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General Motors launches new Chevrolet Sail sedan and hatchback

Last updated on: September 24, 2014 16:39 IST

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, General Motors

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

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.

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, General Motors

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.

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

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, General Motors

The features and mechanical carriage of the vehicles stay the same. Both cars are powered by the 1.3-litre (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 kmpl.

Petrol variants are strapped with a 1.2-litre 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 kmpl.

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