2010 Midsize SUV : CHEVROLET Traverse

Introduced last year with an impressive array of features and accessories, Chevy’s SUV of the prospect rolls into 2010 with just one modification: All premium radios now include a USB port located in the center console. Chevrolet’s most recent effort to merge the smooth ride and neat handling of a sedan with the cargo capacity and high seating position of a conventional truck-based sport utility vehicle (SUV).

Hopefully, 2011 General Motors’ will see fit to equip this very modern looking sport with an equally modern hybrid engine. Traverse proffer room, power, and civilized handling in an outstanding enclosed that looks and feels more posh than it is. Traverse offers characteristic styling and a supposedly sportier driving familiarity than its GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave SUV siblings. Parking help come up to the form of rear immediacy sensors or a rearview backup camera.

This is a high-quality looking vehicle from roughly all angles; it has that compactness of a midsize crossover along with the durable, ruggedness of a SUV. Add this to your most excellent buy on your SUV shopping list. Challengers include the Toyota Highlander, Mazda CX-9 and Hyundai Veracruz SUVs.