Oooh, a Trax

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
02/20/2015 at 08:11 • Filed to: None

Saw one of these quicker than I expected. They've only been on the Chevy dealers lot I drive past every day for maybe 2 weeks.

I have a feeling these are going to be as popular as the Encore is. Probably more since it's cheaper.

Not a bad looking little thing in person. More subdued than other entries in the category, that's for sure.

DISCUSSION (31)

thebigbossyboss > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:20

Kinja'd!!!

Dat m3 though!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > thebigbossyboss
02/20/2015 at 08:21

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:23

I'm not sure if it's just me but they look really dated already. Like they're from 2005 not 2015.

thebigbossyboss > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:23

Haha sorry. Couldn't resist. Hope it comes out to play soon.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
02/20/2015 at 08:24

They've been out for a while in other parts of the world, so it technically is dated. But not 2005 dated, that's crazy.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:27

Both reviews I've read so far said that it's pretty darn dull.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:28

Meanwhile, we've had Canyons on the lots for several months, and I only started seeing them. C'mon people! I don't want it to die before I can buy one!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
02/20/2015 at 08:29

Should we really expect anything more from a compact crossover though? It's not exactly a category known for its high excitement level.

CB > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:30

I sat in an Encore, which didn't really feel like a nice place to be. I can't imagine the Trax would be any better.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
02/20/2015 at 08:30

I've seen quite a few Colorados, but no Canyons yet.

Though, I also live where they're built, so that might have to do with something.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:30

Just looks like an old design to my eyes. It's the simple blocky design I think, reminds me of the old Daewoo/Chevrolet Kalos. The same rear shoulder over the wheel, similar taillights and rear shape.

Kinja'd!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:31

Considering cars liked the Juke, Countryman, CX-5, and even the old SX4 have serious spunk and are fun to drive, yes. We absolutely should.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:33

Horray for probably a rental car!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
02/20/2015 at 08:37

I'm developing a serious want for a Juke Nismo after passing a Nissan dealer on my commute for the past year.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
02/20/2015 at 08:38

Well the CX-5 isn't in this category. The juke is hideously ugly and CVT transmissioned. Countryman I'll give you, but it's ridiculously expensive. And the SX4 is dead.

The Kia Soul isn't particularly exciting to drive from what I've heard. But gives you ridiculous amounts of features and a funky but not ugly design. And it's the best seller in the category IIRC. That seems to be the best mixture to sell well.

I think the Trax has the features down, and I guess you could say the design isn't funky really, but also not ugly. Just a shrunken down Equinox really, and that sells well.

yamahog > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:39

Dawwww look at that chubby little butt! It's cute in a weird way.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680
02/20/2015 at 08:40

Doubt it, had Illinois plates and was heading that direction. Plus I didnt see a bar code on the windows anywhere.

duurtlang > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:42

The Trax was introduced in my market in 2013 and was discontinued (together with the rest of Chevrolet) in 2014. I can't remember ever seeing a Trax. In both years, 2013 and 2014, it sold in the double digits for an entire year.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > duurtlang
02/20/2015 at 08:45

Don't you guys have the Opel Mokka over there anyway? Why sell the Chevy and Opel side-by-side when they're essentially the same? At least in our market the Buick version comes standard with leather and other niceties that the Trax doesn't get until the LTZ trim level or doesn't get at all.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:49

I've only seen like one Encore in the wild, which was a rental car. I wouldn't be surprised if they started picking up these things.

I'm a fan of the plastic bumpers though. Around these parts, bump parking is quite common and it doesn't really take that much time at all for your bumper to get scarred up. It'll be interesting to see how that is going to wear though.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680
02/20/2015 at 08:52

Im honestly surprised you've seen only one Encore, they're crawling all over the place here.

duurtlang > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:52

Exactly. Which is why GM decided to ax Chevrolet as a brand from Europe, it was superfluous. They offered even blander and more cheaply built Opels for very close to Opel money. From the same dealership. It was silly, and I still don't understand what GM was thinking when they tried to move Deawoo/Chevy upmarket to the mainstream niche Opel(/Vauxhall) already occupied.

Don't think for a second that the Opel Mokka comes with standard leather though, despite the Encore being a clone of the Mokka. The Mokka is an Opel. The other Opel vehicles you guys get as Buicks aren't seen or treated as luxury vehicles here either, they're on par with Fords.

Alex B > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:54

I've never seen one in the wild. Only sitting on dealer lots. I wanted to like it, but it's just so meh. The other entries in the competition are much more interesting (Juke, CX-3, HR-V). I like the Encore, but not this.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:54

So am I, especially since it's DC and usually people go out of their way to find a gas guzzling monstrosity and a small car at the same time.

It's mainly the people that live inside of DC that really would be looking of rone from my experience. The suburbs around DC are pretty spread apart, and most people buy larger cars outside of that area for the most part.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > duurtlang
02/20/2015 at 08:56

Buick manages to gussie up those Opels enough to convince people they're entry level luxury cars over here. Though I wish we would get lower trim level models so they didn't cost so much.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 08:58

I see these at least once a week, they seem quite like a chubby Sonic/Spark imo.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
02/20/2015 at 09:00

Well, it is a lifted, slightly bigger Sonic essentially.

duurtlang > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 09:07

In Germany the Mokka starts at $18k (before VAT), while it starts at $24k in the US, even though equivalent cars tend to be cheaper in the US. So there you go. You'd get a 115 hp 1.6L NA engine with a 5 speed manual and steel wheels with hubcaps for that money though. AC comes standard! You can get most of the things you want on these cars, but you will have to pay for it. 1.4T or 1.6 turbodiesel (with 2 different outputs) are options.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 11:09

Actually the Juke can be optioned with turbo and a manual. But the FP was wrong, Chevy did sell at least one.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
02/20/2015 at 11:10

As someone whose parents had a 2005 Chevy, this isn't THAT shitty.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
02/20/2015 at 20:39

Kinja'd!!!

it's transport. (just)