PAGE 6 1999 PRODUCT INFORMATION GUIDE
1999 chevrolet tracker
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SEATS
• BUCKET SEATS WITH ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS
and seatback storage pockets are standard on all
Tracker models.
• FLAT-FOLDING REAR SEAT is standard on 2-Door
models and creates a flat load floor so that cargo is
easier to load. The seat is folded by moving the seat
bottom forward, and then folding the seatback down
into a scooped-out area of the floor.
• TRUE SPLIT-FOLDING REAR SEAT DESIGN is now
standard on 4-Door models. This seat folds flat for
better loading capability than the previous design.
• THREE-ACROSS SEATING for rear passengers on
4-Door models.
• 2-DOOR MODELS feature Cityscapes pattern inserts
and Torrent bolsters with cloth facings and vinyl
storage pockets.
• 4-DOOR MODELS feature Wicker pattern inserts and
Torrent bolsters with cloth facings and vinyl
storage pockets.
INTERIOR COLOR
• Medium Warm Gray.
Seat Testing
From the beginning, the goal was
to make the seats in the new
Tracker more comfortable than
their predecessors.
Early seats were tested a dozen
times by people of varying body
sizes and types for two-hour inter-
vals over a three-day ride. These
seats were compared to current
production versions as well as
bench-mark vehicles of this class.
Initial evaluations were taken after
a tester had been sitting 10 min-
utes — the approximate time a
prospective customer would sit in
the vehicle. The tester was then
asked to evaluate the seat, identi-
fying where excess pressure or
voids on the body were felt.
This same test procedure was
then repeated at 1-hour (most
trips are less than 1 hour) and
2-hour (lengthy enough to
approximate a leg of an extended
trip) intervals. When an uncom-
fortable amount of pressure was
experienced by the test subjects
— so much so that a design change
was needed — the seats were
redesigned and then tested in the
same manner all over again. The
process continued until the seats
provided the desired level of
comfort, even on long trips.
Updated 8/20/98
