2023 Chevrolet Traverse - POV Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ธ.ค. 2022
- 2023 Chevrolet Traverse High Country AWD
MSRP: $54,200
MPG: 17 city / 25 highway
Engine: 3.6 L V6
Horsepower: 310 hp @ 6,800 rpm
Towing capacity: 5,000 lbs
Cargo volume: 23 ft³, 98.2 ft³ with seat area
Exterior Color: Radiant Red Tintcoat
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I’ve owned a 2020 LT AWD since new and now have almost 23k miles on her. I can honestly say that it’s an awesome vehicle! I have 2 kids with one of them having played travel softball and is now in college. It was perfect hauling softball equipment, a cooler, a pop up tent, and luggage whenever we traveled for tournaments - and that’s with the third row up. Now, we’re using our Traverse to take our daughter to and from college which is a 2 1/2 hour drive. Our Traverse is super comfortable and very practical. One of the most underrated aspects of this SUV is the 3.6L V6. At 310 HP, it’s the most powerful vehicle I’ve ever driven on a daily basis (even more powerful than my ‘94 Impala SS) which makes it a lot of fun to drive on the highway. No, this is not a luxury SUV like BMW or Audi or Cadillac. It’s a Chevy. It’s a practical vehicle with good value. That’s what I was looking for, so that’s what I purchased - no more, no less. As long as you realize that, you’ll be a satisfied owner. I highly recommend it👍👍!
Well said!! Purchased the 23 redline premier, SO happy I went with it over the competition. No, it doesn't have every single tech feature other brands have, but it doesn't matter, most of them are gimmicks anyway. It does have all the latest features you "actually" need with arguably the best performance and simplicity of the bunch. Nothing is annoying, and everything has quick and easy access! I wanted a nice, comfortable family car that was SPACIOUS, and had enough tech to feel up to date for awhile, which it does incredibly well. For example, the telluride doesnt have wireless carplay, car seat tilt, or an electronic adjusting steering wheel used with the memory seat settings. Those features alone are so underrated!! For some reason reviewers focus more on unnecessary things like heads up display (smh). While its not up to super "luxury" standards, the comfort, looks, ride quality, features and space it does provide are fantastic. LOVING it so much!
@@Ja8888 those Redlines are pretty badass! Just like you said, the Traverse has what you need with no gimmicks.
i have 2020 ls and its already 80k on it….this suv is sick and still like new and i suggest to change the transmission fluid and flush every year…
Chevy Traverse. I actually clicked. I can't believe it.
Same hahahah
The base model Traverse and lower trims are actually a good deal for the size and power that they have. Once the market cools they would also be good used cars
Had one as a rental. Biggest pos I’ve driven
@@davidr6865 lmaoo
@@davidr6865 maybe that was just a *you* thing, and not everybody else's thing. 🤭
@David R because it was a rental...
@@cloed0ll well everything is relative, and relative to everything else at the same price point, the car was junk for what it costs.
I loved this kind of reviews straight to the point and even explain you how to switch the gear to front wheel default to all wheel drive. That is so important thing in there. New subscriber here!
I picked up a new 2023 LS AWD just before the end of the year. I am coming from a Chrysler Town and Country that was great. I love the space, drive and practicality of this vehicle. The powertrain is so smooth and powerful. I have coached soccer for 13 years and have tons of gear and people here and there. I am averaging 21-22 mpg in combined driving. 27 on hwy with AWD off. I Received a 1k Chevy rebate and 1k Costco rebate at time of purchase when I offered invoice. I am really happy with my purchase.
I've owned an LS Traverse since Jan 2023... I cross shopped with SUV's at similar and higher price points, as well as the Suburban, and a few vans. The only vehicles that didn't feel gutless were the Suburban (which was way too expensive, especially with markups), the Metris (which I liked but didn't really need), and the Traverse. Also the LS Traverse doesn't force you into a leather steering wheel which I love. I thoroughly enjoy driving this car.
I may be backwards from many folks but I have smaller cars for my commute, and this one is my weekend fun car. Drove it on a 250 mile round trip the other day and it was sublime. 26.5 mpg.
I get the issues with the High Country, but the LS seems priced very well for what you get. Thank you.
i have waited for you to do a review on my vehicle! i got a black 23 hc. i think it's a beautiful machine. actually my wife picked it out! kudos to her!!!
Nice Traverse!! Good test! 👍🏼👍🏼
I rented one for a camping trip from Sixt. It was identical to this, except it was Black Ext. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked it.
I don't know what you're talking about. It is the best-looking midsize of its class. Sporty and sleek. The engine sounds amazing in my ears. All the layout is perfectly laid out nice in the right spot. I have the 2018 LT AWD. The sound system is spot on perfect to my ears. I added carbon fiber plastic trim to all the interior and it looks amazing, much more premium with the fake realistic carbon fiber trim on it. This is my baby. I just love the overall look. There is plenty of space and cargo for hauling things. This traverse is what I had been looking for in an SUV. There's nothing I can think of that is bad other then that it looks great. Not like other midsize suv out there that either has too many cheesy interior and odd lay out both exterior and interior. This 2nd gen traverse is the one and only nest of both world. Nothing looks cheesy I can tell you that.
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My one memory of the chevy traverse is getting into a friend's 2 year old model and the doors creak when opening.
For 55k, that should have super cruise on it.
For $150k the Escalade V we just drove didn’t have super cruise 🤦♂️
That’s 55K?
@@TheTopher GM really needs to start giving more features for people who want higher trims.
‘This [GM Vehicle] should have [feature] like other vehicles in its class’ is nothing new, they’ve been pulling this crap for decades
@@saunders017 Yeah, I would expect Chevy to have way more features than it does right now on it’s higher trim vehicles.
My 2011 traverse has over 100k and still going strong. I will be purchasing another one 🥰
This will be my dream SUV! Good job bro.
the traverse trump card has always been the interior volume. if you have 3 or 4 kids and dont want a minivan this is your best bet
sigh... wife and I are looking for a truck currently (big toys to haul). but deep down my heart really wants a traverse. This video helped calm the nerves, thank you.
Witch camera you use for the Videos?
Interesting start up chime. Sounds cheap compared to the Tahoe and suburban start up chime but the 3.6 and 9 speed combo is nice
Hopefully timing chain and transmission issues these are known for are resolved by now
You would think. But knowing GM, probably not. 😂
@@ohhimark5781 Haha forreal lol
I ride a horse. Turning signals is a luxury for me.
I have a 2016 Traverse AWD LTZ and love it... looking at this car I hate the steering wheel and that alone would stop me from buying one. The "stop/start" is annoying.... can you permanently disable that?
Friend has a GMC Acadia Denali AWD. Where the Chevy looks plain on the interior, the GMC makes up for it and it has the HUD. In '24 GM is expected to upgrade the interior. I do like the fact the steering wheel adjustments are motorized. GM is also replacing the V6 with a 2.5 Turbo. They also have the option of switching from AWD to FWD which he mentions. A little odd unless the system will switch it over if you lose grip. I will say this, at low speeds, the Acadia stayed flat around the curves. IDK.
I rented a traverse AWD for a 15days trip with my family from LA to Montana and it was really really good. Very comfortable ride and so spacious...2000 miles, no issue at all. In my opinion, it's a pretty good SUV. 55k good? I don't know..
@TheTopher the lt trim doesn't have the power rear hatch
perfect 💕
Excuse me, are the wipers manual in it? No rain senser??
Love that easter egg tho 😂😂😂😂😂 iykyk
I drive one of these every few months when I go visit family. A 2020 LT. I have to say it’s not a bad car. The driving dynamics of it are nice. Suspension is pretty soft. Steering feels good. Brakes aren’t the worst but I’ve felt better. The things I hate on it the most are the engine transmission and infotainment screen. Which are the 3 biggest things on the car. The engine take a full business day to respond to throttle but once it gets going, it certainly goes. The transmission shifts aren’t great. I often find it’s hunting for a gear. It often leads to an aggressive thunk of it shifting. I find it to be fine at higher speeds but the transmission doesn’t know what the hells it’s doing at lower speeds or in traffic. And the last thing is the infotainment screen. When it works, it’s fine. But it often doesn’t work and I’m constantly getting a message saying the system is busy whenever I try to do anything. And with these engines not being all that reliable, it’s hard to recommend. For this price I expect a lot more because these are luxury car prices for a non luxury car. If you have the car I’m sure it’s fine and you like it. But unless you buy one used with low miles and cheap and drive it till the wheels fall off, it’s hard to recommend. Keep in mind the one I drive only has 42k miles on it. It needed a new alternator at 39 😬😬. Doesn’t inspire confidence for reliability
Great job presenting without laughing in the middle of it, especially when talking about the price, or when you had to do the merge onto the highway. I've absolutely no idea how GM can make SUCH a giant interior, feel so claustrophobic behind the wheel. How can a door be 8" thick?..and why? hehe.
It's hard to believe but the GM triplets are some of the best in this class of vehicle
Nice review! You don't want the car in all wheel drive all the time, ruins the wear on all your tires rather than 2. It's a nice feature that it's optional, as it should be.
excellent
Can you do a 2023 Toyota RAV4 Trd off-road please?
guess they're reusing old gauge clusters since that's right out of a '13 lacrosse, right down to the 10x numbers and 170 mph top speed.
Anyone else think it's just really great that Jesse Eisenberg decided to start reviewing/driving cars on TH-cam? bless 🙏
Wow I would love to get this car in canda
I work on these traverses all the time and the suspension on these tend to wear prematurely. GM needs to work on their quality control. Specifically, the rear toe arms and the front lower ball joints develop play within 20-50k and wear the tires out.
We used to have a 2015 Suburban LTZ and within the 50,000 mile mark most of the suspensions bushing were trashed and it blew all 4 shocks which turned the car into a bouncy mess. After it blew all four shocks we got rid of it and got a new navigator which is still going strong at 20,000 miles
@xardly yeah it's pretty ridiculous
@@tiles3458 I still don’t understand how so many people keep buying GM products when they can’t even sort out their suspensions
@@xardly Stockholm Syndrome
GM has been “working on” quality control for decades upon decades and haven’t been able to comprehend it. All about profits and screw the customer. Have no faith in any GM product.
Which one drives quieter and smoother, the '23 Traverse or the '23 Acadia ?
When are you going to drive the Tesla Model S Plaid?
The 3.6 is known for timing chain issues, but Ithey supposedly fixed it.
Just change the oil often and keep an eye on the level between changes. Timing chains only go bad on these because they had a tendency to burn oil and ran low on it between changes. That smaller amount of oil ended up running too hot, lost it's lubricating and cooling properties and causes the chain to run hot stretching it.
Very old news. Fixed years ago.
@@billimbriale8535
So useful.
Can't wait to rent it!
It's gonna be fast.
Corolla 2023?
Muchos ruidos en su interior … un producto muy costoso para lo q ofrece ..
El video súper bueno .
Gracias
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@@victorkonon He was on house arrest but violated his probation and now is doing around 10 years in prison.
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Mother in law has the 2021 base model. Car is roomy, but for traveling it sucks! IF you have a big family. Im a bodybuilder, kind of larger than the average person, and there normally 7 of us. So with that, the back space for bags is very small. But if you have 3-4 people traveling, there’s ton of room when those seats go down
If your unhappy with the traverse's space, I hope you understand its the largest in its class behind the third row lol. You probably should look at a suburban or minivan. You can add a rooftop carrier as well as a rear cargo carrier for more space.
Curious why you wouldn't have this vehicle for long term? (10-15 yrs) I keep my vehicles as long as they survive. Lol. Especially at the costs these days.
I was wondering same thing. Just bought 2023 LT-Leather and love it. What vehicle would he buy as a keeper for 10-15 years?
If it was a Porsche he woulda "loved" the screen lol I think the traverse looks awesome 😎
Glad it looks exactly like my 2019 traverse. Only the headlights are different. I’ll just say it’s a 2023 😂
I just bought black cherry one 2023
And I notice a noisy sound come near by the engine
They informed me it is from the high pressure Fuel tank
Any one else has the same experience
2023 Chevrolet Traverse High Country AWD!
How much does it cost
55k
If you look for used don’t and I repeat DONT buy a 2018. She had a 18 Equinox and now 18 Traverse and has had issues with the infotainment systems in both.
Definitely way better than the older ones looks to drivability but man looks are awesome always thought of them as “ugly” before
If you can get it without third row seating and basic amenities like power steering,brake, air-conditioning, radio (NO TABLET) and real four wheel drive it may be worth it.
Holy shit I’ve been waiting for this one for awhile
Isn't this just a minivan with normal doors so your kids bang the vehicle parked next to you? Its the shape of one and the seating looks like it...wonder if regular doors are just cheaper to produce, or just because SUVs don't have the stigma that the word "minivan" carries.
I mean pretty much because everybody despise being in a minivan these days so just make a crossover that everybody wants but everybody do minivan like activities in it LOL
It has more ground clearance, AWD, and bigger tires. More of a cross over than a minivan lol
Well then so is Range Rover they are similar outside
Welp, it's been redesigned and it's even better
@5:26 cherlish
14:22 manufacturers need to stop calling these 4WD vehicles AWD, they are not AWD, subarus are AWD. This is a four wheel drive vehicle. That means it is a part time system. Just like most "AWD" crossovers, it's FWD till it slips or in this case, till you manually select for it. You hear a transfer case because it is a transfer case.
It finally has the all new gm chime unlike the boring old 2000s chime but my mom always wanted a traverse becau of how large it is and I have 3 siblings and I am the oldest sibling and you said 310 hp not much of a powerhouse just enough power to move the car looks nice.
2023 pilot looks great. 👌 kia telluride perhaps..
No man, if you leave it in AWD all the time, it will consume more fuel than in 2WD mode. So use 2wd mode if awd is not needed.
What kind of gas does this car use?
Regular
5:15 😅
built in Lansing, Michigan
$55,000 for a mom car, why?
Imagine buying this when literally anything else exists.
I'll never understand it. Aside from their performance cars (which I actually like), pretty much every "normal" Chevy has a worse interior, and on top of that, worse reliability than nearly all of its competitors.
Like what? Can't get a telluride. Even if you could, it's still missing major daily used features as well like the digital mirror, car seat tilt, wireless CarPlay, can't tow due to recalls. Every other competitor in its class has nowhere near the space the traverse has, there all a joke. Honda pilot just came out, im
Sure there's a big wait list on that, and the atlas is a horrible car. Minivan would be great...but they don't tow. So the Traverse is the winner imo
@@Ja8888 That's all fine and good for your specific use case, but most people aren't buying a crossover to tow.
@kevinandrew_ that doesn't seem right. No one's buying sedans. Ford hasn't had a single 4 door sedan model in years. No, suvs are here to dominate the market for years to come. Traditional sedans are niche now.
@@MaGiKRat420 who said anything about sedans?
And my aunt's car there was a funny person in the GPS will go up by a button you press and there's a little Hideout to put your stuff like change or something or your phone or tablet so it doesn't get stolen
🥰
This car is a great value IF you buy the LS or LT trim. Anything after that doesn’t make sense. Just get the Pilot instead. I own one of these and it’s really good for the price but do your self a favor and get rid of it once the lease is up.
I think the Enclave is a better deal if you want luxury . Exact same chassis, powertrain, space, ect, but it feels and looks much more premium for not much of a price increase.
CDOS Ms. Green
That is not a $55k interior
I’ll keep my Explorer ST
It seems like the Traverse is a very "decent" SUV. Not particularly great at any one thing, but not terrible either. Seems like an overall OK vehicle.
That's the problem. It competes with great SUV's in its class at the same price points. BWM X3, Telluride, Highlander etc.. Heck you can even get a base Toyota sequoia SR5 with a 4.6 litre V8 at this price. And that SUV will be driving around 15 years after this crap is in the dump. This would be a good rental car but nobody should to sink their own money into. The only GM SUV's that I respect are the body on frame full size that have RWD. None of their FWD cars or SUV's are worth a crap. Zero.
In comparison to the telluride. You can get the awd premier for 48k new with incentives. It's bigger. It has car seat tilt for easy access. It also has "wireless" CarPlay. Has the digital mirror, which is only offered on tellurides highest trim. Has automatic steering wheel adjustment that works with memory setting. Those are highly used daily features the telluride does not have, let's not forget about those just because it has a nicer screen. And the tellurides right now are not available, can't get a tow package due to recall, and we'll over msrp with a year long wait.
@@HiPlains1 Those cars you mentioned will have insane markups in today's economy. You are not getting them for around the same price as a Traverse.
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So when people say they want an interior upgrade, are they speaking of going from buttons and plastic, to everything touch and maybe a slight upgrade from the hard plastic TPU in the interior design? I guess I’m cool with the interior because I don’t see where there is much more that can be done. Of course, I’ve watched videos from the LS to the High Country, and in that regard, everything looks the same aside from maybe the top tier models having more bells and whistles. I just recently purchased the 2023 traverse 1LT, and to be honest, my 2022 equinox had a few more bells and whistles and it was the same trim level. I am “ok” with some of the amenities I lost such as the heated steering wheel and I no longer have the 360 camera system which I thought was strange, but overall, I really love my 2023 traverse and am considering possibly adding the 360 camera. I would also consider mine to be a luxury SVU, but that’s just me LOL! I have the black mosaic with the midnight package so it’s black on black with awesome 18inch black rims! I plan to keep it for at least 7-8 years unless I get another deal!
Good review, but for $55k Traverse is getting long in the tooth. “Decent” just doesn’t cut it when you’re going up against a refreshed Telluride (which was already considered to be the best beforehand), refreshed Palisade, new Jeep GC-L, an all-new Honda Pilot, the Toyota Grand Highlander is coming soon and the regular Highlander isn’t bad… 2024 Traverse redesign can’t come soon enough.
Even my 2019 BMW X3 trashes this thing all day long. And its loaded and I paid 47K. Very little plastics and the interior destroys this thing. It will also destroy this performance wise with the twin turbo and the ZF 8 speed trans on the rear wheels with X drive. My 10 inch display and instrument cluster makes this look old. It don't have third row but other then that the leg room is better on the Bimmer on the second row. GM's in house 9 speed is not the greatest. I mean for 55K this needs a decent rear drive transmission. This is way over priced for what it is. You can get a nice German SUV with loads more tech quality or even a telluride which is basically a copy of BMW since they harvested allot of BMW engineers. GM should use their new 2.7 turbo and the redesigned 8 speed RWD with AWD . This is just a glorified mini van in a bad way.
@@HiPlains1 Your sh'tty aryan engineering is overbuilt and overpriced to maintain.
The gm 3.6 just worries me tho
The Buick Enclave is the same price and a lot damn better
i would get this for my wife
WOW that startup chime is obnoxious, reminds me of the chime Honda put in the 2021-2022 Accord, I didn’t like it, it hurt my ears. Chevy should have stayed with the classic bong bong or the new melody.
12:57 lol that folks along with cheap materials on exterior and interior. $55K hell no
Why would someone buy this over a highlander, pilot, telluride, pathfinder, or palisade? Only reason i can think of is deep discounts on these.
Way more space. I have a 2018 Traverse Premier and 4 little kids. The ride is also very comfortable and seats are comfortable - I drove mine from Minneapolis to Dallas and felt good the whole way. Also haven't had any issues in just over 50K miles - just routine maintenance.
It's a solid, easy to own vehicle for a family that uses both the third row and trunk regularly.
price of course. All brands you mentioned are adding dealer markups. We were quoted price that was 13k above MSRP for Kia. This is why people end up buying chevys.
We all know the Traverse is outdated & that's fine. The problem is, it's priced as if it is not!
I think that this SUV is no farther than a tahoe for the price!!! And I think this is better driving truck!
PD: Too basic interior to that type of SUV
A baby Tahoe.
Get the Tahoe
The Tahoe is 100 times better than this. GM v8 engines are known for being low maintenance and very reliable. GM 6cyl and 4cyl engines not so much. Except the old 3.8 V6s from the 2000s those were pretty reliable engines.
Can't believe the interior is that bad and cheap looking at the price point
Literally the same as the previous years with very minor changes 😒
Why would someone buy this over a Honda? I’m just curious.
here in the midwest a ton of people drive shitty domestics cause they’ve literally never sat in anything else and don’t realize how much better the honda drives
I bought the base model Traverse for my wife because it was the most affordable and spacious 3 row suv on the market. But best believe I’m getting rid of it once my lease is up lol.
leg room for tall drivers
Well I for one work for Honda and I got tired of watching their Transmissions literally just blow apart at 30,000 miles at a stoplight for no f****** reason at all. But it's okay you keep buying your Honda, I'll keep fixing it. That's what I do for a living.
@@ashes2ashes863 I had a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. You are correct. Multiple issues, and recalls, and tab's. Last straw was the fuel injectors, (which Honda covered,) but very inconvenient to keep going to the dealer for covered repairs, and they didn't want to give me a loaner car. The trans started shuddering, and they did the 3x drain and fill and reprogramming- I wasn't going to wait for the torque converter to go out. ALL brands have issues now. Japanese used to be better in quality, but in my opinion, not anymore.
Nice Uber-mobile
If i compare the interior with the 2023 Telluride or Palisade, this one loses extremely but for a american brand midsize SUV, it´s good.
Not just about interiors tho
$55,000?? Yikes.
I think the new GC normal gas version fully decked out will now hit 80k
Yeah, Grand Cherokees get wildly expensive. And Tellurides even top out close to $60k - and that’s before a dealer charges you a markup too. Car and housing market is NUTS right now…
@@ATRichard When i was shopping for an SUV earlier in the year, fully loaded tellurides were all marked up 12k+. It was ridiculous
Probably the cheapest looking $50k interior I've seen for 2023, those doors when they close sound so bad, and every bump he goes over sounds like the car's going to fall apart, on the highway it's so loud I feel like he's yelling at me, the rain is so loud on the front windshield it can't be coated... dear lord this is the chintziest car he's reviewed
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@@CloroxGodThe1st haha yes it kept getting worse lol
for $55k, folks should be looking at Palisade or Telluride. that interior screams rental car, ugh.
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I cannot imagine spending 55K on this thing. At this point, Chevy vehicles are for people that pull onto the lot and buy the first thing they see. If you do any amount of comparing between vehicles you'll find that Chevy is inferior in almost every way.
not cargo space. They will hands down. The issue is reliability.
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