Right on Trax: Chevy’s new 1.4-liter turbocharged urban SUV combines style, substance and smarts

CHEVROLET recently unveiled the prices of its highly anticipated  urban SUV—the new 2016 Chevrolet Trax.

The 2016 Chevrolet Trax is a new breed of SUV designed especially for city life, combining style, substance and smarts to provide drivers the versatility of an SUV and the agility of a compact car, with the added benefits of topnotch active safety features and connectivity through a suite of street-smart technology.

Chevrolet’s new urban SUV will be available in two variants—the LS and the top-of-the-line LT.

Suggested  retail price starts at P998,888 for the Trax LS and P1,218,888 for the range-topping LT variant.

The Chevrolet Trax is currently the highlight of the ongoing 2015 Chevrolet Motorama mall series, which began on Oct. 2 at SM Megamall. The Motorama will continue on Oct. 16 to 18, at the Alabang Town Center Activity Area, and on Oct. 23 to 25 at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.

The Chevrolet Trax gives consumers the best dynamic driving experience of a compact car that city streets demand. It offers city drivers an entry point into the aspirational SUV segment with a vehicle that has the ability to fit into any parking spot.

The Trax is capable and fully functional, yet energetic and responsive.

With powerful body lines, Trax demonstrates athletic agility and movement. Its optimal-sized physique provides the elevated visibility of a small SUV with the parking ease of a compact vehicle with easy maneuverability.

The signature Chevrolet chrome list front grille design, powerful halogen head lamps and striking daytime running lights (DRL) reflect its dynamic position as an urban SUV.

Equipped with premium features such as cruise control, auto on-off headlamps, roof rails  and topped with 18-inch alloy wheels, the Trax is poised to be a winner in the SUV/B segment.

Emphasizing the new body design are nine sporty colors, namely: carbon flash metallic, summit white, Boracay blue metallic, deep espresso brown metallic, orange rock, velvet red metallic, blaze red, snowflake white pearl and switchblade silver metallic.

With a first-in-its-class 1.4-liter turbocharged engine, Trax produces an impressive performance figures of 140 horsepower at 4,900 revolutions per minute and 200 Newton-meters at 1,850 rpm.

The next-generation Gen III six-speed automatic transmission in Trax is designed to optimize engine output for both city and long drives.

The Trax provides added functionality demanded by consumers today. With leather covered steering wheel with audio controls, sun visor with illumination, and tire pressure monitoring system, driving in comfort is now elevated to another level.

Chevrolet’s MyLink infotainment system incorporates technology for the comfort and convenience of drivers, so every ride can be enjoyed.

It aggregates content from personal gadgets onto a 7-inch, high-resolution, full-color touchscreen display.

Users can make phone calls, send SMS and play music using Siri eyes-free technology.

The Chevrolet Trax has a spacious cabin that is supported by a body that is 4,248 millimeters in length and a wheelbase of 2,555 mm.

With a 60:40 split, flat-folding rear seat and a fold-flat front passenger seat, Trax seats up to five, with eight flexible seating configurations.

It is ideal for any occasion, with 15 dedicated storage locations and up to 1,370 liters of luggage capacity, allowing for easy stowing of bulky items such as camping or hiking equipment.

Trax technology also enhances passenger safety. Apart from the standard rearview camera and rear park sensors, the Trax comes with six air bags (dual front, side and curtains) and electronic stability program (ESP) which includes antilock braking system (ABS), electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), panic brake assist (PBA), StabiliTrak Traction Control System (TCS), cornering brake control (CBC), roll-over mitigation (ROM), engine drag control (EDC), rear-wheel boost (RWB), straight line stability (SLS), hill descent control (HDC), and front and rear disc brakes.