The Chevrolet Trax is one of three small car concepts introduced at the 2007 New York International Auto Show. The Trax showcases a new style of small car from General Motors with a two-tone exterior. The mini car was completely designed by

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. The small hood houses a 1.0 L gas engine with a top speed of .

Features

General Motors emphasizes that the Trax,

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and

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were created by its design studios in South Korea, a hotbed of minicar design and home to

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, 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

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segment. These three concepts were voted on after their introduction on the websit
www.vote4chevrolet.com
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

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character

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in the 2009 film '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''.

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