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It’s paired to a six-speed automatic transmission with a wide range of gear ratios, allowing relatively quick takeoffs but a deep overdrive sixth gear for relaxed, fuel-efficient highway cruising. Trax models come powered by a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, making 138 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque-with peak torque from just 1,850 rpm on up. Inside, the Trax gets an instrument panel look that has a lot in common with the Sonic's motorcycle-influenced layout, including a sweeping tachometer, a digital speedo, and otherwise, a simple, sporty, upright look to the dash and trim.Īll U.S. Rubber-look lower-body components to offer a hint of ruggedness-although, of course, the Trax isn’t meant for the trail. An arched-back roofline and nicely sculpted flanks do their best to keep it from feeling too slab-sided, fronted by a taller, stubbier version of the current Chevrolet corporate grille that blends into a high hood line. It is, at 66 inches tall, quite a bit higher than a typical subcompact hatch. It's about 169 inches long, with a 101-inch wheelbase and 61-inch-wide track, which gives it the footprint of a subcompact by today’s standards. You could consider the 2015 Trax a tall five-door hatchback, or a classic two-box utility vehicle in miniature. Trax may be one of the more quieter small utilities on the road, and conceivably more refined than simpler Trax versions sold in more than 60 other countries.

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market gets several new features plus a structural upgrade to handle tougher new crash-safety tests. And while it's been on sale in Mexico and Canada for a couple of years, the 2015 Trax entering the U.S. then it adds optional all-wheel drive, which isn't available on the Sonic hatchback or sedan. Expanding Chevy's lineup of small cars-from Spark minicar through Cruze compact sedan-the Trax gives the brand its least-expensive all-wheel drive entry.īased on underpinnings shared with the Buick Encore, the Trax is derived from the subcompact Sonic and shares its engine and transmission. With a lower entry price, the Trax offers most of the amenities of its larger sibling, the compact crossover Equinox.

The 2015 Chevrolet Trax, along with several other new and smaller SUVs, is jumping into the red-hot utility vehicle market.

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