The Chevrolet Groove is one of three small car concepts introduced on 4 April 2007 at the New York International Auto Show.[1][2][3]
| Chevrolet Groove (concept) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact |
| Body style | 5-door wagon concept car |
| Layout | FWD |
| Related | Chevrolet Beat Chevrolet Trax Daewoo Kalos Daewoo Matiz GMC Granite |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.0 L diesel |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm |
The Groove showcases a new style of small car from General Motors. The mini car was completely designed by GM Daewoo in South Korea.[4] The Groove is powered by a 1.0 L diesel engine that is similar to the one powering the current Chevy Spark, a minicar sold in Asia.[5][4]
The Chevrolet Beat and the Chevrolet Trax were also showcased to provide a vision for future designs in the GM subcompact segment. These three concepts could be voted on after their introduction on a special website.[6] In the end, both the Groove and Trax lost to the Beat, which is slated for production.
Both Beat and Trax were eventually green-lit for production. While the Groove was not, design language from it has found its way into the Chevrolet Sonic and Chevrolet Orlando designs.
Nameplate usage edit
In 2020, SAIC-GM-Wuling started exporting the Baojun 510 to Latin America and the Middle East with the Chevrolet Groove nameplate.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "Size Doesn't Matter: Three Chevrolet Global Minicar Concepts Pack A Lot Of Personality And Style Per Mile" (Press release). General Motors. April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ Abuelsamid, Sam (April 5, 2007). "New York Auto Show: Chevy Groove live reveal photos". Autoblog.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ Neff, John (April 4, 2007). "Chevy debuts the Beat, Groove and Trax mini car concepts". AutoBlog. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Priddle, Alisa (March 2007). "Chevrolet Trax, Beat, and Groove Concepts". Car and Driver. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Aziz, Nick (April 4, 2007). "Chevrolet Beat, Groove, Trax concepts debut". Leftlane. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "Chevrolet Rolls Out Beat, Groove and Trax Minicar Concepts". Edmunds. April 4, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "简直了！宝骏510换标雪佛兰，5万的SUV能卖10万？_配置" [Baojun 510 rebadged as a Chevrolet, the 50,000 yuan car would be sold 100,000 yuan?]. www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Fortunatti, Leo. "Novo Chevrolet Groove dá vida ao antigo Tracker com design atualizado" [New Chevrolet Groove brings the old Tracker to life with updated design]. Motor1.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-21.