2012 Chevrolet Aveo videos, pictures & info from 2010 Paris auto show

The 2010 Paris auto show is on right now, and the 2012 production Aveo debuted yesterday (press preview event - we weren't invited :lol: ). So we can expect to see more info, videos, photos & reviews coming out in the next few days. Post 'em here! (with links to the source)

EDIT: so far the best photo gallery I've found is on the Ukrainian site "InfoCar". See post 7 of this thread for more info.

EDIT EDIT: OK, Autoblog's gallery wins: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paris-20 ... olet-aveo/

Vid from InfoCar.com.ua...

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Here's the first vid with GM design exec Michael Simcoe describing some of the main details of the Orlando, Cruze 5-door, Aveo and Captiva. The look at the Aveo starts at about 1:30.

Only new thing I noticed is a fairly good sized air dam under the front end that hasn't appeared in any of the photos we've seen before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbaBfdITwFE

that answers a lot of questions and things brought up in other threads..

unidentified suv being tested somewhere with the aveos

Cruze hatch i was talking about..

etc

Here's a new pic from carmagazine.co.uk showing that air dam...

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/upload/...vroletaveo.jpg

source: http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Searc ... -pictures/

The only new bit of info is the new car apparently has near segment best torsional rigidity - which should allow for better handling & suspension tuning, and fewer creaks & rattles.

Oh, and just to continue the confusion: the next gen car will be a 2011 model in Europe, 2012 in North America.

Some more info from the NY Times blog:

• Aveos produced for European markets will be assembled in Korea
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• The Orion Assembly facility in Michigan will make both 4- and 5-door configurations for North America
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• The addition of a diesel (for Europe only) will increase its market by 50%
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• European price will be about the same as the existing car, 12,000 euros, ($15,500), "but diesel engines and other options will raise the average price."
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• iPod jack standard[/*:m:25ylu3g7]

Full article: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09 ... the-young/

Chevrolet Europe has posted a few pics on their flickr page as well (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/chevroleteurope/ )

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/...888b258a_z.jpg

And just to recap (nothing new - reposted from here), the European drivetrain menu:

Gasoline/petrol:
1.2 L @ 70 hp
1.2 L @ 86 hp
1.4 L @ 100 hp
1.6 L @ 115 hp

Diesel, featuring Start/Stop technology:
1.3 L @ 75 hp
1.3 L @ 95 hp

EDIT: the InfoCar.ua video shows a Chevy placard that says LPG will also be an optional fuel.

Transmissions:
manual 5- or 6-speed available depending on engine choice
automatic 6-speed available on the 1.4 / 1.6L engines

Some decent pics from autoevolution.com...

Article and gallery at http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2010- ... 24941.html

http://www.autoevolution.com/images/...eo-24941_1.jpg

http://www.autoevolution.com/images/...s-medium_4.jpg

Best gallery so far, from the Ukrainian site "InfoCar" http://news.infocar.com.ua/chevrolet_av ... 46305.html :

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http://i.infocar.ua/img/news-/46305/foto_006.jpg

http://i.infocar.ua/img/news-/46305/foto_007.jpg

http://i.infocar.ua/img/news-/46305/foto_011.jpg

14 more images at: http://news.infocar.com.ua/chevrolet_av ... 46305.html

I want to know what they did to improve the torsional rigidity and the differences over the years

... and if GM had invited us to Paris, I would have asked them for you :)

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Tidbit from http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-a ... hback.html:

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Aveo sedan will debut at a North American auto show later this season.

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