Chevy Traverse Winning Fans With New Styling - Images

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
1-11-2017

Family and other commitments/conflicts kept the GM-Trucks.com staff away from the North American International Auto Show this year, an event we rarely miss. However, we do have friends, (well, one anyway), and he put eyeballs on the new Chevy Traverse for us and was kind enough to send us these images.

Patrick Rall lives in Michigan right across from GM's proving grounds and is a long-time concept car spotter. We know him from Torque News and other publications at which he writes and works in editing. Patrick gave us his first-hand impressions of the new Traverse, and what we like about his comments is that they are very much like those offered by our members in the comments section of our Traverse launch story Monday.

Patrick says that in person the Traverse does look like the larger Suburban and he says that was the general opinion at the show of those in attendance. That is certainly intentional and we suspect most of our members will say that is a good direction for the three-row Traverse. Patrick says that the new styling makes the Traverse look more big-SUV and less curvy little crossover. He also added, "The segment favors crossovers that are more like old school SUVs and less like big station wagons - which is why we are seeing Jeep do their best to make their smaller vehicles look like the Grand Cherokee or Wrangler." Good perspective. Our thanks for Patrick Rall's input and images.

[newdude]

By far the best looking Traverse yet (yes, its only on Generation 2, but it blows the pre MCE and the MCE versions of Gen 1 out of the water). Dare I say, possibly best looking in its class. Better than the Acadia in my opinion as well.

 

Strange that they don't really mention the up to 351lbs weight loss over the current one. The 2017 FWD curbs at 4713lbs, AWD at 4956lbs. 2018 they are showing 4362lbs base curb weight, so I would assume LS V6 FWD. I wonder what the 2.0T RS comes in at...I wish they showed an RS model as well...

 

 

If Traverse looks this good, then the Enclave is going to be stellar (I hope).

[GPGuy]

Definitely miles ahead of the previous generation! It actually looks like an SUV and not a minivan....

[Colossus]

The front end looks promising for sure, the back end.. I think I could like. BUt it reminds me of a crapota when I look at it from the rear for some reason.

[basketballmail2]

Reminds me a bit of a baby Tahoe / Suburban styling wise. But it does look good. Doesn't have that strange babyface look like Equinox currently has.

 

I still wish they would make a RWD V6, but that's just my opinion. Wouldn't mind a Trail Blazer based on the Colorado if it had a column shifter And yes only 2 rows of seats, I think there are enough vehicles with three rows out there.

[Nargg]

Probably rides rough as hell with those thin tires... ;)

[hicountry]

Can't imagine anything wanting to look like the new Suburbans. First one of those we saw, my wife said "that looks like a hearse." And I had to agree.