Chevrolet Traverse

Chevrolet Traverse
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Parent company	General Motors
Production	2009-
Assembly	Spring Hill, Tennessee
Predecessor	Chevrolet Uplander Chevrolet TrailBlazer
Class	Full-size crossover SUV
Body style(s)	4-door SUV
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive / All-wheel drive
Platform	GM Lambda platform
Engine(s)	3.6L VVT DI High Feature V6
Transmission(s)	6-speed automatic
Wheelbase	118.9 in (3020 mm)
Length	205.0 in (5207 mm)
Width	78.4 in (1991 mm)
Height	69.7 in (1770 mm)
Curb weight	2136 Kg (4700 Lbs)
Fuel capacity	22 US gal (83 L/18 imp gal)
Related	GMC Acadia Buick Enclave Saturn Outlook

The Chevrolet Traverse is a full-size crossover SUV built on the GM Lambda platform that underpins the GMC Acadia. It replaces the long-wheelbase Uplander minivan and Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUV (both vehicles will be phased out after 2009), and will be built in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

Chevrolet's answer to the 2009 Ford Flex, the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse debuted at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show and will arrive in showrooms in the fall of 2008.

Powertrain

The Chevrolet Traverse will feature a 3.6L V6 engine with VVT and direct injection. The other Lambda-based vehicles will get this powertrain update in the 2009 model year. A 6-speed automatic transmission will give power to front or all wheels. The Traverse will also feature a single exhaust tip delivering 281 hp (210 kW) with the 3.6L VVT engine or dual exhaust tips delivering 286 hp (213 kW).

Design

The Traverse name was originally shown as a concept car at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but that concept gave way when the Chevrolet Equinox launched for the 2005 model year. The 2009 Chevrolet Traverse's appearance will be more similar to the Buick Enclave than the GMC Acadia or Saturn Outlook, as seen in recent spy photos. The crossover was shown at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. In recent spy photos, the Traverse seems to have a "Chevron" shaped grill similar to the grill found on the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. Pictures taken before the 2008 Chicago Auto Show confirm that the chevron shaped grille found on the Malibu is present on the Traverse, as well as unique sheet metal different from those of the other Lambda crossovers.