Chevrolet Sail

The Chevrolet Sail is a small car, the current generation of which has been built by Shanghai GM in China since 2010. The car is sold in China, but also in other emerging markets.^[1]

While the first generation is based on the Opel Corsa B, the second generation was developed directly in China. The car is offered below 60,000 RMB, a price segment in which only Chinese brands have been active so far. The Sail is based on the current design of Chevrolet models.

1. Generation (2005-2009)

1. Generation
Production Period:	2005–2009
Body versions:	Sedan, station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines: 1.6 litre (68 kW)
Length:	4097-4152 mm
Width:	1608 mm
Height:	1440 mm
Wheelbase:
Tare weight:

After the Chevrolet brand entered the Chinese market in 2005, the model previously marketed as the Buick Sail (a derivative of the Opel Corsa B) was offered under the Chevrolet brand. Body styles included a 4152 mm notchback sedan^[2] and a 4097 mm long estate^[3] were available. Both featured a 1598 cc R4 petrol engine with a maximum output of 68 kW. Production ran until the end of 2009.^[4]

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  Rear view station wagon

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  Rear view notchback saloon

2. Generation (2010-2019)

2. Generation
Chevrolet Sail 1.4
Production Period:	2010–2019
Body versions:	Sedan, station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines: 1.2-1.4 litres (64-76 kW) Diesel engines: 1.3 litres (57 kW)
Length:	3947-4249 mm
Width:	1690 mm
Height:	1505 mm
Wheelbase:	2465 mm
Tare weight:	1020-1124 kg

Stars in Latin NCAP crash test (2016),[5]without airbags

Body styles include notchback^[6] and estate cars^[7] are available. While the notchback saloon was introduced in January 2010, the formal^[8] while the notchback saloon was presented in January 2010, the formal premiere of the estate saloon with the name suffix Hatchback followed at the Auto China 2010 in Beijing.^[9] This is the first car developed directly in China as part of a joint venture. The car is equipped with two airbags as standard, while ABS costs extra. In July 2014, the one millionth vehicle of this generation was sold.^[10] In the Indian market, the vehicle was offered until the end of 2017.^[11] GM’s Colmotores plant in Bogota, Colombia produced the notchback variant of the vehicle between 2012 and 2019^[12][13] and CKD kits of the vehicle were assembled in Ecuador.^[14] In South America, the notchback sedan will be sold as the Chevrolet ChevyTaxi Premium^[15] (in the 2020 model year)^[16] and the station wagon was offered as the Chevrolet ChevyTaxi Plus^[17] for the taxi market.

Drive

The car is powered by either a 1.2-litre petrol engine with a maximum output of 64 kW or a 1.4-litre petrol engine with 76 kW. While the 1.2-liter engine comes directly from the higher-priced Chevrolet Aveo, the 1.4-liter engine is actually more powerful than the Aveo. In India^[18] a 1.2-litre turbocharged diesel engine with common-rail fuel injection and a maximum output of 57 kW was also available for the vehicle, marketed as the 1.3 SDE SMARTECH.

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  Rear view station wagon (Hatch)

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  Rear view notchback saloon

3. Generation (since 2014)

3. Generation
Chevrolet Sail (since 2014)
Production Period:	since 2014
Body versions:	Limo
Engines:	Petrol engines: 1.3-1.5 litres (76-83 kW)
Length:	4300 mm
Width:	1735 mm
Height:	1502-1504 mm
Wheelbase:	2550 mm
Tare weight:	1057-1107 kg

Stars in Latin NCAP crash test (2018),[19]without airbags

Rear view

The third generation Sail was formally unveiled to the public at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November 2014. The engines, a maximum 76 kW 1.3-litre and a 1.5-litre 83 kW petrol engine, are both equipped with a start-stop function.^[20] The vehicle is only available for purchase as a notchback sedan. In Mexico, it has been offered since the end of 2017^[21] as the Chevrolet Aveo.

Technical data

Values in square brackets apply to models with automatic transmission

Web links

Commons: Chevrolet Sail– Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual references