Chevy gets new compact car in 2009
Early next year Pontiac maybe getting the Chevrolet Aveo based G3 but Chevrolet will get another compact car that will go into production. GM will unveil a compact Chevrolet car during the auto show season this fall, According to sources familiar with GM’s product plan.
Through June 2010 as a 2009 model GM will produce the current-generation Cobalt. The Chevrolet compact will not be called the Cobalt, says one source familiar with the plans. It was unclear from sources whether GM will continue to build the combat after that.A new 1.4 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder global units come for the car power producing between 120 and 140-hp. The car will have a combined fuel-economy of 40mpg.
“It’s a pretty incredible engine; it’s direct-injected with great power,” the source said. “The small-displacement turbo make it possible to get great power so that GM might put it in the mid-sized products, too.
A source says, among five nameplates the new engine will share: the Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn, Opel and Daewoo. And for that Lordstown plant could build cars for export.
GM started with such cars as the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Red Line, that the engine continues the trend. To boost fuel and performance those cars use smaller engines and high-technology devices such as direct fuel injection and turbochargers.
At the 2007 LA Auto Show GM confirmed that the Chevrolet Beat will go into production for a market outside the U.S. GM is now considering bringing the Beat to U.S., the source said.
Source: AutoWeek