An Aveo 1.4 Review

A user review on Chevrolet Aveo Old. Written by Arup Roy on 15 August, 2007

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Overall
Looks
Performance
Space/Comfort
Fuel Economy
Value For Money

Version Reviewed

1.4

Purchased As	:
Familiarity	:
Fuel Economy	:	kpl

Good	:	Good Build Quality, Cheerful Interiors, Very Smooth Engine with sufficient power, Good Leg Room
Bad	:	A little sluggish below 1800 rpm in the 2nd gear with the AC on

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Initial Impression - 100 kms driven

Exterior:
The colour of my car is Cashmere and it looks pretty handsome in this shade. Have seen quite a few Aveos in the colour lately. The build quality is
good and the doors being resaonably heavy close with a resounding thud. Overall the car looks and feel quite solid.

Interiors:
I must say that the interior of the car is indeed one of the best in the class, if not the best. The quality of the plastics used is very good when compared to the other cars in its segment (Ikon, Logan, SX4) that I considered before buying. The dual tone interiors (black and beige) give the car a classy look. The new speedometer/tachometer cluster looks fantastic at night with a combination of green backlight and glowing red dials.
Space is generous with enough room to stretch your legs in the front as well as at the back. I would say, its similar to the Honda City, maybe an inch less.

Performance (Engine, Gearbox, Brakes, AC, Suspension):

Engine - The engine feels very silet when turned on and unlike the 1.6 logan that i tested sometime back, there is no vibration felt through the gear stick. The engine feels very smooth as the car gains momentum and the smoothness is retained as you move to higher gears. It definitely feels smoother than the Zen and Baleno.
Since the car is new, I have not pushed it beyond 2500 rpm in any gear and have only reached to 80-85 kms/hr on the DND Flyway.
The torque is very good and the car has no problem going at 35-40 kms in the 4th gear. The engine pulls well and is quite eager to respond the accelerator.
But the car does feel a litle sluggish below 1800 rpm in the 2nd gear with the AC on, however, once the needle moves above 2000 rpm, the engine feels eager to move ahead. I have read that this is a VGIS characteristic but I am a tad disappointed with this behaviour. Will report this when I take it for the 1st checkup after 1000 kms.

Gearbox - The new gearbox is much better that the previous one. The shift quality is much improved with the movements being direct. The earlier shifts were vague and notchy. So, I feel GM has done a reasonably good job with the gear box which was much needed.

Brakes- I feel that there is slight vibrations when I try to decelerate from a reletively high speed. I am not sure if its a problem with all aveos or its just the case with my car. Otherwise brakes are quite effective. I guess the 185/60 Bridgestone Turanza also support the brakes pretty well.

Air conditioning - is up to the mark and one can feel the chill very soon. I would say that the effectiveness of the AC can be compared to my baleno which is saying quite a lot.

Suspension - The suspension does a very good job of soaking the uneven roads and potholes of the city. The gas filled shockers are more silent than my friends Fiesta. Overall, they perform up to my expectations.

Fuel Efficiency:
Haven’t calculated the mileage yet. Got it filled (auto cut) yesterday, so will report about her drinking habits soon.

Overall:
I am very happy with the car. Will post more updates and I dive it more.

Arup

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Saikat A Biswas on 11 Dec, 2009 at 08:42 PM

Hi Arup Can you apprise me of the mileage you are getting & the regular maintainance cost for an Aveo

Ankush Agarwal on 30 Dec, 2008 at 10:29 PM

hiii...Arup I am planning to buy a new car...I m very much confused.....i m confused b/w aveo,sx4,hondacity...plz reply asap Regards ANKUSH AGARWAL

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Manish Vashist on 26 Jul, 2008 at 09:26 PM

hi folks mr Arup /mr gopal /any one out I am considering buying a aveo 1.4 base model , as i have driven larely smaller cars like the fiat uno , i am unclear about the following in aveo 1)-reverse gear is a placed differently in aveo -is it a problem . 2)-is reversing a problem as the dicky is palced higher than the fiesta how does one be sure that it is safe and no one is standing under the dicky height 3.5 ft .

Manu Saigal on 28 Apr, 2008 at 11:48 AM

dear proud owners of Aveo, i am planning to buy the machine 1.4 limited edition, my montly driving is approx 2500 kms and i want a steady & good fuel efficient vehicle.

Sangeeta on 22 Apr, 2008 at 02:29 PM

hi frnds i wanna buy a new aveo 1.4 bt a bit confussed regarding it's performance cos i regularly drive 100 km/day nd in weekends 200 kms on highways nd sumtimes in very much village roads so what about it's ground clearence, mileage? plz let me knw asap. Thanx Sangeeta (kolkata)

Gopal on 16 Mar, 2008 at 08:01 AM

The dashboard problem mentioned by Sanju is there only while you get into the car. You may hit your knee against the dash if you are not careful. But once you are settled in the seat, there is no problem. I am 5’10” and I have not faced any problem of knee hitting the dash once I am inside the car. Yes, the back seats are a bit high)and tall guys may have their heads touching the roof when the car is being tossed around. The car is a fine piece of machine and is ideally suited for the family gu

Gopal on 16 Mar, 2008 at 08:01 AM

Arup Roy on 15 Mar, 2008 at 10:32 AM

Hi Himal, Aveo is not exactly an out and out performance vehicle. It is meant to be driven in a more relaxed manner. The power delivery is very good though and evenly spread across the power band. It doesn't need much downshifting of gears and you can easily cruise along. But if you want a performance car, you should ideally go for Fiesta 1.6, not the 1.4 and not the SX4.

Himil Desai on 15 Mar, 2008 at 12:11 AM

I am currently in California and I am looking forward to buy a new car to my dad in India... We had bought Fiesta 1.4 P last year but it got stolen...We were very much satisfied by its performance...Now I am thining fo buying him another car and so I am confused whether to buy a basic aveo or SX4...As from the well analysed description of Arup I think he can better guide me with that.... My dad is a speed freak and he likes to floor the gas padel a lot...do you think Aveo can match Fiesta

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