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Four trims, one 328-horsepower turbo, 5,000 pounds of towing and 98 cubic feet of cargo, priced for South Jersey.
A South Jersey family shopping three-row SUVs runs into the same wall eventually: the two-row crossover is out of room, and the next step up feels like buying a truck. The 2027 Chevrolet Traverse splits that difference on purpose. Four trims start at $40,800 before destination, all four share one 328-horsepower turbocharged engine, and the lineup tows 5,000 pounds and swallows 98 cubic feet of cargo without ever asking a driver to get used to truck-sized proportions on the Route 38 retail strip.
Lucas Chevrolet keeps the Traverse on the ground in Lumberton and turns wrenches on it in our own service bays, close enough to Mount Laurel, Moorestown, Cherry Hill and Burlington that a test drive and a service appointment are the same short trip. The sections below walk the four-trim price ladder, the tech and safety equipment, the cargo and towing figures, and close with a plain recommendation by how you actually use a three-row SUV.
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There is one engine, and it is not a limitation. Every 2027 Traverse, from the $40,800 LT to the $56,100 High Country, leaves the factory with the same 2.5L turbocharged four-cylinder and the same 8-speed automatic, so the trim you choose changes the equipment and the drivetrain, never the power under your foot.
328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft of torque, on regular 87-octane unleaded, through an 8-speed automatic standard across the lineup. Front-wheel drive is standard on LT, RS and High Country, with all-wheel drive a $2,000 step on any of them. The Z71 is the one exception: it comes all-wheel drive only.
| Configuration | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front-wheel drive | 20 MPG | 26 MPG | 22 MPG |
| All-wheel drive | 20 MPG | 24 MPG | 21 MPG |
EPA estimates, published at fueleconomy.gov. The two-MPG highway gap is the real cost of all-wheel drive, and on a Route 38 commute through Mount Laurel and Moorestown it works out to roughly a tank of gas a year.
LT covers the family-hauler job on its own, Z71 branches off toward gravel and dirt roads, and RS and High Country both sit at the top of the price ladder while aiming at different buyers — one leans into blacked-out styling, the other into quiet comfort. Every figure below excludes the $1,995 destination charge, the same way Chevrolet’s own pricing pages present it.
| Trim | Starting MSRP | With all-wheel drive | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | $40,800 | $42,800 | The family that wants three rows, the full 17.7-inch screen, and the option of eight seats |
| Z71 | All-wheel drive only | $49,100 | The buyer who wants 18-inch machined-face wheels and all-terrain tires for a Pine Barrens weekend |
| RS | $55,800 | $57,800 | The buyer who wants the blacked-out look, 22-inch wheels, and Super Cruise standard |
| High Country | $56,100 | $58,100 | The buyer who wants the quiet, comfort-first flagship: Bose audio and leatherette standard |
Every figure above is base MSRP; the $1,995 destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees and any added equipment apply on top of it, and Lucas Chevrolet sets the final out-the-door number. Stepping up to all-wheel drive runs a flat $2,000 more on LT, RS and High Country, while Z71 comes with it built in. High Country’s $56,100 starting point is new for 2027: it now sits above RS on price, reversing where the two trims landed last year.
Chevrolet did not save the 17.7-inch touchscreen for the flagship trim. Step into the base LT and the screen is the same size and runs the same Google built-in software as the one in a High Country, so Google Maps and the Google Play store work without a phone plugged in on any Traverse in the lineup. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are there too, for whichever phone actually lives in the cupholder.
One equipment change matters more than the screen size: Super Cruise, Chevrolet’s hands-free system for mapped highway stretches, moves to standard equipment on RS and High Country for the 2027 model year, three-year OnStar plan included rather than sold separately. For anyone putting real miles on the Turnpike between here and Trenton or Princeton every week, that is a meaningfully different drive than working the wheel the whole way.
RS also gains power-folding second- and third-row seating as standard equipment for 2027, which sounds like a small thing until the second time you are loading plywood in a parking lot in the rain.
Captain’s chairs in row two are the default across all four trims, holding total seating at seven. LT breaks from that pattern with an available second-row bench that opens up an eighth seat — worth knowing before assuming a pricier trim automatically means more people fit, because on this lineup it does not. A Cherry Hill or Marlton family running a regular carpool should look at that bench specifically rather than skip past LT on price alone.
Past seating count, the four trims separate mostly on finish and wheels rather than room. Z71 carries its own two-tone cabin treatment built around the trim’s off-road intent, RS trades toward a flat-bottom wheel and sportier trim pieces, and High Country goes the other direction entirely with Bose premium audio and Jet Black and Natural Tan leatherette as standard equipment. Every trim’s full feature list is broken out on the 2027 Traverse trims page.
Behind the third row there is 22.9 cubic feet of cargo space, enough for a Costco run out of Moorestown without stacking bags on the second row. Fold both rear rows and that number grows to 98 cubic feet maximum, Chevrolet’s own class-leading figure for the segment. Front legroom runs 44.3 inches and second-row legroom is 41.5 inches, generous enough that a third passenger in the second row is not fighting for knee space on the ride to Cherry Hill Mall.
Every 2027 Traverse tows up to 5,000 pounds properly equipped, with the trailering equipment already included rather than sold as a separate package. That is enough for a small camper or a pair of personal watercraft down to the Shore, and it applies across all four trims — there is no towing bump reserved for Z71 alone.
Every 2027 Traverse carries Chevrolet’s suite of standard driver-assistance features, and the RS and High Country add Super Cruise hands-free driving on top of it for compatible highways. The bumper-to-bumper warranty runs 3 years/36,000 miles, the powertrain warranty runs 5 years/60,000 miles, and rust-through coverage extends to 6 years/100,000 miles — all three unchanged and confirmed for the 2027 model year.
Lucas Chevrolet keeps every 2027 Traverse trim on the lot in Lumberton, a short drive from Cherry Hill, Burlington, Delran and Marlton, and our own service department handles everything from the first oil change to warranty work. Our sales team walks South Jersey buyers through the full four-trim lineup and real pricing before a test drive, not during one.
The 2027 Traverse starts at $40,800 for the LT before the $1,995 destination charge. High Country tops the lineup at $56,100 FWD.
Every trim shares one engine: a 2.5L turbocharged four-cylinder rated at 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft of torque, paired with an 8-speed automatic.
Up to 5,000 pounds properly equipped, on every trim, with the trailering equipment included.
Seven with the standard second-row captain’s chairs, or eight on the LT with the available second-row bench.
Yes. Super Cruise is standard equipment on RS and High Country for 2027, each with a 3-year OnStar Super Cruise plan included.
Z71 is the off-road-focused trim, all-wheel drive only, with 18-inch machined-face wheels and all-terrain tires. RS is the on-road performance-and-tech trim, with 22-inch wheels and standard Super Cruise. The full breakdown is on the Traverse trims page.
High Country now prices above RS, Super Cruise becomes standard equipment on both RS and High Country, and RS adds standard power-folding second- and third-row seating. The full spec-by-spec breakdown is on the Traverse specs page.
Yes, every trim carries three rows, with second-row captain’s chairs standard and an available second-row bench on LT for an eighth seat.
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