Chevrolet Beat and Sail U-VA Manchester United Limited editions launched

General Motors (GM) have launched the special edition Manchester United editions of the Chevrolet Beat and the Sail U-VA today. Both the hatchbacks are painted in a striking red and are available in the colours of the Manchester United Football team.

The company is the official sponsor of the club and today, with the official revealing of the team jersey for EPL 2014, the manufacturer has launched these variants for the Indian car market. These special editions adorn the club's logo on the bonnet, side profiles and also inside the cabin. The side profile is dominated by the stylish body decals and the front grille gets a chrome lining and other features that can be seen on the car are body coloured ORVMs, roof rails, set of alloy wheels, red and black coloured leather seat covers, leather wrapped steering wheel, 2-DIN music system with four speakers and Bluetooth connectivity, illuminated LED scuff plates and reverse parking sensors.

There are no changes to the mechanical bits and the cars remain powered by the same set of engines. The Chevrolet Beat is powered by a 1.2-litre petrol/LPG engine that produces 79bhp of power and 108Nm of torque. The diesel variant is powered by the 936cc diesel engine that produces 57bhp and 150Nm of torque. 

The petrol Chevy Sail U-VA gets the same petrol engine but has a power output of 86bhp and 113Nm of torque. The diesel model is powered by a 1.3-litre Fiat Multijet engine that churns out 77bhp of power and 205Nm of torque. In all the models power is transmitted to the front wheels via a five-speed manual transmission.

The special editions of the cars debuted at the Auto Expo in February this year and have now been priced at Rs 69,000 more than the LS variant in both petrol and diesel models.