The cabin feels quite airy and the all-around visibility is great too courtesy of the big windows. The front seats are quite comfortable and spacious, offering excellent headroom and legroom for both the driver and the passenger while the rear seats do offer a decent level of comfort too with adequate headroom and legroom along with a 60/40 split-folding capability as well. The robust build somewhat makes up for it and the cabin gets a decent list of features for the price tag as well. The cabin also lacks refinement and you might find some irritating panel gaps as well. The 2022 Chevrolet Trax interior gets all the basics right yet the extensive use of budget materials bogs down the overall experience. The Buick Encore has almost similar mpg figures to the Trax along with a same-sized gas tank as well.Īffordable and subcompact SUVs are the perfect recipe for a great urban vehicle and not much should be expected from the interior and creature comfort features of those vehicles. The Honda HR-V is the most fuel-efficient of the lot here yet fails to impress owing to its smallest 13.2-gallon gas tank and unimpressive driving range numbers. Moreover, it gets a smaller 13.8-gallon gas tank resulting in a lower highway driving range but a surprisingly high city driving range. The Ford EcoSport offers a better city mpg figure than the Trax while offering the lowest highway mileage among the rivals here. With a 14-gallon gas tank, the SUV can go 336 miles within the city and 448 miles out on the highways before stopping at a gas station. It manages to return 24mpg within the city limits, 32mpg out on the highways, and 27mpg of combined mileage. The 2022 Chevrolet Trax rides on the same formula but its mpg figures are nothing quite interesting. Subcompact SUVs do serve the purpose of being a great city vehicle and are also aimed at returning some better fuel economy figures as compared to full-size SUVs and mid-size crossovers out there. The Buick Encore is the mechanical twin of the Trax hence its motor and the power figures are identical to the latter as well. Surprisingly though, it takes 9.9 seconds to complete the 0-60mph sprint. The Honda HR-V gets a 1.8-liter naturally aspirated motor but has the lowest power and torque figures among the rivals here. Moreover, the driving dynamics and the nature of the motor are duller than what you’d get from the Trax. Despite that, it takes a painstakingly long 10.2 seconds to complete the 0-60mph sprint and 18 seconds to complete the standing quarter-mile stretch. The Ford EcoSport gets the biggest motor here, a 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4, and puts out the highest power figure too at 166 horsepower. The 0-60 or the quarter-mile timings of the SUV aren’t available yet and we’d happily give it a pass considering the power and torque levels of the motor. The motor is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission that performs quite well and keeps the engine at its optimum level most of the time. Daily drives around the city and suburban limits are where the motor performs at its best and can carry around the vehicle confidently even under a full load. The motor doesn’t get quite sporty or lively under any circumstances and sometimes you might feel the turbocharger is there for the sake of its presence. It now delivers a decent 155 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque. The 2022 Chevrolet Trax engine is a 1.4-liter Ecotec turbocharged I-4 unit that received an increase in power output over the previous year’s model.
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