New Chevy Aveo to Premiere at Frankfurt

Audi's Walter da Silva was having a restless night. Turning uncontrollably. Throwing the sheets off. His stomach the size of a walnut, he was waking up from a headache that pounded in syncopated rhythm with the thumping in his own chest. It wasn't internal turmoil at Volkswagen Group that waylaid Mr. Sandman. It wasn't the mild critical reception of the A5 coupe. No, he was reeling in the wake of knowledge that he was responsible for a raft of imitation single-frame grilles, the most ghastly manifestation of which had appeared on the facelifted Chevrolet Aveo, which is making its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September.

The facelifted model will feature either a 1.2-liter, 84-horsepower or a 1.4-liter, 98-horsepower gas engine, the latter available with an automatic transmission, and will go on sale in March of 2008. We wonder what kind of exciting new Geelys this newest Aveo will spawn.

Zurich - Chevrolet Europe will present the Kalos' successor at the Frankfurt Motor Show (13 to 23 September 2007). The most significant features of this completely reworked model are its striking exterior, its high-class interior and a new, even more efficient petrol engine. Like its notchback stable mate, the new hatchback model will now bear the Aveo name throughout Europe. Sales will start in March 2008.

The Aveo hatchback sports Chevrolet's new design features, as characterised by the big horizontally split radiator grille with a body-coloured crossbeam and the brand logo sitting prominently in the center. The dynamic detailing includes large, curved, clear-glass headlamps and fog lamps that project like spotlights from the lower part of the bumper. In profile, the body's prominent shoulder lines catch the eye, while the back of the car is dominated by the solid bumper and the round tail lamps in a clear-glass housing.

There is a choice of two petrol engines: a new 1.2-litre unit with an output of 84 hp, and the existing 1.4-litre engine, which now develops 98 hp and is available with automatic transmission.