{"id":518364,"date":"2010-04-06T20:02:36","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T00:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/?p=17894"},"modified":"2010-04-06T20:02:36","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T00:02:36","slug":"2010-chevrolet-traverse-lt-fwd-%e2%80%93-short-take-road-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/518364","title":{"rendered":"2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT FWD \u2013 Short Take Road Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In truth, large front-wheel-drive crossovers are made pointless by minivans.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here we are, testing<\/a> yet<\/a> another<\/a> of<\/a> GM\u2019s Lambda-platform crossovers, which include the Buick Enclave, the GMC Acadia, and the Chevrolet Traverse<\/a>. But this time we\u2019re looking at a front-wheel-drive variant powered by the direct-injected 3.6-liter V-6; it\u2019s our first deep dive into the combo since the trio received the engine way back for the 2009 model year.<\/p>\n

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In planning our test, we theorized that such a Lambda\u2014in this case a 2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT\u2014would get better gas mileage, which, combined with a lower entry price, would make it a more affordable and more attractive alternative to the all-wheel-drive model. We based our theory on the fact that the front-driver is lighter by 213 pounds and has a lower amount of efficiency-sapping drivetrain friction than the all-wheel-drive model. Then we tested the thing and found out our theory was wrong: This Traverse got 17 miles per gallon, 1 mpg fewer than the all-wheel-driver we evaluated last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Keep Reading:\u00a02010 Chevrolet Traverse LT FWD – Short Take Road Test<\/a><\/p>\n

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  3. 2009 Chevrolet Traverse – Virtual Test Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In truth, large front-wheel-drive crossovers are made pointless by minivans. Here we are, testing yet another of GM\u2019s Lambda-platform crossovers, which include the Buick Enclave, the GMC Acadia, and the Chevrolet Traverse. But this time we\u2019re looking at a front-wheel-drive variant powered by the direct-injected 3.6-liter V-6; it\u2019s our first deep dive into the combo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-518364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}