Chevrolet attempts to make up for that with mirrors, rear license-plate surround, and other small trim pieces finished with body color plastic, even on the base model. It also lacks the roof rails fitted as standard on other trims, which gives the base mode a cleaner look. As do steel wheels with their plastic wheel covers, transporting buyers back to the 1990s style-wise. The door-mirror pedestals made of black plastic and a missing chrome belt line strip drive home the base Trax's budget nature. At the rear, the fascia is also new, as are the dual taillights, which use LEDs on the Premier model. Chrome is added to the bezels of the available fog lamps. LT and Premier models get halogen projector headlamps with LED signature lighting. The front fascia, grille, and headlamps take on the look of recent vehicles, such as the Cruze, Volt, and Malibu. While the Trax has verged on generic since its introduction to the U.S.-filling the role of the Encore's more dowdy, less expensive brother-Chevrolet has updated the Trax's threads for 2017. The high-line Premier model trades that black upholstery for nicer two-tone vinyl upholstery, contrast stitching on the instrument panel, and patterned trim over parts of the console. Base black-cloth upholstery is made less bland with contrasting blue stitching-a nice touch relieving the interior of potential grimness. It goes away from the corporate "twin cockpit" design and digital readouts of the last model, opting instead for a traditional look with analog gauges and a flowing dashboard design. This year, the Trax presents a new dashboard and instrument cluster. We've given it an average score for styling, noting that other vehicles in this class do a better job of conveying character here.
The 2017 Chevrolet Trax is based on the underpinnings of Chevy's Sonic subcompact and is basically a different version of the Buick Encore. The forward collision alert system could be enough to earn the 2017 Trax a Top Safety Pick+ designation from the IIHS, but we'll have to wait for those results.Ĭhevrolet offers the 2017 Trax in three flavors: LS, LT, and Premier, the latter of which replaces the outgoing LTZ trim across the Chevrolet lineup.ĮPA fuel economy estimates peg front-wheel-drive models at 28 mpg combined, dropping to 27 mpg when optioned with all-wheel drive. For 2017, Chevrolet also offers blind spot monitors, rear cross-traffic alerts, forward collision alert, and lane departure warning. The Trax offers an impressive list of safety equipment as standard, including a rearview camera, electronic traction and stabilty control with rollover mitigation, and a cabin filled with airbags-10, in fact. The small crossover based on Chevrolet's subcompact, the Sonic, can seat four adults comfortably or five if the three in back don't mind rubbing shoulders. While the look is more traditional and certainly improved, there are still plenty of hard plastics, and the overall effect is still utilitarian, practical, and low-end. Inside, the instrument panel and dashboard have been redesigned for 2017, trading a motorcycle-style instrument display with digital readouts for a more flowing dashboard design with analog gauges, extra bits of chrome trim, and available dashboard contrast stitching. Unfortunately, the little four struggles to get up to highway speeds and requires plenty of space when passing.
That gearbox features wide gear ratios allowing for relatively swift acceleration from a stop, but a deep overdrive sixth gear for fuel-efficient freeway cruising. models continue to be powered by a 138 horsepower, 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-4 paired to a six-speed automatic transmission. Though the Trax is redesigned for 2017, it remains mechanically unchanged.
However, the base model still has budget-grade black door-mirror pedestals and it lacks roof rails and some chrome trim. The rear fascia is new, too, and LED signature lighting and taillights are available on higher-end models. For 2017, the front fascia, grille, and headlamps take on the look of recent vehicles, such as the Cruze, Volt, and Malibu.
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