IAB Report - Chevrolet Sail twins with dual-tone interior launched

24/09/2014 - 12:12 | Chevrolet Sail, Chevrolet | Shrawan Raja

Relaunched to revive flagging sales.

General Motors India today announced the launch of the new Chevrolet Sail and Chevrolet Sail hatchback at prices of INR 5.19 lakhs to 7.64 lakhs and INR 4.41 to 6.81 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi) respectively.

New Chevrolet Sail front three quarters press image — A chrome surround and a boot chrome strip are the exterior changes.

The main changes are concentrated on the interior which get a dual tone black and beige combination with highlights in silver and chrome. A new 2-DIN music system with Bluetooth functionality has been added, which supports five phone pairings and Bluetooth audio streaming.

AC vent bezel and HVAC control knobs have chrome surrounds, while door handles and the gear shifter have silver surrounds. The steering wheel is now in black and the background lighting in the instruments is a light blue.

New Chevrolet Sail dashboard press image — A new music system with a dual tone interior is central to the relaunch.

External additions stop with a chrome surround for the foglamp enclosure and a chrome strip on the bootlid of the sedan.

The features and mechanical carriage of the vehicles stay the same. Both cars are powered by the 1.3-liter (Fiat Multijet) SDE SMARTECH turbocharged engine that develops 75 PS (73.9 bhp) at 4,000 rpm and a torque of 190 Nm at 1,750 rpm, and deliver a fuel economy of 22.1 km/l.

New Chevrolet Sail hatchback front three quarters press image — The U-VA branding has been discontinued.

Petrol variants are strapped with a 1.2-liter SMARTECH engine that develops 83.6 PS (82.42 bhp) at 6,000 rpm and torque of 108.5 Nm at 5,000 rpm along with a fuel economy of 18.2 km/l.

You can refer the press release below to get further details.