AUTOCAR SCOOP: Chevrolet BEAT.

[Pramod 0]

This little one could be a rocket with the 1.3 MJD plonked in...with amazing  FE to match..!!

[tanmay87 0]

@ rkrk : u forgot Swift Dzire, Fiat 500 and Palio

@ Pramod : It won't be the 1.3 MJD but as crazycat said a 1l engine and it is not expected before end 2010.tanmay872009-08-18 08:09:51

[asethi919 0]

ALL HAIL THE NATIONAL ENGINE!!!!!

 

1.3 MJD - Great engine.

[bossottoelango 0]

thats a shocking pic....very bold design........

 

if GM prices chevy beat at par with swift, this car will create ripples in small premium car segment.....best wishes.....

 

 

[akj53in 0]

ALL HAIL THE NATIONAL ENGINE!!!!!

 

1.3 MJD - Great engine.

FIAT missed a great business opportunity.

 

While selling the engine rights to GM, Maruti & Tata, FIAT should have insisted that all cars running on this engine will bear the logo "FIAT INSIDE" a- la-Intel.

 

[rssh 59]

thats a shocking pic....very bold design........

 

if GM prices chevy beat at par with swift' date=' this car will create ripples in small premium car segment.....best wishes.....

 

 

[/quote'] I think it is in wagonR and santro segment not swift segment it is a successor to spark. See the DC concept version of this car in transformer 2 the little chevy beat and groove.

[sharash 0]

 

FIAT missed a great business opportunity.

 

While selling the engine rights to GM' date=' Maruti & Tata, FIAT should have insisted that all cars running on this engine will bear the logo "FIAT INSIDE" a- la-Intel.

 

[/quote']

 

Good thought! But then Fiat was not a big name in the Indian market before the Lienas or the Puntos rolled in! I doubt Fiat if even thought about this one!

[jimgeo 0]

GM has launched the Beat as Daewoo Matiz Creative in Korea

 

The new Matiz will be powered by a 1.0-liter engine that produces 70 horsepower at 6,400 rpm and 92.1 Nm of torque at 4,800 rpm. Mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission, the powerplant burns up to 5.8 liters of gasoline per kilometer (40.5 mpg) in combined cycle.

Safety features include driver, front passenger and side airbags as well as curtain airbags mounted on the roof rails to protect the front and the rear occupants plus EBD, ABS, seatbelt pretensioners, shock-sensitive door locks and rear parking assist sensors.

The whole range will rely on three trim levels - Pop, Jazz and Groove, with pricing starting at KRW 9.06 million ($7,200) for the entry-level Pop, at 9.44 million ($7,500) for the Jazz and at KRW 10.09 million ($8,000) for the Groove.

 

Here are some pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pramod 0]

The grille is not proportionate and does not gel too well with the rest of the design. Rear three quarters look is good.

[rssh 59]

It looks great in orange or say bright colour . This car will turn tables for GM only factor is how much!!!

[archit 2]

i think the grille is too plain-jane here

i hope chevy puts a more macho grille with lots of mesh!

[creativebala 178]

Hi all. I am Bala, my first post

 

Dear friends, Beat is an A segmenter, so should be way cheaper than Swift,

So don't expect Ripples, instead expect Waves. Also a 1 litre Multijet, fly high in its Mileage dept.

[creativebala 178]

i think the grille is too plain-jane here
i hope chevy puts a more macho grille with lots of mesh!

Boss our Chevy Beat is already macho. The one about is not for India, its daewoo for Korea.

 

So don't worry.  Be Happy

[abhi1981_i 0]

These interiors are for temporary actually they will be different

 

[creativebala 178]

FIAT missed a great business opportunity.

 

While selling the engine rights to GM, Maruti & Tata, FIAT should have insisted that all cars running on this engine will bear the logo "FIAT INSIDE" a- la-Intel.

 

 

GM & Fiat jointly developed Multijets

Tata is 50% owner of Fiat in India,

so only Maruti need to bear the logo  "FIAT INSIDE"

[nim12esh 0]

Tata is 50% owner of Fiat in India' date='

so only Maruti need to bear the logo  "FIAT INSIDE"

[/quote']

Buddy, get your facts right.

There is a joint venture between Tata and Fiat in which both the companies hold 50 % stakes. Neither Tata owns Fiat nor does Fiat owns Tata.

Tata is able to use engines of Fiat because of this joint venture.

[creativebala 178]

Tata is 50% owner of Fiat in India, and

 joint venture of 50% stakes are one or the same i think

 

someone plz help me understand JV

I think a punto or linea is 50% TATA and Fiat

[dcarlover 0]

nice pics..

thanks..

[rahul1810 0]

@nimesh

bala is right.

Here is the link for that.

http://www.fiat-india.com/about-us.aspx

[creativebala 178]

Thank you Rahul

[-chumi_FXX 0]

Hmmm i like the design its bold and is something different than the others cars in its segment.

[creativebala 178]

Compare A+ segmenters

 

dimensions    length       height        wide       wheelbase

Chevy Beat    3.595        1.520        1.595         2.375

Spark             3.495        1.518        1.495        2.345

i10                 3.565        1.550        1.595         2.380              

A*                 3.600        1.490        1.600         2.360

 

Micra             3.719        1.540        1.660         2.430

[tanmay87 0]

Beat's length is 3640 mm, not sure about it's height and width but the wheelbase mentioned by you is correct.

[nim12esh 0]

@nimesh

bala is right.

Here is the link for that.

http://www.fiat-india.com/about-us.aspx

If Tata is 50 % owner of Fiat in India, then Fiat is also 50 '% owner of Tata....

[creativebala 178]

If Tata is 50 % owner of Fiat in India' date=' then Fiat is also 50 '% owner of Tata....
[/quote']

Its not like this nimesh brother.

In India, Fiat India Automobiles Ltd (FIAL) is a JV of 50% fiat and 50% Tata.

So any fiat car here is half tata product and half fiat

and

Tata car here is 100% under tata sons.

"then Fiat is also 50 '% owner of Tata...." is not true