AutoNSider Review | 2019 Chevy Traverse Premier
So let’s say that you’ve got a bit of a crew to tote, but no need to tow anything like a 28-foot boat.
In which case, maybe you don’t need all the muscle that a big V-8 Tahoe would bring to the party, but you still want the space, comfort and technology, right?
If that sounds like you, check out Chevy’s recently-re-styled Traverse.
And along with that space, comfort and technology, let’s add “style”, too, ‘cause this new Traverse is a well-tailored suit compared to the last versions baggy pair of khakis look.
From around 30 to 50 thousand, the ’91 Traverse is a roomy three-row SUV that’ll seat 7 or 8 and tow up to 5,000 lbs. Chevy gets you 310 HP out of their 3.6 liter V-6…and you can thank that 9-speed automatic for the Traverse’s EPA 18 city and 27 Hwy MPG’s.
We did just touch 30 MPGs for an hour on a “ going with the flow” road trip to the beach…but anything over the speed limit will cost you one or two MPGs.
So…how far you climb that ladder from 30K to 50K pretty much depends upon
just how much luxury and tech you require.
We had a top of the line “Premier” version in “Redline” dress. Redline kicks it up a notch or two with 20” gloss black rims and just the right amount of well-placed red and black trim. An unexpected touch was Chevy’s Bow-Tie puddle light that appeared on the ground at the rear of the vehicle every time I had the keys in my pocket and walked past it at night. Nice touch.
And in Premier dress, we enjoyed huge dual moonroofs, keyless open and start, a rear-view camera in addition to the usual mirrors, rear and cross-traffic assist, parking assist, and all kinds of alerts like blind zone, lane change and rear cross-traffic, forward collision alert, front pedestrian braking, heated and ventilated leather front seating and heated outboard rears, surround vision, power rear lift gate, Apple and Android connectivity, wireless charging, heated steering, Bose sound and more.
So what’s missing?
The additional $10,000 or so that just about anything made in Europe or Japan would charge for the same size and the same level of equipment and performance.
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