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New Bowtie Bakkie has a strong Chevrolet persona.
The third-generation General Motors sub-one tonner (and we use that term carefully), released in South Africa this week, moves firmly from its previous Opel Corsa identity towards a strong Chevrolet persona.
The new Chevrolet Utility – and it is nearly all new – is 78mm longer, 54mm wider and 127mm higher than the previous model; its wheelbase is 41mm shorter and front track 41mm narrower.
Ground clearance is increased by 17mm to 170mm, while the load box is 25mm wider at 1340mm but 2mm shorter at 1680mm and 13mm shallower, reducing its volume by 0.6 percent. Payload is 763kg for 1.4-litre models and 733 for 1.8-litre variants.
The new bakkie has a distinctively Chevy front treatment, defined by a strong dual-intake grille design with the traditional ‘bowtie’ badge on the separator bar between them.
From the side, a series of crisp styling lines flows aft around the elliptical headlights, which sweep back from the top edge of the body colour bumper through to the centre of the front fenders.
Styling clinics during the design phase highlighted the need for improved rear vision, in particular the dead zone directly masked by the tailgate, so the designers marginally lowered the top of the tailgate and raised the seating position, to prove a more ‘in-command’ seating position for the driver and passenger.
The new Utility was designed in South America, where it’s known as the Chevrolet Montana.
Even the shape of the rear panels helps the driver to position the vehicle exactly while reversing or manoeuvring in confined spaces.
Sport models have foglights and dark masking for the headlights, as well as a polished-aluminium, roof-mounted spoiler, grab handles, door mouldings, a decorative side-step moulding and lower rocker panel side sills.
The interior is definitely all new, including an integrated instrument cluster with analogue readouts for speed on the left and tachometer and fuel gauge on the right. In the centre is a range of digital readouts for the odometer and trip meter as well as an array of warning lights, and on Sport models, the on-board computer display appears in
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