Chevrolet Aveo

The Chevrolet Aveo is a utility that is available with a body of three, four or five doors. Can be purchased from 8500 € (all prices) with two different gasoline engines. There is no diesel version can have stability control.

Until spring 2008, and three variants of the Aveo five-door Kalos is called. The designation was reserved for the Aveo four-door version (which dealt with separately in this article Aveo 4p).

Since that date, in addition to changing the name, the Chevrolet Aveo has renewed with changes to the engines and the look of the exterior and interior. However, it remains virtually the same car the Daewoo Kalos, which began selling in September 2002 (more information).

The Aveo is a model recommended for those seeking a car with an economic and satisfactory quality of finish in relation to its price (more impressions of the interior). It is not for anyone interested in good quality with a dynamic suspension is soft, the body has big movements and feel of the direction is improved.

For these reasons we think it interesting when a utility is to be used mostly by city is comfortable, maneuver well and is pleasant to drive because the engines are smooth and quiet. We liked it more with the 84 hp engine with 101 hp (more driving impressions).

Some models are similar to the Aveo Dacia discover, the Hyundai Accent and the Citroën C3. Except discover, there is no car that has similar characteristics of a selling price lower. In equal equipment, the Aveo is recommended (comparative) also consumes the least and one that has better features (comparative).

There are some models that are slightly cheaper, but are smaller and less powerful (like the Fiat Panda and Toyota Aygo).

Regarding the Kalos, the Aveo five-door and three have different bumpers, headlights (with a certain resemblance to those of Epica), pilots (who now have a circular design) and grill (which has a very large size). With these modifications, the Aveo is 4 cm long (3.92 m in total) and slightly higher and the width Kalos. The battle does not change.

In the car, Chevrolet changed the dashboard, which is like that with the Aveo four-door. Its appearance is more enjoyable, while the materials used and the settings are correct. They are also different panels of the doors.

The interior space remains the same, ie, normal for a car of this size. At this point, no significant differences between the two body.

The trunk volume does not change: still small for the size of the car (measured 220 l). When this car was sold under the Daewoo brand luggage was even smaller (195 l), and carrying a spare wheel normal instead of 'emergency'. More impressions of the interior.

Equipment

The Aveo may be chosen with two levels of equipment: "LS" and "LT" (only for the five-door). The equipment of the Aveo is very simple (in line with its price), the biggest drawback is that you can not have stability control.

Versions' LS 'series lead to four airbags, antilock brakes (ABS), two Isofix attachments on rear seats, trip computer (which does not provide information of the consumption), electric and heated exterior mirrors, radio with CD ( compatible with MP3 discs), auxiliary connection for external audio sources, burglar alarms and a spare wheel type "emergency".

The Aveo 'LT' also have air conditioning, climate control, fog lamps, rear electric windows, leather steering wheel with controls for the stereo control and alloy wheels.

The only options available are air conditioning (990 € in the versions' LS '), sliding roof (685 €; for "LT") and metallic paint (255 €, for all).

Engines

The Aveo can be purchased with two petrol engines: a 1.2 liter with 84 hp and a 1.4 liter with 101 hp. These engines have a performance better than those available for the Kalos (Aveo's driving impressions).

Thus, the Aveo 1.2 with 84 hp engine has an average consumption of 5.5 l/100 km. The only tool of this size and use less power than the Mazda2 (list sorted by consumption).

The Aveo 1.4 16v 101 hp has an average consumption of 6.0 l/100 km. It is also a comparatively low consumption, but is worse than the less powerful variant (list sorted by consumption).

These engines are linked to a manual transmission, the most powerful may be associated with an automatic. At the moment, is not provided a diesel engine.

The breakdown of expected sales for the Aveo Spain, depending on the body, are: 70% of the total for the five-door, 20% for the three and 10% for the remaining four.

Since 2008, the Aveo is also manufactured in Europe, notably in Warsaw (Poland). Until then, Chevrolet (and Daewoo) in Korea did so exclusively.