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The Daewoo Kalos is a subcompact automobile manufactured by GM Daewoo (the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors) introduced in 2002 and marketed globally in 120 countries – prominently as the Chevrolet Aveo(ah-VAY-o).

Marketed worldwide under five brands (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Suzuki, etc.) and eleven different nameplates (Kalos, Aveo, G3, Swift, etc.), the Kalos vehicles have evolved through two re-stylings in the car’s first generation and have featured three body styles and five engine configurations – all built on a dedicated platform shared with no other vehicles. The first generation’s styling iterations received the T200 and T250 internal codes, used first by Daewoo, and then, by GM Daewoo during the car’s development.

At first glance, the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo would appear to be a contender for the economy car crown. With a super-cheap price (it’s one of the least expensive new cars sold), decent fuel economy and respectable vehicle dynamics, the Aveo could have many shoppers ready to sign on the dotted line. But perhaps their eagerness to commit to an Aveo would be tempered once they compared it to the competition. At that point it becomes clear that the Aveo is more of a back-of-the-pack runner rather than a pace setter.

To its credit, the Aveo does have features like an MP3-enabled audio system, faux carbon-fiber trim and vibrant paint choices for added appeal to younger buyers. It also has GM’s OnStar feature, which is a nice touch for such an inexpensive vehicle. But these features do little to conceal the Aveo’s bland styling and middling performance. The 2010 model’s changes don’t do the Aveo any real favors, either. In fact, the new taller gear ratios for the manual transmission may serve to further neuter performance for the sake of a couple added miles per gallon.

Though one shouldn’t expect too much from budget-minded vehicles like this, the reality is that the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo comes up short in nearly every category. When pitted against other cars like the Honda Fit, Kia Rio and Toyota Yaris, the Aveo is less enjoyable to drive and is hampered by a low-buck interior. Before going with an Aveo, we would even suggest considering used versions of the previously mentioned cars, especially the class-leading Fit.

The 2010 Chevrolet Aveo lineup gets a modest bump in horsepower and estimated highway fuel economy. Chevrolet’s smallest car comes as a 4-door sedan or a 4-door hatchback called the Aveo5. Both body styles come in LS and uplevel LT trims. All have a 108-horsepower 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine, an increase of 2 horsepower from 2009. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard, and a 4-speed automatic is optional. Available safety features include ABS and front-side airbags. Power locks and remote entry are newly standard on the LT hatchback. A 2LT option package for the LT hatchback includes cruise control, heated power mirrors, power windows, and satellite radio.

Paul Martino – No one could imagine before the start of the first race of the year tourer than the Dodge number 9 of Kasey Kahne would cross the finish line in first place after 113 laps of the Save-Mart 350 at Sears circuit Point. And the pilot is Richard Petty’s team had never happened before in the twenty-third position in this difficult track of the California desert. For Sunday’s race Kahne started from fifth position but Read the rest of this entry »

From behind the steering wheel of a Chevrolet Lumina, cruising at interstate speed, the car seems pretty good. It has a decent V-6 engine, four-speed automatic transmission and the tester came with an optional convenience package that added remote control keyless entry, driver and passenger temperature control, rear window defogger and floor mats. Read the rest of this entry »

The following information, coming straight from the U.S., has send to us. The Chevrolet Volt hybrid will be launched in the United States in late 2010, in California specifically.

100 copies will be tested every day in real terms by various partners of the U.S. manufacturer General Motors (Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the Electric Power Research Institute). Read the rest of this entry »

The organization released the results of new EuroNCAP crash tests. Of the four smashed cars worst result showed compact car Chevrolet Aveo: in the case of a frontal collision the driver’s head knock the wheel. Most likely to survive the drivers Toyota RAV4, but only those who buy a car after processing. Read the rest of this entry »

Confirming its commitment to fuel solutions and the vanguard of the vans, Chevrolet introduced the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid 2009, a full size truck provides 40 percent more fuel economy in town and a 25% improvement in total fuel savings. Expected to be the full-size pickup truck more efficient in fuel economy, to challenge the current leader of V-8 engine: the non-hybrid Silverado.

The serpentine PCH  Pacific Coast Highway winds for miles along California’s coast through the exclusive beach community of Malibu, where movie stars and industry moguls hang out and bankroll some of the priciest cars in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Make sure that seatbelt’s snug because we’re poised on the straight strip at a motorsports park near Motor City and preparing to put the pedal down on a vehicle bearing a fabled badge out of Chevrolet history. Read the rest of this entry »

All traffic on the I-10 freeway in San Antonio runs at a quick clip as we hold the pace in a cleverly designed but itsy-bitsy economy car from Chevrolet.

Dubbed the Aveo, this new model fits in the subcompact class as a four-door notchback sedan or five-door hatchback and both versions carry a cabin with room for five and more personal space than that pint-size appearance indicates. Read the rest of this entry »

Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT stretches the cabin for more seats

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — From the southbound lane of State Street in Ann Arbor, a right turn into the freeway on-ramp for I-94, America’s northern interstate corridor, leads westward across Michigan toward Chicago, Minneapolis and, if you keep on driving, the end of the road at Seattle. Read the rest of this entry »