But front-wheel drive has 80% of the traction of all-wheel drive, so unless you live in the frozen tundra, this may not matter. Upper level versions of the Trailblazer get an added 18 horses and more sophisticated 9-speed automatic - if you order all-wheel drive. Thankfully, neither is a continuously variable transmission or CVT, a problem that afflicts the Trailblazer on its base driveline, which is identical to the Trax. Front-wheel drive is standard all-wheel drive is not offered.

Up front, you’ll find a Lilliputian powerplant, a 1.2-liter turbocharged 3-cylinder engine that puts out 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque through a 6-speed automatic transmission. In an era where every SUV is black, silver, beige or white, the availability of true color is a refreshing, welcome, and long-overdue change. Material quality is about what you’d expect from an entry-level car, although our vehicle had a number of small design details on the instrument panel that livened up what would otherwise be a dismal interior, such as the bright detailing that matched the Trax’s fetchingly dayglo exterior color. The cargo bay is also capacious considering its cost. Legroom is good up front, and surprisingly good in the back seat. Regardless, the 2024 Chevrolet Trax provides a surprising amount of space for the price. The seatbacks have side bolstering, but it’s minimal, meaning even those broader of beam will find comfort.

The seats are comfortable for short hops, but prove flat and spongy as the miles pass. The driving position deems nearly carlike, something not true of the Trailblazer, which should please those who prefer cars to wagons disguised as trucks. The 2024 Chevrolet Trax Activ’s instrument panel proves the big boys don’t have to have all the fun. And it looks quite good for a vehicle that resides at the bottom of the ladder, as if it wants to be a Blazer when it grows up.

But that’s OK, it’s the looks that count. However, it may be a matter of perspective as GM seems to prefer its Chinese customers to its American ones - the automaker offers the compact Chevrolet Monza sedan at a starting price of ¥94,900, or $13,365.īut, again, not in the United States, where entry-level transport means a vehicle that resembles an SUV, even if it has little, if any, of its off-road capability. If that doesn’t seem so inexpensive, well, it isn’t. Offered in ascending LS, 1RS, LT, 2RS, Activ trim levels, the Chevrolet Trax now resides as the bottom-feeder of Chevrolet’s American line-up with a starting price of $21,495. It’s far better than the vehicle it replaces thanks to an additional 11 inches in length and 2 inches in width. It certainly proved problematic for those with Y-Chromosomes, which makes the 2024 Chevrolet Trax a far more promising proposition as a non-emasculating vehicle, one that no longer sports a depressingly cheap interior in a class known for downmarket cabins. The previous Chevrolet Trax was an innocuous wart, one with presence for all the wrong reasons. Even the top trim level of the 2024 Chevrolet Trax, dubbed Activ, costs less than $25,000.

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