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The 2017 Holden Trax gets a number of worthy upgrades that make it a better alternative to Mazda's CX-3 and Honda's HR-V than ever before.Read the full review
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The most affordable model in the 2017 Holden Trax range is the LS. Here we drive the manual. But is it just as fun as the auto?
Holden's Trax needs to succeed in one of the most competitive segments in the Australian new car market – and do it on a budget.
The 2017 Holden Trax gets a number of worthy upgrades that make it a better alternative to Mazda's CX-3 and Honda's HR-V than ever before.
It wasn’t that long ago that we had a Holden Trax as part of our long-term vehicle fleet. We remember it as being cheap, cheerful and fun to drive with its turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The only real negatives we spoke of had to do with the infotainment system and the design, which looked a little too cheerful for our liking – but styling is subjective, so we could have been wrong on that front...
Holden's Trax needs to succeed in one of the most competitive segments in the Australian new car market – and do it on a budget.
James Ward jumps in the Holden Trax to demonstrate the local car maker’s MyLink infotainment system. As well as controlling your phone and audio, the MyLink touchscreen can connect to internet applications and even let you watch a movie.
The sales growth of pint-sized SUVs seems to have become stunted in 2017 despite an expanding category, yet they still account for about 10 per cent of Australia's new-car market. Two of the top-sellers can’t be accused of resting on their laurels, either. Both the Holden Trax and Mazda CX-3 have been given notable updates this year...
Call our original small SUV comparison test the elimination round. Earlier this year when we tested this new breed of fully loaded, sub-$30,000 sub-compact ‘softroaders’, the competition was fresh but clearly green (read the full comparison here). Six months on, and the class has shifted up several gears...
Buyers and manufacturers are obsessed with all things SUV at the moment, with soaring sales leading to massive expansions plans of high-riding hatchbacks and wagons with tough styling. So it comes as no surprise, then, that a new ultra-small SUV market has emerged beneath the RAV4 and CX-5 compact class...
Holden has added 2013 Trax, 2012-13 Barina and 2010-13 Cruze models registered in the Northern Territory and Queensland to the Takata recall list. As is the case with all cars included in the Takata campaign, affected vehicles are fitted with airbags where high temperatures and humidity can make the propellant degrade...
It's been 12 months since the CarAdvice podcast began, and we celebrate with a bumper edition! A cardboard car has been made in its honour (admittedly with no bumpers), and you can check out some clowning-around photos at the bottom of this article...
Joining Mandy on the panel this week is Dave Zalstein, and for the first time, CarAdvice photographer, Tom Fraser. Hear the biggest car news of the week with the 2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon being revealed, 2017 World Car of the Year finalists have been announced, January 2017 Australian new vehicle sales released, the 2017 Skoda Octavia RS245 revealed, a daring heist at Jaguar Land Rover plant and there will be no Ford Kuga recall in Australia for now...
The upgraded 2017 Holden Trax crossover has arrived in Australia, bringing a number of positive changes to the lion brand's increasingly important small SUV offering. The revised Korean-made crossover gets significantly more mature frontal styling, a thoroughly overhauled cabin and more equipment, while the base LS now comes available with the superior 1...
DISCLAIMER *I undertook this review as my current car was in for a service. I was given a loan car and this was my experience after five days of ownership.* Launched back in 2013, the Holden Trax represented a new area for Holden’s line-up...
We are an older couple who have, for many years, been looking for a vehicle that is not too big and sits at a height that makes it easy to get in and out of. That rules out most vehicles on the road today and seldom if ever do car makers and reviewers consider the needs of older people...
