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When the Traverse rolls onto dealer lots this fall, the $28,990 figure will be for a base, front-wheel drive LS model and include the $735 destination charge. And while the General is adding its 3.6-liter mill across the Lambda lineup for 2009, even without a power advantage the Traverse will still beat its Saturn, GMC, and Buick cousins on price, undercutting them by $370, $1885, and $5005, respectively. That said GM has yet to reveal pricing for the fancier Traverse LT and LTZ, or say what popular options like all-wheel drive, navigation with... // TruckTrend Magazine

When the Traverse rolls onto dealer lots this fall, the $28,990 figure will be for a base, front-wheel drive LS model and include the $735 destination charge. And while the General is adding its 3.6-liter mill across the Lambda lineup for 2009, even without a power advantage the Traverse will still beat its Saturn , GMC , and Buick cousins on price, undercutting them by $370, $1885, and $5005, respectively. That said GM has yet to reveal pricing for the fancier Traverse LT and LTZ, or say what popular options like all-wheel drive, navigation with... // MotorTrend Magazine

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Remember that Mitsubishi SUV commercial where the guy working out in the gym leaves his lights on in the parking lot, and he's embarrassed when he's paged as the owner of a minivan?

Well, who's embarrassed now?

The crossover has been around since the days of the Pontiac Aztek, or more palatably, the first-generation Acura MDX and BMW X5. With $4 gas and the image of real, truck-based SUVs as the symbol of our CO2-emitting,... // TruckTrend Magazine

Like the Buick Enclave , GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook , the Traverse rides upon GM's Lambda platform. Although GM engineers note the Chevy crossover shares more body structure with the Enclave than the Acadia or Outlook, the Traverse sports a considerable amount of unique sheetmetal.

In fact, the only Enclave-like cues are seen on the Traverse's chiseled quarter windows, fender kink and boat-tail hatch; even these subtly differ from those on its Buick sibling. Rear fenders rise upward with a distinct coke-bottle shape; the taillamps sport Chevy's trademark dual round lamps (albeit set in... // Automobile Magazine

MotorTrend Magazine (Enlarge photo)

Remember that Mitsubishi SUV commercial where the guy working out in the gym leaves his lights on in the parking lot, and he's embarrassed when he's paged as the owner of a minivan?

Well, who's embarrassed now?

The crossover has been around since the days of the Pontiac Aztek, or more palatably, the first-generation Acura MDX and BMW X5 . With $4 gas and the image of real, truck-based SUVs as the symbol of our CO2-emitting,... // MotorTrend Magazine