Chevrolet: new faces

Paris first see what will be the face of new models of Chevrolet. At the General Motors showroom carries several new machines. This Cruze c body hatchback, five-door Aveo, Orlando minivan and crossover Captiva. The blue-eyed - the headlights had illuminated c - Cruze-pyatidverka sedan looks spectacular: elegant rear rack, teardrop-shaped headlights with kruglyashom stop signal. Built by a car guided by European tastes. Indeed, in Western Europe, the share of hatchbacks in the segment C is 65%. Another argument in favor of "Korean American" - a huge trunk of 400 liters. But you can still fold rear seat backs. Photographs of the interior hatch yet, but it is unlikely he will differ from the sedan. The engines are the same as that of chetyrehdverki - Gasoline 1,6 and 1,8, as well as two-liter turbodiesel. In Europe, the car will be sold in the middle of next year. But in the salons of Russian dealers appear for a few months later. On the same platform kruzovskoy Delta 2 built odnoob'emnik Chevrolet Orlando. Serial car show in Paris. The outer square Orlando is more like a crossover than a minivan, and the body on the bottom is protected unpainted plastic. Big wheel arches allow you to set the 18-inch wheels. Dzhiemovtsy promise roomy seven-seater saloon with the power of transformation. In the basic equipment, there are six airbags, stability and air conditioning. Under the hood is Monocab 1.8 petrol engine (141 hp..) Or two-liter turbo diesel, developing 131 or 163 liters. with. About the versions transmission dzhiemovtsy tell already on the showroom. Serial hatchback Aveo, created based on the concept Aveo RS, nearly lost his aggression, but it still looks much better than its predecessor. Striking the body breaks, big multocular lights, large hexagon radiator grille. Athlete and bully! Rear door handle on the new universal fashion, are hidden in the rack - so the car looks trehdverkoy. At the base of the ABS and ESP, suspension seriously reconfigured. But the range of engines sport will not name. The most powerful - 1.6-liter atmosfernik (115 hp..). The remaining motors enjoy economical. This is a 1.2 petrol (70 and 86 hp..) And 1.4 (100 hp..) And diesel 1.3 with 75 or 95 liters. with. that comes with the system Start / Stop. Six-step "machine" will be offered with engines of 1.4 and 1.6. New generation Aveo will be available with the sedan, but this car will be shown later. The chuck is updated crossover Captiva also performed in the style Aveo RS. However, the big mouths have become fashionable in the segment of crossover vehicles. Just look at the Mitsubishi ASX. The biggest changes were made line of power units. Streamline Quartet 2.4 now develops 35 hp. with. more (171 hp..). And instead of top-end V-shaped six-3.2 (230 hp..) The car will get more economical and powerful direct three-liter engine 258 hp. with. However, with increased capacity will grow, and taxes and the top version of the Captiva, probably will not be so popular. But on the Russian market is promising to deliver diesel cars with a new supercharged 2.2 motor (163 or 184 hp..). Previous 5-speed manual and automatic transmission will now become the 6-step. According to the results of last year Captiva has sold 4,161 cars, and even got into the top ten, however, to last place. The most popular was the basic version with the "mechanics". And now restyled cars will be offered in Russia in a more accessible monoprivodnom performance. In Europe, the car will appear in the spring, and we - only in summer, and the Captiva will meet in Russia.