Chevrolet Trax (concept car)
Chevrolet Trax Concept | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | GM Korea |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact |
Body style | 5-door hatchback concept car |
Layout | Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
Related | Chevrolet Beat Chevrolet Groove Daewoo Kalos Daewoo Matiz |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.0 L I3 |
Transmission | 3-speed manual |
The Chevrolet Trax is one of three small car concepts[clarification needed] introduced at the 2007 New York International Auto Show.[1][2][3] 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 small hood houses a 1.0 L gas engine with a top speed of 105 mph (169 km/h).[4]
Features[]
General Motors 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.
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.[5] In the end, both the Trax and Groove lost to the Beat, which is slated for production.
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.
References[]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080727140136/http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.emerald.gm.com%2Fgmnews%2Fviewmonthlyreleasedetail.do%3Fdomain%3D74&docid=34966. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27.
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(help) - ^ "New York Auto Show: Chevy Groove live reveal photos". Autoblog.com. 2007-04-05.
- ^ Neff, John (2007-04-04). "Chevy debuts the Beat, Groove and Trax mini car concepts". AutoBlog. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Chevrolet Beat, Groove, Trax concepts debut". Leftlane. 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Chevrolet Rolls Out Beat, Groove and Trax Minicar Concepts". Edmunds. 2007-04-04.
- Chevrolet concept vehicles
- GM Korea concept cars