The Chevrolet Traverse first went into production for the 2009 model year, with the second generation arriving for the 2018 model year. A refresh for the nameplate was lined up for the 2021 model year, but, as was the case for many vehicle launches, the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the refresh back to the 2022 model year. Nevertheless, the 2022 Chevy Traverse is already announced, and we know exactly what the SUV will look like with regard to exterior styling. That said, we also have an alternative style on deck, as seen in the following rendering.
This alternative 2022 Chevy Traverse rendering comes to us from GM Authority Brandon DeJean, who took it upon himself to draw the SUV with a few unique touches.
“The styling still has some Blazer cues, but also takes cues from the new Tahoe and Suburban,” DeJean tells GM Authority. “I think it does a good job at bringing the styles together.”
2022 Chevy Traverse alternative rendering
Official 2022 Chevy Traverse refresh
Indeed, the most prominent differences between the new 2022 Chevy Traverse rendering and the official refresh can be seen in front. While both vehicles sport thin upper signature lighting, the rendering uses shorter, sharper elements, while the underlining body components stretch further into the front grille section. The rendering also offers up large forward-facing lighting elements lower in the bumper, similar to the new Blazer and Trailblazer, while the grille section is blacked-out and comes with wide horizontal slats for the insert.
Moving towards the profile, we find the rendering also sports a good amount of black trim, while lower styling lines enhance the SUVs wheel arches and forward-leaning rake.
The question, then, is this – which style do you prefer, dear reader? Would you go for the new rendering, or do you prefer the official refresh? Let us know by voting in the poll, and make sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevrolet Traverse news, Chevrolet news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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GM must now do battle with the Korean twins plus new Jeeps on the way. Hyundai regularly refreshes in an effort to increase share and Chevrolet should try to keep the freshest industry line up as it repairs and grows the brand in the US. Every detail and Easter Egg matters
The Official look will do, the Alternative design which is trying to gain front end styling elements fron the Silverado and Suburban simply does not work for that vehicle.
The rendering front end looks like the 2021 Cadillac Escalade, try again
You could also say it “ takes cues from the new Tahoe and Suburban” which is the whole point of my rendering. If you don’t like it, you give it a try 😃
Why not try something new instead of using any of the ugly Chevrolet shared Silverado, Suburban, or Tahoe front end. Next time out the Cadillac Escalade grill.
It’s not the Escalade grill? Also it’s similar styling to both the trucks and the blazer. Not the exact front end at all. You make not like the styling, and there are many routes I could have taken but I tried to bring it more in line with what the current Chevy design is. But hey, I can’t please everyone. As long as I’m happy with the design 🤷🏽♂️
This isn’t a good look. Not on the Silverado, not on the Tahoe or Surburban. The tacked on trojan helmet plastic fish gill air scoops look ridiculous. If there is 1 thing they need to fix on the refresh of the Silverado especially since it’s first on deck it’s this. They actually got the Traverse right. It’s a sophisticated cohesive design like all Chevrolet’s used to have.
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I like the new rendering but thats just me, I also like what they have done with the Silverado and Tahoe as well .
I think GM should hire your employee-guy and put him to work refreshing their refresh.
His is “Bob Lutz” to GM Design’s “Roger Smith”
Rendering! Very sleek and sophisticated! Love my 2019 Traverse
You can keep the black accents on the alternate rendering. Would go foreign for the first time instead.
Lose the black mirrors and all black grille and it would look okay by me. Save the black for the RS version.
Never again would we buy another traverse w the on going problems timing chain issues. Factory .couldn’t get issues to go away even after new timing chain and sensors replaced had to give the car away w only 100k miles. Could not get to pass emissions. The car was in excellent condition. .. shame on you for knowing about these complaints from 1000s of owners and you never did a recall.
what year was it?
I don’t suppose they’d consider a 4 Wheel Drive drivetrain(?).
The alternative rendering looks more modern and competitive compared to the official refresh
Seems like Brandon got his feelings hurt, poor guy. His comment seems to be the resonance at GM right now though. The whole “I like, so it’s good enough” attitude started with the Camaro in 2010. I guess if higher sales aren’t the goal, then public opinion doesn’t matter, but I’m pretty sure it’s not GM employees buying all the vehicles.
I personally don’t feel that look is good for the Traverse, but that’s my opinion, and a designer can’t tell me I’m wrong just because I don’t like it. It’s not built on a truck frame and thus, it should look less like the truck design, again, in my opinion.
All you have to do is look at Camaro sales tanking, look at the most recent redesign of it, and see how the two intertwine. It feels like GM is purposely doing things to certain vehicles to drive sales lower so they can eventually say, “ we are going to cancel production of (insert model here) due to slow sales” in order to force people to purchase whatever electric vehicles they’re supposed to have already had out by now, or into more profitable vehicles. Don’t believe me? Look at the loss of the 2.0t in the Equinox, unwillingness to change the Camaro “visibility” issues that have been a complaint for decades, or the 6.2 for trucks only being offered in top line (i.e. more profitable) trims. I’ve been a GM guy ever since my purchase of a 1982 Pontiac Grand Prix … but my next vehicle purchase likely won’t be, because I don’t like where the company is now (warranty and quality issues with 2 of my current GM vehicles), nor the way it’s apparently headed.
Feelings hurt? No. What I’m trying to say is that I could spend hours upon hours coming up with endless designs and somewhere someone isn’t going to like it. It has happened with all my other drawings I’ve done. Yes I like what I’ve done and shouldn’t I? Otherwise I’d have no interest. And at the end of the day they are just renderings I do during my free time. I’m just one person working with my own opinion until they get posted here.
In that case, can you please use your rendering talents to make the Camaro look good again? (I’d personally love to see a true retro version complete with T-tops, but that’s just me) People have complained for decades about the visibility and not being able to see out very well, nor over the hump of the rear quarter panel from the mirrors. Perhaps GM needs to put all the same camera views from a Silverado on the Camaro so people can see while backing out of or pulling into a parking spot. I wish I had your talents because GM certainly doesn’t seem to listen to customers and their complaints … but they seem to like pictures of a “fix” to a problem.
I can certainly give it a try!
I do not like this rendering… I like the head lights up top and not a fan of the lower placements. I continue to hear the Korean twins, apparently, news from the mother land never gets to this forum…the Traverse out sells both in S. Korea based on – out towing and overall HP over the twins. Only in America does international vehicles sell more because of false marketing that people eat up or it’s been deemed to drive a non U.S. made vehicle in burbs…
Give your rendering another chance by giving the Traverse its own fascia based on the current one…IMO. What would a 4WD with AT tires look like? I would use the 1985 S-10 Blaser 2 door 4×4 and the 1996 ZR2 4×4 SUV as a starting place. Both are very capable.
I owned the 86 2 door 4×4, awesome in the snow and outdoors! I had the Sonoma 4×4 Highrider truck which came out before the SUV…
The new rendering looks to much like the Silverado truck front fascia and Tahoe’s front fascia. The official refresh looks 100% better despite the percentage of the survey.