The Chevy Traverse understands that you want to feel safe, because the world is chaotic! It does this through solid engineering and all of the right technology. Even the base Chevy Traverse has some truly science fiction safety features, including an automatic pedestrian braking that will stop you on a dime. The HD Surround vision displays in gorgeous high resolution on a massive Chevrolet Infotainment Screen that comes with native Apple Carplay, Android Auto, Google Voice Assist, and Google Maps for seamless media and communications streaming. There are tons of USB-C charging ports to make every long road trip a well-connected adventure. The second row captains chairs are comfortable, offering nice bolstering and adjustable legroom. There is even more room behind the third row than in previous generations, and the entire interior will fold flat with a few lever pulls when you need to get drywall into it.
In the corners and slalom, this is a composed and calculated full-size crossover. It doesnt feel as big as it is, or nearly as wayward as something this tall should be. The suspension is solid at quick merges, and great on a long road trip. Best of all, with Super Cruise it will drive itself on the interstate. Seamless, effortlessly connected, and now semi-autonomous driving out of a comfortable, capable people-mover!
The 2024 Chevrolet Traverse: CompetitionThis is a seriously contested part of the market with a lot of new entries and some serious refreshes in the last year. Lets take a look at the Midsize Three-Row SUV Segment:
Pros:
Honda Pilot:Known for its reliability and spacious interior.
Toyota Highlander:Offers a strong reputation for quality and fuel efficiency.
Kia Telluride:Combines stylish design with a comfortable interior.
Hyundai Palisade:Shares a platform with the Telluride but offers a slightly different look.
Ford Explorer:Provides a blend of car-like handling and SUV capability
Cons:
Honda Pilot:the new one is pretty excellent, Slight edge interior to Traverse
Toyota Highlander:Solid, sturdy, but boring
Kia Telluride:Base is lacking, still a Kia
Hyundai Palisade:Expensive Hyundai – still a Hyundai
Ford Explorer:The base ones dont get it done, and the ST will bankrupt you if you drive it hard enough.
The mid-size three-row crossover that was benchmarked for the track testing was the Ford Explorer – which as we found out was a marquee that just about everyone, in one form or another, has had some contact with! In pit lane, the lack of interior materials quality was evident in the Explorer. The Ford Sync is familiar, but not as intuitive as the Chevrolet Infotainment – call it bias. The handling was nice, but the 3.3L naturally aspirated V6 was lackluster and the body roll in the slalom was out of the Poseidon Adventure. A poor showing, but the one that you should get if youre considering an Explorer is the ST – being one of the best 7-seaters we drove last year.
2024 Chevrolet Traverse : Comfortable & ConfidentThe 2.5L Turbocharged Inline-4 is the right engine for this chassis. It fits it like a glove and the 8-speed automatic transmission keeps you in the power beautifully while intelligently distributing the power to all four corners. Everything that you touch – makes sense, feels nice, and tells you everything that you need to know. The 2024 Chevy Traverse is planted, but never feels heavy – and that is nice for something that can fit this many carseats, and be festooned with that many Cheerios.
The Traverse still tows 5,000 lbs, but if you need big towing numbers out of your family-hauler, youre looking at a Tahoe or Suburban depending on how big your dogs are. It does everything that a midsize three-row crossover needs to do well, and with tons of connectivity, charging, and character. We think that your family is going to love the new Traverse, and you can test drive it today at Cavallaro-Neubauer Chevrolet.
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