The new Chevrolet Aveo to debut in Paris
The Chevrolet Aveo 5-door will make its world production debut at the Paris Motor Show.
Entering the small car segment, the new Chevrolet Aveo is reminiscent of the recently introduced Spark and Chevrolet are hopeful that it will appeal to younger customers with its sporty hot-hatch look.
"It’s just such an exciting time to be at Chevrolet; not only do we have new entries into the MPV and compact classes, in Aveo we have a car which is ready to compete against the best in the small car segment, which is also Europe’s largest segment," says Wayne Brannon, president and managing director of Chevrolet Europe.
The new Aveo is longer and wider than the current model and the chassis has been fine tuned to satisfy European tastes. Electronic stability control (ESC) and ABS brakes will be standard. A range of four cylinder petrol and diesel engines will be available. The petrol engine range includes a 1.2 litre version (at 86 hp) and a 1.4 litre unit (100 hp). For the first time, Aveo will be offered with two versions of a 1.3 litre diesel engine (at 75 hp and at 95 hp) featuring Start/Stop technology.
Chevrolet’s first 6-speed automatic transmission on a small car will feature on the Aveo 1.4 as an option in most markets; manual transmissions are of 5 or 6 speed depending on engine choice.
The new Aveo is to be launched in Autumn 2011.
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