I drove this car for 10,000 km and it is going fantastic. I took it on long drive from Vancouver to Edmonton and then to Calgary. It's handling is amazing. Even the fuel economy on highway is around 7L/100 km.
I think this will be the future of cars and car engines here. Today. Half of all cars in Europe have 3 cylinder turbo engines. I could see it happening here. Just me
Yep everyone said the same thing when cars and trucks went from a 6 cylinder to 4 cylinder almost the exact same comments lol I am old so I was there lol.
The majority of drivers don't use the massive amounts of power that modern cars have so 3 cylinders is more than adequate. I drove an RS1 and it boogied. I sure didn't find it sluggish off the line like the tester said in this review and yes, I am a car guy with an Italian sports car as my "sunny days only" driver.
Great review! I bought a 2RS April 2024 (last month) and love it. I had a 2022 LT AWD before this new one. Big difference in just about everything. My 2RS is loaded with all the options, sunroof, driver confidence package, cargo liner, weather floor mats, cargo net, $27,000. The color is mosaic black metallic with red accents. Sporty and sharp looking. I only have 785 miles on it, but no issues.
I actually like the Buick version of this platform better, less noise and vibration. And the Envista is quite good looking too. Excellent video as usual, sir. Thanks 🎉
Enjoyed your review, Sam. I often do, you've got a pleasant balanced approach. I'm actually considering trading in a Maverick for one of these and don't consider it a downgrade. Sure, I'll lose AWD during a winter storm, but the features I paid extra for, like the luxury package, are pretty much standard features here, and for considerably less money, and I can still get keyless entry and start which my Maverick doesn't have at several thousand dollars more. Since I don't do weekend road trips like I used to, 98% of the driving will be commuting to work, so fuel mileage isn't a huge consideration, even if your results were a bit low -- I suspect temperatures played into that quite a bit. It just looks like a vehicle that for me will be comfortable, stylish, fun to drive, and still offer enough practicality for those things I need to run to home improvement stores for; even if it's not as quick as the Maverick.
big improvement. I am big and tall guy , we wanted go for used equiox but sales person say same price for used for brand new trax. we have a RS option sport package and badge and seats . Keyed ignition. and 22k sticker price for that. it is wonderful and beautiful style. we don't need onstar and wifi those are extra subscription
Thank you for rating this for what it is. An honest and helpful review, showing it's weaknesses but praising it's strengths. BTW, the Dodge Hornet is a LOT more expensive. The price removed it from my list immediately. Nice looking but overpriced.
got a crystal ball i see, they have tested these engines for millions of miles and they have been around for several years and more than that in europe.
@@michaelsmith5725 don't need a crystal ball when history is clear. 3 cylinder turbo engines with the exception of GR corolla have all been unreliable. Chevy is not known for reliability to begin with
Between the price increases and noted building and scheduling delays, this new model has started to steal my gaze from the Maverick. Wish AWD was offered.
I saw a comment saying that their belt snapped at 50k miles. That's a lot of miles for a car that was released, what, 15 months ago? In any case, it's something to keep an eye on. I guess we won't know until more reports come in.
I bought one and it gets great mileage and gets on the freeway as good or better than my rav4, but I bet with the new epa standards Biden admin is imposing you will see tons of 3 cylinder cars on the road in the near future, welcome to the new world.
I think it’s a great little SUV/car. The only concern of mine is the three cylinder turbo. It reminds me of a Chevy sprint it had a three cylinder engine and it sounded like a sewing machine and this sounded very familiar like that. Yes I owned a Chevy sprint. It was a three cylinder nonturbo and it got great mileage. 26 miles per gallon for this segment is not the greatest. I would’ve thought it would’ve gotten better mileage than that but mind you it was extremely hot and the air conditioner was on all the time. Interesting vehicle for sure I know that Chevy has not had the best of luck in the trailblazer with this three cylinder engine. I have two friends that have had lots of problems with this Engine. But for the money someone might take a chance on it.
No AWD sucks but they want you buy the blazer for that … it’s very decent low budget get to work car . Not bad . The no air vents in the back in hot climate Ug ..
We bought one for wife. Live in Texas and been 108 most the month it cools the whole car rather quickly it's not really a negative. However no and option for some is not really in my situation though
My opinion is that its a temporary vehicle. They are trying to force people to have all electric cars by 2035 so they are intentionally making cars that wont last (hence the 3 cylinder turbo)
it needs the 1.3 from the blazer or higher for AWD. Ideally, it needs the 1.5 from the Equinox but now you're talking a 3K higher price. Shoppers who buy this are truly giving up longevity and reliability for a lower price and new tech. This might very well need a new engine in 5-6 years. I suppose if replacement engines are offered at the right price,, and they should, it might make sense to replace it and keep it on the road. It's like a "go kart".
@@philweiland5391 People said the same thing about Ford going to twin-turbo V6 in the F150. Now nearly everyone is offering a smaller turbocharged engine in a full-sized truck. Other than design flaw or lack of maintenance I haven't seen being overworked as a reason for repairs. I work with several people who repeatedly tow heavy loads with their Ecoboost F150s and they've no problems from being worked. I'll say we've seen more transmission issues if nothing else.
It doesn't accelerate like a car, doesn't get fuel economy like a car. In other words it has the worst features of a car and the worst features of an suv in one package. One also wonders about the engine choice. If it doesn't have the power of a turbo and still has terrible fuel economy why did they choose this engine.
On the contrary, it has a lot more cargo space and more rear leg room than any sedan in the same size class of vehicle. You also sit a little higher than a car for better visibility.
I'm not a fan of black-painted wheels and trim, but that orange color is gorgeous. My issue is, unless you get the top Active trim, that beautiful orange paint will be paired with either yellow, blue, or red interior trim depending on the trim level you select. All of those are hideous color combinations. I'm not sure what Chevy was thinking there. "I find the transmission tends to be clunky around town" is exactly why I love CVTs. I live in a city environment and the constant gear hunting and clunkiness of geared automatics is very unpleasant and tiring. CVTs are seamless and smooth. As for the engine, I have a nagging feeling it's going to turn out to be a turd long-term. Turbo engines simply have more parts and therefore more things to go wrong. Plus, GM Korea has a horrible track record with their tiny turbo engines. That's got me nervous. It's a very appealing new vehicle, but once the newness wears off and this thing is 6yrs old with 100k miles on it, I have a feeling people aren't going to think they're so great anymore. Time will tell. In the meantime, I'm intrigued.
@@crow_2k11beatsbydre8 winter tires aren’t gonna fix the physics of pulling 4000 pounds around as opposed to both axels being engaged. How expensive is plowing into a guard rail cuz you’ve lost traction on wet pavement. Tires alone don’t fix that, slow careful driving does and AWD.
Omg what did you babies do before awd? Everyone got around fine in the snow when fwd came out. Besides it’s an economy car, why would you expect it to have awd anyway?
There’s nothing wrong with the 3 cylinder engine. The Trailblazer uses the same engine and is recommended by Consumer Reports. The popular Nissan Rogue and the Ford Escape also use 3 cylinder engines.
So it’s the cheapest GM AUTO. IT’S LESS than the cheapest Ford , or the Chrysler… making it the cheapest automobile in America………….. I guess you need to go buy a used Pinto or Chevy Chevette. When the cheapest car in America it’s still not cheap enough for you????
Hey, I owned a 72 Pinto, got it used.was fun to drive 1.6 liter with a manual trans. Had a set of snow tires I put on every winter and got me through the snows...just have to learn to gear down and respect the snow drifts. Then came the fix for the exploding gas tanks...never felt the same stopped at red lights again. 😮
