Chevrolet Celta
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 First facelift model, five-door
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| Celta | |
| Production period: | July 2000-2016 |
| Class : | Small car |
| Body versions : | Station wagon |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 1.0–1.4 liters (44–68 kW) |
| Length: | 3799 mm |
| Width: | 1626 mm |
| Height: | 1408 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2443 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1119 kg |
| Previous model | Chevrolet Corsa (1st generation) |
| successor | Chevrolet Onix / Chevrolet Spark |
| Stars in Latin NCAP - Crash Test (2011), without airbags |
   
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The Chevrolet Celta is a small car model from General Motors do Brasil . It is based on the platform of the Opel Corsa B and was designed as the brand's entry-level model. With over 1.7 million units, the Celta is GM do Brasil's best-selling model .
Model history
The model was developed on the basis of the first generation of the Chevrolet Corsa - a badge engineering variant of the Opel Corsa B - and came onto the market in September 2000. It was the first model to be manufactured in GM's new plant in Gravataí . On the Argentine market, the model was initially offered as Suzuki Fun . The name was later changed to Chevrolet Celta. In the first model years, only a three-door version was available. At the same time, the second generation of the Corsa was introduced as a higher-quality alternative.
From 2005 the Celta was also available as a five-door model. It was revised for the first time in the 2006 model year . The front headlights and the radiator grille were changed and the license plate holder was moved from the rear bumper to the tailgate. In the same year, the notchback version of the Celta, the Prisma , went into production. Another facelift followed in 2011, in which the global Chevrolet logo is now used. In addition, the equipment lines in most markets were from now on - as usual at Chevrolet - with letter combinations instead of names as before.
In 2013 the mark of 1.5 million units produced was exceeded.
In the last few model years, the number of versions was restricted. In the end, only the five-door model was available with - depending on the market - a 1.0 or 1.4 liter engine in LT or Advantage equipment.
technology
The model is based on the GM4200 platform . It was specially designed as a simple and inexpensive entry-level model, so that many equipment features that were still standard on the Corsa (e.g. ABS ) were not available or only available at an additional cost. As a result, the Celta reached in from Latin NCAP carried out crash test one out of five stars in the review of the safety of adults and two out of five stars in the review of the safety of children.
While the body was changed to create a distinct appearance, the floor pan and chassis correspond exactly to the Corsa B with independent suspension and MacPherson struts at the front and twist beam axle at the rear.
Initially, only a 1.0-liter gasoline engine was available. A 1.4-liter engine was later also offered and the 1.0-liter engine was converted to ethanol fuel for the Brazilian market ( Flexible Fuel Vehicle ). Airbag and ABS were available from model year 2014.
Web links
- Official website (Brazil, Port.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dyogo Fagundes: GM finalmente encerra produção do Celta; Classic sai de cena em 2016. motor1.uol.com.br, accessed August 24, 2015 .
- ↑ a b CHEVROLET - Celta - Sem Airbag. (PDF; 664 kB) latinncap.com, accessed on August 25, 2015 (HTML version: https://www.latinncap.com/en/result/11/chevrolet-celta-no-airbags ).
- ^ André Paixão: Auto Esporte - Chevrolet Celta some das lojas, e sindicato diz que produção acabou. g1.globo.com, accessed August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Chevrolet lança Celta 2015. media.gm.com, May 8, 2014, accessed August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Leonardo Andrade: 10 carros que são gambiarras nacionais. In: noticiasautomotivas.com.br. Retrieved October 30, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Milene Rios: Auto Esporte - Primeiras impressões: Chevrolet Celta 1.0 e Prisma 1.4. In: g1.globo.com. February 2, 2011, accessed October 30, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ GM: Platform Gamma - AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY. In: genios.de. November 13, 2003, p. 12 , accessed October 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Chevrolet Celta ganha airbag e ABS na linha 2014. media.gm.com, accessed on August 24, 2015 .