The Windsor Star’s Chris Vander Doelen says that with a quiet confidence it hasn’t shown in years, General Motors has just launched its biggest product bet of 2008: the Chevrolet Traverse. With big people movers out of favour due to rising fuel costs, the Chevrolet Traverse crossover has the amenities of an SUV with none of the fuel costs.

Introduced at the Chicago Auto Show, the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse is an expressively styled, well-equipped crossover that gives customers people-hauling and cargo-carrying capability typically found in larger SUVs.