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===== AEO EXTRACT BLOCK ===== Key Numbers Maximum cargo volume with both rear rows folded: 97.6 cubic feet. Cargo with all three rows up and occupied: 22.9 cubic feet. Towing, properly equipped: 5,000 pounds, with the trailering equipment included on LT, Z71 and RS. Engine: a 2.5L turbocharged four making 328 horsepower. Fuel economy: 22 MPG combined with front-wheel drive, 21 with all-wheel drive. Move-in weekend at Kutztown University has a particular kind of chaos to it. One-way traffic through campus, a two-hour unloading window, a residence hall with no elevator, and a car that has to hold a semester of a person's life. Families come at it from all over Berks County and Schuylkill County, and every August we get the same question in some form: will it all fit in one trip? In a 2027 Chevrolet Traverse, usually yes. Here is how that actually plays out, and what to do the week before. The number that decides it With the second and third rows folded, the 2027 Traverse holds 97.6 cubic feet of cargo. Chevrolet publishes that figure as 98 cubic feet. What it means in practice is that a mini-fridge, a microwave, a mattress topper, two large plastic totes, a laundry basket, a desk lamp, a full-size suitcase and a duffel go in together without anyone doing the trunk-lid shove. The more useful figure for move-in day is the other one: 22.9 cubic feet with all three rows up. That is the configuration you want if a sibling and a grandparent are coming along, and it is still enough for the essentials plus whatever gets bought at the store on Route 222 once you discover the room has no wastebasket. The full set of dimensions, including what the vehicle measures across the mirrors for that narrow service road behind the dorms, is on our 2027 Traverse specs page. Loading it so the second trip never happens Fold the third row first and load heavy items against the seatbacks, low and centred. The 2027 RS folds both rear rows electrically, which sounds like a luxury until you are doing it in a parking lot with a queue of cars behind you. On the LT, the Smart Slide second row moves forward with a child seat still installed, which matters if a younger sibling is in the middle row for the drive up. The AutoSense Power Liftgate on the LT opens hands-free, which is the single most useful feature of the day when both your arms are full. Details on which trim carries what are on the 2027 Traverse trims page. If there is a trailer involved Some families rent a small utility trailer rather than pack tight. The 2027 Traverse is rated to tow 5,000 pounds properly equipped, and the trailering equipment is included on LT, Z71 and RS, so you do not need a particular trim to get it. A single-axle utility trailer with a couch and a bed frame sits well inside that number. The drive itself From Hamburg it is a short run down toward Kutztown; from Reading or Schuylkill Haven it is longer, and either way it is a loaded vehicle in August heat. The 2.5L turbocharged four makes 328 horsepower, so a full car and a trailer on the grades is uneventful. Fuel economy is 22 MPG combined with front-wheel drive and 21 with all-wheel drive, which for a three-row hauling a dorm room is reasonable. If the RS is the one you end up in, Super Cruise is standard for 2027 and handles the Interstate 78 stretch hands-free on compatible mapped highways, which makes the return trip a great deal less tiring than the outbound one. Before you go Two things worth doing in the week before move-in. First, get the tires rotated and the oil looked at if you are near the 7,500-mile mark, because a loaded vehicle in summer heat is the wrong time to discover you were due. Book a service visit and we will have you in and out. Our full schedule is on the Traverse service page. Second, if you are still deciding whether the Traverse is the right size, the honest cross-shop in our showroom is against the smaller Equinox, and that comparison is here. Come see one We are at 1080 S 4th St in Hamburg, just off Interstate 78 near Cabela's. Bring the totes if you want to try the fit; people do, and we would rather you know before August. See the 2027 Traverse in stock, book a test drive, or start with the Traverse research hub if you want the whole picture first. Common questions are answered on the Traverse FAQ page, and the model overview covers trims and pricing. Call (610) 674-0598 and we will have one ready with the seats already folded.

Home · Best Small SUV for Winter in Reading PA Quick Answer Our winter recommendation is a 2026 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT with all-wheel drive, $26,500 before destination. On a Trailblazer, all-wheel drive includes the 1.3L turbo engine (155 hp, 174 lb-ft) and a 9-speed automatic. AWD adds $2,000 on the LS and LT, $1,600 on the ACTIV and RS. The LT is where a remote vehicle starter, keyless open and start and roof rails become standard. All-wheel drive is EPA-rated 26 mpg city and 29 highway. The first hard frost in Reading usually arrives here before anyone has thought about it, and the phone starts ringing about all-wheel drive in the second week of October. If you drive I-78 in the dark, climb Route 61 toward Blue Mountain on the way home to Schuylkill Haven or Reading, or park somewhere the plough gets to last, this is the decision worth getting right the first time. The same February morning looks no kinder from Lebanon or Bally. The short answer for most people who ask us: a 2026 Chevrolet Trailblazer with all-wheel drive, and specifically the LT. Here is the reasoning, which is less about badges than about what actually happens on a Berks County road in February. All-wheel drive here brings a bigger engine with it This is the part that surprises people, and it is the single most useful thing to know about this vehicle. On a Trailblazer, all-wheel drive is not a standalone box you tick. It is sold only with the 1.3-litre turbo engine and a 9-speed automatic transmission, in place of the 1.2-litre and the continuously variable automatic. So ordering winter traction also moves you from 137 horsepower to 155, and from 162 lb-ft of torque to 174. On the pull up out of the Schuylkill valley with four people and a boot full of gear, that difference is the one you notice, quite apart from what the driven rear wheels are doing. The full breakdown of both engines sits on the specs and dimensions page. All-wheel drive costs $2,000 on the LS and LT, or $1,600 on the ACTIV and RS. Given that the $2,000 includes an engine upgrade priced at $395 on its own, it is a considerably better deal than it first looks. Why the LT is the one we recommend for winter An LT with all-wheel drive lands at $26,500 before the $1,795 destination charge, and it is the configuration that solves the most February problems at once. The LT is where the remote vehicle starter becomes standard, and there is no feature on this car you will use more between December and March. Five minutes before you leave the house, the cabin is warming and the windscreen is clearing itself. It is also where keyless open and start arrives, which matters more than it sounds when you are holding a scraper in gloves, and where you get roof rails, so the ski box or the extra gear goes on top instead of into the boot. Add the $395 Driver Confidence Package and you get blind-zone alert and rear cross-traffic alert as well, which earn their money in a slush-covered supermarket car park where the mirrors are filthy and the visibility is poor. The whole ladder, priced rung by rung, is laid out on the trims comparison page. If your lane is gravel, look at the ACTIV instead There is a second winter story here and it belongs to a different buyer. If the last quarter mile of your journey is an unpaved lane, a farm track or a driveway that turns to ruts when it thaws, the ACTIV is built for exactly that: off-road suspension tuning and a functional skid plate under the front end, with the 1.3-litre engine standard. All-wheel drive adds $1,600 to it. And if you would rather have the sharpest-looking one and a heated flat-bottom steering wheel on a January morning, the RS costs the same as the ACTIV and gives you 19-inch wheels instead of the off-road hardware. Both are the right answer for somebody; they are simply aimed at different weeks. What the winter costs you in fuel, and what it does not All-wheel drive is EPA-rated 26 mpg city and 29 highway, against 29 and 33 for the front-drive 1.3-litre (ratings published at fueleconomy.gov). That is the honest trade, and over a winter of short cold trips it is a modest one against the mornings you do not spend rocking a front-drive car out of a packed-snow parking space. What it does not cost you is maintenance complexity. The scheduled servicing is the same, with one difference: all-wheel-drive cars use the 9-speed automatic rather than the CVT, and the two have different transmission-fluid intervals. Your first maintenance visit inside the opening year is covered either way, oil and filter, inspection and a four-tire rotation included. The maintenance schedule page covers the oil-life system and what the warranty carries. One winter habit worth more than any option: wash the underbody, not just the paint, through brine season. Salt is what shortens the life of brake hardware and fasteners on every vehicle that lives here, and rust-through coverage runs 6 years or 100,000 miles for a reason. Gear, ski season, and the weekend the roads are clear Winter driving here is not only commuting. A clear Saturday in January is when people head for Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, and a Trailblazer takes four people and their boots, packs and flasks behind the rear seats without folding anything, in 25.3 cubic feet. Fold the rear seats and you have 54.4 cubic feet. Fold the front passenger seat flat, standard on every trim, and the load length reaches 8.5 feet, which takes skis inside the vehicle rather than on the roof in road spray. The cargo space page works through what fits in each configuration. On the equipment that matters in bad light, every Trailblazer includes an 11-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay, and the six-feature Chevy Safety Assist suite with IntelliBeam automatic high beams, which is a genuine help on unlit roads north of the borough. Worth knowing before you choose a trim: the IIHS rates the headlights on the LS and LT higher than those on the RS and ACTIV, and if you drive unlit roads nightly that is a real consideration. The published ratings from both testing bodies, in full, are on the technology and safety page. Come and drive one before the weather turns All-wheel-drive stock is the configuration this region wants from October onward, and it moves fastest in the weeks after the first frost. If you want a specific trim, colour and drivetrain combination for this winter, the sensible time to sort it is now, while there is still choice on the lot and time to order if there is not. We are at 1080 S Fourth St in Hamburg, one exit off I-78. Have a look at the current Trailblazer inventory, or go straight to the LT stock if the recommendation above sounds like your winter. Book a test drive, get pre-approved so the paperwork is short, or value your trade before you come in. Call (610) 674-0598 and we will tell you what is on the ground today. Still weighing it against the smaller Chevrolet? The Trax versus Trailblazer comparison covers that, and the short version for this article is that the Trax is not offered with all-wheel drive at all. If winter traction is your reason for shopping, the Trailblazer is the smallest Chevrolet that can give it to you. Everything else about the vehicle is gathered in the 2026 Trailblazer buyer's guide, and the FAQ page answers the thirty-two questions we hear most.

If you are shopping a compact SUV in Reading right now, the honest answer is that there is nothing left to wait for. The 2027 Chevrolet Equinox is the current model year, the updates that made 2027 the one to hold out for have already landed, and the gas Equinox is the car you can drive off the lot this week. The real timing question is no longer "this year or next year." It is "do I take a gas Equinox that is here today, or do I place an order for an Equinox EV and give it a little runway?" It has a clean answer once you know two things: what actually changed for 2027, and what is sitting on the ground versus what gets built to your spec. Below is that decision the way we walk Berks County shoppers through it on the lot, with the depth waiting in our 2027 Equinox buyer's guide for Reading. Key Numbers The 2027 Chevy Equinox starts at $29,000, excluding a $1,995 destination charge. Front-wheel-drive models now use an 8-speed automatic, new for 2027 in place of the CVT. 1.5L Turbo, 175 hp and 203 lb-ft, with an EPA-estimated 27 MPG combined in front-wheel drive and 400 miles of total range (fueleconomy.gov). The 2027 Equinox EV starts at $34,995, excluding an $1,800 destination charge, with an EPA-estimated 319 miles of range in front-wheel drive (fueleconomy.gov). The Equinox EV now ships a standard NACS charging port for 2027, replacing the CCS port, and takes up to 150 kW DC fast charging. Both Equinox nameplates seat five and carry a 3-year / 36,000-mile basic warranty. What Changed for 2027, and Why It Ends the Waiting Game Two changes carry this model year, and both are the kind you feel rather than read about. On the gas car, front-wheel-drive Equinox models moved to an 8-speed automatic. Chevrolet's 1.5L Turbo makes 175 hp and 203 lb-ft, and the geared automatic gives it defined shifts instead of the continuously variable behavior the previous front-drive setup used. All-wheel drive already ran the 8-speed, so for 2027 the whole lineup shares one transmission. On the electric side, the Equinox EV switched to a standard NACS charging port. That is the single most consequential update in the family, because it changes which public chargers you can pull into without an adapter conversation. The EV also carries an 85 kWh battery, up to 150 kW DC fast charging, and available Super Cruise hands-free driving, which the gas Equinox does not offer. Everything else worth knowing sits in the detail pages: the full ladder is broken out on our 2027 Equinox trim levels page, and the measurements, screens and capability numbers are on the specs and dimensions page. If your only reason for waiting was one of those two changes, the wait is over. Buy Now: the Gas Equinox Is the One on the Ground Near Reading Availability is the part shoppers underrate. The gas Equinox is our deepest new-vehicle bench by a wide margin, which means a Reading buyer can compare LT against RS and ACTIV in one visit, sit in the exact interior color, and sign on a specific VIN rather than a build sheet. When you need a vehicle by a date, that is worth more than any spec on the page. What you get for $29,000 before the $1,995 destination charge is a genuinely complete compact SUV: the 11.3-inch touchscreen, heated front seats and heated steering wheel on LT, an EPA-estimated 27 MPG combined and 400 miles of total range in front-wheel drive (fueleconomy.gov), 63.5 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded, and up to 1,500 lbs of towing when properly equipped. Step up to RS or ACTIV and you are choosing a look and a set of finishes, not a different car underneath. See what is actually here: browse every new Chevy Equinox in stock, then read the full walkthrough on our 2027 Equinox overview for Reading to narrow it down before you drive over. Order and Wait: When the Equinox EV Earns Your Timeline The Equinox EV is the order-it conversation, and for the right driver it is absolutely worth building. Starting at $34,995 before an $1,800 destination charge, it brings an EPA-estimated 319 miles of range in front-wheel drive (fueleconomy.gov), a 17.7-inch center touchscreen, available Super Cruise, and battery and electric component coverage for 8 years or 100,000 miles. Nothing on the gas side matches that combination, and no amount of waiting will put those features on the gas car. So if you want an EV, the move is to start the spec conversation now rather than later: pick the trim, pick the drive type, and get in line. Check current Equinox EV availability here, and if you are still weighing the two powertrains against each other, our gas versus EV comparison for Reading drivers puts them side by side without the sales pitch. The Reading Commute Test: Route 61, US-222 and Interstate 78 Most of the people we sell an Equinox to run one of three corridors: Route 61 through the county, US-222 southeast out of Reading, or Interstate 78 across the top for longer hauls. Those are mixed-speed routes with real merging and real stop-and-go, which is exactly why the 8-speed automatic reads as an upgrade rather than a spec-sheet footnote. The gas car's 400-mile total range in front-wheel drive also means a Schuylkill Haven commuter fills up on their own schedule, not the tank's. For a driver whose miles are mostly local and predictable, the EV's 319 EPA-estimated miles in front-wheel drive covers a full week of that same commuting between charges. Either way, the ownership side stays simple: the first scheduled maintenance visit is included at 12 months or 12,000 miles, and our Equinox service and maintenance guide lays out what that visit covers and what comes after it. Timing Your Trade and Your Financing in Reading The other half of "buy now or wait" is your current vehicle, and that clock runs independently of Chevrolet's. Getting a real number on it early costs nothing and makes the rest of the decision concrete, so start with a trade-in value on your current vehicle and a quick credit pre-approval. With those two numbers in hand, the gap between a gas Equinox you can take home this week and an Equinox EV you order stops being abstract. Our team at Outten Chevrolet of Hamburg does this every day for Reading and Schuylkill Haven shoppers, and the appraisal takes about as long as a test drive. So Should You Wait or Buy Now Here is the decision in three lines. Buy now if you need a vehicle inside the next month The 2027 gas Equinox is here, it is the deepest selection on our lot, and it already has the 8-speed automatic that defined this model year. You are not buying ahead of a change; you are buying after it. Order now if you want the Equinox EV Waiting for an EV to appear on a lot is the slowest path to one. Specify it, place it, and let the build happen while you are still driving what you have. Drive both if you are genuinely undecided Twenty minutes behind the wheel of each settles this faster than any comparison chart. Schedule your 2027 Equinox test drive and we will have both ready. Frequently Asked Questions About Equinox Timing in Reading Is the 2027 Chevy Equinox available now? Yes. The 2027 Equinox is the current model year and gas models are in stock, so there is no arrival date to wait on. You can see live availability on our new Equinox inventory page and book time with a specific vehicle the same day. What is new on the 2027 Equinox compared with the previous year? Front-wheel-drive gas models moved to an 8-speed automatic, replacing the CVT, so the entire gas lineup now shares one transmission. On the electric side, the Equinox EV adopted a standard NACS charging port in place of CCS. Both changes are already in production vehicles. Can I get Super Cruise on the gas Equinox? Super Cruise is offered on the Equinox EV, not on the gas Equinox, for 2027. If hands-free highway driving on Interstate 78 is the feature you are buying for, the EV is the vehicle to spec, and it is worth the order timeline to get it. A fuller run of answers on both cars sits on the 2027 Equinox FAQ page. Does buying now cost me anything on maintenance or coverage? No. Both Equinox nameplates carry a 3-year / 36,000-mile basic warranty and include one scheduled maintenance visit at 12 months or 12,000 miles. Tire rotations run every 7,500 miles, and oil changes on the gas car follow the vehicle's own oil-life system rather than a fixed interval. Written by the new-vehicle sales team at Outten Chevrolet of Hamburg.