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General Motors is all set to take a big leap in the Indian mid-segment sedan market, with their new launch Chevrolet Aveo. This new sedan is currently made available with petrol engines, with capacity variants as 1.4L and 1.6L. We have described here the later one. The price range varies between 5, 90,000 to 7, and 80,000, depending upon the included features such as, ABS. Due to the great scope of choice between features and price range, the new Aveo is doing well at its market sale. The major rivals are the Mahindra-Renault Logan, Fiat Linea and Ford Fiesta.

Highlighting Features :
The new Aveo is a nice, stylish sedan, with a pretty cool exterior. Not only the shape, but also the varieties of color shades availability, excellent shine, trendy headlamps, body colored bumper, grip type door handles, all adds up to make Aveo’s exterior extremely attractive. Also the 1.6L, inline petrol engine is fitted in Aveo 1.6L, which produces a max power of 102 ps @ 5800 rpm. This is certainly enough to race with any of the executive class sedans.

General statistics :

• Name and Model : Chevrolet Aveo 1.6 LT with ABS
• Ex showroom price (Mumbai) : Rs 7,79,377 (may vary)
• Body type : Sedan
• Available colors :
  1. Caviar Black,
  2. Velvet Red,
  3. Ivory Gold,
  4. Savanna Green,
  5. Olympic White,
  6. Sand-drift Grey,
  7. Light Gold
• Engine type : 1.6L In-line Petrol
• Maximum power : 102@5800 (ps@rpm)
• Maximum torque : 14.8@4000 (kg-m@rpm)
• Steering : Power
• Brakes : Front Disc, Rear Drum
• Transmission : 5 speed manual
• Wheels : Alloy
• Fuel tank size : 45
• Fuel efficiency : 14.4 (km/h, For highway)10.3 (km/h, For city)
• Seating Capacity : 5
• AC / Non-AC : AC without climate control
• Music system : 2-DIN Radio MP3 system, with 6 speakers

Comments :
The new Chevrolet Aveo The design and styling of the Indian Chevrolet Aveo is based on the Daewoo Kalos. The most impressive thing about current GM cars seem to be the profile, like the Optra, the Vectra and so on; the Aveo is no exception, the profile is amongst the most pleasing I have come across thanks to the sloping roof and a well integrated C pillar. The Air conditioning on this car is top notch and one thing is especially noticed was the noise insulation; it almost cuts out the rest of the world as soon as you push all those windows up. The mirrors fold both ways, could come in handy if you are bit poor at reversing. Internal electric adjust is available in the top end model; but electric retract still isn’t.

Chevrolet Aveo is available with two different capacities petrol engine that delivers different level of engine performance, power and fuel efficiency. The first engine option is a 1.4L, 1399cc 16 valve, 4-Cylinder In-line petrol engine, with MPFI (Multi Point Fuel Injection) fuel injection system that produces 94PS of maximum power and 128Nm of maximum torque. Second one is the 1.6L, 1598cc, 16 Valve, 4-Cylinder, In-line petrol engine with MPFI fuel injection system and with five speed manual transmission gearbox and it delivers 102PS of maximum power with 149Nm of maximum torque. Two variants of Chevrolet Aveo are powered by this high performance engine.Chevrolet Aveo is available only with petrol engine option but with two different powered engine that offers different level of power and engine performance. First one is the 1.4L, 1399cc 16 valve, 4-Cylinder In-line petrol engine, with MPFI (Multi Point Fuel Injection) fuel injection system that delivers enough power for this segment car. This engine produces 94PS of maximum power at 6200rpm with 128Nm of maximum torque at 3500rpm. Second engine option for Chevrolet Aveo is a 1.6L, 1598cc, 16 Valve, 4-Cylinder, In-line petrol engine with MPFI fuel injection system. This engine is more powerful than the previous one and it delivers 102PS of maximum power at 5800rpm with 149Nm of maximum torque at 4000rpm.

Chevrolet Aveo is a five seater stylish sedan model and it is packed with number of exciting interior and exterior features that makes the exterior as well as interior appearance of this car very stylish. Chevrolet Aveo carries very attractive and impressive dual tone interiors. Its dual tone stylish dashboard which is packed with highly advanced third generation instrument cluster which is placed for easy access. Some of its exciting interior features are Dual Tone Beige Interiors, Sporty Instrument Cluster with Chrome Surrounds, Chrome Parking Brake Button , Leather Upholstery, Leather Door Trim Insert, Leather Steering Wheel & Gear Knob, Inside Door Chrome Handles, Interior Embellishments on Dashboard and Doors, Chrome ring on AC vents, etc.

Interior Comfort
General Motors add number of exciting newer generation interior features in Chevrolet Aveo that makes it much comfortable and luxurious sedan in its segment. It offers ultra-spacious passenger cabin with generous head-room and leg room. Chevrolet Aveo is packed with height adjustable driver seat, tilt-able power steering, steering mounted audio control and keys of instrument panel which is placed for easy access offers much comfortable driving experience with this car. Some of the the exciting features which are available with Chevrolet Aveo are Air Conditioning, Leather Upholstery, Advanced Audio System with Speakers, Remote Boot Release, Power Mirrors, Power Windows, Tilt Steering, Engine Check Lamp, Battery Saver, Cigarette Lighter, Front Ashtray, Seat Back Shopping Hooks, Boot Lamp, Height Adjustable Driver Seat, Rear Armrest with Cup Holders, Low Fuel Warning Lamp, Integrated Headrests on Rear Seats, Illuminated Key Cylinder, Internally Adjustable ORVM, etc.

As for the wheels, the Chevrolet Aveo is available with both Alloy and Steel wheels option. Both of these wheels are available with the size of 14”. Its 14″, 5-Spoke Alloy Wheels adds more sporty and stylish look to its exterior. The Chevrolet Aveo comes with the puncture resistant tubeless tyres with the size of 185/65R 14 so that you can enjoy stress free driving even at the off-road conditions.

Braking and Handling
The front wheels of Chevrolet Aveo are packed with the large ventilated disc brakes while rear wheels of this car are packed with the self adjustable drum brakes. The larger diameter front ventilated disc brakes of Chevrolet Aveo which is assist by ABS (Antilock Brake System) with EBD that de-accelerate car quickly with the guarantee that car will never skid out of control and enhances safety in case of hard braking.

Handling and Safety
Chevrolet Aveo is packed with number of advanced safety features that ensures that driver and other passengers are safe in it. Its tilt-able power steering and ABS (Antilock Brake System) enhances the handling capacity of this car and enhances safety. Some of the safety features of Chevrolet Aveo are ABS, EBD (Electronic Brake-Force Distribution), Front Disc Brakes, Anti-Theft engine immobilizer, Child Lock, Central Locking, Seat-belts, Seat Belt Remider, Door Ajar Warning, etc.Chevrolet Aveo is available with advanced Audio System with six speakers and with Aux in support so that you can connect your devices like mobile phone, iPod, pen-drive in it.Chevrolet Aveo is an stylish sedan model that offers attractive front, side and rear exterior appearance. Its aggressive chrome finished front grille, sporty headlamps, body colored bumpers makes its front appearance very aggressive. Its body colored grip type outside door handles, full wheel covers, body colored ORVMs (Outside Rear View Mirrors) makes the side view of car very stylish. Rear spoiler, large tail-lamps, chrome finished trunk-lid garnish makes the rear view of Chevrolet Aveo also much attractive.

The VGIS system which stands for Variable Geometry Intake System makes clever variations to the intake manifold length and geometry to make sure that the engine has optimum intake and exhaust back-pressure, this makes the Aveo torquey, very torquey. The gearbox we found was of slightly long throw, but the gear ratios have been designed to give ease of drivability both during city runs and on the highway. The major flaw of this gearbox though is in the way it shifts, sometimes the changes are rather notchy, something GM could really work on to make this car that much more desirable.

Pros :

Cons :

• Less mileage
• Automatic climate control is not provided

Bottom Line :
The new Chevrolet Aveo 1.6L, ABS, is surely one of its kinds. Most of the GM cars are among the toppers in providing the maximum possible features in its class and the price range. The Chevrolet is not an exception to this. This mid size sedan is well equipped with lavish interior with comfortable seating arrangement, new safety features such as ABS and Rear spoiler. Also the car has fabulous driving comforts such as tilt power steering, power windows, smooth transmission, etc.

In short, the car repays you perfectly in terms of performance and lavishness. What more to expect.