2027 Chevrolet Traverse Review | NEW Updates for 2027!

[music] >> If you really need to channel I am Quinton car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we are in the brand new 2027 Chevy Traverse courtesy of Lawrence Chevrolet in Mechanicsburg PA for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. It's a this is a large three-row SUV from Chevrolet competes with the Volkswagen Atlas, Toyota Grand Highlander, Lexus TX just to name a few and there's actually plenty of changes for the 2027 model year as well. So ultimately in this video we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration and braking steering feel ride quality sound system exhaust clip all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing. And so as you can imagine there are several different trim levels for the 2027 Traverse. You got the LT starting at $42,795, Z71 all-wheel drive for $51,095, you got the RS which is the one we are in today. This one starts at $57,795 and lastly the high country starting at $58,095. And so front-wheel drive is the standard configuration for all trim levels but that Z71 that one comes standard with all-wheel drive. However, you can get all-wheel drive on any of those other trim levels as well. If you wanted to do that simply add $2,000 then to any of those prices. But regardless of the trim level that you go with the power plant on the Traverse is going to be the same. Powering the beast is a 2.5 L turbocharged four-cylinder. This puts out 328 horsepower at 5500 RPM, 326 lb feet of torque coming in at 3500 RPM. That power being sent to the front wheels or all-wheels through an eight-speed automatic with paddle shifters. But zero to 60 time approximately 7.3 seconds that's respectable with MPG numbers coming in at 20 in the city, 27 on the highway for the front-wheel drive, 19 city, 25 then on the highway for the all-wheel drive taking regular unleaded fuel. It's a before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shifter test here in the Traverse. I did want to mention to you guys the drive modes. As their drive mode button is actually located by the driver's side left knee. That's probably the last place we'd actually look for that one, but that gives you normal, sport, off-road, snow and ice, and tow and haul adjusting things like the shift points and throttle response, steering sensitivity, and the all-wheel drive system engagement then as well. All right, so now that we have gotten all that out of the way, I've found a straight away. Let's go ahead and do an acceleration test, and let's see how quickly we can get this one here up to speed. I am in sport driving mode in 3 2 1 go. Nice. Very little delay there, which is kind of surprising for a turbocharged four-cylinder. This thing's actually pulling pretty hard. There's no issues with that, guys. That's plenty of an acceleration to merge onto the highway. That honestly really surprised me cuz this is a dang big SUV, and uh there was no turbo lag, either, which is kind of weird. Like I really expect the turbo lag there because turbocharged four-cylinder, after all, you almost always get it, but that's a dang good acceleration. So, I actually like that. Well done, Chevy. But, anyways, to go along with that acceleration, as always, braking is equally important. And so, up front you will find 12.6-in ventilated front discs. In the back, 12.4-in solid rear discs. As far as that 60-0 stopping distance goes, that comes in at an insanely respectable 114 ft. That's a sport sedan number. Typically, anything in the 110s is a sport sedan. Usually, what you see for this is like mid-120s, if not 130s, like the Volkswagen Atlas. But, 114 ft, that's some dang intense stopping power. So, speaking of, as far as braking feel goes, it's weird. Now, the number itself is brilliant. Now, it's on the firm side of things, but I feel like it didn't come to as quick of a stop as that 114-ft number would lead me to believe. So, I don't know. I don't mind it. Um the number itself is absolutely amazing. I'll just leave it at that. But anyways, then touching on suspension and handling, up front you're going to get a McPherson strut front suspension. In the back, independent five-link rear suspension. You're going to get a sportier suspension tune for the RS that we have with us here today. So, that's pretty cool. And a slightly lifted suspension for the Z71 cuz that's kind of the off-road trim, of course. But overall, as far as ride quality goes, that's literally the first thing I noticed when I first started driving this one. Ridiculously smooth. Like super smooth ride here in this thing. So, actually kind of surprised me cuz it's not like this has an adaptive damping suspension or an air suspension or anything like that, but it's still a dang smooth ride. Like Chevy's crushing it. Um as far as steering feel goes, that does adjust dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in. I still have it in that sport driving mode, and it's a pretty darn heavy weight to the steering. It still points you in the direction that you want to go. If you wanted a more traditional kind of steering feel, I'm going to go ahead and put it back in normal, and it 100% loosens up. So, it's more of a traditional SUV at that point. So, you got something for everybody there. As far as cabin noise goes, we're sitting at a red light right now, so it's going to be ridiculously quiet. Honestly though, it's been perfectly fine in my short little test drive here today when it comes to cabin noise. So, I haven't had any issues with that. Let's take a look at rear visibility as I am still sitting at this red light here. I actually can see perfectly fine, and that may be due in part because I have the third row folded down right now. So, obviously if the third row is not in use, you could fold that down, and the head rest aren't going to be impeding on that rear visibility, but um it's actually really good, actually. So, I don't have any issues with rear visibility. The other thing is touching on forward visibility a little bit is that rain-sensing windshield wipers do come standard on the RS and the High Country trim levels. That's how you're going to go ahead and get them. So, wanted to mention that because they're pretty cool. Whenever this thing detects any kind of mist or rainfall, it's going to automatically turn on this windshield wipers. Kind of like automatic headlights, just one less thing you got to worry about there. And again, it's just for those two trim levels, those two top trim levels. That's how you're going to go ahead and get that one. But, that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, guys. Now, let's go ahead and make our way to the exterior. And little spoiler alert here, you guys probably already saw the thumbnail. We got one of the new colors for 2027, and it's dang good-looking. It's like a teal. I'll give you the exact color in a second here, but let's check it out. All right, so here she is, you guys, the new 2027 Chevy Traverse finished in Twilight Blue, which is one of the two new colors for the 2027 model year. The other one is called Trillium Green Metallic. Both of them look absolutely amazing. Some two absolutely amazing color choices there, but anyways, as always, let's go ahead and start with where the Traverse is made. Taking a look at the VIN, first character is the number one, indicating that the Traverse is built and assembled here in the US, specifically Michigan, in case you were curious. But, starting up front, you will find a gloss black front grille does come standard. The RS badging can be found within it if you go with the RS trim level, of course. Z71 badging for the Z71 trim level, obviously. To the sides, LED headlights with LED daytime running lights. You get the automatic feature with those. You get automatic high beams as well. So, if you have your high beams on at night, it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. And when that vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. You get red recovery hooks if you were to go with that Z71 trim level only, so that's pretty cool. Uh front air curtains to the corners there, helping direct air around the wheel and tire combination. Then, as far as ground clearance goes, I'll get down a little bit here, but ground clearance comes in at 7.5 in for the Traverse. The Z71 bumps up to 7.7 in then. But, that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the side. All right, so then else this we are around to the side of this one. Roof rails will come standard on the Traverse, of course. Rear privacy glass also coming standard. Get the Traverse lettering found on the front doors there in typical Chevy fashion, of course. Power adjustable heated side mirrors, you're going to get LED integrated turn signals in as well. Then taking a look down at the wheel setup, there's actually five new wheel designs available for the 2027 model year. So, a little bit of newness there, but 18-in machine faced aluminum alloys for the LT. 18-in gloss black machine faced aluminum wheels for the Z71. Going to get 18-in gloss black painted aluminum wheels for the RS. And then 22-in gloss black wheels for the High Country. But, that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the back. All right, so now as we are around to the back of this one, starting all the way to the top, we do have a body colored shark fin antenna. Just below that, you got the rear spoiler with an integrated brake light. You got the rear window wiper fixed to the rear glass then. LED tail lights do come standard. Trim level badging, of course, found in the back there as well. It's kind of hidden in the shadows a little bit, so you might not be able to see it. But, anyways, just below it all, one of my favorite parts about the back here. This looks dang good. Dual exhaust outlets with quad tips. Who puts quad tips on an SUV? Somebody who loves the design. I think it looks amazing. But, having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here. As always, here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now as we are around to the back of the Traverse, when it comes to opening that rear liftgate, it is going to be a power liftgate for all trim levels across the board, so you got to appreciate that. There is a button on the key fob then. There is a rubberized button on the liftgate itself then as well. But, once opened up, cargo capacity behind that third row comes in at 22.9 cubic feet. That's actually pretty good. If that was not enough space, of course, the third row does fold down. That was going to bump that up to 56.6 cubic feet. By the way, there are some buttons in the cargo area to fold that third row down. So, that made that even easier. And then with all rows folded, 97.6 cubic feet, which is best in class. That is better than the Toyota Grand Highlander and Volkswagen Atlas as well. So, that's definitely impressive. Got some chrome-plated tie-down anchors back there. There's a 12-V power outlet. Then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you will find in-floor storage, which is always nice to see then as well. But, then making your way up to the rear legroom, that comes in at 32.1 inches. For reference, I'm an even 6 ft tall. This is how much space I had in the third row there. And of course, with the second and third row, the second row does move forward. So, if there was third row passengers, you could probably move that second row forward a little bit to make a little bit of extra space for the third row passenger if you needed to. But, LED interior lighting back there, rear ventilation, got cup holders and USB charging ports then as well. But, then making your way up to the second row legroom, that comes in at 41.4 inches. That's luxury-like. You got to appreciate that. For reference, I'm still an even 6 ft tall. This is how much space I had in the second row there. Captain's chairs actually do come standard and plenty of space between the two center passengers if you got kids that like fighting or whatever. They got armrests, too. That's always nice. I like that. Tri-zone climate control coming standard. USB charging ports back there. There's a 12-V power outlet. There's no side window sunshades. I was looking for that. It's probably the only thing that's missing. I mean, the tint might be dark enough. It might not matter, but would have liked to have seen them, I guess. But, heated second row then coming with the high country and the RS trim levels if you wanted to spoil the second row passengers a little bit. But, then making your way up to the front seats, cloth seating for the LT and Z71 trims. Eight-way power driver seat with power lumbar coming standard. Heated front seats actually do come standard as well. Perforated leather for the high country and RS trim levels. Ventilated front seats for the High Country and RS trim levels then as well. And I like the RS lettering found in the headrest. I'm sure the High Country is probably going to have the same if I were to guess, but um yeah, overall as far as seat comfort goes, it's actually plenty comfortable. I didn't have any issues there. But now let's go ahead and take a look at the steering wheel cuz Chevy always does a really good job with their steering wheels. It is tilt and telescoping. It's going to be power adjustable for the High Country and RS trim levels. Leather-wrapped steering wheel actually does come standard. I like that. And actually heated steering wheel comes standard as well. That's crazy. You usually don't find that. And I like the RS logo found in the bottom portion of it then as well. But then making our way to the startup, let me start by showing you guys the key. You got your bowtie logo on the one side. Then when you flip it over, lock, unlock, the button to pop the rear liftgate there, and the times two button is a remote start, which also comes standard on all trim levels across the board. So, that's pretty cool. But it is all keyless entry with a push-button start. So, all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee. So, once started up, gauge cluster is definitely done well. This is an 11-in digital gauge cluster, and uh there are steering wheel mounted controls found on the right side of the steering wheel. It's the two kind of squares, maybe the rectangles, I can't tell, but um two squares on the right-hand side of the steering wheel. You can adjust what is displayed up there. There's like a full navigation setup uh if you wanted to have that, and that's powered by Google Maps. It says Google in the bottom of it there. Uh there's like a safety kind of display. There's a minimalist kind of display with just the digital readout. And then there's kind of a sportier look with the digital readout inside of the tachometer. That's probably what I would leave it on. I think that looks pretty darn good. But I like that there's customization within the digital gauge cluster here because you don't always get that even on digital gauge clusters, believe it or not. It's kind of reminiscent of Audi to me, like that Audi virtual cockpit, and uh I just think it looks good. They did a really good job with that. But it gives you things like how many miles you have left until you hit empty. Uh outside temperature is up there as well. So, pretty much everything you could possibly need up there. So, then making our way to overall interior quality, a panoramic sunroof is going to be optional on all trim levels across the board. It is an option that we have with us here today. So, that's pretty cool. Overhead sunglass holder also comes standard. I know it's a sunglass holder cuz it has a picture of sunglasses on it. So, can't put anything else up there. Universal home remote does come standard. That's for up to three different garage doors found in the bottom portion of this frameless rearview mirror. I love that as well. Now, red interior detail for the RS trim level, I got a little bit of an issue with that. I get that the RS is supposed to be kind of sportier. I would have switched that up to a lot of black interior detail and then this red trim found on the dash and the doors, I would have made that black but with like a see-through ambient lighting color that shined through like Mercedes-Benz does is what I'm thinking. That way, if you have like a blue exterior, you don't have to try to match it up with the red interior. It doesn't necessarily go. I would have loved to have seen like a blue interior to match our blue exterior, but uh, that's the best with customization. So, I don't know. Just just a thought. Anyways, you do get a more luxurious interior trim for the 2027 High Country. That's one of the changes as well. Obviously, we got the RS, so I can't really show that to you guys, but wireless phone charger does come standard. That's located just in front of the cup holders here. Of course, you got the cup holders just behind that. Everything surrounding that is finished in a nice gloss black. That's kind of high-endish to me. Little bit of storage just behind the cup holders there, too. And then within the center armrest, there's an absolute ton of storage within that center armrest. This is a big SUV. I guess that makes sense. And one of my favorite parts about the interior here is that there is hidden storage found underneath of the cup holders. So, uh, you can put a purse down there. Um, if you want to kind of keep it hidden and out of the way. Um, really, you can put whatever the heck you want down there, but I love that it's there cuz not all SUVs will give you that, either. So, overall, as far as interior quality goes, it's really good. With the one exception that since this is the RS trim level, you're forced to get the red interior. I would have liked to have had a blue one because we got the blue exterior, but anyways, that's just me. Now, let's go ahead and take a look at this massive, ridiculously massive infotainment screen. This is a 17.7-in high-definition TV, and it comes with Bluetooth and audio streaming, wireless Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, climate control settings up there, multi-color ambient lighting settings. You got to appreciate that. I always like playing around with the ambient lighting, but anyways, you can check out vehicle statistics up there. This is also where you can turn on your headlights permanently, or you can just leave it on auto. So, there's not like a physical button for them on the stalk of the steering wheel or anything like that. It's all done through the infotainment screen. Not sure how I feel about that, but it is what it is. You probably just leave it on auto and never touch it, honestly. But, then of course, you got your radio information up there as well. So, when it comes to the sound systems, there's actually two of them. You get six speakers for the LT and Z71 trims, and then a 10-speaker Bose sound system for the RS and the High Country. So, therefore, we got the Bose sound system with us here today. So, let's go ahead and turn on the radio, see what we got playing today, and let's test out the clarity of this one. It's kind of a pretty song. I didn't mind that. Um, plenty of bass. Absolutely no issues when it comes to the bass. So, that was really good. Plenty of clarity as well. Honestly, that's not a bad sound system. And I've had a Bose sound system in my Infiniti G35 coupe back in the day. It never failed me. It was extremely reliable. So, there's nothing wrong with Bose. That's a really good sound system for this thing. But, last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on that infotainment screen is when you do put the Traverse in reverse, that's really funny. Uh, you do get extremely high-definition rearview camera coming standard across the board. Also, that 360-degree monitor there to the left as well, which is super nice, letting you know who or what is completely all around you, which is always is going to lead us into safety. So, let me start with the best part. This one actually is an IIHS Top Safety Pick. So, wonderful start right there. Front, side, side curtain airbags. in the back you got latch aka lower anchors and tethers to your children for the rear car seats. Rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard so much advanced safety. It's pretty ridiculous. Forward collision alert, rear parking sensors, rear cross traffic braking, speed limit assist, traffic sign recognition, teen driver mode which prevents your teen driver from turning off the safety features. In the event that they were to do that it gets logged in the system so that you know about it. Blind spot steering assist, automatic emergency braking lane keep assist and lane departure warning then as well. So overall, what it comes to my final thoughts here, brilliant two new colors. You get either of those two new colors and that's amazing. Like wonderful. I love bright colors and more unique colors as opposed to the black, the white, and the gray. So I'm a big fan of this twilight blue we have with us here today. Tons of space as well. Like I said, most in class is definitely nice. Very nice looking design. I think the the major constructive criticism for me on this one, not that there's anything wrong with the turbocharged engine, but I would have liked to have seen a hybrid configuration just for better miles per gallon because after all this SUV is competing with the Grand Highlander Hybrid, which essentially is the same size of this but gives you 36 miles per gallon with all-wheel drive. And so that's going to save you a lot of money, but I just want to see Chevy do that. Or maybe they can just buy the rights to that motor, plop it in the Traverse, and then call it the Traverse Hybrid. And nobody's probably ever going to know the difference because that's what Mazda does with Toyota engines. And uh anyways, hybrid would be nice. thing is this particular spec that we're in today goes for $62,000, which puts you at the same price point of the Lexus TX. So then you got to ask yourself, do you go with this or do you go with the Lexus TX? Because again, it's the same size SUV, but uh Lexus. So I don't know. I kind of feel like the LT trim level is the sweet spot on this one. But anyways, let me know what you guys think of the Traverse in the comments. I do love reading your comments. That's about it for this one, you guys. Thank you so much for watching. [clears throat] Follow me on social media if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube. Be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're into new car reviews. That is what I've been doing for 12 years now. Do appreciate you guys watching more than you know, and I will see you guys all in the next video. Stay gold. >> [music]