Chevrolet To Tease NAIAS With Forbidden Fruit

by Derek Kreindler

January 10th, 2013 11:45 AM

chevrolet to tease naias with forbidden fruit

Obsessive-weirdo fans of low-cost cars can get their thrills at Chevy’s NAIAS stand; despite the new full-size trucks and the C7 Corvette being on display, myself and a cadre of mouth breathers will no doubt be poring over the low-cost cars being put on display by the Bowtie brand, for no other reason than to avoid the rush of anxiety-inducing crowds.

Among the products being brought to NAIAS

-The Chevrolet Trax, a bowtie-badged Buick Encore

The Chevrolet Orlando, which TTAC reviewed earlier

-The Chevrolet Spin, an Indonesian compact minivan

-The Chevrolet Sail, a Chinese subcompact

-The Chevrolet Onix, a Brazilian subcompact

#Chevrolet #ChevroletOnix #ChevroletOrlando #ChevroletSail #ChevroletSpin #ChevroletTrax #GeneralMotors #GM

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Car_guy2010 on Jan 11, 2013

Chevrolet: Bland Runs Deep. That's all I see. Nothing special here.

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- Marcelo de Vasconcellos on Jan 11, 2013
  
  Hey car guy! I'm no GMer myself, but at least in Brazil, these GMs have positively impressed me. Up until their launch, there was nothing ever in GM's stable in my lifetime that I would recommend a friend. Now, I could recommend the Cobalt over a Versa, Siena, Voyage, Logan,Etios sedan I could recommend an Onix over a March, HB20, Palio, Gol, Fox, Fiesta, Etios, even the Spin (though I'd hesitate cause of engine) overs a lot of content against main competitors Nissan Livina, Fiat Idea, Honda Fit. Again, in Brazil, these new cars are head and shoulders above the 90s Opel things they forced on us until recently. Styling aside (I don't mind the designs and think is better than current Fiats, VWs, Fords, Nissans and yes even Hyundai), the suspension is comfortable (heads and shoulders above Hyundai, seems like Koreans can do suspensions, specially if aided by Brazilians!), 1.4 engine is adequate for our market, 1.0s are fine and possibly the strongest out there (though theu pay a mpg penalty for that), pricing is little high but contents levels are better than competition, steering is good, gearboxes are ok (the autos are the best in Brazil, 6 speeds while at this level the few competitors that have it only offer 4 speeds, not counting the terribale automated things in VW, GM and Fiat). For the first time in my life, I can see myself in a Chevrolet.
  
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Mazder3 on Jan 12, 2013

The Onix looks like the perfect vehicle for parts of the country that are urbanized and have major potholes. Its ground clearance looks like it would shame most CUVs. I don't know if there is a trademark on it but GM has a "Slam" option package on the Vauxhall Adam. They could use it here. The marketers would love it. There is already music for it. I would buy an Onix Slam.

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