Geo Tracker
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The Geo Tracker was a mini SUV produced between the 1989 and 2004 model years. The Tracker was a rebadged version of the Suzuki Escudo and was also sold by Chevrolet and GMC (in Canada) as the Tracker after 1991, before the Geo Tracker went on sale in Canada, as well as Asüna and by Pontiac under the name Sunrunner until 1997. The Asüna/Pontiac Sunrunner was only sold in Canada. Suzuki sold essentially the same model under the name Sidekick.
Model history
- 1989 - The Tracker is introduced alongside the Geo Metro and Geo Spectrum as part of the new Geo brand.
- 1990 - The Tracker CL convertible debuts and an automatic transmission becomes available across the lineup.
- 1991 - A two-wheel drive convertible debuts.
- 1992 - Aluminum wheels become available on all models.
- 1994 - New aluminum wheels and all-season tires debut.
- 1995 - A new easily retractable top for the convertible is added.
- 1996 - Revised exterior appearance. Driver and passenger airbags and 1.6 L SOHC engine are made standard, four-wheel anti-lock brakes become available. The hardtop model is discontinued.
- 1997 - Four-door and four-wheel drive hardtop model arrives.
- 1998 - Followed by discontinuation of the Geo brand, the Tracker is permanently renamed as a Chevrolet. Two-door and two-wheel drive model and Tracker LSi four-door hardtop discontinued.
- 1999 - All- new Tracker arrives available with two or four doors.
- 2002 - A radio with CD player becomes standard, along with a roof rack and a rear wiper on hardtop model.
- 2003 - The smaller 1.6 L four-cylinder is discontinued and the 2.0 L four-cylinder becomes standard across the lineup.
- 2004 - Last year of its production. By the end of the year, the Tracker is replaced by an all-new model, the Equinox. However, the last generation Tracker's bodyshell remains in production in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. The discontinuation of the Tracker left an open hole in the Chevrolet lineup.
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