2013 Holden Trax Launch Review
2013 HOLDEN TRAX REVIEW
What’s Hot: Steers and rides well, quiet cabin, well equipped LTZ, spacious.
What’s Not: Too many hard plastics.
X-Factor: Small, tall and a decent drive. There’s much to like about the Trax.
Vehicle Style: Small SUV
Engine/trans: 103kW/175Nm 1.8 petrol 4cyl | 5sp manual, 6sp auto
Price: $23,490 (LS manual), $25,690 (LS auto), $27,990 (LTZ auto)
Fuel Economy claimed: 7.0 l/100km (LS manual), 7.6 l/100km (LS auto, LTZ auto)
OVERVIEW
Try and define an SUV. Go on, accept it as a challenge. (And we look forward to the comments...)
While the criteria for a “Sport Utility Vehicle” was quite clear-cut in the past, these days it’s not so easy to pin down.
All-wheel drive? No longer mandatory. Off-road capability? Irrelevant for the majority of buyers. Sportiness? Utility? The merest suggestion of either will do.
It’s an, ahh... “flexible” category. One person’s SUV is another’s jacked-up hatchback. With this in mind we suggest you consider the Holden Trax with an open mind.
See, the Trax is front-drive only, has a low-hanging chin that would surely be challenged by the mildest of molehills, and is built on the Barina platform - neither the sportiest nor the most utilitarian of GM architectures.
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