Earlier this week, GM Authority posted the very first real-world photos of the new 2025 Chevy Traverse High Country, showing the new luxury trim in Iridescent Pearl Tricoat paint. But a closer look shows the 2025 Chevy Traverse High Country is missing key features that have typically been included with the High Country trim.
Indeed, the 2025 Traverse High Country is missing several of the styling features that Chevy fans typically associate with the High Country trim level. These include:
- High Country logos on the front quarter panels
- High Country logos embroidered on the headrests
- Body-color wheel arch moldings
By comparison, every other High Country trim level in the Chevrolet stable includes High Country logos on the front quarter panels and on the headrests. Meanwhile, body-color wheel arch moldings are typically included with luxurious or sporty utility models.
We could also add a fourth item to the list, which is more chrome, particularly within the front and rear fascias, and within the DLO trim. The 2025 Chevy Traverse High Country shows a bevy of black body accents, with the exception of the top grille and part of the window surrounds (also known as daylight openings, or DLOs). High Country trims are usually packed to the gills with chrome bits, front to back.
Of course, with all that stated, it bears mentioning that High Country trim level was reintroduced to the Chevy Traverse lineup in conjunction with the 2025 model year. The High Country trim was previously absent from the Traverse trim level cadence following the introduction of the all-new third generation in conjunction with the 2024 model year. It should also be noted that in addition to reintroducing the High Country trim level, the 2025 Traverse no longer offers the entry-level LS trim.
With that in mind, it starts to make sense as to why the 2025 Traverse High Country is missing the features listed above. As it turns out, GM was initially planning to add a Traverse Premier trim to the lineup for the 2025 model year – something GM Authority learned from our sources back in 2023 – but decided at the last minute to call it High Country instead. In fact, the specific model pictured in this post was spotted earlier this year with Premier badging, showing just how last-minute the decision really was.
Regardless of trim, the third-gen Chevy Traverse cradles the turbocharged 2.5L I4 LK0 gasoline engine as standard, while the GM C1 platform provides the underpinnings. Production takes place at the GM Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan.
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GM getting Lazy again..
Bring back the V-6, and I might consider the Traverse.
Absolutely an accurate and true statement, Daniel! The most important item missing from this 2025 Traverse High Country model is that beautiful and awesome V-6 engine!!
Nobody wants to pay the price they’re asking for this car with that stupid and pathetic four cylinder engine! Genuine car people totally understand where I’m coming from on this one.
Beautiful and awesome? You do realize that was a car engine right? You know it needed to rev to make any power and would have to down shift at the slightest hill or headwind. You can keep that, a torquey motor made down low is what you want for a big heavy vehicle like there, not a car based engine making all its power north of 5k rpms.
Reviews are showing from the competitors and with this that a big boost in torque down low is much better and more enjoyable to drive in these larger and heavier vehicles. Many have switched already and many more are in the process and they are seeing why it is a better choice in reviews. Vehicles like the Highlander, Santa Fe, QX60 among others. Lets not leave out the Germans who have been doing this on their CUV’s for a while with great reviews (of course they usually offer hot rod big power options). So whine all you want incorrectly, for a vehicle like this it is a great choice and well reviewed. It just baffles me why some don’t understand power delivery, you don’t want high peaky HP and TQ from a NA larger cube motor when you can have big low end torque to get it moving with higher HP power with a smaller turbo motor and better mpg along with improved driving dynamics.
You lose all credibility by insulting something you don’t know anything about. Keep regurgitating the same broken record by calling anything with a turbo and four cylinders stupid and pathetic, it just makes you look like what you say…
There are no better words I can think of to describe that hideous 2.5L turbo four cylinder engine other than “stupid and pathetic.” If it bothers and disturbs you that much then maybe you need to see a therapist.
Say what you want about “low end torque” but the new 4cyl is a slug on takeoff and noisy and shaky at other times. The old six, at least, was much smoother and quieter. So where’s the improvement?
You do know the V6 sounded 100 times better than that wonky four cylinder.
Try driving a Dodge Durango awd with the 3.5 V6 “car engine”. It’s smooth and quiet and moves the big 7-passenger wagon with ease. It also runs on 87 octane and gets over 20mpg average. Try any of that with a turbo 4.
So you want a down grade in power and mpg? You are in the minority there…
The Transverse is virtually perfect for me, with one exception, it has the noisiest engine ever produced. I currently have a Lincoln Nautilus, 4cyl Turbo, super quiet. GM has a real winner on its hands if they would only listen to their customers. GM CEO needs to forget the politics of Green or there will be no Green Backs in GM coffers.
Many people, Mike, on this forum are voicing their disappointment with the 2.5L turbo engines that are now being put in these next-gen Traverse and Acadia models. Nice to know that I’m not the only one questioning GM’s ridiculous decision to only use four cylinder engines in these car.
I don’t care if GM employees on this forum want to say otherwise by constantly touting the increase in horsepower and torque; they have their own agenda with wanting to keep sales up, thus their employment with GM.
The fact is these engines are rough and noisy and struggle to move these larger and heavier vehicles. I test drove two 2024 Acadia models and couldn’t believe how stupid and pathetic these four cylinder engines are! It wasn’t a very nice driving experience. I got totally numbed to wanting to buy the Acadia because of the engine, although I found the styling to be attractive and appealing. If there was a V-6 option the Acadia would be in my garage right now.
Good riddance to the High Country badges and stitching…hopefully to be expanded ancross all their High Country models. They’re so in your face and cheesy, particularly on the clean styling of the Taburban.
Do you really believe that the absence of these features is by design?
gM seems to be confused on what this trim level is supposed to be. From the odd looking wheels naturally with black accenting to the black exterior mirrors to the black wheel moldings and yet more black on the front lower grille and fascia and of course all the items mentioned above it seems like they are pitching this as another sport variant like an RS with a light colored interior option. If I’m shelling out 50 to 60 large the wheels and al lthe black cheap painted plastic would be a deal breaker for me!
Needs a V- 6 and very soon BUT knowing how slowly GM responds to any backlash from it’s customer base, let’s not hold our collective breaths.
Acadia sales are flat. And for the same reasons as the Traverse. Poor acceleration. Noisy. Uncomfortable to drive. Short men and woman under 5’09” seem to tolerate the design well. Tall people hate it or don’t come back after the initial test drive. GM NEVER LISTENS TO THEIR SALESPEOPLE. I was told “I didn’t know what I was talking about, when I called the 2017 Acadia redesign a failure. Along with this disaster of a vehicle, was supposed to cure all of the past 7 years of very disappointing sales from the lie of the 2017 Acadia redesign. And don’t forget the big disappointment, The 2018 Terrain. Carried over for the 8th year., another failure!