![]() ![]() The gas-powered Trax’s unveiling comes just weeks after GM unveiled the Chevrolet Equinox EV, a $30,000 electric SUV that will be among the cheapest electric SUVs on the market. The Chevrolet Trax RS has a sportier appeance but no added performance. Some other automakers like Honda have abandoned the super-cheap car market believing those customers would just as well buy a good used car. Among cars that are not SUVs, Chevrolet currently has the cheapest one of those available in the United States, the $13,600 Spark. Products like the Trax provide an opportunity for those who want the storage space and tall seating position of an SUV but can’t afford – or don’t want to pay for – bigger, more expensive models. The US auto market has shifted heavily towards SUVs in recent years but, in general, SUVs tend to cost more than cars. “I’d also say that the quality of vehicles in this segment has improved dramatically,” said editor Will Kaufman. There has been an overall increase in cheap SUV models – meaning those with base prices around $25,000 or less – in the last five years, according to. ![]() The fact that some automakers are adding more cheap SUVs to the lineups, while others have dropped out of this market altogether shows that there is opportunity here, said Brad Franz, director of Chevrolet cars and crossover SUVs. The average base sticker price for vehicles sold in the United States today is almost $47,000, according to, so SUVs like the Trax are, relatively speaking, dirt cheap. ![]() All versions of the Trax, including flashy-looking Trax RS models, will have starting prices under $25,000, GM executives said. It will compete against the likes of the recently redesigned Honda HR-V, the Hyundai Kona, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport and the Nissan Kicks. The subcompact Trax SUV has a starting price of just $21,500, a couple of hundred dollars below it’s current price putting it firmly among the cheapest SUVs on the market. But it also drops one major option while retaining what may be the SUV’s most important feature, it’s cheap price. The new version looks much, much sleeker than the chunky little SUV it replaces and adds new features. General Motors unveiled a new, slightly bigger redesigned version of its cheapest entry-level SUV, the Trax. ![]()
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