When developing a new model, first of all, the designers of the GM automobile concern determine the target audience. The design of the car, power units, the final price depend on the interests of potential buyers, their idea of convenience and fashion. The new Chevrolet Trucks crossover is aimed at a successful male middle-level manager who is keen on gadgets, technical innovations, and social networks. From here - a brutal, with aggressive notes the exterior of the car and a sporty decorated comfortable lounge.
Design
Chevrolet Trucks is based on the standard Gamma-2 platform, also used by Opel and Buick engineers. 5-seater small SUV designed in urban style. Muscular arches fit perfectly into the swift silhouette. The headlights of the front and rear optics are large, they look clumsy like a man. The front part is high, with a massive engine compartment space of complex configuration. The butt is deliberately raised. The bumper, lights, side arches and the tailgate of different colors form a geometrically adjusted design a la "transformer".
Salon
The small length (4.25 m) and the narrow interior are offset by a high landing and wider front doors. You can sit in and leave the salon quickly without getting your pants dirty. Maximum comfort - to the driver. The entire layer of the front panel is oriented towards it. Innovatively designed central information display in the manner of a scooter. In vain the eye will be accustomed to looking for the arrow of speed. The Chevrolet Trucks round display, rainbow-colored, is nothing more than a tachometer with additional pictograms. Speed, as well as mileage, time, fuel consumption are broadcast on the LCD panel to the right of the tachometer. The on-board computer touch monitor is right in the middle of the panel: it is convenient for passengers and the driver to read.
Inside, there are many niches, pockets, compartments for personal items. Thanks to the flexible cargo capacity, folding, retractable rear and front seats, you can transport a lot of overall things. Items 2.3 m long are fully placed in the trunk (358 l) and the transformed interior (1372 l).
Multimedia
Chevrolet Trax feature - full compatibility with modern gadgets. You can turn your favorite iPhone into a media center by synchronizing it through a special connector with the on-board system. Moreover, complex settings are not required, the connection is on the fly.
Options LT stands out infotainment system MyLink. This multimedia harvester allows you to listen to Internet radio, music from a smartphone, navigate, broadcast the image from the rear camera when parking, watch movies, pictures. Siri Eyes app accepts voice commands for making calls. You can dictate SMS, send them, listen to incoming calls.
Driving performance
City SUV "Chevrolet Trucks" is good in its element - the interweaving of city streets with varying degrees of wear. On a smooth asphalt road, the car will famously, with enthusiasm, demonstrate high-speed qualities. The turbocharged gasoline 1.4 engine is much faster than the more voluminous fellow 1.6 liters: 191-196 km / h against 173 km / h. Diesel engines of 1.7 liters, which are “mechanics”, that “automatic”, are equally fast: 183-186 km / h. All-wheel drive versions are only a few percent inferior to front-wheel drive in speed, but they will be more useful when the road surface is ruffled by potholes.
When going out of town, you should be careful not to drop into impassable jungle. Yet the Chevrolet Trucks, even with all-wheel drive, is not a tank. In appearance, a severe SUV is unlikely to overcome a plowed field or a country road broken after rains. The most powerful modifications based on 1.4 Turbo give out 140 hp. at 4900-6000 rpm. It’s in the car’s power to drive the owners along the dirt road to the dacha, drive closer to an unequipped body of water, and confidently overcome the defects of hard-surfaced roads. The crossover is smooth, 6-speed automatic transmission allows the automatic transmission to switch without sensitive jerks.
Cost
An important advantage of the Chevrolet Trucks is the price. With an average cost of similar SUVs of 20,000-22,000 €, the hero of the Trax 1,6 article (renamed to Tracker in the Russian market) with the basic LS is sold for affordable 18,000 €.
- For the Chevrolet Trucks 1.4 LS front-wheel drive crossover, dealers are asking for 20,000 €. Four-wheel drive is € 1,500 more expensive.
- Modifications of 1.4 LT are estimated at 21500-23500 €.
- The most expensive are diesel versions of LT: from 25,000 €.