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| image = [[Image:Chevrolet Beat concept front.jpg|250px]] | |||
| name = Chevrolet Beat | |||
| manufacturer = [[Chevrolet]] | |||
| parent_company = [[General Motors]] | |||
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| class = [[Subcompact car|Subcompact]] | |||
| body_style = 3-door [[hatchback]] [[concept car]] | |||
| layout = [[Front-wheel drive|FWD]] | |||
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| engine = 1.2 L turbo | |||
| transmission = automatic | |||
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| related = [[Chevrolet Groove]]<br>[[Chevrolet Trax]]<br>[[Daewoo Kalos]]<br>[[Daewoo Matiz]] | |||
| similar = [[Honda Fit]]<br>[[Scion xD]] | |||
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The '''Chevrolet Beat''', along with the Trax and the Groove, debuted as a [[Concept vehicle|concept vehicle]] at the 2007 [[New York International Auto Show]].<ref name="GMintro">{{cite web |url=http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=74&docid=34966 |title=Size Doesn't Matter: Three Chevrolet Global Minicar Concepts Pack A Lot Of Personality And Style Per Mile |accessdate=2007-04-04 |date=2007-04-04 |format=HTML |publisher=GM Media Online |language=English}}</ref> <ref name="ABintro">{{cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/04/new-york-auto-show-chevy-debuts-the-beat-groove-and-trax-conce/ |title=Chevy debuts the Beat, Groove and Trax mini car concepts}}</ref> | |||
The ''' | |||
The concept derived from the | |||
[[Daewoo Kalos|Daewoo Kalos]], was built in India<ref name= "www.Road and Track.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/04/new-york-auto-show-chevy-debuts-the-beat-groove-and-trax-conce/ |title=Chevrolet Beat, Groove and Trax Concept Photos}}</ref>, designed by [[GM Daewoo]] in [[South Korea]] — and powered by a 1.2 L turbocharged gasoline engine mated to an automatic transmission. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-beat-trax-groove-concept.html |title=Chevrolet Beat, Groove, Trax concepts debut |date=2007-04-04 |format=HTML |publisher=Leftlane |language=English}}</ref> | |||
Having vascillated about production plans for the Beat,<ref name="www.topspeed.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/-chevrolet-beat-goes-into-production-ar47343.html|title=Chevrolet Beat goes into production}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/gm-shifts-tiny-chevy-beat/story.aspx?guid={C27BE246-E4E6-45D5-A8FB-B818FD631E92}&dist=msr_5 |title=GM shifting tiny Chevy Beat to U.S. market |date=2008-07-03 |format=HTML |publisher=Market Watch |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.automotiveworld.com/WVMA/content.asp?contentid=69544 |title=Lutz says no Beat for Chevrolet |date=2008-07-15 |format=HTML |publisher=Automotive World |language=English}}</ref> GM presented a version carrying the '''Chevrolet Spark''' nameplate at the [[2009]] [[North American International Auto Show]], said to be a pre-production example. | |||
[[Image:Chevrolet Beat concept right side.jpg|thumb|left|Side view of the Chevrolet Beat]] | |||
In early 2007, GM conducted a poll testing the relative popularity of the Beat, Trax and Groove concepts on a Chevrolet website, <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=120269 |title=Chevrolet Rolls Out Beat, Groove and Trax Minicar Concepts |date=2007-04-04 |format=HTML |publisher=Edmunds |language=English}}</ref> the Beat receiving nearly 50% of the vote. | |||
[[Category:Chevrolet vehicles| | ==See also== | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcMqzo_3eiw Beat, Groove and Trax Concept Video] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Chevrolet vehicles|Beat]] | |||
[[Category:Chevrolet concept vehicles|Beat]] | |||
[[Category:Subcompact cars]] | |||
{{modern-auto-stub}} | |||
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Revision as of 23:48, 2 February 2009
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Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
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Parent company | General Motors |
Class | Subcompact |
Body style(s) | 3-door hatchback concept car |
Layout | FWD |
Engine(s) | 1.2 L turbo |
Transmission(s) | automatic |
Related | Chevrolet Groove Chevrolet Trax Daewoo Kalos Daewoo Matiz |
Manuals | Service Manual |
The Chevrolet Beat, along with the Trax and the Groove, debuted as a concept vehicle at the 2007 New York International Auto Show.[1] [2]
The concept derived from the Daewoo Kalos, was built in India[3], designed by GM Daewoo in South Korea — and powered by a 1.2 L turbocharged gasoline engine mated to an automatic transmission. [4]
Having vascillated about production plans for the Beat,[5][6][7] GM presented a version carrying the Chevrolet Spark nameplate at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, said to be a pre-production example.
In early 2007, GM conducted a poll testing the relative popularity of the Beat, Trax and Groove concepts on a Chevrolet website, [8] the Beat receiving nearly 50% of the vote.
See also
Beat, Groove and Trax Concept Video
References
- ↑ "Size Doesn't Matter: Three Chevrolet Global Minicar Concepts Pack A Lot Of Personality And Style Per Mile" (in English) (HTML). GM Media Online. 2007-04-04. http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=74&docid=34966. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
- ↑ "Chevy debuts the Beat, Groove and Trax mini car concepts". http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/04/new-york-auto-show-chevy-debuts-the-beat-groove-and-trax-conce/.
- ↑ "Chevrolet Beat, Groove and Trax Concept Photos". http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/04/new-york-auto-show-chevy-debuts-the-beat-groove-and-trax-conce/.
- ↑ "Chevrolet Beat, Groove, Trax concepts debut" (in English) (HTML). Leftlane. 2007-04-04. http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-beat-trax-groove-concept.html.
- ↑ "Chevrolet Beat goes into production". http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/-chevrolet-beat-goes-into-production-ar47343.html.
- ↑ "GM shifting tiny Chevy Beat to U.S. market" (in English) (HTML). Market Watch. 2008-07-03. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/gm-shifts-tiny-chevy-beat/story.aspx?guid={C27BE246-E4E6-45D5-A8FB-B818FD631E92}&dist=msr_5.
- ↑ "Lutz says no Beat for Chevrolet" (in English) (HTML). Automotive World. 2008-07-15. http://www.automotiveworld.com/WVMA/content.asp?contentid=69544.
- ↑ "Chevrolet Rolls Out Beat, Groove and Trax Minicar Concepts" (in English) (HTML). Edmunds. 2007-04-04. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=120269.
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