Chevrolet Took the Tracks Back to the Drawing Board: A New Era of Design, Performance, and Features

When it comes to compact SUVs, Chevrolet's Trax has always been a reliable choice for those looking for a practical and affordable vehicle. The latest redesign brings significant improvements in terms of both form and function. The new Trax looks better, drives better, and offers solid tech features at an attractive price point. One thing that sets it apart from its competitors is the fact that there's only one engine and transmission available - making it easy to sort out options.

The biggest advantage of the new Trax is its larger size compared to the previous version. This results in more room inside, not just for passengers but also for cargo. The interior has been revamped with a greater range of standard features, including Chevy Safety Assist, Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, LED headlights, disc brakes at all four corners, and a turbocharged 1.2-liter inline-three-cylinder engine that produces 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque. This is backed up by a six-speed automatic transmission, with power sent to the front wheels.

When it comes to fuel economy, the Trax delivers with an impressive rating of 28 miles per gallon in the city and 32 miles per gallon on the highway across all five trims. The base model, called the Trax LS, features an 8-inch color touch screen handling infotainment duties at the center console. At the corners, you'll find 17-inch steel wheels. For those looking to upgrade their ride, the LS Convenience Package adds remote start, heated front seats, and heated and powered side mirrors for a total of $995 extra. The starting price sits at $21,495 before any additional options.

Next up is the Trax 1RS, which takes the upgraded wheels to 18-inch alloys. Heated front seats are now standard, along with remote start and a flat bottom steering wheel design. If you're interested in adding a sunroof, it can be optioned on for an extra cost. The starting price of the Trax 1RS is $23,195.

The Trax LT takes a different approach by losing some of the larger features that came standard with the 1RS trim, such as heated seats and remote start. Instead, you get 17-inch aluminum wheels, a larger 11-inch center screen, an 8-inch digital cluster in front of the driver, and keyless start. The starting price of the Trax LT is $23,395.

Moving on to the high-end Trax RS, things have gotten even more luxurious with 19-inch aluminum wheels, nicer screens, and a keyless start. You also get red accents on the seat trim for added sophistication. What sets this trim apart from its lower counterpart is the ability to opt for a heated steering wheel. The starting price of the Trax RS sits at $24,995.

Finally, there's the Trax Active, which takes the 18-inch wheels and paints them black. Beyond that, it boasts an impressive list of features, including all those mentioned above. One unique feature of this trim is its power-adjustable driver seat with yellow trim. The starting price of the Trax Active is also $24,995.

So, which one should you get? According to the author, it seems like the smart play would be the Trax LT. This trim offers a nice balance between features and affordability, with all the tech goodness that modern drivers have come to expect. And even if you opt for some of the higher-end features, such as the Cayenne orange metallic paint, the price stays well under $30,000. In today's market, finding a compact SUV with this level of quality at this price point is truly an amazing thing.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enChevrolet took the tracks back to the drawing board and it's returned with the redesigned machine that looks better drives better and offers solid Tech and features at an attractive price point you only have one engine and transmission being offered so that's easy enough to sort out but there are still five trims available so which one should you buy let's walk through it and figure that out the new Trax is larger than the previous version there's more room inside and Chevy serves it up with a greater range of standard features now as well this includes Chevy safety assist Wireless Apple carplay and Android auto LED headlights disc brakes at all four corners and a turbocharged Mill under the hood the engine is a 1.2 liter turbocharged inline three-cylinder that produces 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque it's backed up by a six-speed automatic and power sent to the front wheels and fuel economy is rated at 28 miles per gallon City and 32 miles per gallon highway across all five trims the base model is called the Trax LS in the center you have an 8-inch color touch screen handling infotainment duty at the corners you'll find 17-inch steel wheels you can also opt for the ls convenience package which adds remote start heated front seats and heated and powered side mirrors it also upgrades the wheels from steel to aluminum that package adds 995 dollars to the starting price which sits at 21 495 before any options next is the Trax 1rs here you upgrade the wheels to 18 inch Alloys the heated front seats are now standard as is remote start and the steering wheel gets a flat bottom design if you like you can option on a sunroof tracks 1rs starts at 23 195. next up we have the Trax LT this one loses the larger 18 inch wheels heated seats and remote start as standard features instead you get 17 inch aluminum wheels but you also now get the larger 11 inch Center screen and 8 inch digital cluster ahead of the driver keyless start and the signature LED daytime running lamps you can add the heated seats back on through the LT convenience package if you like but as it sits the starting price of the Trax LT is 23 395 dollars moving on we arrive at the tracks to RS now we've jumped up to 19-inch aluminum wheels you have the nicer larger screens and keyless start but you also add on keyless opening and the heated seats return you can also get a heated steering wheel inside the two RS gets red accents on the seat trim the starting price of the tracks 2 RS is 24 995 finally we have the tracks active we dip the wheel size back down to 18 inch aluminum wheels here they're painted black you have all the great features mentioned before but now you also get an 8-way power adjustable driver's seat speaking of the seats they get yellow trim here on the active starting price of the tracks active is 24 995 same as the 2rs beyond the trims there are a few color choices an available wireless charger on the lt2rs and active Trims and that aforementioned power sunroof so you really can't spend too much here no matter which model you get but which one should you get seems like the smart play is the Trax LT this one gets you the larger Center screen which is a nice upgrade to have as is the digital gauge cluster and keyless start feature and the best part is that even if you max out an LT including by adding on the optional Cayenne orange metallic paint you're barely over twenty six thousand dollars and a car priced that far under 30 grand with all of these features in today's market is kind of an amazing thing no foreignChevrolet took the tracks back to the drawing board and it's returned with the redesigned machine that looks better drives better and offers solid Tech and features at an attractive price point you only have one engine and transmission being offered so that's easy enough to sort out but there are still five trims available so which one should you buy let's walk through it and figure that out the new Trax is larger than the previous version there's more room inside and Chevy serves it up with a greater range of standard features now as well this includes Chevy safety assist Wireless Apple carplay and Android auto LED headlights disc brakes at all four corners and a turbocharged Mill under the hood the engine is a 1.2 liter turbocharged inline three-cylinder that produces 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque it's backed up by a six-speed automatic and power sent to the front wheels and fuel economy is rated at 28 miles per gallon City and 32 miles per gallon highway across all five trims the base model is called the Trax LS in the center you have an 8-inch color touch screen handling infotainment duty at the corners you'll find 17-inch steel wheels you can also opt for the ls convenience package which adds remote start heated front seats and heated and powered side mirrors it also upgrades the wheels from steel to aluminum that package adds 995 dollars to the starting price which sits at 21 495 before any options next is the Trax 1rs here you upgrade the wheels to 18 inch Alloys the heated front seats are now standard as is remote start and the steering wheel gets a flat bottom design if you like you can option on a sunroof tracks 1rs starts at 23 195. next up we have the Trax LT this one loses the larger 18 inch wheels heated seats and remote start as standard features instead you get 17 inch aluminum wheels but you also now get the larger 11 inch Center screen and 8 inch digital cluster ahead of the driver keyless start and the signature LED daytime running lamps you can add the heated seats back on through the LT convenience package if you like but as it sits the starting price of the Trax LT is 23 395 dollars moving on we arrive at the tracks to RS now we've jumped up to 19-inch aluminum wheels you have the nicer larger screens and keyless start but you also add on keyless opening and the heated seats return you can also get a heated steering wheel inside the two RS gets red accents on the seat trim the starting price of the tracks 2 RS is 24 995 finally we have the tracks active we dip the wheel size back down to 18 inch aluminum wheels here they're painted black you have all the great features mentioned before but now you also get an 8-way power adjustable driver's seat speaking of the seats they get yellow trim here on the active starting price of the tracks active is 24 995 same as the 2rs beyond the trims there are a few color choices an available wireless charger on the lt2rs and active Trims and that aforementioned power sunroof so you really can't spend too much here no matter which model you get but which one should you get seems like the smart play is the Trax LT this one gets you the larger Center screen which is a nice upgrade to have as is the digital gauge cluster and keyless start feature and the best part is that even if you max out an LT including by adding on the optional Cayenne orange metallic paint you're barely over twenty six thousand dollars and a car priced that far under 30 grand with all of these features in today's market is kind of an amazing thing no foreign\n"