Three-row SUVs are great for families, but they can be difficult to maneuver and park. The Chevrolet Traverse is a great middle ground, offering three usable rows of interior seating, good cargo space, and an agreeable ride quality, without the massive footprint of the larger Tahoe or Suburban. It received a complete redesign for the 2024 model year, gaining more muscular styling and a beefier off-road trim.
2026 Chevrolet Traverse Pricing, Specs, and Release Date
- What’s New for the 2026 Chevrolet Traverse
- Design
- Powertrain
- Interior
- Technology
- Safety
- Pricing and Release Date
- Further Research
What’s New for the 2026 Chevrolet Traverse
The Traverse saw a full redesign in 2024, so there are no notable changes as the SUV enters the 2026 model year.
Design
The Traverse ditched its round, almost minivan-like look with the 2024 redesign, gaining a boxier, beefier appearance in the process. It’s now available in a range of trim levels, including an off-road-oriented Z71 configuration, which offers rugged styling accents.
Powertrain
Like the related Buick Enclave, the Chevy Traverse comes with a single turbocharged four-cylinder engine option. It’s a 2.5-litre mill that makes 328 horsepower and 326 pound-feet of torque, which reaches all four wheels for standard all-wheel drive (AWD) through an eight-speed automatic transmission. That combination is potent and competent for around-town commuting and highway cruising, but it’s surprisingly noisy under heavy throttle.
Interior
The Traverse offers three rows of seating with accommodations for up to eight people. Cloth upholstery comes standard, but higher trims add synthetic or genuine leather. Heated front seats and a heated steering wheel are standard, while ventilated front seats, heated second-row seats, heated power-folding outboard mirrors, and a heated wiper park are available.
The first two rows offer generous space and comfortable accommodations, but the third-row seat can be hard to access for adults. Once there, however, the seat is more spacious than in many competitors. Cargo space is solid at up to 2,764 litres with the back two seats folded flat.
Technology
Chevy equips a 17.7-inch touchscreen and an 11-inch digital gauge cluster. Other standard features include wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth, SiriusXM, a subscription-based Wi-Fi hotspot, a household power outlet, Google built-in, and more. Chevy’s infotainment system was already one of the easiest-to-use interfaces in the business, and the addition of Google services brings a layer of extra functionality without a corresponding increase in complexity. The large touchscreen is also bright, easy to see, and responsive, making it less distracting to use while driving.
Safety
The new Traverse hasn’t been through the standard battery of crash tests yet, but Chevy equips a long list of driver aids. They include blind spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian and bicyclist detection, adaptive cruise control, rear seat alert, GM’s safety alert seat, and more. The Super Cruise hands-free driving system is available along with driver attention monitoring, traffic sign recognition, a rearview mirror camera system, and rain-sensing wipers.
Pricing and Release Date
As of this writing, the 2026 Chevrolet Traverse starts at $54,333 for the LT trim, while the Z71 trim is priced from $60,833 and the RS starts from $70,333. Sales started in late 2025.
