Test Drive Chevrolet Aveo (Kalos) Sedan since 2005 Sedan

Less yes better

Children of the globalization of Chevrolet Aveo is so worry that in addition to the already produced sedan and five-door hatchback demanded another modification - three-door.
 
According to Ilf and Petrov, statistics know everything. She knows all about Chevrolet. For example, that the brand of this after the purchase of Daewoo became one of the most rapidly developing as in Europe. (Growth over the past year + 34%) and in Russia (growth + 53%). Or that Chevrolet car brand sold last year less than managed to implement all other branches of the GM concern.
Statistics informs us and another important thing Chevrolet on sales in 2007 went out in our country in the country in the first place and ahead of his eternal competitors Ford, Toyota and Mitsubishi. True, in the segment in (to which there are about 45% of cars in Russia) Aveo protrudes on the second roles last year sold more than 26,000 copies, which provided it only 11th place in the class.
Perhaps some decline for Aveo was quite explaining the tightened update of the hatchbacks. But at the beginning of the year a restyling five-door appeared. Now it came to turn and three-door modifications for the first time in the history of the model. In Europe, where Aveo is almost a third of Chevrolet sales, the appearance of a three-time event. Europeans often choose Aveo as the second city car, and the limited number of doors does not frighten them. Much more important style and appearance. And it looks up to the updated version, it was very well distant from his progenitor Daewoo Kalos and acquired an appearance with which Aveo easily rises in one row with 100% European classmates.
It is doubly pleasant, considering that the design was developed in the South Korean studio in Inchon. In the same place, in Korea, and produce all the hatchbacks, but the sedans are produced at the Warsaw factory. Therefore, to some extent, the place selected for the presentation can be recognized by non-random. For a trip to the three-year, we went to Wroclaw. One of the most beautiful cities in Poland, once the capital of the ancient Silesia. Machines met us at the airport. All in cheerful traffic lights red, yellow, green. Bugs! Aveo seems to want to scare with his face with a huge forehead of the radiator lattice with a thick crossroads (now it is a corporate chip of all CHEVROLET models, take a look, for example, on a Giant Tahoe) and the headlights of a complex form. And he is harmless! Koreans tried to glory to the measure of aggressive, but at the same time a harmonious appearance and an excellent fit of all the details say that Aveo wants to become different. He wants to march place of the market in a slender rank of other European representatives of the class B and not to be considered more cheap Korean craft. And if earlier this Chevrolet had a sulfur appearance and a very affordable price, then now Aveo was laughed and went up. Prices now start with 383 thousand rubles per version with a 1.2 liter engine. Three hours now will rather fit into the role of the ladies. And catchy color here in the suit. Remember what an old man Darwin said? Screaming bright coloring in insects contributes to the involvement of the opposite sex, which, in turn, favorably affects the survival of the species! The interior of the hatchbacks has changed and became (which is quite natural) the same as on the sedan modernized in 2006.
The view of the salon, producing the impression of a holistic and complete, much better than the touch. Nevertheless, the quality of the finish is not inferior not only by Japanese models, but also, perhaps, some real Europeans. All controls are located logical and conveniently, and the instrument panel is in general the top of informativeness. But the seats sweep. The profile of them seemed non-optimal, and the side support is insufficient. And why this buckashka the steering wheel of this diameter? After all, there is a hydraulicel.
In the Russian market, Aveo, as before, will be sold with two engines 1.2 and 1.4. Despite the fact that the volumes remained the same, the engines became more powerful at the same time, more economical, and the number of harmful emissions decreased. Both of these engines are aggregated with five-speed mechanical transmissions, and 1,4-liter also with a four-stage automatic machine.
Trainings on all modifications, I can say the difference between them is minimal. Both engines lack torque. The younger motor for a smooth start requires podagazovka or even a small clutch slip. For more or less decent acceleration, you need to constantly drive the tachometer arrow to the red sector. Considering the rather high power of both power plants (84 and 101 hp), it seems a bit strange. But only until I remember Euro-4. The victim of the chase for high ecological steel and averaged dynamic indicators, and the inconvenience of the control of the engine with a delay responds to any sharp movement of the accelerator pedal.
Everything falls on the wheel of the machine with a machine gun. Slightly losing in the dynamics and maximum speed, this car, at least, eliminates you to constantly wrapping the handle with a long lever in the pursuit of the torque. It is such a three-dimensional that is ideal for girls. You go and go to yourself calmly, without fanaticism, chatting favorite songs, pouring from columns of a modest standard audio system, noise insulation has become better, and aerodynamic noises have decreased.
Drill in full support on Aveo would not have happened. The suspension is configured to comfort than on the drive, and the steering is not in a hurry to delight with a clear feedback. But on the reset of gas in the turn of Aveo willingly throws the feed, which can scare out unprepared girls, especially in the absence of a stabilization system. Therefore, in the case of Aveo, it is better to remember the old saying, you go quiet, then you will be and take the version with a machine gun.
Three-door modification is quite capable of breaking the stereotype about Aveo in our country as a budget family chamber. Doors less, exterior cleansing it gives the model dynamism and sportiness, let only external. And if Chevrolet specialists also work a little over the engines and suspension, then the next generation Aveo has every chance of becoming a real European car. Without any global reservations. And tell you anything new to all-knowing statistics.

 
 
 

 

A source: Motor magazine [July 2008]