2010 Camaro goes Synergy green

Striking bright colors are part of the Chevrolet Camaro's history--orange, yellow and what some might label Kelly green from the '60s.

Chevrolet is trying to generate a buzz for the 2010 Camaro with the Synergy Special Edition, a mouthful that means it is a limited-edition coupe with over-the-top green paint.

Count on this being the official pace car of any St. Paddy's Day parade.

The Camaro Synergy is based on a Camaro 1LT, with a 3.6-liter, direct-injection V-6, paired with either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. Pricing starts at $26,790 including shipping. Production is planned from February to May.

The “synergy green” exterior color was first previewed at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association show.

In production form, the synergy green is accented by gray rally stripes running the length of the Camaro hood and rear deck.

The color scheme is mirrored on the interior, with synergy green instrument-panel and door inserts.

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On Sale: First Quarter 2009
Expected Pricing: $20,000-$27,000

The launch of the highly anticipated 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is expected in the spring of 2009. It'll feel a bit like back to the future, as GM's iconic pony re-emerges to compete with the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger.

The new Camaro will be available with a 3.6-liter V6 aided by a six-speed automatic, a combination expected to be rated at 26 mpg on the highway. Enthusiasts will gravitate to the Camaro SS, equipped with a powerful V8 and a choice of manual and automatic transmissions and 20-inch wheels. The Camaro will be built on GM's new global rear-wheel-drive architecture.

The production version looks essentially identical to the concept first shown at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, a remarkable achievement given the demands a modern design must meet. Compared with the retro-styled Mustang and Challenger, the Camaro has a more contemporary and angular appearance that looks more cutting edge.

This is not a reissued '69 Camaro. In fact, some might have wondered if this car was designed in the Chevy studio at all. It's edginess looked Cadillac inspired.

Underneath, it's thoroughly modern, offering the latest in technology.

While the exterior has a modern edge and attitude, the interior has more retro styling cues with two large main gauges and with other gauges located at the front of the center console.

The Camaro SS comes with a 6.2-liter V8 with a choice of six-speed manual or six-speed automatic. Cars with manual transmissions use GM's LS3 V8 expected to produce 422 horspower and 408 pound-feet of torque. The LS3 debuted on the 2008 Corvette and uses high-flow cylinder heads based on the Corvette Z06's LS7 engine for strong low-end torque and high-rpm power. Camaro SS automatics come with a new L99 V8 based on the LS3 that carries all the high-performance design features but also includes GM's fuel-saving Active Fuel Management feature, enabling the engine to run on only four cylinders when cruising on the highway to improve fuel economy.

The 3.6-liter V6 standard on the Camaro LS and LT is direct-injected and features variable valve timing. It's expected to generate 300 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed manual comes standard, a six-speed automatic optional.

Chevrolet Spark, smallest car in lineup, on sale next year

Two women pose next to a new Chevrolet Spark car during the second press day at the 79th Geneva International Motor Show on March 4, 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. It was rolled out Monday at the Detroit auto show in a virtually identical version.

The head honchos at General Motors have realized that Chevrolet needs to start going after younger buyers. The Chevrolet Spark is one of their attempts to do just that. The five-door mini car, the smallest in Chevy's lineup, will go on sale in early 2012.

It was rolled out Monday at the North American International Auto Show in virtually the same version as the one above, which is sold in Europe. That picture is from the Geneva auto show last year.

"The designers who created this (car) joke that the headlamps are bigger than the wheels," says Michael Simcoe, executive director of global Chevrolet design. But the headlamps are sparkly and shiny. "Every opportunity we get to express 'jewelry' on this car, we'll take."

Chevrolet Aveo RS

The sporty-looking hot hatch is in fact the new Aveo, GM’s Korean-built supermini that goes on sale in the UK in about 18 months.

It is bigger all round than the current car and is powered by GM’s 135bhp, 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a six-speed manual gearbox.

At the same time Vauxhall/Opel is looking for a new small car to offer underneath the current Corsa.

This might be based on an existing GM Daewoo/Chevy platform or not and will be between two and four years off depending on which way that decision goes.

“It could play a significant part in the Vauxhall/Opel portfolio,” said Nick Reilly, the acting chief executive of GM Europe.

2011 Chevrolet Volt

Despite what may have been the most public development process in the auto industry's history, there's still lots of misinformation about the Chevrolet Volt. The extended-range electric vehicle has undergone innumerable tweaks for aerodynamics, manufacturing and reliability since it stole the auto show as a concept car in 2007, but the sleek four-door on Chevrolet's stand is identical to the cars that will roll off the assembly line this year.

Here are a few key facts to remember as you admire the production version at the auto show:

• There's no need to stop and recharge if you travel beyond the 40-mile range of the Volt's batteries. An onboard generator starts automatically to provide more electricity.

• The Volt will be built at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, formerly home to Cadillac and Buick large cars.

Chevrolet Aveo RS

General Motors pulled the covers off a distinctive hot hatch at the Detroit Auto Show 2010, called the Chevrolet Aveo RS.
The newly qualified driver who receives their first car is a rite of passage for many in North America, with small coupes and even pony cars particularly the preferred male choice. Hatchbacks are perceived as unfashionable and undesirable for many. But with development and petrol costs heading up, hot hatches that can be sold universally at premium prices make financial sense for manufacturers.

The situation for GM is not helped by a general perception that the Chevrolet Aveo has been a bit of a dud. With the RS show car concept, the designers hope to inject a bit of desirability and freshness.

It provides a preview of the next-generation model. Longer, wider and more spacious than the current production Aveo, the Aveo RS showcases the car's upscale-looking design cues both inside and out, and presents the many personalisation options potentially available on the next-generation car.

The Aveo RS is powered by an efficient 138-horsepower 1.4L Ecotec turbocharged engine. Despite the Stateside aversion to 'stick shifts', a six-speed manual transmission is designed to ensure the car will provide a spirited driving experience.

Finished in electric Boracay Blue, the RS wears Chevrolet design cues such as the dual element grille, round tail lamps and fender flares, but designers turned up the attitude on the show car with low openings and a lower mouth trimmed in a combination of brushed and polished aluminium. Outboard fog lamps are integrated into an exaggerated brake-cooling inlet that flows into the front fender flares, creating a more aggressive-looking face.

Exposed headlamps, with their brushed aluminium structural surround, are inspired by the designers' affection for motorcycles. The sleek side profile is characterised by uninterrupted body side lines, a high beltline and low roofline. The side mirrors with amber-coloured turn signal indicators carry the same shape as the car and seemingly disappear into the profile.

No performance-minded car earns its street cred without large wheels and tyres. The Aveo RS show car's wheels are 19-inch, five-spoke with a gun metal metallic finish Chevrolet logo. The wheel openings reveal large Boracay Blue brake calipers. The rear of the show car continues the sport theme, with an integrated spoiler that flows from the roof, a centre-mounted exhaust and chrome exhaust tips.

With its matte black interior highlighted by gloss black, metallic and blue accents, the Aveo RS show car reflects as much attention to detail as the exterior. The Boracay Blue theme continues inside, with accent stitching across the dual cockpit instrument panel, front and rear door insert, steering wheel rim, gear shift boot, parking brake, leather seat bolster and even the floor mats. The integrated centre stack holds the gearshift, HVAC controls and the sound system, including a USB port. Ice-blue backlighting on the audio display, telltale indicator screen and knobs augments the blue stitching.

Auto Expo 2010: GM to launch Chevrolet e-Spark

GM showcased the electric version of the little Spark, christened the e-Spark. The car will roll out in October and will be priced at around Rs. 7 lakh.

The e-Spark would be produced in collaboration with Reva electric car company. Reva would provide battery technology for the e-Spark.

GM is looking at manufacturing 5,000 units of the e-Spark initially. The car will be produced at the Telegaon facility in Maharashtra.

GM confirms Chevrolet Spark for North America after all

2010 Chevrolet Beat for India -

The question of whether or not General Motors will bring its diminutive Chevrolet Spark to the United States still doesn't have a definitive answer. Thanks to a GM of India press release, however, we now know that the little urban runabout will be coming to North America, although that geography obviously also includes Mexico and Canada.

In the past, GM spokespeople have suggested that it might be possible for the Spark (A.K.A. "Beat," or that unbearably irritating robot from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) to be imported Stateside and that the automaker had kept U.S. regulations in mind when designing the car. Regardless, with gas as cheap as it currently is and a new Aveo just around the corner, we're certainly not holding our breath for a U.S. launch any time soon, and we feel that seeing the Beat in Mexican and/or Canadian showrooms is more likely.

Chevrolet Aveo RS Show Car

Chevy calls their AVEO RS show car “a wake-up call for the small-car segment”. Whether it is that remains to be seen, but they also point out, right off the top as a matter of fact, that the Aveo RS is ” designed to appeal to young enthusiasts,” has “personalization is built into the design,” and a “1.4L I-4 Ecotec turbo delivers exceptional fuel economy with performance when needed.”

Hmmm, who does that remind me of?

Scion?

Chevrolet will be showing Aveo RS at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in a few days. They say that it ” … features a European-inspired hot hatch look designed to appeal to young enthusiasts, and hints at the next-generation Aveo.” It might as well be the next-gen Aero, but that only pointing out what you can already tell.

What the Aveo RS is, is yet another stab by General Motors to make a type of car, “a European-inspired hot hatch”, that seemingly every other carmaker out side of North America can knock out with out even breathing hard (i.e. Volkswagen, Toyota et al).

How far has Chevy come since the days of the Vega?

Well, on the one hand, the Aveo RS is not that bad a car. But on the other hand, the standards, the goalposts if you will, keep moving upward.

“We hope the Aveo RS show car will demonstrate that we are as serious about redefining the Aveo and its place in the small-car segment as we were about reinventing the Malibu,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet general manager.

OK, right … but does anybody have the sales figures for the Malibu handy? Is Toyota or Honda worried about the Malibu? Yeah, my point exactly.

The Aveo RS does take a stab at least at looking the part. Chevy has always done very nice shades of blue, and in this case, the color is called electric Boracay Blue. The company points out that the car “wears global Chevrolet design cues” like a dual element grille, round tail lamps and fender flares. There are also bits and pieces that are in brushed and polished aluminum, which always looks nice if you handle the design details right.

The Aveo RS also has outboard fog lamps, which, if you ask me, every car on the road should have. The fog lamps are integrated into an exaggerated brake-cooling inlet “creating an aggressive-looking face.” Boy, they’re trying hard, ain’t they?

“The Aveo RS show car demonstrates how progressive design can inject personality into a small car,” said Michael Simcoe, executive director, North American Exterior Design. “We want customers to see it and have an emotional reaction to it.”

The Aveo RS rides on 19-inch, five-spoke wheels with a gun metal metallic finish Chevrolet logo. There are Boracay Blue brake calipers too because, as Chevy puts it “No performance-minded car earns its street cred without large wheels and tires.” Out back there are such niceties as an integrated spoiler, a center-mounted exhaust with chrome exhaust tips, and exposed motorcycle-inspired rear tail lamps.

Inside you’ll see things like a matte black interior with gloss black highlights, metallic and blue accents, Boracay Blue accent stitching across the dual cockpit instrument panel, front and rear door insert, steering wheel rim, gear shift boot, parking brake, leather seat bolster and floor mats. The integrated center stack holds the gearshift, HVAC controls and the sound system, including a USB port. Ice-blue backlighting on the audio display, telltale indicator screen and knobs augment the blue stitching.

The Aveo RS is motivated by the same 138-horsepower 1.4L Ecotec turbocharged four-banger that will be available in the upcoming Chevrolet Cruze. Power gets to the tarmac via a six-speed manual transmission.

2011 Chevrolet AVEO RS Concept at NAIAS

In the past, the Chevrolet Aveo was seldom remembered by any, because of some unfortunate design ideas and a cheap feel, but now Chevy is determined to change that. Starting with next week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show, they expect to change the Aveo’s image into a more desirable product with the Chevrolet Aveo RS concept. The Chevrolet Aveo RS, mostly a styling exercise, provides a preview of what to expect from the next-generation production of Aveo.

Chevy says “the Aveo RS concept was designed to have an innovative look that is meant to be appealing to young enthusiasts“, and gives some hints about the latest concept car. The concept is longer and wider with more interior space than the current one. This profile makes the car look much more aggressive than its predecessor.

The Aveo RS design seems to have adopted some of the styling cues from the smaller Spark, but without the smaller area as in Spark. The scooped out rocker panel sculpting also resembles the Spark.

Like all new Chevys, the Aveo RS gets a dual port grille and round tail lamps, exaggerated for effect on the Aveo RS concept. The brake cooling inlets are extra-large, aiding the concept of “aggressive face”. The exposed headlamps and rear lamps resemble those on motorcycles. At the rear, the roof tapers low and the rear door handles are hidden in the rear pillars, which gives this five-door car a three-door hatchback look. The same motorcycle inspiration produced the instrument pod consisting of a round speedometer and a rectangular digital display to the right, with a milled metal surround and round cutouts on top of the steering column. An entertainment display system sits in the hooded pod above the center stack.

The blue theme is maintained throughout the interior of the car. The instrument panel, door inserts, and the leather trims for the parking brake, gear-shift, and steering wheel rim, the knobs and floor mats all include stitching that matches the blue exterior. The audio display, indicator screen, and other elements have been lighted in ice blue color. Blue stitching runs across the seats that are finished in actual leather.

Power in the RS comes from a 1.4-liter turbocharged Ecotec four-cylinder engine, estimated at 138 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque. The torque gets sent over to the road via the giant 19-inch, five-spoke wheels and tires through a proper six-speed manual gearbox. Brake calipers are large enough to be visible through the wheels. Chevrolet had earlier announced that it would build the new Aveo in 2011 at its plant in Orion Township, Michigan.

Chevrolet Beat Video

Just One day before the Auto EXPO GM wanted to make sure that they don’t want to wait for the EXPO and went ahead and introduced to India there version of small car Chevrolet Beat.the car is priced well below the rivals like i10 from Hyundai and Ritz from Maruti not sure if they keep up to the quality of those cars , but pricing wise its bit low than the competitors,Entry level is 3.34 lakh and upper level is 3.94 lakhs.and have like three variants – PS, LS and LT .
These will be available for order in the showroom immediately and will have a 1.2-litre petrol engine at its heart.IT has also promised that it will give fuel economy of 18.6 km per litre when driven at a peak power of 80.5 PS.

Chevrolet Beat in India

Chevrolet Beat

New Delhi, India – General Motors India has launched the Chevrolet Beat. The model will be sold in over 150 markets in the future, including North America, Europe and other parts of Asia.

Based on GM’s global mini-vehicle architecture, the company took 27 months to develop the Beat. It joins the Chevrolet Cruze in the Indian market.

“With its best-in-segment design, performance and safety, the Beat is destined to become an industry benchmark and a winner among consumers in India,” said Karl Slym, president and managing director of GM India. “Aimed at meeting the highest quality and performance standards in the most sophisticated markets in a competitive environment, the global vehicle was put through over one million kilometres of intensive durability tests in extreme weather conditions and crash tests both in India and abroad. It has high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel over key areas of the body to ensure segment-leading occupant protection.”

In India, the Beat comes in three trim levels of 1.2, 1.2LS and 1.2LT. The LT can be optioned with a package of alloy wheels, dual airbags, seatbelts with load limiters, and anti-lock brakes. All use a newly-developed 1.2-litre four-cylinder engine with five-speed manual transmission.

Chevrolet Volt To Feature 24 Hour Connection Via OnStar Mobile App

Chevrolet Volt OnStar mobile app

Chevrolet doesn’t want owners of its upcoming Volt plug-in hybrid to just have a car to get them from A to B. For Chevrolet, owning a Volt is all about the experience of having one of the most advanced cars on the road, a feeling the automaker wants owners to be able to take away with them once the drive is over.

To that effect, Chevrolet and OnStar will be giving Volt owners 24-7 connection and remote control of vehicle functions via a new industry first wireless smartphone application.

Using smartphones like the Apple iPhone or Blackberry Storm, owners will be able to perform tasks from setting the charge time to unlocking the doors. Other features will include displaying the charge status of the batteries or the remaining driving range (electric and total), remotely starting the vehicle, and displaying mileage and odometer readings.

Traditional OnStar features such as door lock, unlock and remote horn and lights--which have typically been accessible only through a call into the OnStar call center--will now be available via the application.

The OnStar mobile application will be available for Volt owners at launch, which is expected shortly after production starts late in the year.