GM recently revealed a hot hatch at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the hatch in question will come in the form of Chevrolet’s Aveo but with an RS added onto the name.
Chevrolet Aveo RS blue
The Aveo RS will be longer, wider and more spacious than the existing production Aveo as well having an apparently European inspired hot hatch look which should appeal to young enthusiasts according to GM. They don’t say who these young enthusiasts are or what they’re enthusiastic about but at least we know they’re enthusiastic about something.
Further to this targeting of young enthusiasts the Aveo RS features big shiny wheels and some fairly low profile tyre’s, and I’ve got to say overall the styling works very well. The show car featured an electric Boracay Blue paint job which was complemented nicely by the large Boracay Blue brake callipers peering out from behind the brilliantly excessive 19 inch alloys.
The Aveo RS unfortunately doesn’t pack too much punch in the engine department although to be fair in this segment manufacturers are justifiably wary of shoveling excessive amounts of power through the wheels. They are however perfectly happy about making the wheels themselves excessively large. Anyway the engine is a 1.4L Ecotec turbocharged petrol mated to a six speed manuel transmission. The 1.4 is said to produce 103kW at optimum revs which I suppose is plenty for a little pocket rocket.
Chevrolet Aveo RS blue
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