Chevrolet at present unveiled a dramatically remade Traverse midsize crossover that may attain dealerships for the 2024 mannequin yr. It seems bolder and extra truck-like than ever and will get a brand new engine that’s each extra highly effective and extra environment friendly than what the 2023 Traverse carries.

The present Traverse is spacious and family-friendly however not precisely handsome. You may describe it as minivan-like. Chevy designers understood that, and the corporate is blunt about its objectives for the brand new design. “Our new Traverse is designed and engineered to behave and look extra like an SUV,” says Scott Bell, vp, Chevrolet.

Chevrolet hasn’t revealed pricing. The 2023 mannequin begins at $34,520.

Rugged New Look (That’s a Pattern)

The adjustments are dramatic. The entrance finish borrows closely from current truck designs – from the windshield ahead, it may nearly be a Silverado or the present full-size Tahoe. The large, steeply canted C-pillars that characterised the final design are nonetheless current however cease wanting full top, making a floating-roof impact.

Brawnier, boxier SUVs are the pattern in new car design this yr. The brand new Traverse doesn’t resemble rivals just like the Honda Pilot or Kia Telluride, however it looks like they’re all getting their garments from the identical stylist. Everybody has a extra rugged look now.

Turbo-4 As an alternative of V6 (That’s a Pattern)

Each 2023 Traverse makes use of a 3.6-liter V6 engine making 310 horsepower. Most producers have moved away from V6 engines for midsize automobiles in recent times. Chevy has determined they’re proper. For subsequent yr, the corporate will change it with a 2.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder good for 315 horsepower.

Energy now goes by way of a 9-speed transmission (as a substitute of eight). Entrance-wheel drive stays the usual method, with all-wheel drive (AWD) obtainable, presumably for an added price.

Massive Paired Screens Inside (That’s a…Yeah, You Get It)

Inside, the adjustments are simply as dramatic.

Simply as brawnier our bodies are the large SUV exterior fad this yr, twin screens mounted to seem like a big single unit are the large inside fad. The Traverse has one now, and the look nonetheless works. But it surely’s large right here – the infotainment display is a full 17.7 inches on each trim stage. Chevy designers had been considerate sufficient to go away an actual quantity knob and a pair of actual knobs for the dual-zone local weather management system.

Lest it really feel too trendy, engineers labored in a throwback – the gear selector is on the steering column.

The bottom mannequin is an 8-seater with a second-row bench. All different trim ranges seat seven due to roomy second-row captain’s chairs.

New security gear features a “Buckle to Drive” characteristic that received’t allow you to shift into drive until each driver and entrance passenger are safely strapped in.

Tremendous Cruise – Common Motor’s hands-free freeway driving system – is now non-compulsory. It’s able to altering lanes by itself.

New Z71 Path Mannequin

The Traverse positive aspects a trim stage and drops one for 2024. The bottom LS and mid-level LT proceed, as does the sporty-looking RS. However the previous Premier trim disappears, changed by a Z71 mannequin.

It provides off-road options like an additional inch of floor clearance, a trim-specific twin-clutch AWD system, all-terrain tires, and a brand new entrance fascia “purposely designed for improved method angle, with an aluminum skid plate and signature Z71 pink tow hooks.” Hill descent management and a trailering package deal are normal on the Z71. Chevy says it additionally will get drive modes for various terrains however doesn’t specify which terrains are included.

Chevy says the brand new Traverse will probably be obtainable in early 2024. It’s going to proceed to be made on the Lansing Delta Township manufacturing unit in Michigan.