However, the additional weight of the all-wheel drive system slows the peppy 1.4-liter engine almost to the point where it negates much of its 138 horsepower.' - Automobile Magazine 'Chevrolet also offers an all-wheel drive Trax, a popular option for those in snowier states that have to make it through harsh winters.The six-speed automatic is fine, in that easy-to-ignore way that typifies most commuter-focused transmissions, and the suspension tune leans heavily towards comfort without actually being too comfortable.' - Autoblog The turbocharged four-cylinder sounds buzzy and gasps under hard acceleration and at freeway speeds, but it's smooth and reasonably quick around town. ' … the 2017 Trax is indistinguishable from the 2016 model behind the wheel.The available all-wheel drive adds extra weight to the Trax, which makes it feel sluggish. The Trax is powerful enough for driving in the city, but engine noise is loud under full throttle. With all-wheel drive, that drops to 24/30 mpg city/highway.Īcceleration with the Trax is tolerable, so long as it’s not loaded down with passengers. The front-wheel drive model delivers 25 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway. A six-speed automatic transmission works well with the engine and comes standard in all three trims. Powering the Chevy Trax is a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, making 138 horsepower. Neither model will set your hair on fire with its cornering grip or acceleration performance, but it easily keeps up with the (mostly ebbing) flow of urban-center traffic, it's way easier than most cars or crossovers to place into a short hole in traffic, and the view from the high-chair seating position always had us thinking we were driving a much bigger vehicle-until it came time to parallel park (with the assistance of the standard rearview camera).' - Motor Trend 'The ride quality's a touch better on the LT's tall-wall 16-inch tires, but the top-shelf Premier model's 18-inch wheels look better.

'The Trax continues to drive confidently for its small footprint, but its engine remains loud and wheezy, and the short wheelbase makes for a bumpy ride over rough patches of pavement.'.'In all, the Trax felt perfectly capable of handling your daily to and from work, trips to the grocery, and dropping your 1.5 children off to school.' - Automobile Magazine.

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