Recently launched Cheverlot's BEAT is one of the initial launches of 2010 in India. Concept of this city car was first shown at New York Auto show in 2007 and after an online voting from 1.9 million people, its been elect to hit the road.
The company has launched only petrol variants of Chevrolet Beat with three variants. Powered with the same capacity, the range for the three variants starts from 3.34L to 3.94L, quite suitable for the Indian middle class pocket where 70% of the car buyers fall. The car will have a 1.2 L engine with efficient MPFI or Multi Point Fuel Injection Technology. It can deliver a maximum of 82 bhp. There will also be a three cylinder diesel engine variant having 1.0 L displacement and 57 bhp of maximum power.
Talking more on Chevrolet Beat LT, it is having direct competition with small segment cars like Maruti's Ritz and Hyundai's i10. To have a brief overview of Chevrolet Beat LT -
Ex-showroom Price (Delhi Rs.) - 394,990
Transmission Type - Manual
Engine Description - 1.2L 80bhp S-TEC II engine
Engine Displacement(cc) - 1199
Maximum Power - 80 @ 6200 rpm
Maximum Torque - 108 @ 4400 rpm
Mileage-City(kmpl) - 14.5
Mileage-Highway(kmpl)- 18.6
Fuel Type - Petrol
Fuel Tank Capacity(litres) - 50
Seating Capacity - 5
Chevrolet Beat LT standard features includes air conditioner, CD player, anti-lock braking system, power steering, power windows and central locking. Some of the highlights that make it stand apart in the class is its dynamic grill (black mesh), aggressive head lamps with bold fog lights, recessed rear door handle (hard to locate at first site :-)), sporty rear spoiler, stylish tail lamp, LCD digital tachometer with unique instrument cluster and auto AC.
With all the high end features mentioned above, the other primary selling point of the car will be its unique sporty and stylish looks and efficient engine performance and mileage adjusting in riders pocket because of its low-end price range.
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