Chevrolet Groove
Chevrolet Groove | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet (General Motors) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact |
Body style | 5-door wagon concept car |
Layout | FWD |
Related | Chevrolet Beat Chevrolet Trax Daewoo Kalos Daewoo Matiz GMC Granite |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.0 L diesel |
The Chevrolet Groove is one of three small car concepts introduced on 4 April 2007 at the 2007 New York International Auto Show.[1][2][3]
The Groove showcases a new style of small car from General Motors. The mini car was completely designed by GM Daewoo in South Korea.[4] The Groove is powered by a 1.0 L diesel engine that is similar to the one powering the current Chevy Spark, a minicar sold in Asia.[5][4]
The Chevrolet Beat and the Chevrolet Trax were also showcased to provide a vision for future designs in the GM subcompact segment. These three concepts could be voted on after their introduction on a special website.[6] In the end, both the Groove and Trax lost to the Beat, which is slated for production.
Both Beat and Trax were eventually green-lit for production. While the Groove was not, design language from it has found its way into the Chevrolet Sonic and Chevrolet Orlando designs.
References
- ^ "Size Doesn't Matter: Three Chevrolet Global Minicar Concepts Pack A Lot Of Personality And Style Per Mile" (Press release). General Motors. April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
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- ^ Neff, John (April 4, 2007). "Chevy debuts the Beat, Groove and Trax mini car concepts". AutoBlog. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Priddle, Alisa (March 2007). "Chevrolet Trax, Beat, and Groove Concepts". Car and Driver. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Aziz, Nick (April 4, 2007). "Chevrolet Beat, Groove, Trax concepts debut". Leftlane. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "Chevrolet Rolls Out Beat, Groove and Trax Minicar Concepts". Edmunds. April 4, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.