![]() $29,460 Blue Topaz metallic LT AWD tester included an $840 LT Plus package that added back the six-way powered driver’s seat and rear parking assist while also featuring unique deluxe cloth upholstery with leatherette bolsters, while an $1,100 Sun and Sound package included a powered glass sunroof overhead and returned the superb sounding Bose audio system to the Trax mix, whereas GM also threw in a set of custom-fitted all-weather floor mats for $185.Īs you can imagine I didn’t feel like I was missing much from the previous LTZ, especially considering the LT comes standard with 16-inch alloy wheels on 205/70R16 all-seasons, cool looking silver skid plates front and rear, silver side rails up top, a six-speed automatic transmission, a remote starter, heatable side mirrors, a leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel, A/C, Chevy’s MyLink infotainment system housed within a seven-inch colour touchscreen, a rearview camera, It forgoes the 18-inch alloys, fog lamps, fancy sill plates, auto-dimming rearview mirror, Bose audio upgrade, leather-like upholstery, six-way powered driver’s seat, heatable front seats, and rear parking assist found on the LTZ, but as you’ll be able to see by perusing some of the photos of my tester, a number of those features can be added back to the LT via various packages and standalone options. I tested the Trax when it first arrived and have reviewed it each year since, the 2014 model being a base LS and last year’s being a full-load 1.4 Turbo AWD LTZ, so as you might imagine I was delighted to get back behind the wheel for the 2016 model year, this time in LT AWD trim, a model that bridges the gap between almost basic and near luxury. I always say that if you want to find one of the best in the biz, just “ask the audience”, a phrase coined by the popular late ’90s game show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” It’s not always the surefire way to find the best in a given vehicle’s class, but if the numbers stay strong, as has been the case for the Trax throughout its three-yearĬanadian tenure, it’s a very good indication as to the merits of the vehicle in question. ![]() Renegades platform, the total only climbs to 70,409 units), while here in Canada the Trax was just dislodged from its number one spot by the new Honda HR-V, and only slightly, with the upstart Japanese crossover finding 8,959 buyers to the Trax’ 8,156, whereas if you combine both domestic models’ sales the number rises to 13,071 units, making the GM duo the clear favourite amongst subcompact SUV buyers. compared to just 60,946 for the next bestselling Jeep Renegade (even if you include seven months of new Fiat 500X sales, which shares the Yes, it’s impressive to think that General Motors, an automaker once associated with large as a barge American iron, isn’t just outselling the imports and domestics alike in the fast-growing subcompact SUV segment, but downright slaughtering all competitors with last year’s Trax and Encore sales combining for 130,579 units in the U.S. Our friends to the south couldn’t access it until December of 2014, two years later, after which it immediately jumped up to second place with 63,030 sales throughout calendar year 2015, only beaten by the bestselling Buick Encore. Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto PressĪnd immediately became the bestselling subcompact SUV in Canada with 7,013 units sold throughout the 2013 calendar year. ![]() It arrived here in December of 2012 as a 2013 model, Most Canadians won’t know this, but we were first to get the Chevy Trax.
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