Supercharged SRV demo!

nikkibike · 27th November 2006, 16:44

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Originally Posted by Boom Shiva

After hearing loads of customers criticising their sluggish engines, GM has finally woken up and is planning to launch a supercharged version of the SRV. They are currently displaying the vehicle at the Autocar Expo at BKC.

aaaah!!!! This wud be THE hottest hatch package thencheers: !! oooooogh!!

bhp · 1st December 2006, 01:03

the sales guy told me the pricing of the supercharger is between 1.3 to 1.5 lakhs and the warranty wont be void as it will be supplied by the company....it will be available for optra 1.6 and srv 1.6....not for aveo bcoz it doesnt have enough space....he also said they havent touched the exhaust ecu etc etc yet....the car will be good 180 bhp if exaust filter and re mapping done.....i would prefer the rider 1.8 turbo anyday for 12 lakhs

Boom Shiva · 1st December 2006, 10:05

1.3 lakhs would be much more reasonable. 1.75 is way too much. Hope they grow a brain and offer warranty.

Damn company should give all their customers one price instead of confusing everybody and putting people off with their contradictions.

Jay · 1st December 2006, 11:11

Supercharger instead of Turbo !!! interesting... but without warranty ???!!!

Boom Shiva · 1st December 2006, 12:14

That's the problem. Some people are being told the warranty will remain while others are being told that it will be voided. Even company people are confused by the situation.

Typical GM...

Boom Shiva · 12th December 2006, 12:59

Update: Turns out the supercharger was not even connected at the show. Technical problems.

Guess that's why they didn't start the car. And why they didn't want to offer a warranty!

GTO · 12th December 2006, 14:27

YUCK!!! Overdrive tested the Supercharged SRV and lo behold....a 0 - 100 time of 11.4 (or in the whereabouts) seconds. With that supercharger et all, it can barely keep up with the OHC Vtec. Or the Corolla. Or the Palio 1.6 GTX. Or even a well-tyred Baleno.

GM ought to seriously give up on the SRV.

tsk1979 · 12th December 2006, 14:28

Even the Verna crdi will whip it and a swift with some basic mods will keep up?
GM cant seem to get anything right nowadays, neither in the US nor over here

Boom Shiva · 12th December 2006, 14:43

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Originally Posted by GTO

YUCK!!! Overdrive tested the Supercharged SRV and lo behold....a 0 - 100 time of 11.4 (or in the whereabouts) seconds.

Just a weee bit slower than the under 9 seconds they were "estimating"

Makes you wonder if the 150 bhp number is also optimistic.

cyneverdie · 21st October 2007, 05:20

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Originally Posted by Boom Shiva

Hey I got this off my neighbour who works with GM.

After hearing loads of customers criticising their sluggish engines, GM has finally woken up and is planning to launch a supercharged version of the SRV. They are currently displaying the vehicle at the Autocar Expo at BKC.

The supercharger + plumbing etc will cost Rs.1.5 lakh and will be offered as an option at the dealership level. It's also compatible with Optra 1.6. I think therefore Aveo 1.6 is also compatible but I'm not sure.

No dyno figures yet, but the GM engineers are calculating 150 bhp and 0-100 in under 9 seconds. That's pretty good for a car that will cost less than 10 lakhs.

As of now GM is only displaying one car to guage consumer feedback. Based on that, they will then decide whether it's feasible to launch the upgrade.

Finally!

i think i saw this car at the Mumbai Expo
supercharged with drum brakes in the rear

jassi · 21st October 2007, 08:15

so now that a year is done - is this being officially sold and with warranty. Is there an official chevy site link, explaining this. Anyone TD'd the car with the supercharger or any reviews yet

1self · 21st October 2007, 09:33

hey guys,

any idea what type of supercharger is it using? i mean roots or twin screw or centrifugal?

-GS- · 21st October 2007, 09:45

It uses a Rotrex supercharger. These are highly compact as compared to the roots-type superchargers.

For more information you can see this LINK

Hyundai.Lover · 21st October 2007, 14:38

Ok fine. They used the supercharger in SRV. Now, 2 ques.
Ques. 1: cyneverdie said rear drum brakes: eeeewwww are they repeating the same mistake repeated by Hyundai in their Getz CRDi? Poor braking with powerful engine?
Ques 2: What about the gearbox? Its not good enough if compared with Hyundai and Ford gearbox.

jayguar · 21st October 2007, 16:45

The SRV is stylish and beautiful but it lagged the power. If the SRV is turbo charged, its a thumbs up for GM.

1st December 2006, 01:03	#47
bhp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lokhandwala mumbai Posts: 840 Thanked: 168 Times View My Garage	the sales guy told me the pricing of the supercharger is between 1.3 to 1.5 lakhs and the warranty wont be void as it will be supplied by the company....it will be available for optra 1.6 and srv 1.6....not for aveo bcoz it doesnt have enough space....he also said they havent touched the exhaust ecu etc etc yet....the car will be good 180 bhp if exaust filter and re mapping done.....i would prefer the rider 1.8 turbo anyday for 12 lakhs
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1st December 2006, 10:05	#48
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	1.3 lakhs would be much more reasonable. 1.75 is way too much. Hope they grow a brain and offer warranty. Damn company should give all their customers one price instead of confusing everybody and putting people off with their contradictions.
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1st December 2006, 11:11	#49
Jay BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 819 Thanked: 8 Times	Supercharger instead of Turbo !!! interesting... but without warranty ???!!!
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1st December 2006, 12:14	#50
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	That's the problem. Some people are being told the warranty will remain while others are being told that it will be voided. Even company people are confused by the situation. Typical GM...
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12th December 2006, 12:59	#51
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	Update: Turns out the supercharger was not even connected at the show. Technical problems. Guess that's why they didn't start the car. And why they didn't want to offer a warranty!
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12th December 2006, 14:27	#52
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	YUCK!!! Overdrive tested the Supercharged SRV and lo behold....a 0 - 100 time of 11.4 (or in the whereabouts) seconds. With that supercharger et all, it can barely keep up with the OHC Vtec. Or the Corolla. Or the Palio 1.6 GTX. Or even a well-tyred Baleno. GM ought to seriously give up on the SRV.
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12th December 2006, 14:28	#53
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,823 Times View My Garage	Even the Verna crdi will whip it and a swift with some basic mods will keep up? GM cant seem to get anything right nowadays, neither in the US nor over here
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21st October 2007, 08:15	#56
jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 980 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	so now that a year is done - is this being officially sold and with warranty. Is there an official chevy site link, explaining this. Anyone TD'd the car with the supercharger or any reviews yet
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21st October 2007, 09:33	#57
1self BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 629 Thanked: 330 Times View My Garage	hey guys, any idea what type of supercharger is it using? i mean roots or twin screw or centrifugal? Last edited by 1self : 21st October 2007 at 09:36.
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21st October 2007, 09:45	#58
-GS- BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 390 Thanked: 18 Times	It uses a Rotrex supercharger. These are highly compact as compared to the roots-type superchargers. For more information you can see this LINK
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21st October 2007, 14:38	#59
Hyundai.Lover BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 344 Thanked: 0 Times	Ok fine. They used the supercharger in SRV. Now, 2 ques. Ques. 1: cyneverdie said rear drum brakes: eeeewwww are they repeating the same mistake repeated by Hyundai in their Getz CRDi? Poor braking with powerful engine? Ques 2: What about the gearbox? Its not good enough if compared with Hyundai and Ford gearbox.
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21st October 2007, 16:45	#60
jayguar BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 300 Thanked: 218 Times	SRV turbocharged The SRV is stylish and beautiful but it lagged the power. If the SRV is turbo charged, its a thumbs up for GM.
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