Chevy Traverse First Drive

[GMusa]

The Outlook needs to die.

[GMusa]

They say it looks hurried? I think it looks the best out of the Acadia and Outlook. But the Enclave still looks the sharpest.

[roteague]

Originally Posted by HoosierRon

Who cares if someone buys a Traverse or an Outlook? As long as the overall sales increase, it is good.

My thought as well. More choice is always better for the consumer.

[WishIhadatruck]

I think it is one of the better looking of the Lamda's. I like it. I also don't like the Acadia which seems to be a minority opinion, most like it more than the Outlook which was my favorite. I agree the Outlook should be dropped, Zafira sounds good to me. I don't see why GMC and Buick both need one either. Perhaps one of those should be dropped. Chevrolet should have had one from the beginning.

Was the 5800 lb towing capacity a typo? That is a nice bump up! If true then it makes an even better replacement for the Tahoe/Trailblazer than it already was. That makes for a pretty descent towing limit, it will handle most peoples needs. 4500 lbs was always too low for a Tahoe replacement if people actually used them to tow. I hope it isn't a typo, this vehicle is suddenly much more appealing to me.

[roteague]

I like the mirrors, they fit the style of the car. However, I hate the corporate steering wheel they put in - it looks cheap.

[2648562]

I think it's the ugliest of the bunch by far and has half-ass and fail written all over it, but that's just my opinion. I don't see anything "sporty" about it, which is fine--so long as they gear their marketing towards the minivan crowd. As far as replacing the Trailblazer and Tahoe goes with this:

Sorry, I'm just not digging it.

[mbukukanyau]

Originally Posted by GMusa

The Outlook needs to die.

The outlook needs to go daewoo, holden, opel and vauxhall. Death is not a solution

[psece]

Originally Posted by 63GrandSport001

There should only be 2 of them maybe 3 of them

Luxury: Enclave
Work: Acadia
mainstream: Traverse

Sort of the same as yours but without a GMC version.

Should only be two of them with a commercial diesel(gets around emissions) only that you can order:

Luxury: Enclave
Everything else: Transverse
GM Commercial(Can be ordered thru any dealership): Cub

[Lichtronamo]

Originally Posted by HoosierRon

Who cares if someone buys a Traverse or an Outlook? As long as the overall sales increase, it is good.

But it reduces the economy of scale and thus profit. Consider Toyota sells almost as many Highlanders as the three current Lambdas combined. Then throw in the higher margin RX. Same with Honda and the Pilot/MDX.

Once again, too many brands, too many dealers. However, I don't see that they had any choice but to give Chevy one. Saturn too needed SOMETHING to sell. Perhaps the biggest trouble is the Acadia and Enclave on the same showroom, although the Acadia has been the volume in the Lambdas sales. Having a Chevy variant to sustain volume in the Lambda plant makes a possible cut of GMC easier.

[377Z]

EPA estimates?

[zete]

Originally Posted by psece

Sort of the same as yours but without a GMC version.

Should only be two of them with a commercial diesel(gets around emissions) only that you can order:

Luxury: Enclave
Everything else: Transverse
GM Commercial(Can be ordered thru any dealership): Cub

The GMC should just be a top trim level on the Traverse. But I'm not starting that "restructure GM" thread in here.

[crooner214]

I really want to like this thing, and there isn't anything wrong with it. My problem is that I like the Outlook, Acadia, and Buick more.

Here's an idea, GM:
Leave the Traverse as is, the entry do-all model.
Leave the Enclave alone also, the Luxury model.
Redesign the Saturn to be a more sports-car-oriented model, by foregoing the tow package and the high ride height. No base engine, only the up-level powerplant.
Redesign the GMC to incorporate a ute-style truck bed, 2 or 4 door. The work truck.

WHat do you folks think?

[mbukukanyau]

This is a Toyota strategy for GM when it comes to Chevy and design. GM should sell this global while the dollar is weak

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by crooner214

I really want to like this thing, and there isn't anything wrong with it. My problem is that I like the Outlook, Acadia, and Buick more.

Here's an idea, GM:
Leave the Traverse as is, the entry do-all model.
Leave the Enclave alone also, the Luxury model.
Redesign the Saturn to be a more sports-car-oriented model, by foregoing the tow package and the high ride height. No base engine, only the up-level powerplant.
Redesign the GMC to incorporate a ute-style truck bed, 2 or 4 door. The work truck.

WHat do you folks think?

I like the GMC thing, but the Acadia needs to stay as a crossover, perhaps something akin to the Envoy XUV would work well with it.

[DMD]

The guy that did the review is a complete moron. It is a smaller GMC/Saturn/Buick that has versatility in large amounts better gas mileage than those other larger vehicles mentioned. Along with the same great fit and finish found on the Saturn/GMC and Buick models. Besides its faster because its lighter. I will be looking very seriously at getting one in the next couple years and I am no soccer mom, I'm a 40 something single guy.