What is up to you guys though Cody here today in 2018 completely redesigned Chevy Traverse courtesy of subtlest Chevrolet in Harrisburg PA and so let me just jump right into it and let's start with the price it's gonna start there are several different trim levels available for the 2018 Traverse first one being the L that is going to start at thirty thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars then there's the LS 430 two thousand nine hundred ninety-five dollars into LT cloths for thirty-five thousand four hundred ninety-five dollars to LT leather for forty-two thousand ninety five dollars then there is the premier which starts at forty-five thousand three hundred ninety-five dollars and lastly, the high country which is the one I am in today that is going to start at fifty-two thousand nine hundred ninety five dollars.
By the way for all of those prices except for the high country that is for the front-wheel drive setup if you wanted all-wheel drive simply add an additional two thousand dollars to those prices except of course for the high country which comes standard with all-wheel drive it's about regardless of trim level the powerplant is going to be the state powering the 2018 Traverse is going to be a three point six liter naturally aspirated v6 putting out 310 horsepower at 1600 rpm and 266 pounds feet of torque available 2,800 rpm again power sent to either front wheels or all wheels through all wheel drive through a 9 speed automatic transmission giving you mpg numbers right around 18 in the city 27 on the highway and by the way this one does come with the start/stop system so when you're stopped at a red light or stop sign the engine is going to automatically shut off for you helping you save a little miles per gallon there and then the second you let off the brake the engine is going to instantly turn back on if you also worry about starting the car up again of course so then when it comes to ride quality I've actually hit a good number of bumps so far in this trip because we have a good number of them in Pennsylvania but actually this thing is taking them quite well how would even venture to say better than most of the SUVs I review so that is definitely in process I when it comes to that suspension the 2018 Traverse does come with a fully independent suspension tuned for a smooth ride and optimum handling so there's going to be a McPherson strut coil spring front suspension and an independent by Blink rear suspension and so now when it comes to visibility this is actually one of my favorite parts in the 2018 Traverse and you might be asking yourself why are the where with visibility be great in a three row SUV I will start by saying of course you have your rear blind zones back there but that is really with every three row SUV out there so you're always going to have that but with this 2018 Traverse when I flip that little switch right under that rear view mirror that is going to actually give you a rear view camera within that rear view mirror which I absolutely love on this thing and actually the only time I've ever seen that is on the Cadillac ct-6 so definitely bringing luxury into the 2018 Traverse I'm a huge fan of that because actually that kind of eliminates that extra blind zone in the back as well giving you that added visibility I keep mentioning it something else is I have not done it yet let's put that 3.6 liter v6 to the test and do a quick little acceleration see how quickly we can get the new 2018 Traverse here up the speed actually pretty darn quick definitely pigs you into the seat so no issues whatsoever with merging onto the highway I have definitely a fan of this acceleration it works perfectly for the 2018 Traverse it's so but now enough of the driving dynamics let's check out the exterior instead of start up front though our HID headlamps for all trims but the premiere in high country of course because on the premiere in high country you are going to get standard LED headlamps up there but then to go along with that there are LED daytime running lights that actually come standard for all trim levels and just below fall glimpse for the LT trim it up and of course in between all that lighting there is a large front grille definitely looks good on the new 2018 Traverse here but then make it our way to decide LS trim it up is going to come with that standard dark tinted glass that you see almost SUV these days I'm going to come to the side mirrors there are black painted side mirrors for the L and LS trim levels body color side mirrors with integrated turn signals are going to come standard for the LT and premier and high country and if you look up roof rails will come standard on the LT trim it up but then looking down when it comes that will set up 18-inch aluminum wheels come with the L in LS LT trim level is going to give me 20 inch 6 spoke aluminum wheels and the premiere in high country are going to give you 20 inch metallic machined aluminum wheels but then make your way to the back on the top there there is that rear spoiler with the integrated brake light along with that rear wiper those two are actually going to come standard for every single trim level definitely like the new sharper look as well for that taillight design on the 2018 Traverse that looks good I just blow it all there are dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips so as always you guys here is that exhaust clip you it's someone else's we are around back to open that rear hatch I first do want to mention that there is a button on the key fob so I'm just going to show you that right now that is how you're going to open it and by the way to close that all you need to do is simply press one button on that rear hatch walk away and it's actually going to close itself so that's the nice feature there too but when it comes to cargo capacity with all three rows of seating up behind that third row that's going to come in at 23 cubic feet another nice little feature is if you lift up the bottom of that rear cargo capacity there there's a little bit of additional hidden storage under there so that's definitely nice as well but then of course there's third row seats do fold down bumping the cubic feet in this up to 58 point one by the way on the trim level that I have today I do have power folding rear seats to simply press that button hold it down and that is going to fold them down but actually fold them back up as well as power folding both ways so that's definitely nice there anyways with all three rows folded down that is going to come in at 98.5 cubic feet nearly a hundred that's definitely nice giving you more than enough space you could probably live back there if you wanted to do so but anyways when it comes to that rear legroom third rogue legroom is going to come in at 30 3.5 inches so for reference I mean even six feet tall actually was able to fit back there surprisingly so it was pretty nice second row legroom comes in at thirty eight point four inches again I was easily able to fit back there another really nice thing about the 2018 Traverse at least comparing it to some of the other SUVs I've reviewed I usually don't see this but tri-zone climate control comes standard on every single trim level meaning driver passenger and the rear passengers can all set their own climate all set their own temperature really allowing everyone to be comfortable so that's a good thing and if we go with the premiere of the high country you do get heated rear seats back there as well but then making your way to the front seats the L and L S trim levels are going to give you manually adjustable seats LT trim level and up is going to give you 8 way power adjustable driver seat with power lumbar and if you go with the premier high country do get heated seats with memory settings for up to two different drivers then looking forward there is a tilt and telescoping steering wheel on the premier and high country tilt steering wheel is actually going to be all terms but that premier in high country I have to go with the LT trim level and up you are going to get a leather wrap steering wheel if we go with the premier trim level or up that steering wheels going to come heat it as well but now let me get to the startup here because there is going to be a remote start on the LP leather trim level and up and I do of that remote start today so of course you can start the vehicle like that if you wanted to but I'm just going to simply put my phone in the brake here and press the engine start button and then upon startup when it comes to those gauges those gauges will do a full sweep upon startup a kilometer is going to be on your left speedometers on your right fuel gauges on the top there and there is a digital set up front and center which can be controlled actually by using the steer wheel mounted controls on the right side the steering wheel there so rather than be rambling on this part I'm just going to let you guys check that out right now somebody comes to overall interior quality first thing I noticed on this one and this again is another first for me is there is a wireless phone charger that comes standard on the premiere in high country and I've seen Wireless phone charges before tons of times but I've never seen one that actually fit my LGB 20 phone because it is rather large and it fit it perfectly so I of course was definitely a fan of that but continuing on there is a universal home remote on the LT leather and up for your garage doors there and if you wanted a panoramic sunroof it does come standard on the high country that I'm in today but it is available for the other trim levels for an additional $1,400 overall I am an absolute huge fan of the interior quality of this one maybe because it's the high country but I like the two-tone interior also it is a mixture of leather suede and wood trims throughout this one so very high-end interior but now let me get into the tech a little bit here because front and center there is a 7-inch color touch screen display for the L LS and lt cloth trim levels if you go with the LT leather up you are going to get an 8 inch color touchscreen display and that LT leather and up is also going to give you a standard factory navigation system definitely nice there for either setup you are going to get Android auto an apple carplay standard which means you have free navigation through Google I guess it's not really free because it eats up your data but still definitely a very nice navigation system through Google that's what I have in my own vehicle and I use it all the time reroute you whenever there's a traffic accident is definitely very reliable but also with Android auto and apple carplay you can like and dislike your Pandora songs up on that screen that's definitely convenient as well and you do have access to I Heart Radio and a couple other apps too if you wanted them also but this one comes Bluetooth and audio streaming now one of the reasons I like the Chevy set up is because you do have access to check the weather on there as well so you can check the five-day forecast or just today if you wanted to that's pretty nice of course you can display your audio information up there as well by the way with the LT leather trim level and up you are going to get a standard Bose 10 speaker premium sound system so that is actually the one I have today so let's turn on the radio and test out the clarity of this one absolute ridiculous amount of bass you guys can probably see my camera rumbling a little bit there but huge fan of that sound system crystal clear - it is definitely working for the 2018 Traverse here the last thing I do want to mention to you guys is a rear-view camera comes standard on every single trim level but LT leather trim level and up is going to get that rear camera mirror that I was previously mentioning so you have to go with the LT leather up to get that what that is definitely a pretty sweet feature but anyways that is always just going to lead me into safety instead of start there our front side and side curtain airbags as well as a front center airbag I think that's probably the first time I've seen that in the back to our rear child door locks as well as latch and K in lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats also standard on every trim level as they stay bill attracts the ability control system tire pressure monitoring system and something called teen driver mode which prevents your teen driver from turning off the safety features to have a little fun and yes they can turn off the teen driver mode but that gets logged into the vehicle system so you can actually see when they do itself there really is no way of getting around that if you're a teen driver but continuing on the high country trim level is also going to add several other safety features including a following distance indicator forward collision alert front pedestrian braking front automatic braking and lane keep assist with lane departure warning and so but that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching be sure to LIKE the video and subscribe feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom there so you can see shots of the cars before I actually put them on YouTube and I will see you guys in the next video stay cold [Music] Up next
