traverse’s qualities. No one among Automobile’s Detroit Bureau-based staff has kids, but my wife, Donna, and I have three collies in our family. We took up Chevy on its offer of a new Traverse for the weekend, and turned down the resort lodging offered as our destination in favor of our newly purchased, dog-friendly cabin off Lake George in the north-central part of the state, about 180 miles away.
There will be fur.
Outside, the new Traverse shares Chevy’s very handsome design language and its coke-bottle body forms with the new Equinox. The two SUVs recall the organic, fuselage-style profiles of Chevy’s glory years in the 1960s and early ‘70s. Chevy says that the all-new Traverse is only slightly larger than the first model, with a 2.0-inch longer wheelbase and a slight increase in overall length, but significantly more interior space.
“We wanted the feeling and the presence of a truck,” says designer Rich Scheer. It has ‘Tahoe DNA’—more SUV than CUV, he says.
I think the new Chevy Traverse looks much sleeker, tighter and less people-mover-like than the old Traverse.
“The fact that the truck studio designed this model is not a happy accident,” says Steve Majoros, marketing director for Chevrolet cars and crossovers.
That’s a major hint. We know the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and 2020 Chevy Tahoe/Suburban will be radically updated, with sleeker, more aerodynamic styling, so it’s pretty clear that the 2018 Chevy Traverse is a 7/8-scale preview of those full-size trucks. Imagine the next Tahoe/Suburban as a larger, longer Traverse. Cut the top off aft the b- or c-pillar, throw a solid rear axle back in, and you have the next Silverado. Whether this styling translates into being more truck-like or not, it works, and it should move the metal among mainstream consumers, who typically list “styling” as a major purchase consideration.
Underneath, the 2018 Traverse is all-new. It rides on the C1Y platform shared with the smaller GMC Acadia and the coming Mark II Buick Enclave. Its 3.6-liter V-6 is the only carryover piece, and only engine choice thus far. This is not the 3649-cc V-6 with Active Fuel Management (cylinder shut-off) introduced in the Cadillac CT6, but instead an updated version of the 3564-cc High-Feature V-6 that’s been on the market for more than a decade. It’s coupled to GM’s new 9-speed automatic transmission, and features stop/start technology, with no shutoff switch for the driver. Manumatic control is limited to a button on the gearshift, and the driver may select a range of gears among the nine while in tow mode.
The suspension of the Traverse has MacPherson struts up front and a five-link rear. Chief engineer Dean Perelli points to the Sachs PLV passive dampers with rebound springs in the rear as an important addition. A urethane vertical bar inside the spring coils, called a Spring Aid, serves as a jounce bumper.
The result is a soft, supple ride, but with good handling, Perelli says. The electrically assisted power steering has variable effort, and the turning diameter of 39 feet is about 1.5-feet tighter than the old model’s.
Base wheels are 18-inchers, but our spiffy-looking Traverse Premier’s $2,495 Redline Edition appearance package adds 20-inch aluminum wheels and paints them black with red accents. It also blacks out the chrome trim and the bowtie badges and adds a dual Skyscape sunroof and the trailering package.
Donna and I headed for the cabin late Friday afternoon, the Traverse loaded up with our three collies and just a couple of bags. The Traverse’s three rows of seats meant nothing to us. We folded down the second-row captains chairs and the third row bench, and tried to fill in the space between those second-row seats with bags in order to keep the floor as flat as possible for the dogs. If you have dogs and no kids, you’ll want the second-row bench.
The updated V-6 is smooth and powerful, with really nice throttle tip-in. Keep your right foot in it and the 3.6 rewards you with a subtle motorboat trill as you smoothly and quickly reach the mid- and upper-rev ranges. Chevy says 0-60 mph comes in less than 7 seconds, respectable for a 4,362-pound three-row SUV. Ours was a front-wheel-drive model, closer to the stated curb weight than one with the optional all-wheel-drive system.
Because collie Hugo was born blind and has obsessive-compulsive disorder, we can’t buckle him in—and so we don’t buckle in Django or Maude, either. (We usually put up some netting behind the front seats.) Driving with three dogs means being less aggressive on the highway and leaving more space for gentler braking. I made good use of the surround vision cameras, which make backing into parking spaces easy, though we had no use for the “teen driver technology.”
The Traverse’s suspension and steering work as Perelli advertised. It’s probably the smoothest and most comfortable ride among SUVs in this segment, nicely soaking up the expansion strips and the crumbling bits of Michigan’s I-96 and State Highway 127. The jounce control means that dive isn’t bad when sudden brake lights ahead force a harder-than-usual stop. The steering is precise and light, offering good feedback, though the ratio isn’t so quick as to feel too twitchy for such a big, tall sport/utility. This is a comfortable, well-balanced SUV that will suit a family with a sportier, more enthusiast-oriented car on the other side of the garage.
Donna was happy to find that the front passenger seat, like the driver’s seat, has power lumbar support, a feature all too rare, even in luxury models. We ran the front seat coolers on the way up to Lake George. Interior materials and fit-and-finish are state-of-the-art for a brand offering luxury at a commodity price, with rich-looking padding on the dashboard and better-than-average plastic finish on the lower parts of the doors. The Traverse has a lot of convenient storage, including a hidden compartment behind the power-operated radio/navigation screen and a deep compartment under the cargo load floor that’s good for carrying food right under the dogs’ paws. Our $47,930 Chevy Traverse Premier Redline is priced up there with Buick Enclaves and Infiniti QX60s, though the base Traverse starts at $30,875, and the popular Traverse LT with cloth seats begins at $35,495.
We enjoyed the Bose Premium 10-speaker hi-fi, standard with the Premium trim, listening to a mix of public radio and XM channel 67, but we didn’t bother with Apple CarPlay (what are we going to do – call each other?) nor the OnStar or 4G LTE wi-fi hotspot. Longer trips, maybe. Everything operates by touchscreen, though. Chevrolet eschewed the tuning knob in the new Traverse, as well as the Equinox, which makes finding that out-of-town radio station too distracting.
We did use the navigation system and its eight-inch color touchscreen on Saturday night to find a restaurant in Cadillac. The navigation took us out of our way by maybe half a mile, through a closed-loop cul de sac in our lake area community, before directing us to the town about 35 miles away.
On Sunday morning, I drove to a dirt road near our cabin, where there’s some deep sand on parts of the mile-long stretch that goes unplowed during wintertime. I could have had some fun with the twin-clutch Advanced AWD system that disconnects the propshaft for better fuel efficiency. It’s standard on the new top-of-the-range $52,995-base Traverse High Country.
The High Country’s Advanced AWD has four driver-selectable modes (our FWD model came with three; standard, snow-mode and trailer, of which Traverse can tow up to 5,000 pounds). In AWD off-road mode, the system turns the Chevy Traverse High Country into something of a rally car around dirt-road corners, “like a WRX,” says chief engineer Perelli. For me, with my FWD Premier Redline, the road made only a decent photo-op.
It acquitted itself well back in Metro Detroit Monday, when I subjected the SUV to my standard local cloverleaf of right-turn sweepers. There’s no wallow to accompany the soft, comfortable ride, and the SUV steers through such turns with mild, predictable understeer and moderate yaw. You can go sufficiently fast without alerting any stability control nannies, unlike, say the segment-leading Ford Explorer with its overly intrusive Curve Control.
The Traverse’s steering initially required a bit of mid-curve correction. Even with 266 pound-feet going to the front wheels, there was no detectable torque-steer. I heard and felt the un-defeatable stop/start start up just once, on the way back to the office from this modest handling exercise. Otherwise, the fuel-saving feature was undetectable without an eye on the tachometer. It’s the best stop/start in the business.
The three-hour drive back to Metro Detroit a day earlier was uneventful in a good way, even with traffic jams south on 127 and east on 96 as other weekenders tried to get home. Yes, it’s a drive-and-forget sort of vehicle, with a plethora of entertainment options for three-hour-plus trips, with the best-looking styling in the segment. By Monday, I had driven the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Redline more than 600 miles, the last 256.7 off a fill-up in Cadillac. Indicated fuel mileage was 25.3 mpg at an average speed of 46.7 mph, but by my calculation (and with three or four extra clicks on the regular unleaded pump), I averaged 23.9 mpg. I returned the Traverse to Chevy with the weekend’s bugs and dirt washed off, and just about all of the fur vacuumed from the interior.
2018 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Specifications
ON SALE Now PRICE $45,395/$47,930 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.6L DOHC 24-valve V-6/310 hp @ 6,800 rpm, 266 lb-ft @ 2,800 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine, FWD SUV EPA MILEAGE 18/27 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 204.3 x 78.6 x 70.7 in WHEELBASE 120.9 in WEIGHT 4,362 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec (est) TOP SPEED N/A
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