According to this new report, the new Chevrolet Beat will become available as a four-door sedan in the Indian market.
To note, the Beat is sold as the Chevrolet Spark in markets outside of India, while the Indian-market Chevrolet Spark is actually the last-generation Daewoo Matiz. Since its launch roughly a decade ago, the Spark/Beat city car has been available exclusively as a five-door hatchback in every market in which it is and has been available.
| Market | Brand | Model Name |
|---|---|---|
| Americas | Chevrolet | Spark |
| India | Chevrolet | Beat |
| Oceania | Holden | Barina Spark |
| China | Vehicle not sold due to availability of Chevrolet Sail | |
Though Chevy has yet to announce engine and transmission configurations, we expect the Beat sedan to use the same powertrain as the Beat hatchback. In India, the current-gen Beat is offered with both gasoline and diesel engines. The gasoline-powered Beat features a 1.2-liter inline four-cylinder making 79 horsepower and 108 Nm of torque while the diesel model cradles a 1.0-liter three-cylinder making 57 horses and 150 Nm of torque. Both engines are mated to a five-speed manual transmission sending power to the front wheels. The vehicle rides on a variant of GM’s global Gamma platform.
Just in April, Chevy premiered the new, fourth-generation Spark at the 2015 New York International Auto Show. In the Indian market, the vehicle will be powered by a 1.0-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine as well as the current model’s 1.0-liter turbo-diesel mill. It’s possible that Chevy offers the new model with an automatic transmission.
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Now that I’d like to see. ;
A couple of very simple questions , is this the style , size and quality of vehicle that is the best seller in India ?? GM , if it is not , cancel any plans to sell it there . Will this vehicle match and exceed the favorite there , in it’s size , or do you care ? This may just be a way of selling something that there is a factory already producing it for say , North America , Asia etc ?? If so , the bean counters will be overjoyed but the sales will most likely follow the pathetic results so far , in India !!….just saying .
From what I understand, this will be exclusive to India and perhaps a few other markets.