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But wait, there’s more: The Trax now has two USB ports and, like last year, an available 120-volt AC household outlet (LT and Premier trims) and subscription-based 4G LTE connectivity with a Wi-Fi hot spot that’s free for three months.
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No other competitor tested in ’s Subcompact SUV Challenge offers CarPlay or Android Auto as of publication. The aforementioned CarPlay and Android Auto should be at the top of your must-have car shopping list if you have a compatible smartphone (or will soon) because of their simplicity and comprehensive in-car integration. The Trax is a one-stop shop for those wanting multimedia tech features. The cluster has been tamed into a traditional analog configuration and isn’t done very well: The analog speedometer’s numbers are crammed together and hard to read- does this thing really need a 140-mph scale? There remains an accompanying digital speedometer, but it’s small and not as easy to read as the earlier display. A surprisingly unique inclusion of the previous Trax’s interior was the brightly colored motorcycle-inspired digital speedometer and analog tachometer. I’m slightly disappointed that the instrument cluster is now a traditional analog display. The Trax’s backseat remains devoid of anything resembling quality. The interior may be improved, but a competitor with class-leading materials like the Honda HR-V has nothing to fear it’s a class above with soft-touch materials in the backseat as well as the front. In the right color combination, like our Jet Black/Brandy test vehicle, the interior is attractive and appears significantly updated with the “Brandy” burnt orange interior accents available on LT and Premier trims.
2017 chevrolet trax reviews update#
Perhaps the most significant interior update is the all-new dashboard that’s covered in richer materials than before. The Trax was on sale globally well before its debut in the U.S., and it showed. Interiorĭriving the old Trax didn’t offend us nearly as much as its interior, which historically was low in quality, bland and many years outdated even at its introduction. The 138-horsepower, turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder strained hauling three adult men in my top-level Premier test car with all-wheel drive (the heaviest trim level, weighing 3,340 pounds), though the Trax is peppy enough to get around traffic just fine with just a driver. 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. Ironically, the Trax’s driving experience hasn’t changed at all, as the refresh included no mechanical changes, for better or worse. I spent a day testing the updated Trax in and around downtown Chicago during a media first drive event. Chevrolet addressed former failure areas of interior quality and advanced safety technology for 2017, and its multimedia offering shoots the Trax to top of the class in smartphone integration. Has the Trax done enough to improve its finish in our comparison? I think so. A higher-quality interior and new multimedia technologies, including standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, boost the Trax’s appeal in the explosively growing class alongside the Honda HR-V, Jeep Renegade and Subaru Crosstrek, among others. CARS.COM - The refreshed 2017 Chevrolet Trax improves important areas that damned the 2016 model into a dead-last finish in ’s 2015 Subcompact SUV Challenge.
