2024 Chevy Traverse Engine Details Revealed: Exclusive
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General Motors is cooking up an all-new generation for the Chevy Traverse, set the debut in conjunction with the launch of the 2024 model year. GM Authority spy photographers have already captured the 2024 Chevy Traverse on public roads testing as a camouflaged prototype, showing us a few bits and pieces of the revised styling. Now, however, we have exclusive details on what will be under the hood of the next-generation 2024 Chevy Traverse.
According to GM Authority sources, the all-new 2024 Chevy traverse will cradle the new turbocharged 2.5L inline four-cylinder gasoline engine that GM Authority was the first to report on last week. For those who may have missed it, GM is now in the final stages of development for a new turbo 2.5L I4 gasoline engine, the specs of which include dual overhead cams (DOHC) and direct fuel injection. The new engine will be tagged with RPO code LK0.
The new 2.5L engine is part of GM’s Cylinder Set Strategy, or CSS, similar to the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine. In fact, the new turbocharged 2.5L I4 LK0 could be considered something of a “mini L3B.”
Check out the exclusive GM Authority video below for more information on the new 2.5L I4 LK0 gasoline engine:
As for output, it’s unclear how much power and torque the all-new 2024 Chevy Traverse will actually make. However, assuming identical specific output as the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine (114 horsepower per liter, 159 pound-feet of torque per liter), we can estimate that the 2.5L I4 LK0 gasoline engine may produce a maximum of 287 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque. However, that’s merely speculation at this point. Either way, output will be routed through the GM nine-speed automatic transmission.
As a reminder, the current Chevy Traverse only offers the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LFY gasoline engine, which is essentially the same powerplant as the old 3.6L V6 LFX engine, but with automatic Stop-Start capability. Output from the LFY is rated at 305 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque.
The all-new third-generation 2024 Chevy Traverse will remain roughly the same size as the current model, albeit with a more truck-like attitude, aesthetic, and execution. The crossover will also offer a new Z71 trim level, per a GM Authority exclusive, while the RS and High Country trims will be dropped from the lineup.
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I prefer the old V6 engine or maybe the V6 will be offered in the higher trim, higher priced models. Maybe take a peek at the Tahoe. Though that begs a question–does it take premium or regular fuel?
Regular, but i would like to see them add a fuel map for premium and boost up the pressures a bit for those who want it.
I drove a loaner 2022 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury with a turbo 4 and it was barely able to catch-up with itself. Under powered to say the least. Just what we need is another under powered POS CUV. SUV, pickup or minivan on the road.
Gas mileage was deplorable, and it took premium fuel. Bad move…keep those in China.
GM Just unable to do anything right. Keep putting those power lawn motors in vehicles and watch your sales tank.
And tank they should and will.
Gee Wally. Problem is GM continues to offset their poor performance sales numbers, dependability ratings, lack of engineering enthusiasm by just building cost effective vehicles that bring nothing to the table as far state of the art vehicle technology. You can just say they continue to walk behind their competitors advances in vehicle technology. All of their current vehicles should by now be using hybrid technology for fuel savings and increased power. So what do they do instead? Make a more efficient dual turbo gadget that has proven it’s failure miserably as inefficient. So consumers are not paying more for state of the art technology. They are just buying a better air pump.
Except GM sales are not tanking.
The CT-4 with the 2.0T does 0-60 in 6.0 secs. Your experience is an outlier.
I just bought a 2023 CT4 with the 2.0L Turbo as a second car for around town. Our main car is a 2019 CT6 with the 3.0L TT so I have real world experience with a powerful car. Is the CT4 as fast as the CT6, no. But is it plenty of power for the car, definitely.
Don’t know what you mean about “barely being able to catch-up with itself”. Mine has plenty of power for city and interstate driving. In fact, I bought it at a dealership north of Los Angeles and drove it home to Phoenix. It handled LA traffic easily and had plenty of power out on the open road between Palm Springs and Phoenix. Wound up getting well over 30 MPG and I have a heavy foot.
Why did you buy in LA?
Just put the 2.7 in it and save the new engine development costs.
One major problem with that, the 2.7 will rip the guts out of the 9 speed transaxle. They need to cut power somehow, and while their cutting power, save a few pounds of metal/machining to keep costs down. The 2.7 already costs less than the 3.6.
I am out on any GM four-cylinder especially in a pick up truck let alone a big traverse. Let’s do something with that. V6 put a turbo on it put it in higher in cars and it will sell like hotcakes. We can’t get the V8 anymore. Why not the V6 with a turbo or even a supercharger come on GM get with it.
Why would they go through all the trouble of making a 2.7L I4 turbo and not use it?
Same reason they made the 4.5L duramax and shelved it. Stupid decisions. Stellantis is having similar issues with their hurricane engines
No they aren’t. Stop with the lies, fallacies, tomfoolery and bafoonery
Everybody complaining GM putting turbo fours in cars and trucks….have you looked at the competition from small sedans, to luxury cars to trucks now every manufacture is doing it. The new turbos get the job done. I have the 2.0t in my terrain and I towed 2 wave runners with out issue. They do great. Because of all the increasing emission regulations a 4 cyclinder will produce less CO2. Until people realize how stupid the climate war is we have to deal with the way vehicles are powered. But technology at least have made them driveable and not like they were in the 80’s and 90s.
Weird Toyota is able to offer several cars, suvs and even trucks without Turbo engines. Only the very new Tundra/Tacoma are going full Turbo.
Not defending GM or anything, but as far as Toyota goes the Tundra, Tacoma, and Sequoia are their only “real” new cars. Everything else is waiting to be redesigned, or a new version of something they were already selling like the Corolla Cross. The Crown you can get the 2.5 with or without the turbo so can we really count that. Joe is actually right about all the manufacturers. I hate to say it but its what we have come to.
The Toyota Crown is either a 2.4T or a 2.5NA. Both mated to a pair of electric motors, with different electric motors being used for each engine. The 2.4T variant is the “more fun” one, the 2.5NA variant the more sedate one.
The Traverse requires a transverse engine orientation since it is a FWD based platform. The 2.7 won’t fit.
So it will given the lamda chassis it’s bassed off is a beefed up Malibu platform. The Malibu offered the 2.5 LCV engine before and the L3B is nothing more than the 2.5 with a stroker crankshaft and a turbo. They modified the block and pistons a bit to take the extra boost of the turbo, but besides that any vehicle that had the 2.5 will fit the 2.7, as long as the transmission and half shafts can take the torque. The bolts, spacing and even accessory mounts are all identical.
This is being done purely for draconian upcoming emission requirements. There is literally no other reason to spend money developing small turbo 4 bangers that get lower highway economy numbers to replace proven V6 and V8 engines in these large heavy vehicles.
They didn’t have a V8 in the vehicle, and you don’t know the highway numbers yet. Lots of ASSumptions. The 2.7 from engineers working on it said it was the hardest to kill in a long time in their torture and durability testing. Since 2019 they have shown to be proven.
Yup but there are V8 engines in those things called full sized pickup trucks which are now being offered with turbo 2.7 L-4’s that get no better mileage than the V8 engines. And I stand by my statement that GM nor other manufactures would spend time and engineering costs plus recertification for new small 4 cylinder turbo engines if it weren’t for the ultra stringent upcoming emission requirements they are proposing.
I wont buy a new Traverse and I was thinking about it but not now not with a 4 banger keep the crap in China my 2014 Traverse is one of the best Suv I have ever bought that 3.6 has never let me down but America is being sold to china everyday now I hear all the Buick suv are built in China come on GM your a American company
The only Buick SUV that is built in China is the Envision.
But no American car should be built in China
Wife had a ‘21 RS AWD and under staggered acceleration where you had to let off then hit it, it was searching for the right gear. Felt heavy and under powered, traded it. Fit and finish was …meh. Some paint defects. The 3.6 is a dinosaur and needs a asteroid dropped on it.
@ Chris
You must have had something wrong with your RS model because I have had 3 Traverse/Acadia’s and my mother has had 2 traverse/enclaves…and none of them have ever felt under powered. The 3.6L is a very nice engine.
Came from a 2016 Yukon Denali with exhaust and mild engine mods. Was running around 510HP, so maybe that’s why the Traverse felt slow.
@ Chris
Well that explains quite a bit!! LOL
This is very disappointing news! This coming from a current 21 redline premiere owner. The 3.6L is a very strong, proven engine. Could it HAVE more power? Absolutely!! This is where GM is “lacking”. They should have a few engines for their trims. The NA 3.6L and a twin turbo 3.6L for an SS model.
Screw the offroad mall crawler trims. NO ONE is buying these to go offroad. They are EXCELLENT long trip/vacation vehicles. I just want GM to build a Ford Explorer ST rival!!! Those things are extremely quick, haul 7 people, and can tow a nice sized boat, ATV, UTV around. Come on Mary and GM, get it done!!
I feel for them tiny new 2.5 turbo engines. They will be running hotter than coal.
Solidifies to me that I just made the right decision to buy a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse. This is my third large GM crossover and I’m hoping it treats me as well as the first two. Originally had a 2011 GMC Acadia. Good vehicle. I replaced it with a 2016 GMC Acadia because I didn’t want a new down sized 2017 Acadia. This time I went to the Chevrolet for two reasons; the current Acadia is still a smaller vehicle and the automotive group I’ve dealt with the last 30 years sold their Buick GMC store but kept their Chevrolet store. With a 1000 miles on the Traverse now, I’m pleased with it. The V6 9 speed power train is smooth and the fuel economy seems to be better than the V6 6 speed in the 2016 Acadia. Time will tell what the replacement for me will be but that is 6-7 years down the road now. I just think these small turbocharged engines in these large vehicles have a more limited lifespan than the larger naturally aspirated engines and I think it’s sad the manufacturers and government is pushing things that way.
I was afraid of this as well. Had considered waiting for the new 2024 Enclave update but was worried GM would go the turbo route. Sold my 2016 Enclave and replaced it with a 2023 Enclave with the V6. Glad I did.
With overall reduction in engine displacement one would think that vehicles should tend to be less expensive. Four pistons certainly cost less than six and surely less than eight. HAS ANYBODY SEEN A 2024 CHEVY THAT COST LESS THAN A 2023? Hum just a thought. But, their CEO has to make a unrealistic salary.