Endless 1 Report post Posted September 3, 2009 very bold design and fresh looks.... ...but how would interiors go with, will be interesting see. it will be very good option for the Santro and WagonR segment buyers, but A.S.S. would be the decisive point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akash_uranus 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2009 If Beat is priced right, it will sell very well. The key now for GM, err, New GM is to price it right! I hope they do! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endless 1 Report post Posted September 7, 2009 dnt even think of comparing i10 with Beat/Matiz, its a crime Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creativebala 178 Report post Posted September 8, 2009 dnt even think of comparing i10 with Beat/Matiz' date=' its a crime [/quote'] KILLER looks, 1ltr Multijet, 3 yrs chevy promise, better mileage,.. etc, do you feel BEAT is league ahead of i10. If so you are RIGHT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endless 1 Report post Posted September 9, 2009 my words are taken wrongly, i was favouring i10!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akash_uranus 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2009 Well it isn't that heinious a crime to be comparing Beat to i10. In fact if they get the pricing right, who knows the Beat might topple the i10 off the charts. Of course there are a lot of difficulties, but the car as an overall package offers a lot of promise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endless 1 Report post Posted September 9, 2009 @akash: various things matters when you compare a car, build quality, engine performance, after sale service, re-sale value and you knw it very well. Chevvy would have created good image in hatch segment, only if they hadn't offered huge discount on Spark just after few months of launch. Now people would be expecting same this time too, and will hesitate to go for Beat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prashurv 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 GM new mini (M300) Scores Highest in KIDI Crash Tests (Grade 1 out of 4). In Korea its called Matiz Creative.GM India conformed it will be called Chevy BEAT. GM Daewoo says the Matiz Creative is the first mini-car that manages to score the highest in the KIDI tests,as only four vehicles out of 13 tested between 2006 and 2008 receiving the same rating. . We can expect 5 star from NCAP. Any one know's the NCAP rating of I10, Rtiz, Punto, VW Polo ? Press release: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/new-matiz-scores-highest-in-kidi-crash-tests-11375.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creativebala 178 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 We can expect 5 star from NCAP. Any one know's the NCAP rating of I10' date=' Rtiz, Punto, VW Polo ? [/quote'] Polo should be 5 all others could be 4 Its understood what ever GM or Fiat produce, it will be safe and good looking(now a days). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prashurv 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Ya.. I think it starts from Cruze(J300)->Beat(M300)-> Next gen Aveo(T300)... All GM's next generation cars will be sale all around the world with global paltforms.GM is taking very seriously these days styling & saftey. We can see the Chevy logo is changed for Cruze & Beat.. I expect Fait to go sale Globaly. Italins proved in the styling by Linea.I love the Car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kinshuk 1 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Looks like an autobot from outside and an autorickshaw from inside! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 I am sorry I don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anu21v 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 this model is based on A-star because suzuki selling indian chevy models in u.s. under suzuki banner try http://www.suzukiauto.com/2008/forenza/ Well can't understand a thing out of it dude.... Good post Mods Keep it up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 Well its only Forenza and Ritz that i think was jointly developed or originally developed by Chevy and then given it to other companies due to holdings in GM by other companies or vice versa. Forenza is same as optra and Beat is no way based on A-star, but may be on Ritz, i am not sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 Looks like an autobot from outside and an autorickshaw from inside! well if you are referring to interiors then to me they seems to be better (atleast in designing) than any other small car in its segment)not to include i10). But then its personal choice. I think Spark is now getting very good response so even this should do well for Gm india. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anu21v 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 Well its only Forenza and Ritz that i think was jointly developed or originally developed by Chevy and then given it to other companies due to holdings in GM by other companies or vice versa. Forenza is same as optra and Beat is no way based on A-star' date=' but may be on Ritz, i am not sure.[/quote'] Thanks for clearing it, I also found another shared car ont he website, Suzuki Reno ....aka Chevrolet SRV in india. But i can't fathom one thing....if Ritz and Beat are developed on one platform why would it take more than 3 years for one partner (GM) to launch than the other partner (Suzuki) . I guess Ritz has been sold under Opel Agila Brandname for a quite some time now. Need to check the dimensions of Ritz and beat to confirm if they have anything in common Also in 3 years time it is possible to develop a completely new architecutre. http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/362240,16548/2009-Opel-Agila_photo.aspx http://www.agila.opel.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kinshuk 1 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 Looks like an autobot from outside and an autorickshaw from inside! well if you are referring to interiors then to me they seems to be better (atleast in designing) than any other small car in its segment)not to include i10). But then its personal choice. I think Spark is now getting very good response so even this should do well for Gm india. I agree with you on the popularity front. Its a good city runabout! Everything in the dash of the Beat looks ok except the bajaj scooterish instrument console. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creativebala 178 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 this model is based on A-star because suzuki selling indian chevy models in u.s. under suzuki banner try http://www.suzukiauto.com/2008/forenza/ GM & Suzuki had a tie up, but its no more. That is the main reason why Marut got MJD easily, Our Optra is sold in US as Forenza which was daewoo nubira, but not anymore, similarly Daeoo Kalas/Chevy Aveo was also sold in U S as Suzuki. A* is not related to Beat. Suzuki Ritz and Opel Agila are the same, but Opel is also no more a GM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prashurv 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 Well its only Forenza and Ritz that i think was jointly developed or originally developed by Chevy and then given it to other companies due to holdings in GM by other companies or vice versa. Forenza is same as optra and Beat is no way based on A-star' date=' but may be on Ritz, i am not sure.[/quote'] There is no connection Ritz to beat... Beat is completly developed by Dawoo with new Global Mini car arch... GM planing to develop more cars in the same arch.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prashurv 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 this model is based on A-star because suzuki selling indian chevy models in u.s. under suzuki banner try http://www.suzukiauto.com/2008/forenza/ GM & Suzuki had a tie up' date=' but its no more. That is the main reason why Marut got MJD easily, Our Optra is sold in US as Forenza which was daewoo nubira, but not anymore, similarly Daeoo Kalas/Chevy Aveo was also sold in U S as Suzuki. A* is not related to Beat. Suzuki Ritz and Opel Agila are the same, but Opel is also no more a GM [/quote'] Chevy Aveo is sold by GM in US not as Suzuki.... http://www.chevrolet.com/pages/open/default/family/aveo.do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 some pics from Motorbeam snapped by Team-bhpian at some service centre at Chennai. Some gaps can be seen near bumper in 2nd last pic. But still i expect a good quality car from GM, so will comment only after it get launched. It might have gone for some body work or anything like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winner48 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 A gujarat registered car at Chennai????????? Is it just me or does someone elso also smell something fishy here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prashurv 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 Check out this white color dewoo badge Beat.. Its awesome head lamp shape.. Those Fog lamps size all most same Alto head lamp size... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tieizo 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 the front is futuristic good but the back seems to look frm the past ugly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tieizo 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 yes prashurv the front does look awesome but the rare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
