#2013 chevrolet trax plus#
In the plus column, I was able to connect my BlackBerry on the first try, which is no small feat for me. Fortunately, the heater does a respectable job. To be fair, it was bitterly cold that morning. Certain plastics look rather cheap and, once, the audio system simply shut off only to come back to life a couple of minutes later. Strangely, while the usual driver’s seat adjustments are manual, the lumbar support control is electric.Įsthetically, the dashboard incorporates the same themes we’ve already seen on the Sonic, especially the gauges, which are very nice, particularly at night. In front, the seats are surprisingly comfortable. The passenger compartment itself is not very big and the rear passengers will pay the price, although the headroom is very good. When the seatbacks are lowered, the Trax only beats the Juke where loading capacity is concerned. The trunk, once the rear seatbacks are up, has a capacity 530 litres, which is less than the Soul, Matrix and Fit but more than the Juke and SX4. The passenger compartment reflects its external dimensions: it’s roomier than the Sonic’s interior, but not as big as that of the Equinox, Chevrolet’s second-smallest SUV (not counting the Orlando crossover). Size-wise, its main rivals are the Kia Soul, Nissan Juke, Suzuki SX-4, Toyota Matrix and Honda Fit. The Trax is somewhere between a compact SUV and car. At the time, it was midway between a minivan (that was before it put on a few pounds and could still be called “mini”) and a car. It seems bigger than it actually is, and many people have already fallen in love with this mini-SUV, a little like I did a few decades ago with the Eagle Summit. During our week-long test drive at the wheel of a rather basic 1LT base version with front-wheel drive, we received a lot of positive feedback on its look and its size. With rounded angles, bulging fenders and a roof-rack, this vehicle has unquestionable presence. Also: 2013 Chevrolet Trax: Small, But Useful.Also: 2013 Chevrolet Trax - Chevy's Smallest SUV Offers Big-Time Appeal On A Budget.Of course, the engineers lengthened and widened it, but the fact remains that the Trax is a very small SUV! Hope springs eternal.Ĭhevrolet likes to play up the fact that the Trax is an SUV, but don’t forget that it’s built on the Sonic’s sub-compact platform. It’s an evolution of the Sonic sub-compact, but it’s considerably more attractive. And the same is true for the cars we design. Although it may not seem like it, humans are evolving slowly but surely.
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