The production version of the Volt, unveiled as part of GM’s centenary celebrations on September 16, is the latest all-new model to join GM’s Paris show line-up, which also includes the all-new Cruze saloon, Orlando Show Car and production version of the Camaro.
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World premiere: Cruze
The Cruze is the first of Chevrolet’s ‘new wave of global products’. GM says it raises the bar in terms of styling in the value compact car segment, while Chevrolet’s distinctive double-decker grille and concave shoulder line further illustrate the focus on styling.
Inside, Cruze features a driver-friendly twin-cockpit interior layout, with high quality materials and ‘smart blue-backlit dials’ giving it an upmarket feel ‘that buyers wouldn’t necessarily expect from a value brand’.
The UK market specification will feature a range of 1.6 or 1.8-litre petrol engines, or a common-rail 2.0-litre diesel.
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By GlobalDataWorld premiere: Orlando Show Car
Chevrolet’s first entry into the European seven-seat compact MPV market, GM says the Orlando promises rugged styling, dynamic ride and handling, a high quality interior and a practical seven-seat ‘theatre-style’ seating layout that offers fantastic levels of practicality.
While the Orlando is very much a show car in its current form, it signals the production intent of such a vehicle – a production model based on the concept will debut in 2009. This car will be little modified for production.
European premiere: Volt
The production-ready version of the Chevrolet Volt E-REV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) makes a show debut following its rollout at GM’s centenary celebrations this week.
European premiere: Camaro
The production Camaro makes its show debut at Paris. It features modern styling that GM says is faithful to that of the original 1967 Camaro – a car with a very important place in the history of American motoring.
Despite its heritage-based styling, the Camaro is ‘every inch the modern performance car’, with an advanced chassis and a mighty 400PS, 6.2-litre V8 engine. Sales of the Camaro begin in the USA next year, with European sales following in 2010.
Chevrolet sold over 457,000 cars in Europe in 2007, and is on target to further that growth in 2008. A total of 18,360 of those were sold in Britain, an increase of almost 27.6 per cent over the previous year, while Chevrolet’s UK sales in 2008 are up 12 per cent compared to the same time in 2007.
