If the family outgrew a two-row crossover, the 2027 Chevrolet Traverse is where most Northwest Arkansas households land: an MSRP of $40,800, seating for up to eight, 98 cubic feet with the rear rows down, and 5,000 pounds of towing properly equipped, all on a midsize footprint that parks like a large crossover. A full-size SUV is the right call for a specific set of families, and the numbers below say exactly which ones. George Nunnally Chevrolet sells both, so this is a sizing question rather than a sales pitch: here is what each one gives you, and where the gap between them is real. The 2027 Traverse overview has the long version of the Traverse side. Quick Answer 2027 Traverse starts at an MSRP of $40,800, before the $1,995 destination charge; the 2026 Tahoe LS starts at $60,700. Traverse seats up to 8 and holds 98 cu ft maximum; Tahoe seats up to 9 and holds 122.7 cu ft. Traverse tows 5,000 lbs properly equipped, with the included trailering equipment, on LT, Z71 and RS. EPA combined: 22 mpg front-drive Traverse against 17 mpg for a 5.3L V8 rear-drive Tahoe, per fueleconomy.gov. Both carry the same 17.7-inch diagonal touchscreen as standard equipment. The matchup at a glance What you are comparing 2027 Traverse 2026 Tahoe Starting MSRP from $40,800 from $60,700 Engine 2.5L turbocharged four, 328 hp and 326 lb-ft 5.3L EcoTec3 V8, 355 hp and 383 lb-ft Seating 7, or 8 on the LT Up to 9, with the front bench on the LS Maximum cargo volume 98 cu ft 122.7 cu ft EPA combined 22 mpg front-drive, 21 all-wheel drive 17 mpg, 5.3L V8 rear-drive Touchscreen 17.7-inch diagonal, standard 17.7-inch diagonal, standard Maximum towing 5,000 lbs properly equipped, with the included trailering equipment, on LT, Z71 and RS Body-on-frame, built around heavier trailers Every Traverse figure above is on the 2027 Traverse specs page with its configuration attached, and the full spec-for-spec version of this matchup lives on Chevy Tahoe vs Traverse. Where the Traverse wins for a growing family Three places, and they are the three a family actually feels. The price of entry. Nearly twenty thousand dollars separates the two starting points, and another eight hundred separates the destination charges. That gap buys a lot of car seats, or it moves you from a base full-size to a well-equipped midsize with hands-free highway driving. The trims page lays out what each step up the Traverse range adds and who it suits. The fuel bill. Five miles per gallon combined is not a rounding difference over a school year. Northwest Arkansas runs almost all of its north-south traffic through one interstate corridor, and a family doing the I-49 commute plus two round trips a week to practice is living in the combined number, not the highway one. The footprint. Six and a half inches shorter and nearly six inches narrower with the mirrors out sounds academic until you are backing into a parking deck on a Saturday, or squeezing past a row of parked cars near the Razorback Regional Greenway trailheads. It is also the difference between fitting a single garage bay comfortably and folding the mirrors every night. The Traverse research hub collects the rest of the detail if you want to go deeper on any one of those three. Where the Tahoe wins Three places, and all three are real. Volume. 122.7 cubic feet against 98 with the rows down. If you routinely travel seven-up with luggage for a week, the Tahoe carries it and the Traverse asks you to pack tighter or use a roof box. The ninth seat. The Tahoe LS offers seating for up to nine with its front bench. The Traverse tops out at eight. Heavy trailers. The Tahoe is body-on-frame, and its standard 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 makes 355 horsepower and 383 lb-ft. That architecture is what a large travel trailer or a car hauler is built around, and it is the reason the answer flips to full-size once the trailer goes past what the Traverse is rated for. The honest tie Two things people expect to differ and do not. Seven or eight seats. Both do it. The Traverse LT with the second-row bench seats eight, the same as most Tahoe trims. If the requirement is eight belts rather than nine, this is not a reason to spend twenty thousand dollars more. Third-row access. Row two slides forward on every Traverse with the child seat left in place, so getting a kid into row three does not mean dismantling the middle of the car. That is the mechanism that decides whether row three gets used on a school morning, and it is present on the trim with the $40,800 starting MSRP. The service schedule is the same across the range too, which keeps the running cost predictable whichever trim you land on. The screen. A 17.7-inch touchscreen with Google built-in is standard on all four Traverse trims. It is the same size the Tahoe LS carries. The local math Here is what this looks like on a real Northwest Arkansas week. Two adults, three kids, an I-49 commute from Rogers or Springdale, a Saturday at Arvest Ballpark, and a boat that goes in the water from May through September. The same picture holds for a family running US-412 in from Siloam Springs or the interstate up from Fayetteville. The boat is a bass boat or a small pontoon, so loaded on its trailer it stays under the Traverse's 5,000-pound properly-equipped rating. That family is a Traverse family, and the money left over covers the all-wheel drive and the Super Cruise plan. Change one variable, a travel trailer heavier than the Traverse's 5,000-pound rating, and the answer flips to full-size. The trailer is what decides this, not the number of kids. And weigh the trailer loaded rather than empty, because the long climbs on the interstate south of Fayetteville ask far more of a drivetrain than a flat test tow suggests. So which one should you buy? Your situation Buy this Three kids, a carpool, a commute, no trailer Traverse LT with all-wheel drive, from $42,800 Same, plus a bass boat or a small pontoon Traverse Z71, from $49,100, for the twin-clutch all-wheel drive on a wet ramp An hour of interstate every day Traverse RS, from $55,800, with standard hands-free Super Cruise A travel trailer over the 5,000-pound properly-equipped rating Tahoe, for the body-on-frame platform Nine people, regularly Tahoe LS with the front bench See every 2027 Traverse in stock Book a test drive How to settle it in one afternoon Drive both back to back on the same afternoon. The size difference reads as a rounding error on paper and is obvious from the driver's seat inside two miles, and it is the only part of this decision a table cannot settle. Bring the car seats. Two things worth doing first: start a pre-approval so you know your terms before you pick a trim, and get the trade appraised, because on a twenty-thousand-dollar spread the trade often decides which side of it you land on. Questions we get on this one Is the Traverse big enough for three car seats? Yes. Second-row shoulder room is 62.2 inches, within a tenth of an inch of the front row, and Smart Slide seats let you reach row three without pulling a seat out. Order the LT with the second-row bench and you get an eighth belt. When is a trailer too heavy for a Traverse? Above 5,000 pounds. That is the rating on the LT, Z71 and RS, properly equipped with the included trailering equipment, and past it a body-on-frame full-size is the right vehicle. The full Tahoe vs Traverse comparison works through the rest of it. Does the Traverse cost less to service than a full-size SUV? It runs a four-cylinder rather than a V8, on the same 7,500-mile oil and rotation schedule, and the first maintenance visit is covered by Chevrolet inside the first year. Warranty terms run 3 years or 36,000 miles bumper-to-bumper and 5 years or 60,000 miles on the powertrain. Which Traverse trim has hands-free driver assistance? Two of the four: the RS and the High Country include it as standard equipment for 2027, each with a 3-year OnStar Super Cruise plan. It is available elsewhere in the lineup. Where can I see both in Rogers or Springdale? Both are on the lot at George Nunnally Chevrolet, 2700 SE Moberly Ln, a short run down the interstate and not much further from Siloam Springs. 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Order a 2027 Silverado 1500 or Buy a 2026? Vehicle shown with available equipment. Image supplied by the manufacturer. The Short Version The all-new 2027 Silverado 1500 arrives at the end of 2026; you can reserve a build now. 2026 Silverados are on the ground in Bentonville today, often with incentives. Buy from stock if you need a truck now; reserve a 2027 if you want the redesign. Bring your loaded trailer weight and we will spec the right truck around it. There is a short window every few years when a truck buyer in Northwest Arkansas has two good options at once, and we are heading into it. The all-new 2027 Silverado 1500 is a ground-up redesign arriving at the end of 2026 and you can reserve one now, while the 2026 Silverados are still on the lot at George Nunnally Chevrolet in Bentonville with their own incentives. Whether you reserve the new one or buy off the ground comes down to how much you want the redesign versus how soon you need the truck. Here is how we talk it through with people who come in from Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville. Buy from stock if you need a truck now Most people who need a truck need it for two or three specific things. If your list is "crew cab, four-wheel drive, tows a boat to Beaver Lake, seats the family," we can almost certainly hand you keys to a 2026 Silverado 1500 that does all of it this week. Buying from stock is faster, it usually carries an incentive, and you get to sit in the exact truck before you sign. If that is you, the 2026 Silverado 1500 guide is the place to start. Reserve a 2027 if the redesign is what you want Reserving makes sense when the new truck's changes are the reason you are buying. For 2027 that is a real list: two brand-new small-block V8s, a 5.7L and a 6.6L that Chevrolet calls the most powerful naturally-aspirated V8 in the half-ton class; a fully digital cockpit with a 16.3-inch screen; and available Super Cruise that keeps working while you tow. If a specific new engine or the redesigned interior is what you are after, reserve the build rather than waiting for the right one to land. The 2027 Silverado 1500 overview lays out the whole lineup, and the trim guide walks the seven trims from Work Truck to ZR2 and High Country. What actually changed for 2027 Enough that a 2026 spec sheet is not a 2027 spec sheet. The Silverado is all-new for 2027 — new styling, a new digital interior, a revised seven-trim lineup that renames the LT simply Silverado, and the two new V8s replacing the old 5.3L and 6.2L. Pricing, EPA fuel economy and final tow ratings are published by Chevrolet closer to the on-sale date, and we post each confirmed number the day it lands. The 2027 specs page tracks what is official as it firms up. None of that makes a 2026 a worse truck — it is still the one we can hand you keys to this week. The towing question worth settling up front If towing is why you are buying, get it right before you order. On a half-ton, the tow rating is set by engine, cab, bed and axle together, not by the badge on the tailgate, so two trucks that look alike can be rated differently. The 2027's official ratings publish at launch, and the Duramax diesel and new 6.6L V8 are the tow-focused engines. If you already know what your loaded boat or camper weighs, bring us that number and we will build the spec backwards from it. Our towing guide covers the Max Trailering package and the segment-exclusive Super Cruise hands-free trailering. The winter question nobody asks until January If you buy in the autumn, your truck's first season is an Ozark winter, and that is worth ten minutes of planning. I-49 gets treated through the freeze-thaw stretches and a truck parked outside collects that brine spray. The practical habit is washing the undercarriage through the salt season rather than waiting for spring. It is also worth setting up the service schedule early, especially if you tow — towing brings oil and driveline service forward. Our service and maintenance page covers what the truck needs and when. How to decide in one visit Come into George Nunnally Chevrolet at 2700 SE Moberly Ln in Bentonville, just off I-49. We will put you in a 2026 Silverado so the current truck is not an abstraction, walk you through what the 2027 redesign adds, and either write up a truck from stock or start your 2027 reservation. Either way you leave knowing which truck is yours. Call (479) 319-2494 or contact us to set it up. Still comparing the current truck? 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Quick answer: the 2026 Traverse as a tow vehicle The 2026 Chevrolet Traverse is rated at 5,000 pounds properly equipped, and the trailering equipment is standard on every trim rather than an option you hunt for. The 2.5L turbocharged four-cylinder makes 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft on regular 87-octane unleaded, which is what makes that rating comfortable rather than theoretical. It still carries the family: seven seats standard, eight on the LT with the available second-row bench, and 22.9 cubic feet of cargo behind the third row. EPA estimates are 20 city / 26 highway / 22 combined in front-drive and 20 / 24 / 21 with all-wheel drive. The Traverse starts at $40,800 before a $1,995 destination charge. George Nunnally Chevrolet stocks them in Bentonville. Call (479) 319-2494. A 5,000-pound rating puts a lot of NWA weekends in reach of a 2026 Chevrolet Traverse: a small travel trailer, a teardrop or hybrid camper, a pair of side-by-sides on a utility trailer, or a boat. What it does not do is answer the second question, which is whether the same vehicle still works as the family car on Monday. Here is what the rating actually covers here, and what to check before you hitch up. The Traverse research hub has the full set of pages. See Every 2026 Traverse in Stock How much can a Traverse actually pull? 5,000 pounds, properly equipped. That figure holds across the lineup because the trailering equipment is standard on every trim, so it is not a number that depends on which box you ticked at order time. The engine is what makes it usable. The 2.5L turbocharged four makes 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft, and torque is the part that matters on a hill with a trailer behind you. The specifications page has the full numbers, and the model overview is the plain-language version of the whole car. What a 5,000-pound rating covers in NWA More than most families need. A single-axle travel trailer, a teardrop or a hybrid pop-up sits well inside it, as does a ski boat on a single-axle trailer, and either one gets to Beaver Lake or a campsite at Hobbs State Park without drama. Devil's Den is the harder run, because the I-49 grades south of Fayetteville are the real test of any tow vehicle in this region. The honest planning number is not the trailer's dry weight, it is the loaded weight with water, gear and bikes on the back. Build in the margin and a Traverse handles a Northwest Arkansas camping season comfortably. If your trailer is a dual-axle bunkhouse and the loaded number is climbing past the rating, the Traverse versus Tahoe comparison is the right next read, because that is the step up this market usually makes. Do you need to option anything? For the tow rating itself, no. Trailering equipment is standard across the range, which is unusual in this class and worth knowing before you start pricing packages on a rival. What is worth optioning is what makes the miles easier. Super Cruise, the hands-free driver assistance system, is standard on the High Country and RS and available on the LT and Z71 through the Enhanced Driving Package, and a long haul down the interstate is exactly where you notice it. The trim levels page shows what each rung includes. What towing means for people and gear This is where a three-row earns its place over a truck. The Traverse seats seven as standard and eight on the LT with the available second-row bench, and it holds 22.9 cubic feet behind the third row, 56.6 behind the second and 98 cubic feet with both rows folded. That is a full family plus a week of camping kit, before the trailer is even attached. Weight still has to be watched: GVWR is 6,173 pounds and an LT front-drive weighs 4,504 pounds at the curb, which leaves roughly 1,669 pounds for people, cargo and trailer tongue weight combined. That is the number that quietly decides how much you can pack. The cargo and seating page breaks the space down row by row. Which Traverse suits a towing family in NWA? The LT is the volume answer and the only trim that seats eight, opening at $40,800 before the $1,995 destination charge. The Z71 adds all-wheel drive as standard, 18-inch all-terrain wheels and 7.8 inches of ground clearance against the standard 6.8, which is the trim for gravel campground approaches. The RS and High Country are the equipment-led rungs and bring Super Cruise as standard. Cross-shopping? The Traverse versus GMC Acadia comparison covers the closest relative, and the Traverse versus Equinox page is the one to read if you are still deciding whether you need a third row at all. Browse Traverse LT and Z71 Stock Schedule a Test Drive Hitching up in NWA Bring the trailer and we will weigh the real question with you. We are at 2700 SE Moberly Ln, a couple of minutes off I-49, and the run south from here is the same road your camper will see, so a test drive tells you more than a spec sheet does. The 39-foot turning circle is the other thing to try in our lot, because campground loops are tighter than interstates. Ownership questions are worth asking on the day: the maintenance schedule covers service intervals, and towing does change how often some of them come around. When you are ready, value your trade or get pre-approved. 2026 Traverse towing questions How much can a 2026 Chevrolet Traverse tow? 5,000 pounds, properly equipped, and the trailering equipment is standard on every trim. What engine does it use? A 2.5L turbocharged four-cylinder rated 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft, running on regular 87-octane unleaded. Does towing change with all-wheel drive? The rating is 5,000 pounds properly equipped across the lineup. All-wheel drive is standard on the Z71 and available elsewhere, and it changes EPA estimates to 20 city / 24 highway / 21 combined against 20 / 26 / 22 in front-drive. How many people does it seat? Seven as standard, and eight on the LT with the available second-row bench. The Z71, RS and High Country seat seven. How much cargo is there with a full house? 22.9 cubic feet behind the third row, 56.6 behind the second, and 98 cubic feet with both rear rows folded. Which trim has the most ground clearance? The Z71, at 7.8 inches against the 6.8 inches standard elsewhere, and it comes with all-wheel drive and 18-inch all-terrain wheels. Is Super Cruise available? Yes. It is standard on the High Country and RS, and available on the LT and Z71 through the Enhanced Driving Package. How big is the Traverse to park and store? 204.5 inches long on a 121.0-inch wheelbase, 79.6 inches wide without mirrors and 69.6 inches tall, with a 39.0-foot turning circle. Where do I get a question answered that is not here? The Traverse FAQ page covers the common ones, or call (479) 319-2494 with your trailer's loaded weight and we will talk it through. Pricing is starting MSRP and excludes tax, title, license and dealer fees; the destination freight charge is stated separately and the dealer sets the final price. Trailering figures are maximums for a properly equipped vehicle and vary by configuration and equipment. Fuel-economy figures are EPA estimates and will vary with driving. George Nunnally Chevrolet · 2700 SE Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712 · (479) 319-2494