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That engine does 0 - 100 in 11 odd seconds. Pretty quick for a diesel sedan and fuel efficient too. Last edited by GTO : 7th October 2009 at 09:32. | |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() I would like to reinforce a point here. Do not dismiss this car as an "american", and that it cannot compete to Japanese quality or European build. Quite the opposite! The test car had 7500+ kms, and had been thoroughly abused, yet not a single rattle emanated from anywhere, and the engine revved like new. Normally road test cars are abused to a great extent, and driven at great speeds on bad roads etc., Surviving such ordeal day after day and that too without a single rattle, its commendable |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune
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| ![]() Great review. I have started getting mails from Chevy saying to expect "All Muscle , All Soul and All New" . And also the countdown timer shows 5 days 1 hour 59 minutes as of now. Here is that link "http://www.chevroletsalesindia.com/" Just a observation the review says "reeks with quality" , well reek literally means "emit a unpleasing odour" . Hopefully that is not the case. ![]() |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chennai
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| ![]() That was an awesome review TSK it covered all the prospects of the car. the car looks cool let"s wait for the pricing and the news of automatic version. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Excellent review Tanveer, you've covered every possible angle that a potential buyer would like to know! I must confess that I'm disappointed with the lack of rear seat space, the absence of side & curtain airbags, the clutch release action & the annoying turbo lag. I guess its success or failure entirely hinges on the pricing - lets see how aggressively GM takes this up! |
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| ![]() Impressive review! I believe its the price which will make or break this car in India, hope chevy can price it well or market it well enough to suit the placing of this product. The car barely looks its part as an american car ( if that species still exists, SUVs are not considered) the plethora of cupholder being the definitive american trait, this car passes that test but as I said, barely. Quote:
Have they decided that they will not foul the handling of the car at the cost of a few bumps and scrapes? or have they collectively figured that the quality of the roads and where you drive the car is not their problem, its between you and the govt? | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Someone at TBHP TRV booked one last day. Dont think he will be able to post about is though as he has some issues with login/posting :( He will get the correct price later today.But roughly its 14.2 OTR here at TRV. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Excellent Review.... So how does one places this against Corolla and Civic.... as I think Indians might go with a Badge rather than a American GM Car.... |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth
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| ![]() Nice and in-detail review. There's Press Launch Today. I'll be attending the same and check out the price. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Simply awesome and a very comprehensive review Tanveer. Killer pics to go with it. So the space hasn't quite turned out to be space enough. Also the ground clearance and turbo lag seem to be the major worry. Now let's hope that GM prices it just right ! BTW - What's the price anyone here would pay for this car ? |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nasik
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| ![]() IMO 12-13 Lac(ex showroom) bracket for the top end LTZ is reasonable. Anything above that would divert customers away. |
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BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore
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@tsk - superb review and nice pics too. Shyam | |
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| ![]() Just drove it for an about an hour or so. The car has major turbo lag but not something you can't live with. The rear is not comfortable at all as my friend who was sitting was complaining abut the hard and upright seats within 30mins of the drive. Rest of the car is smokin hot. Its got a butch front, just cant get over that. I guess even Chevrolet knows that hence in the teasers they are just highlighting the front. The ride was good, the car easily managed really bad roads. Did not feel the bumps, those big tyres and the suspension lay out absorb the bumps pretty well. They have one sure customer in me if priced right. ![]() |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Bashani, how did you find clutch springback action. did you get a chance to drive it in bumper to bumper traffic, for example toll gate lines? And tell me, when you first started the drive, did you stall the engine? |
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