Chevrolet Trax: bigger and cheaper

If this new Trax looks familiar to you, it’s not surprising. The car was previously presented in China as Chevrolet Seeker. This Trax is nothing more or less than the American version of that model and distinguishes itself especially when it comes to the mandatory lighting differences. There are also some other versions. Chevrolet also supplies the Trax in the US as an RS, for example, a somewhat sportier variant. The green car in the photos is an Activ, which should look a bit rougher.

Don’t let that fool you, because such a Trax is a modest type. Compared to its predecessor, which was already launched in 2013, it is growing considerably. The new Trax is admittedly lower than the old one, but also considerably longer. It extends about 4.54 meters, making it longer than the Chevrolet Trailblazer, another Chevrolet compact SUV. Still, it’s more affordable, as Chevrolet is rebranding the Trax in the US as a real ‘value-for-money‘ proposition. The car is therefore powered by an extremely modest 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine. Remarkably enough, it is smaller than the 1.5-liter four-cylinder that the Seeker has in China, and in any case very small by American standards. The block delivers 137 American ‘hp’ and is linked to a six-speed automatic transmission. The new Chevrolet Trax is available in the US from 21,495 dollars, or more than 22 mille in euros.

The Chevrolet Trax was also available in the Netherlands in 2013 and 2014, but is still a real rarity. According to our records, Chevrolet sold 151 in total, so feel free to take a picture if you see such a Trax. The Trax appeared just before the Chevrolet brand called it quits in Europe and people apparently preferred the twin brother Opel Mokka X in practice. Right: this Trax is in fact the GM successor to the first Opel Mokka. That Opel was followed in Europe by a new Mokka, which was developed in collaboration with (then) PSA, which, strikingly enough, was considerably smaller than the first generation.