GM is set to launch an all-new generation for the Chevy Trax crossover with the upcoming 2023 model year, and now, GM Authority has learned some interesting details with regard to the 2023 Chevy Trax design.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the 2023 Chevy Trax will not be a crossover coupe, but will rather present a more traditional crossover body style in terms of the roofline, plus upright dimensions. From a design and architectural standpoint, the next-generation 2023 Chevy Trax will be similar to the current Chevy Trailblazer crossover. By comparison, crossover coupe models generally incorporate a rapidly sloping roofline, creating a more streamlined silhouette.
2023 Chevy Trailblazer
Back in February, GM Authority exclusively reported that GM was developing a new future Chevy crossover coupe that was expected to wear the Trax nameplate. Now, however, we have learned that the Trax will instead be a traditional crossover vehicle, and that there is no thing as a Chevy crossover coupe anymore.
The current-generation Chevy Trax is slated for discontinuation after the 2022 model year, with production ending in the third quarter of the 2022 calendar year. Per previous GM Authority coverage, the next-generation 2023 Chevy Trax will be revealed later this fall on October 12th. For reference, the current-generation Chevy Trax hit the U.S. market in 2015.
Current-generation Chevy Trax
In addition to a more traditional crossover stance and design, the all-new 2023 Chevy Trax will also introduce revised styling for the front end that will take cues from the Chevy Tracker and Chevy Blazer. Providing motivation will be a small-displacement engine with turbocharged aspiration, while output will be directed through the front wheels as standard. An all-wheel drive setup will be optional. Under the new body panels, the 2023 Chevy Trax will ride on a variant of the GM VSS-F vehicle set.
When it launches, the 2023 Chevy Trax is expected to be relatively affordable, especially with the Chevy Spark set to exit the U.S. market after the the 2022 model year. Chevy Spark production ended at the GM Changwon plant in South Korea late last month, with the final order cycle completed in June.
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So we’re going to get another variation of the Blazer and Trailblazer design?
I mean, is it going to be 4 different sizes of Blazer-looking SUV once the Equinox is out?
ahhhh … understood, a sedan then… ah hope with style, not a terrible toyota nowadays
“a more traditional crossover stance and design”
Not a sedan. At least not by the definition of a sedan in North America.
With this article we are closer to the conclusion that the new Trax will be Seeker’s US specification.
Seeker looks coupe-like to me. Certainly isn’t upright like Trailblazer.
GM wastes a lot of money on superfluous market specific models in segments where this isn’t needed. GEM Trax (& Encore) are great but can’t be Federalized for US sale. GEM may save money in developing markets but that’s offset by the extra R&D poured into NA only models especially with Europe & Russia no longer GM markets.
Is VSS architecture really any better than the old Trax bones? GM introduced 4 platforms since 2010 while FCA relied on one for Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge. FCA had stronger growth. Just saying…
Coupes have 2 doors.
“Coupes have 2 doors.”
Yes, we all remember those days as well.
Amen! A coupe is a 2 door!
Yep the upcoming new Trax is the Seeker. Figured they would use a established name for NA markets. Expect to see 1RS and 2RS trims like the Equinox EV.
Too bad, because I was ready to start singing the early Who song: I asked Timothy Leary/I asked the Beatles/I asked Bobby Dylan/but he couldn’t tell me, either/they call me The Seeker…
What today’s young people call crossover coupes, we called station wagons!
I think of them as tall hatchbacks. Crossovers are more like tall wagons.
Sorry GM, you can’t polish a turd. Just another pathetic SUV. Bring back the Cavalier or Baretta name and make an economical 2 door coupe! Young people want 2 door coupes! Better yet, make a retro Monte Carlo SS / Grand National with a V8 or turbo straight 6 and add rear bias all-wheel drive. Make it a poor man’s Nissan Skyline GT-R.
I agree with you. I think a lot of people would love to see the return of the Baretta coupe. They could use the same platform the Cruze is on and use a stiffer suspension as well as add a 2.0 turbo for the highest trim model. I also agree with you a new Monte Carlo would probably sell well.
Does this mean we will get a next-gen Encore too?
Dont understand GM Chevy TRAX was and is a success. Why change it? People love it. Its a reliable ride. I would not buy the 2023 because I dont know how its going to come out GOOD or BAD. I will observe the ratings.
You have to update vehicles, and the Trax is almost ten years old.
On top of that, the Trailblazer came out and sits in roughly the same spot in the lineup. Something needs adjusting.
I am so tired of SUV’s. You drive down the road and one brand looks like the other except for minor details and a name badge. Many of the vehicles look like updated version of a station wagon of olden times. Where did the anticipation of new designs go when the new years models come out. Every auto maker seems to have multiple versions and sizes of the same vehicle.