New Chevy Montana Small Pickup Truck Launched for South America

<a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-chevy-montana-small-pickup-truck.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078995579676578" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdltksJ6I/AAAAAAADWhs/9mHUnDjc7oU/s800/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-01.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 645px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The South American arm of Chevrolet has dropped info and pics on its new Montana ute/truck/thing, and from the looks of it, the US market has avoided a bomb. If memory serves me correctly, the closest thing we've had here was the Subaru Baja, and that ended in tears.<br /></span><p></p><a name="more"></a><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Based on South America's <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2009/08/2010-chevrolet-agile-official-photos.html">new Chevrolet Agile hatchback</a>, the Montana - not to be confused with the <a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/06/patent-drawings-reveal-new-chevrolet.html">Colorado</a>, another state-themed waste of space - will arrive in January 2011 and offer our friends to the South (not you, Hugo!) the segment's most storage and 1.4 power. The ute has a potential payload of 758 kilograms in its 1,100 liter bed (1,180 without the cover).<br /></span></p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdyhstsXI/AAAAAAADWh0/b5veRqqIkcg/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522079215730405746" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdyhstsXI/AAAAAAADWh0/b5veRqqIkcg/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-4.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 114px;" /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The 1.4-liter engine makes 102 horsepower if fed alcohol and a mere 97 ponies when running on gasoline. With alcohol, the car will peak at 170 km/h and hit 100 km/h (62mph) in 12.1 seconds. As expected, running on gasoline adds a few extra ticks (12.3 to 100 km/h and a top speed of 168 km/h). So, this car is like Bender from Futurama: alcohol makes it stronger.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Dimensions are like this:4.51 meters long, 1.70 m wide and 1.58 m high. Inside the oddly-shaped cabin, a dual cabin layout and "embossed seat" technology are present. Apparently it's to make the interior slightly more aesthetically pleasing and comfortable.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As you can see, the Montana wears Chevy's new global face, behind which is a body only a mother could love. Other than that, the Montana will come in two trim levels for "work and fun": LS and Sport.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The base workhorse LS features the most cabin space in the segment at 164 liters behind the seats, has a side step, and rides on 14- or 15-inch wheels. On top of that, the Sport - which is more for daily use - adds standard 15's, black headlight housings, body color mirrors, and other "premium" touches like cruise control and dual airbags.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Other available features include blue backlighting for the gauges, digital temperature readouts, automatic headlights, CD/MP3/USB/iPod player and connections, and power windows and locks.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Any South American readers out there, please weigh in on this one. Do you like?<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">By Phil </span>"I was working off a Google-translated press release" <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alex</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdSjhjUrI/AAAAAAADWhk/AUJECbRcqW4/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078666464645810" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdSjhjUrI/AAAAAAADWhk/AUJECbRcqW4/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-8.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdSAQgH5I/AAAAAAADWhc/JvvtI0Wzdj4/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078656997891986" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdSAQgH5I/AAAAAAADWhc/JvvtI0Wzdj4/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-7.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdRhJw6FI/AAAAAAADWhU/ir5FcaZgJeM/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078648648132690" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdRhJw6FI/AAAAAAADWhU/ir5FcaZgJeM/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-6.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdRcDBK9I/AAAAAAADWhM/xuByA79sT6I/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078647277661138" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdRcDBK9I/AAAAAAADWhM/xuByA79sT6I/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-5.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQ-FlxhI/AAAAAAADWhE/OrWMnZS0xzI/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078639235384850" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQ-FlxhI/AAAAAAADWhE/OrWMnZS0xzI/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-4.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQvev82I/AAAAAAADWg8/8-LQBofvL54/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078635314377570" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQvev82I/AAAAAAADWg8/8-LQBofvL54/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-3.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQm8Z2EI/AAAAAAADWg0/kk5HeXlz1zY/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078633022838850" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQm8Z2EI/AAAAAAADWg0/kk5HeXlz1zY/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-2.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQZtv_LI/AAAAAAADWgs/A70RNcvQGeE/s1600/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078629471714482" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TKJdQZtv_LI/AAAAAAADWgs/A70RNcvQGeE/s200/2011-Chevrolet-Montana-1.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a>

New Chevy Montana Small Pickup Truck Launched for South America

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