Chevrolet Road Tests Articles

Quick Test: 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ AWD

The Traverse is the fourth General Motors' model built on its Lambda unibody architecture, others being the Buick Enclave, Saturn Outlook, and GMC Acadia. more

First Look: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and XFE

Pickup trucks of the near future - What's the best way to give the moribund truck market a little pick-me-up? Diesel? Hybrid? V-6? How about a six-speed automatic and better aerodynamics? more

Road Test: 2009 Chevrolet Travezrse

It's getting to the point where crossovers are becoming more like minivans or station wagons and less like traditional SUVs--but for some people, that's nothing to be ashamed of. more

First Look: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado

To keep the Silverado competitive for 2009, Chevy is mating Silverados powered by the 5.3L, 6.0L, and 6.2L V-8 engines with a six-speed automatic transmission. more

First Look: 2009 Chevrolet HHR

Whether you like its retro-themed style or not, the Chevrolet HHR is arguably better looking than the PT Cruiser. more

First Look: 2009 Chevrolet Colorado

The Chevrolet Colorado, like its GMC Canyon twin, drives into 2009 with the option of a 5.3L V-8 on extended and crew cab models more

First Drive: 2009 Chevrolet Traverse

The changing face of the Great American SUV -- With $4 gas and the image of real, truck-based SUVs as the symbol of our CO2-emit more

Long Term Verdict: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4WD Crew Cab

It happens every year: Once our Truck of the Year winner joins the Motor Trend long-term fleet, it becomes the hardest-working vehicle we have. more

First Drive: 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 2500

There's no badge, no change in bodywork, not even an HD decal to visually separate the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 from its grocery-getter brethren. more

Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Topline Power Puller

This is the evolutionary equivalent of the biggest, baddest, meanest carnivore on the planet, but raw numbers is just one way we select winners. We've driven them all and graded them according to capability, function, and style. more

Long-Term Update 5: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado

12 Months and 16,845 Miles - Motor Trend copy chief Jacqueline Manfredi noted that on a freeway drive down to Long Beach the Sil more

Police Car Comparison: 2007 Dodge Charger vs 2007 Chevrolet Impala vs 2007 Ford Crown Victoria

Uh oh. Those red-and-blue strobes. Lighting up your rearview mirror like the finale in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." They're for you. Time for your best Ned Flanders impersonation. more

Full-size Comparison: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe vs. 2008 Ford Expedition vs. 2008 Nissan Armada vs. 2008 Toyota Sequoia

Snow Mobiles: Which Full-Size Sport/Ute Is the Best of the Bigs? With the price of crude oil hovering around $100 per barrel, certain auto analysts are once again questioning the existence of the large SUV. And why not? more

NewComer: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2-Mode Hybrid

Appearing first in the Chevy Tahoe (on sale now), the new 2-Mode Hybrid system was jointly developed by Daimler-Benz, BMW, and GM. more

Performance: 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche RSX

And despite little support from GM's top management, the Avalanche has remained stubbornly popular while gas prices have taken a sizeable chunk out of the pickup and SUV markets--an accomplishment it owes, no doubt, to its dual-use capability. more

Performance: 440-Horsepower SLP TrailBlazer SS

The Chevy TrailBlazer SS is one of the few factory hot rods that actually has the right combination of performance, appearance, and pricing--an elusive mix. more

First Look: 2009 Chevrolet Express And GMC Savana 4500 Cutaway Van

General Motors' latest workhorses are all-new for 2009. The Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana 4500 commercial cutaway vans are engineered to support the needs of three primary functions -- school buses, shuttle buses and ambulances. more

Quick Test: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LT

The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe is one of the youngest fullsize SUVs on the market, second only to the all-new Sequoia. more

Long-Term Update 4: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado

10 Months and 16,150 Miles - After amassing 12,000 miles on the Silverado, we decided to change the look and utility of the Chev more

First Drive: Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell

No, 12 seconds to 60 won't knock your socks off, but otherwise the Chevrolet Equinox FCEV defies you to find fault with it. more

Travel Road Test: Chevrolet 3500 Van

Road-Trekking Motorhome: Luxury Meets Four-Wheel-Drive Utility. Home & Park Motorhomes of Kitchener, Ontario, has married the creature comforts of a motorhome with the utility of four-wheel drive. more

First Look: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Vehicle

Sometimes, a cop on the beat wants a vehicle with a little more room for, you know, stuff: police dogs, rescue and safety equipment-maybe even more than the usual number of perps. more

Long-Term Update 3: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado

8 Months and 12,947 Miles - With the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado's on-board computer nagging us that it was time for a tuneup, we t more

Long-Term Update 2: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado

6 Months and 9200 Miles - Since its last update two months ago, the Silverado has accrued 2113 miles, thanks in large part to ro more

First Drive: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 2 Mode

From Leonardo DiCaprio to John Q. Public, driving a hybrid has come to show that you care about the environment--maybe more than other people do. But there's one more thing it says about its buyers: They're perfectly happy compromising on all of their towing and hauling needs (and we can't remember more