Monday, February 28, 2011

GM launches Chevrolet Cruze hatchback production version

When GM launched Chevrolet Cruze in India, the sedan became a huge hit instantly. Indian buyers just fell in love with the car’s design and awesome performance. But the car looks old now, GM needs to revamp the car a bit in order to keep the enthusiasm going and that’s what they are going to do.

At the Geneva Motor Show, which commences tomorrow, GM will unveil the production ready variant of Cruze hatchback! GM has already revealed the images of the Cruze hatchback which you can see in this post.

But as usual we have no idea when the car will hit the Indian roads. As of now GM will launch the Cruze hatchback only in the European market. The hatchback will have a huge 400 lts of boot space while its 2.0L diesel engine will generate 160 bhp, petrol 1.8L petrol engine will generate 148 bhp and 1.6L petrol variant will generate 111 bhp.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Chevrolet Launch Beat LPG

Chevrolet has kept the launch of Beat LPG a low profile affair, just like the ‘Smartech’ engine launch. Beat LPG comes with ARAI certified mileage of 13.29 kmpl and its tank can accommodate 26.2 kL.
Chevrolet has not announced the price of Beat LPG officially, but dealers and auto analysts expect it to be dearer than the Beat petrol by Rs 35,000. Chevrolet Beat LPG comes with a company fitted multi-point LPG injection system which has the following benefits over conventional LPG kits;
•    Lighter in weight
•    Continuous power output
•    No incidence of jerks or backfiring when shifting from LPG to petrol or vice versa
•    Corrosion free
•    LPG kit is placed in the engine compartment itself, giving more cabin space
•    For more safety, better quality Nylon pipes with high strength used