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2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT1 AWD

he Chevrolet Traverse is a full-size crossover SUV built on the GM Lambda platform that underpins the GMC Acadia. It replaces the long-wheelbase Uplander minivan and Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUV (both vehicles will be phased out after 2009), and will be built in Spring Hill, Tennessee; the former Saturn Production facility. The former Saturn Plant (where the Saturn S-Series, Saturn ION , and Saturn VUE were produced from 1990-2007) was shut down at the end of March 2007 to be refitted for production of the Traverse.

Chevrolet's answer to the 2009 Ford Flex, the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse debuted at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show and will arrive in showrooms in the fall of 2008. The Traverse has been featured in promos for the new NBC drama show My Own Worst Enemy along with the new Chevrolet Camaro.

VEHICLE SUMMARY

Engines & Emissions

• 3.6-Liter VVT, V6, 24-Valve, DOHC, EFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 288@6300, Torque Of 270@3400

Safety

• Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Ultrasonic Sensors
• Front Automatic Locking Retractors
• Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags
• Driver Airbag
• Passenger Airbag
• Front Side Airbags
• Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor
• Front, Second Row and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts With Rear Center Lap Belt
• Second Row 3-Point Center Seatbelt
• Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters
• Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal
• OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance
• Crumple Zones
• L A T C H
• Front Pretensioners
• Side Guard Door Beams

Transmission

• Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission
• 6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive