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more about #chevroletaveo more comments → bmoreDLJ: Finally the Aveo5 will get some decent bucket-handle door handles. Still looks like it's got the humongous maw, though. Still, if I were caught drivi... more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: SO is the face blurring effect standard or optional? I too would not want to have my picture taken at the wheel of this car. more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: So is this is the version sold in middle east with the sharia laws? more » MushyHeirloom: I can go for that! more » Scandinavian Flick: The engineers soon realized that disguising the car as a cow pie got more media attention. They decided to take the camouflage off, and people prompt... more » stevecmh: nice too see it is being tested by OPEL.... good thing.. I hope this is way better than the current car.. it will have to be to go agains the Honda an... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: This post has the same impact as the TG Dacia Sandero updates from Mr.May. Wow! more » MushyHeirloom: more » MushyHeirloom: My buddy's '98 Escort looked like that Accent when he rear-ended a Sportage a year and something ago. He did it at about 10 mph, though. more » Ford Tempo Fanatic: $2,000 in damages for a minor fender bender. Pick up a old Ford Tempo for $500, insure it for under a grand, get in a fender bender, rip off the bumpe... more » sos10: As long as the car absorbs most of the impact when hitting a pedestrian... it's only a car after all. more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: I have the impression that this insurance sponsored "authority" does not like small cars: I wonder if they are trying to steer people towards larger, ... more » Graverobber: I wonder what the correlation is between low-speed impact damage and braking performance. I'd expect that the Hyundai and Kia take longer to stop than... more » OldeEnglishD: Even if the Rio or Aveo will "Buff right out" would you really want to? That damage actually makes those cars look better. more » combat chuck: My Accent imploded like a frightened doodlebug (awkward analogy) when I rear-ended another car at low speed in traffic several years ago. The insuran... more » -
#spyphotos
2011 Chevrolet Aveo (Viva) Spied With Decent-Looking Interior
The 2011 Chevrolet Aveo (or Viva) has to be a more competent econobox than the one it'll replace, able to compete globally against Japanese, Korean and even American competition; Based on these first interior images, it may have a shot.
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#bumpercars
IIHS: Small Cars Are Big On Damage In Low-Speed Collisions
Microcars are often chosen for urban driving because they're affordable, fuel efficient and easy to park. With fender-benders the largest urban driving hazard, the IIHS tested bumpers on seven popular microcars, None earned top marks and five were rated "Poor." More »
