![]() The rear axle was a conventional light truck unit on coil springs. The conventional front differential was rigidly mounted ahead of the engine, with CV axles connecting the coil-spring front hubs to the differential case. The Tracker had a strong front suspension with a rugged recirculating ball steering box. Although it appeared to be a comfortable passenger SUV, it was bolstered by a sturdy off-road four-wheel-drive system with a conventional light truck engine and transmission coupled to a hi-lo, 2-4 transfer case. The Tracker was different from most other light SUVs on the market in that it is based on a rugged light-truck chassis and certified as a light truck. In 1997, the Geo nameplate was merged back into Chevrolet and all Geo models, including the Tracker, Tracker XL, and all subsequent editions were rebadged as Chevrolet in 1998. Although Suzuki started importing four-door Sidekicks in 1991, CAMI did not start producing them until the 1996 model year, when America got a four-door Geo Tracker, now powered by Suzuki's G16B 16-valve 1.6L boasting 96 hp (72 kW). The two-door XL bed was a North America only edition which came with four more inches in the rear and a sealed two door cab. The two-door hardtop models were available until 1995 when they were discontinued to make way for the four-door hardtop wagon that was to be introduced the following year. All Trackers were four-wheel drive until a base two-wheel drive convertible was introduced in 1992. In 1990 the LSi trim was made available on the convertible models also. LSi equipment included air conditioner, chrome rally wheels, intermittent wipers, rear window wiper/washer, spare tire cover, three-speed GM Turbo-Hydramatic 180 automatic transmission, tinted glass, and special red/black front and rear bucket seats. The trim levels in 1989 were base convertible, base two-door hardtop, two-door XL bed, and LSi hardtop. The Tracker was originally powered by Suzuki's 1.6L SOHC four-cylinder engine producing 80 hp (60 kW). Suzuki Sidekicks were added to the production line during 1990. In the beginning, all Canadian-made Trackers were sent to the United States to circumvent the 25 percent Chicken Tax the Canadian market was supplied entirely from Japan. In late 1989, production began in Ingersoll with about 6,100 Geo Trackers finished, with annual production projected to be around 200,000 units. Nearly all 1989 and some 1990 Trackers were built in Japan and imported to the US because of delays at the CAMI factory in Canada. North American models were to be built in CAMI's Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada plant alongside its almost identical twin, the domestic-built Suzuki Sidekick (Escudo). It was developed by CAMI which was a joint venture between General Motors of Canada and Suzuki. The Geo Tracker was a mini SUV introduced in late 1988 as a 1989 model. GMC Tracker (Canada) 1998 Chevrolet Tracker 4-door
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