Sector: Crossover Price: £15,499–£20,495 Fuel: 43.4–62.7mpg CO2: 120–153g/km

Chevrolet’s B-segment crossover has arrived a year behind sister brand Vauxhall, but in a market sector where chunky styling and lower medium running costs are desirable, it has the basic ingredients ticked.

The Trax shares its platform with the Vauxhall/Opel Mokka and US-market Buick Encore, and (for now) all three cars are built on the same production line in South Korea. Vauxhall has plans for the Mokka to become its second biggest retail car, which makes a high value Chevrolet sibling rather important.

But the two cars look almost nothing alike. The Trax looks a little like a downsized Orlando, while the dashboard is similar to the Aveo’s. It’s a little more plasticky than the Mokka’s, but around 80% of UK cars will be the LT trim, which features a slick MyLink infotainment system capable of streaming smartphone apps and it’s neatly designed.

Chevrolet also has its own chassis setup, with further tweaks for UK roads, resulting in a good compromise between supermini-like agility and C-segment ride quality. There’s comfortably enough space for four adults inside, but wind and road noise give away its small car DNA.

Engine options comprise naturally aspirated 1.6 and turbocharged 1.4-litre petrols and a 1.7-litre diesel, with all except the entry-level 1.6 available with automatic gearboxes and four-wheel drive. Fleets are likely to favour the familiar 128bhp 1.7-litre diesel, which suits the Trax perfectly in terms of power delivery but is particularly noisy under load. The 1.4 Turbo petrol is a nicer drive, but at 139g/km its corporate appeal is limited.

Trax’s biggest problem in value terms is its smaller range. Chevrolet hasn’t got an equivalent for the highly equipped Tech Line trim found in the Mokka, which means Vauxhall’s core fleet trim is cheaper despite generally lower pricing for the Trax. That could make netting fleet customers a little tricky.