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82 Main St. N. Georgetown 905-873-6127 Honest, Reliable Service Since 1989 To book an appointment www.bratinauto.com Free Local Shuttle Service OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE SPECIAL $3995* 042513 *Most Vehicles Expiry May 15, 2013 (Includes 30 Point Inspection) $20 OFF SEASONAL TIRE CHANGE 042513Expiry May 15, 2013 when performed with oil change 82 M i St N G t Bratin Auto Ontario Drive Clean Test and Repair Facility for all light duty vehicles Thursday, April 25, 2013 Special pullout section 8 Pages Chevrolet makes Trax into the compact CUV segment SONOMA, Ca.: With its world pre- miere last year at the Paris Motor Show, the 2013 Trax brings Chevrolet's fl eet of small vehicle choices to fi ve. The 2013 Trax CUV joins Spark, Sonic, Orlando and Cruze in Chevy showrooms across Canada. There are four trim levels-- LS, 1LT, 2LT and LTZ. The red hot Canadian CUV market is where buyers expect utility along with increasing levels of content such as connectivity and luxury appoint- ments-- but not at excessive cost. We have all seen how Korean car- makers have risen from barebones transportation to world-class cars and trucks and GM has benefi tted from this. As owners of the former Daewoo company, the Korean work ethic and near obsessive drive to excel is shown in the design/engineering details of its GM offerings like the new Trax. Utility is served with no less than eight different seating/cargo possibili- ties. For example, the front passenger seat folds fl at for long items. In addition to a 358-litre trunk (785 litres with second row 60/40 split/fold seat fl at), there are various bins/cub- bies above and on both sides of the centre stack, as well as a tray under the passenger seat. Further stowage can be made available under the cargo fl oor. It also has four, inline cupholders between the front seats-- the fi rst time I've ever seen this. The interior is thankfully offered in two-tone colours besides the standard allover black once so prevalent in GM's Korea vehicles. The main gauge cluster design is borrowed from the Chev Sonic with a motorcycle-like round tach with an at- tached digital readout with everything from speed to several driver informa- tion readouts. The top two trim levels feature Chevrolet's MyLink that's an infotain- ment system that aggregates content from smartphones onto a seven-inch, high resolution, full colour touch- screen display. MyLink features a navigation app which can be downloaded onto com- patible smartphones. It projects the route calculated by the smartphone onto the system's touch-screen. Based on the Sonic platform, Trax is 4,248 mm in length, with a width of 1,776 mm and a wheelbase of 2,555 mm. In an interesting aside at the press launch in Sonoma, Ca., GM presenters noted that only a few years ago there were six or more different versions of the corporate golden bowtie badge with varying shades of gold. Today there is only version used on everything Chevrolet makes, so you know it is a Chevy immediately. Trax also comes with a full suite of driver/vehicle safety features including 10 airbags, Electronic Stability Con- trol (ESC) including Hill Start Assist (HSA), Traction Control (TC), an Anti- lock Braking System (ABS) with Elec- tronic Brake Force Distribution. Hill Descent Control (HDC) is standard on all models. Motive power is a turbo-charged 1.4-litre, twincam four-cylinder en- gine producing 138 hp and 148 lb/ft of torque with a standard six-speed man- ual or optional six-speed automatic transmission. Towing is not recom- mended. Front-wheel-drive (FWD) is stan- dard with optional all-wheel-drive on all but the base LS. With FWD models, there are front disc brakes with drums rear but four discs on the AWD. There were no fuel ratings for the AWD available at the press launch but for the FWD manual it is 7.8/5.7/6.9L/100 km city/highway/com- bined and 8.1/5.9/7.1 for the automat- ic. The 2013 Chevrolet Trax CUV is aimed directly at Canadian buyers looking for some- thing larger and with more utility than a sedan or hatchback. By JIM ROBINSON Metroland Media Group WheelsTalk.com See CHEVROLET, pg. 3