How Important Is AWD? I Take This FWD 2024 Chevy Trax Off-Road To Find Its Limit!

In this video Tommy takes the 2024 Chevrolet Trax off-road, and through the TFL slip test, to figure out exactly how important AWD is.

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[blckdominicanone]

I own a 2024 Trax as my second car, just for work. Now I barely drive my main car. I love it. So comfy, so practical, great performance so far, and quite frankly, I like the look. It was the first thing that kinda caught my eye.

[canadabear]

Great little car! These are made about five minutes from my house. The Trax saved my local Chevy factory from being shuttered! I think they'll sell a ton of these!

[stephenzerfas]

I live in New England and people get obsessed with having AWD for the snow. I have lived for years with FWD car and decent tires, never got stuck. If anything AWD makes people over confident. Thank you Tommy for pointing out again the limitations of AWD.

[ericp.girouard]

We own one of these new Trax... The Active time and honestly I'm amazed at how great this Crossover is. It does everything we need it to... Even a little off-road. And the build quality is really Great.

[thejmcGarage]

Love to see the Hybrid Maverick put through the same paces as this little Trax

[markandjuby]

You gave one of the best reviews of this vehicle and I’ve seen a LOT of reviews on this vehicle. Thank you for demonstrating the practicality of everything. Job well done!

[Silverback_GMT]

Glad to see GM actually Pat attention to they lower end models. Great overall design inside and out. That rear leg room if fantastic.

[frumpyamerican]

I actually just bought a 2024 Trax and the most surprising thing to me is how much I Iove it! I have had many vehicles in my life, and this little thing just impresses the heck out of me! Well done GM!

[goombafrank]

I’m biased of course being in an administrative position at a Chevy store…but the customer the new Trax is marketed to is not looking to go off roading with it. It’s designed to be a reasonably priced compact hauler with modern design and good fuel economy. For what the vehicle is meant to be, I think Chevy’s hit the mark here.

[octopi]

I had a 2024 trax and live in an offroad mountain, high incline at low speed it would spin and get stuck, back up with traction control off and get a bit off a faster start and take it slow up it will go with no problem. Handles a lot of rocks and dips really good.

I only don't have it now because someone ran a red light and hit me totaling it. This thing does great for fwd!

[braden]

I’m getting one in few days and can’t wait! I sit in one and was VERY pleased with the sheer amount of leg room in this size of vehicle. Good job GM!

[alainaswain]

Even when I had the 2021 version of the Trx, I never used it to go off roading. I used it to go back and forth to work, to go shopping, and road trips. It was a great little vehicle. I traded it in for the new LT trim, and I am in love with it. I have had FWD vehicles before and live in and area know for snow. Never had an issue. Even with AWD, of the snow is deep enough, you will get stuck, and you have to slow down on icy roads.

[scottkessler]

I'm ordering a 2RS soon. I live in Iowa and we get some pretty heavy snowfalls in winter. I'm sure this Trax will do fine with a set of good winter tires.

[Flowersunpower]

Just bought an LS.. paid $20k! It’s fantastic

[mollypage]

I still stand by my little '23 trailblazer. I put off-road tires on it, and it's a beast! I have the RS AWD trim, so I'm not sure if that helped it or not, but it does just fine on the trails if you know where to put the tires on certain rocks, etc!

[tonyc]

Not a Chevy fan but this is the FIRST one I would buy if I needed a small crossover... such a good looking car with great value

[jish]

Bought my Trax back in January and I love this car. It's so fun to drive, very roomy, and surprisingly small (like no joke, while inside, you feel much bigger, but then when you park and hop out, you realize the extra room you thought you didn't have). It's also awesome that it has decent gas milage (I've only had to fill up once a month since I got it).

[KPHVAC]

As a teenager out in the desert of California most of my friends had 2wd trucks with big tires. They did great on off-road trails! They won't rock rock climb but you can still do a lot. Keep up momentum and keep your foot in it!

[jasmith]

This is the 6th video I've watched on the new Trax. In every video the Trax has impressed the driver. Some drivers had to dig deep to find any meaningful criticism. I haven't bought a new passenger car since 1973. I'm going to test drive a Trax and make up my mind.

[Adam-nvzo]

It would be cool to revisit this with some decent all terrain tires just for S&G's.