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First-Gen Chevy Traverse Soldiers On For 2017 Model Year With A Single Update

According to GM’s vehicle order guides, Chevrolet will continue selling the first-generation Traverse crossover for the 2017 model year.

The continuation of the first-generation Traverse for the 2017 model year will mark the eighth and final year year that the full-size crossover will have been on the market after launching for the 2009 model year. The strategy is in line with GM continuing to continue selling the first-gen Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia, which ride on the same Lambda platform as the first-gen Traverse, as the 2017 Buick Enclave and 2017 GMC Acadia Limited. The latter shouldn’t be confused with the all-new, 2017 GMC Acadia.

For the 2017 model year, the Traverse gets just a single update that has the LTZ equipment group being renamed to Premier. The move is in line with Chevy’s brand-wide initiative to replace LTZ with Premier as its range-topping trim level.

To note: we initially believed that the 2017 Chevrolet Traverse will be the all-new, second-gen model. However, we now believe that the all-new, second-generation Traverse will come to market for the 2018 model year vehicle as the 2018 Chevy Traverse on the long-wheelbase version of GM’s C1XX platform.

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  1. Wow just a trim name change. They should’ve left it alone imo.

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  2. At first I was a bit upset about this, but now I’m actually grateful. My family is leasing a ’15 Equinox right now, and our local dealership is running deals on Traverses. My mom would LOVE to lease one (and honestly, so would I), but we just can’t afford it right now. Our lease is up in 2018, but we might be able to trade the ‘Nox in up to a year earlier, which means we could upgrade to a ‘Verse before they redesign them.

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