Chevrolet Trax is a rebadged Opel / Vauxhall Mokka

Chevrolet Trax - arrives at Paris in September

The Chevrolet Trax – a compact SUV – has been revealed and will make its debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.

We’ve already seen the Buick Encore in the US become the Opel and Vauxhall Mokka in Europe, and now it’s to morph again in to the Chevrolet Trax, a compact SUV for GM to sell under another brand.

GM has revealed that Chevrolet take on the Encore/Mokka will arrive at the 2012 Paris Motor Show in September before going on sale in the UK and Europe – and 140 countries around the world – in spring 2013.

With Chevrolet planning the Trax as a world car it seems likely that the engines on offer will be a mix of those found in the Buick Encore and the Vauxhall Mokka.

That will mean a 1.4 litre EcoBoost with 138bhp and 148lb/ft and a naturally aspirated 1.6 litre with 117bhp, and a 1.7 litre CDTi with 132bhp – likely to be the big seller in Europe and the UK.

It seems likely Chevy will also offer the Trax with both FWD and 4WD options and lots of toys for those who want to pay the price. Chevrolet also say that the Trax will have an interior “executed to standards usually found in more expensive vehicles”.

We’ll find out just how good when the Chevrolet Trax arrives in the autumn. In the meantime check out the photos of the Buick Encore and Opel/Vauxhall Mokka to get a pretty good idea – apart from badging – what the Trax is likely to offer.