![]() ![]() At times it felt powerless to drive through the wet packed snow it encountered, but every time it somehow made it through. The AWD model I was driving, which houses a 1.4L turbo engine pushing 138 HP and mated to a six-speed automatic transmission (a six-fdspeed manual is standard), took to it pretty well. It handles with precision, cinching it as a dependable cute-ute for the city.Īs I crossed the border into hilly Gatineau, the Trax got to play on snowier grounds. Making a series of quick turns in downtown Ottawa, where one-way streets often dictate where you go, I felt the Trax move in tandem with the steering wheel. One of the first things I noticed when behind the wheel was its responsive handling. The small footprint allows it to maneuver well. The Trax comes in a small package, about a foot longer than Chevrolet’s compact Sonic and only a few inches taller and wider. The five-door, five-passenger SUV does quite well in the city. It’s an all-in-one type of vehicle for young city folk.ĭriving through Ottawa, and then over the Ontario-Quebec border into the Gatineau Hills on a snowy afternoon put this small SUV in ideal conditions to show its worth. It’s meant to meet the needs of drivers faced with congestion on their day-to-day commute while providing enough space for it to be used on weekend getaways and longer road trips. I didn’t intend my response to sound presumptuous, as if I expected not to like it, but those were the first words out of my mouth after a rep from Chevrolet asked me how I enjoyed the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Trax.Ĭhevrolet is targeting the Trax for urban dwellers across the country. Ottawa, ON - “I actually kind of like it.” A review of the 2013 Chevrolet Trax – GM’s new compact crossover for the urban dwellers PROS:
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