2008 Chevrolet Aveo: Kalos Redesigned And Renamed

Chevrolet’s European arm will introduce a revised version of the Kalos hatchback at the Frankfurt Show next month. Renamed after its sedan sibling, the Aveo hatch’s most prominent feature is the “up-your face” Chevy grille which gives it a muscular and ultra aggressive look which kinda hides the Kalos’ Korean heritage. Along with the new grille, Daewoo –err, I mean Chevrolet Europe also announced the addition of a new 84Hp 1.2-liter petrol engine in the B-Segment hatch's range. Sales in Europe will start in March 2008. -Press release and one more image after the jump

New Chevrolet Aveo celebrates its world premiere in Frankfurt

• Striking exterior and high-class interior
• Launch in Europe as of March 2008
• Two petrol engines with 84 or 98 hp; manual or automatic transmission

Zurich. Chevrolet Europe will present the Kalos’ successor at the Frankfurt Motor Show (13 to 23 September 2007). The most significant features of this completely reworked model are its striking exterior, its high-class interior and a new, even more efficient petrol engine. Like its notchback stable mate, the new hatchback model will now bear the Aveo name throughout Europe. Sales will start in March 2008.

The Aveo hatchback sports Chevrolet’s new design features, as characterised by the big horizontally split radiator grille with a body-coloured crossbeam and the brand logo sitting prominently in the center. The dynamic detailing includes large, curved, clear-glass headlamps and fog lamps that project like spotlights from the lower part of the bumper. In profile, the body’s prominent shoulder lines catch the eye, while the back of the car is dominated by the solid bumper and the round tail lamps in a clear-glass housing.

There is a choice of two petrol engines: a new 1.2-litre unit with an output of 84 hp, and the existing 1.4-litre engine, which now develops 98 hp and is available with automatic transmission.