Onix Chevrolet, New Hatback Launched in Brazil. General Motors increasingly aggressively targeting emerging markets, and through one of its flagship brand, Chevrolet, re-launched its latest compact sedan nicknamed Onix who rely on design excellence, practicality, efficiency, functionality and performance.
This type hatchback car designed and manufactured entirely in Brazil which is the target market first before taking the class to be one of GM's flagship global brand.
Onix Launch in Sao Paulo, Sunday (21/10) evening local time (GMT today) is done in a carefully designed event to demonstrate the seriousness of GM products.
One of the three cars were showcased to the media specially dressed as a rally car and perform on stage ... singing the national anthem for Brazil.
Apparently it was done as a tribute to the work of design and production are entirely made in the country.
Hino Nacional Brasileiro How to sing with menderukan engine sounds through the gas pedal pressure varied in order to find the tone and rhythm, but it certainly can not be exactly as we hear about on TV when the country's national soccer team was about to play.
Onix signs will become a global brand after Brazil was the presence of Daniel Akerson, chairman and chief executive officer of GM. No doubt, all the bigwigs companies like GM president for South America, Jaime Ardila, and led GM in Brazil, Grace Lieblein, also in Sao Paulo.
Other evidence is the presence of six journalists Indonesia and some from Thailand, China and the Philippines are taking half-circle of the earth to witness Onix soft-launch.
Design Simple and Practical
There is a lot of technical information given in this Onix world premiere event, prior to its official launch in the Brazilian Motor Show this week.
However, some important things are thrown into the media, including a 1.4 liter petrol engine and it looks like there will be a 1.0-liter version.
As a potential people's car, which certainly can not be priced too expensive, Onix is not too complicated or sophisticated, but it's where the excess designnya practical, simple and stay beautiful. At first glance like a Mazda2, but Onix is very characteristic front grille Chevrolet.
Behind the simplicity designnya, Onix is one of the few that uses 6-speed automatic transmission in its class.
The allure of the other, put the Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system, a system that integrates cabin entertainment including audio, video, and operation of smart phones and various applications via the buttons on the steering wheel or the 7-inch touch screen in the center console.
Android-based phone or BlacBerry can be operated wirelessly with the Bluetooth in the cabin. MyLink is a patented system of Chevrolet, the same as with AppLink Ford or Toyota Entune.
Uniqueness, a key regulator electric mirrors mounted on the A pillar, not on the side of the front door like in general.
Modern touches are also evident in the indicator panel design that incorporates models for the analog tachometer and digital speedometer and fuel dosing.
The front is designed in the style of dual cockpits, separated by a center console that contains buttons entertainment and temperature control, a stick shift and a small compartment where bottles and glasses.
Nothing special on the rear seat, but it turned out to be a fairly large trunk for the hatchback class, at least not able to accommodate three standard size travel bag if the top cover is opened, is enough to tie two ropes to the back door that is also one characteristic of design practicality Onix.
It should be familiarized
When you get used to driving a car made in Japan, so maybe you'll turn on the wiper when the turn signal is actually intended to turn on the car Onix. Like most Chevy models, Onix turn signal lever is also located to the left of the steering wheel while the right to wiper or glass cleaner.
Then for the manual transmission, the fallback position is obtained by shifting the stick to the left-front, right-rear instead.
Design the back door with the sharp corners make glass rear window will not fully disappear when opened.
As observed Beritasatu.com, there are remaining about 5 cm tall glass half line in the hole and out of the glass and never encouraged to go because that is the condition when the glass is fully open.
Onix does bring a lot of unique things that can be called a deficiency or excess of the design will depend on the perspective of users later.
If you borrow one sentence designernya who attended the event, Onix described as "the expression of a very handsome Chevrolet DNA combined with some of the details are very brave."
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