When the Geo brand of vehicles was discontinued, General Motors stamped its mini SUV with the Chevrolet nameplate in 1998 and sold the vehicle in the United States until 2004. The debut model-year entry of such a decision--the 1998 Chevrolet Tracker--came in two- and four-door body styles, each with two-wheel (2WD) and four-wheel (4WD) drivetrain configurations.
Engine and Transmission
The 1998 Chevrolet Tracker came with a 1.6-liter 95-horsepower in-line four-cylinder engine with 99 foot-pounds of torque. The standard transmission was a five-speed manual overdrive. However, the two-door vehicles were given a choice to come equipped with a three-speed automatic, while the four-door vehicles were provided the option of getting a four-speed automatic gearbox.
Fuel Economy
The 1998 Chevrolet Tracker came with a 11-gallon gas tank. Fuel economy largely depended on the type of transmission the vehicle had. The SUVs with the three-speed automatic got 23 miles per gallon (mpg) for city driving and 24 mpg for highway driving. Those with the four-speed automatic got 22/26 mpg, and those with the manual transmission got 23/26 mpg.
Interior
Driver and passenger airbags, power steering, bucket seats and A/C system were some of the standard interior features of the 1998 Chevy Tracker. The four-door trackers also had child safety door locks. With seating large enough for four people and the trims sharing the same amount of front leg room, the two-door vehicles had a little more front shoulder room and front hip room than the four-door vehicles. On the other hand, the four-door trims had a little more rear head room, rear leg room, rear shoulder room and rear hip room than the two-door trims.
Exterior
The 1998 Chevrolet Tracker had daytime running lights, towing package, interval wipers, front and rear black bumpers, tinted glass, and 15-inch alloy wheels. The four-door vehicles had additional rear window defoggers, and were a little bigger in exterior dimension than their two-door counterparts. Also, they had a turning diameter of around 35 inches, compared to the two-door Tracker's 32 inches, and the curb weight was 2,747 lbs. in comparison to the two-door's 2,339 lbs.
Price
The original manufacturer's suggested retail prices for the 1998 Chevy Tracker were $13,655 for the two-door 2WD, $14,655 for the two-door 4WD, $14,860 for the four-door 2WD, and $15,605 for the four-door 4WD. As of 2010, Kelley Blue Book estimates the price value range of the vehicle at around $2,500 to $3,600.
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