Geo Tracker History
History
The Geo Tracker launched for the 1989 model year as a near-twin of the Suzuki Sidekick, built at the GM–Suzuki CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario (with nearly all 1989 cars and some 1990 cars imported from Japan while CAMI came online). A compact body-on-frame off-roader powered by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder, it was offered with standard four-wheel drive as a convertible or removable-hardtop two-door. A two-wheel-drive base convertible joined the lineup for 1992.
The two-door hardtop was dropped after 1995, replaced by a four-door hardtop wagon for the 1996 model year, powered by an updated 96-hp 16-valve 1.6-liter engine. The four-door arrived well after Suzuki had begun selling four-door Sidekicks in the US in 1991. Across the 1990s SUV boom, the Tracker's low price and real off-road capability made it a solid seller.
The Tracker outlasted the Geo brand, continuing as the Chevrolet Tracker from 1998. A full redesign arrived for 1999 and the Chevrolet Tracker ran through the 2004 model year.
Generations
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First generation · Suzuki Sidekick-based (CAMI)
Body-on-frame mini SUV; two-door convertible and hardtop (1989–1995); four-door hardtop added for 1996 with a 96-hp 16-valve engine.
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1992 Photo: “File:1992 Geo Tracker 4x4.jpg” by BlueCrabRedCrab / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 . Cropped to 16:9.
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1994 Photo: “File:1994 Geo Tracker Convertible 2 Door 1.6L front 6.15.19.jpg” by Kevauto / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 . Cropped to 16:9.
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1995 Photo: “File:1995 Geo Tracker LSi in Bright Red, front left, 08-25-2023.jpg” by Cutlass / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 . Cropped to 16:9.
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Body styles
- 2-door convertible (soft-top)
- 2-door hardtop
- 4-door hardtop
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