Chevrolet Trax
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| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
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| Class | Subcompact |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback concept car |
| Layout | AWD |
| Engine | 1.0 L gas |
| Related | Chevrolet Beat Chevrolet Groove Daewoo Kalos Daewoo Matiz |
The Chevrolet Trax is one of three small car concepts introduced on 4 April 2007 at the 2007 New York International Auto Show.[1][2] The Trax showcases a new style of small car from General Motors with a two-tone exterior. The mini car was completely designed by GM Daewoo in South Korea. The tiny hood houses a 1.0 L gas engine.[3]
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[edit] Features
GM emphasizes that the Trax, Groove and Beat were created by its design studios in South Korea, a hotbed of minicar design and home to Daewoo, which supplies the Aveo and would furnish the Trax, too. Trax is a tall four-door wagon with a 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine. It looks like a micro SUV, which Chevy thinks will enhance its sporty-lifestyle appeal. In fact, Chevy says Trax aims at "active urban city dwellers who like to go off-road on the weekends." To that end, Trax could offer both front- and all-wheel drive, though it doesn't have elevated ground clearance.
[edit] Showcase
The Trax, Groove and Beat were showcased to provide a vision for future designs in the GM subcompact segment. These three concepts were voted on after their introduction on the website www.vote4chevrolet.com.[4] In the end, both the Trax and Groove lost to the Beat, which is slated for production.
[edit] Popular culture
The Chevrolet Trax was used for the vehicle mode for the Autobot character Mudflap in the 2009 film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
[edit] References
- ^ "Size Doesn't Matter: Three Chevrolet Global Minicar Concepts Pack A Lot Of Personality And Style Per Mile". GM Media Online. 2007-04-04. http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=74&docid=34966. Retrieved 2007-04-04.[dead link]
- ^ Neff, John (2007-04-04). "Chevy debuts the Beat, Groove and Trax mini car concepts". AutoBlog. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/04/new-york-auto-show-chevy-debuts-the-beat-groove-and-trax-conce/. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Chevrolet Beat, Groove, Trax concepts debut". Leftlane. 2007-04-04. http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-beat-trax-groove-concept.html.
- ^ "Chevrolet Rolls Out Beat, Groove and Trax Minicar Concepts". Edmunds. 2007-04-04. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=120269.
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