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The Enclave looks, feels, and drives like it commands the price they ask for it, even though it is overpriced. The Traverse does not, nor does the Acadia. The engine is really the only thing I didn’t like about the Buick.

I came away very impressed with the Buick, and very unimpressed with the GMC and the Chevy.
 
Exactly. I'd just pay 7K more and get a V8 Tahoe. Who in their rabbit ass mind is spending 60K on a tiny engine 2.5L vehicle? No offense but absolutely NOT!
Quite a few people are, actually. WE care about the engine but most people don't, it's a non-issue to most buyers apparently. Nearly 70k have sold since going on sale, about 10K per month which puts it on track for 120k per year which is what they typically sell.
 
The Traverse sells because it’s an anonymous blob with 3 rows that is family friendly. The overall vehicle is incredibly mid. The interior is cheap, the ride quality sucks, the engine is weak and unrefined, and it isn’t exactly cheap to boot.

For $60,000 there are far, far better choices, including GM’s own Enclave, which the Traverse feels like a cheap Chinese knockoff of.
 
Exactly. I'd just pay 7K more and get a V8 Tahoe. Who in their rabbit ass mind is spending 60K on a tiny engine 2.5L vehicle? No offense but absolutely NOT!
I've had the pleasure of driving a Sierra with the L4 2.7L Turbo, not exactly sure how close that is to the 2.5L in the Traverse, (HP/TQ) but both are L4 Turbos pushing around a heavy vehicle, on relative terms they should be pretty close?

Not an impressive ride around town, (very buzzy) it's acceptable cruising in the 45-70 MPH range, but that's about it and I'm seeing less than 1 MPG overall in fuel economy gains vs. the 5.3L's that I've driven.
(MPG is not good around town and drops when pushed above 70 MPH)

I need to see how the 2.5L feels in the Traverse, hopefully it's dramatically different.
 
I've had the pleasure of driving a Sierra with the L4 2.7L Turbo, not exactly sure how close that is to the 2.5L in the Traverse, (HP/TQ) but both are L4 Turbos pushing around a heavy vehicle, on relative terms they should be pretty close?
Traverse 2.5L : 328 HP / 326 TRQ
Sierra 2.7L : 310 HP / 430TRQ

I drove a 2.7L Sierra for 1500 miles over the summer; mine was never 'buzzy' and it performed well... tho it was not in it's torque band as often as the 3.0L Duramax is. Some of that was 8 gears vs. 10.
 
The Traverse sells because it’s an anonymous blob with 3 rows that is family friendly. The overall vehicle is incredibly mid. The interior is cheap, the ride quality sucks, the engine is weak and unrefined, and it isn’t exactly cheap to boot.
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You summed it up perfectly Envoy4Life. Consumer Reports' evaluation echoes your impressions:

Consumer Reports said:
The new Traverse is a solid entry in the family-focused midsized SUV segment. It is a very functional vehicle, with a roomy front seat, decently comfortable second row, and spacious cargo area. It does most things well, but it doesn’t excel in any one particular area.
In most regards, this SUV could be described as average, with one notable demerit: The raspy turbocharged four-cylinder engine doesn’t sound nearly as polished as the less-powerful V6 it replaced.
 
I need to see how the 2.5L feels in the Traverse, hopefully it's dramatically different.
If Consumer Reports' evaluation is any indication, from an NVH perspective the 2.5L is just as loud, stressed and unrefined as the 2.7L, if not worse:

Consumer Reports said:
The overall impression is that the small engine is often working hard based on the laboring sounds it makes. The 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine boasts 18 more horsepower than the previous 3.6-liter V6, but it lacks the smooth, unstressed feeling that the previous engine conveyed. As one logbook entry quipped, it sounds like someone told Spotify, “Play country song, ‘Where Have All the V6 Engines Gone?’”
 
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You summed it up perfectly Envoy4Life. Consumer Reports' evaluation echoes your impressions:
Same as the Sierra I'm driving I defined it as "buzzy"... "raspy" whatever, reminds me of 1998 Toyota RAV4.

The raspy turbocharged four-cylinder engine doesn’t sound nearly as polished as the less-powerful V6 it replaced
 
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