Chevrolet Beat
| Chevrolet Beat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback concept car |
| Layout | FWD |
| Related | Chevrolet Groove Chevrolet Trax Daewoo Kalos Daewoo Matiz |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2 L turbo |
| Transmission | automatic |
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]The front-drive, three-door hatchback offers a Vertigo Green exterior paint job with the same hue carried over to parts of the interior. Beat’s profile conveys an appearance of speed, high at the rear and tapering down evenly to the front of the grille. Headlights that appear to extend all the way from the base of the grille to the base of the windshield are LED-type. Oversize 17-in. wheels barely hide the matching green paint of disc brakes. Twin taillights that extend upward to the back-up lights are also LED's.
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.This car was designed to appeal to young car buyers in urban markets, infusing the energy, diversity and excitement of urban life into a car that would deliver good-looking fun, fuel economy and value.
In early summer, 2009, the Chevrolet Beat will appear as the alternate mode for Skids in the upcoming film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.[9]
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" (HTML). GM Media Online. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Chevy debuts the Beat, Groove and Trax mini car concepts".
- ^ "Chevrolet Beat, Groove and Trax Concept Photos".
- ^ "Chevrolet Beat, Groove, Trax concepts debut" (HTML). Leftlane. 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Chevrolet Beat goes into production".
- ^ "GM shifting tiny Chevy Beat to U.S. market" (HTML). Market Watch. 2008-07-03.
- ^ "Lutz says no Beat for Chevrolet" (HTML). Automotive World. 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Chevrolet Rolls Out Beat, Groove and Trax Minicar Concepts" (HTML). Edmunds. 2007-04-04.
- ^ Ray Wert (2009-02-11). "Corvette Stingray Concept: Sideswipe In Disguise". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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