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The 2018 Chevrolet Traverse RS Sounds Pretty Tame
The 2018 Chevrolet Traverse RS Sounds Pretty Tame-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:11

Alright so I guess the 2018 Chevy Traverse RS is a thing, now, too.

Apparently the regular Traverse wasn’t sporty enough, so Chevy is now giving it the RS tune-up, which includes a black grille, black window trim, black roof rails and “black bowtie emblems.” It’s also getting 20-inch wheels.

The RS will also be the first Traverse to have a turbocharged engine, according to Chevy: a direct-injected 2.0-liter four-banger with 257 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque... which doesn’t sound all that powerful? Maybe it’s one of those things you have to drive to feel it out?

Anyway, it will also have a nine-speed automatic transmission and is on sale now, starting at $43,095.

The Traverse RS will join the new (despite being way down on power) in the camp of anonymous crossovers that are trying hard for a personality. Good for them.

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