General Motors India has launched a much-awaited sedan version of Sail U-VA, it will sold as ‘Sail’. The Sail sedan is the replacement for the flop Aveo sedan. Its introductory starting price of Rs 4.99 lakhs for the petrol version has left even the dealers surprised, as this is just about Rs 60,000 more than that of the hatch variant.
The car looks identical to the Sail U-VA hatchback launched in November-2012, with the addition of a boot. This is the second model in India from the GM-SAIC joint venture and very soon they will be launching their next car, Enjoy MPV. Chevrolet Sail is available in 8 variants out of which four are petrol (Base, LS, LS ABS and LT ABS) and four are diesel (Base, LS, LS ABS and LT ABS). Available in 7 colour options – Summit White, Linen Beige, Caviar Black, Misty Lake, Velvet Red, Sandrift Grey and Swift Blade Silver.
The Sail sedan is available in both petrol and diesel and prices start form Rs 4.99 lakhs for the base model of petrol and Rs 6.29 lakhs for the base model of diesel. Although the Sail sedan may not be as stylish as Swift DZire or VW Vento but certainly looks much better and modern than other rivals like Ford Fiesta and Toyota Etios. Since the new sedan by Chevrolet has been priced well, it will have instant sales boost and it will also give a considerable threat to Maruti Swift Dzire, Toyota Etios and Tata Manza.
Like the Aveo sedan, the Sail sedan too is very spacious from inside. It offers ample headroom, comfortable seating for 5 adults, Corvette-inspired dual cockpit design, best legroom in the segment, smart storage spaces, entertainment system with Bluetooth for pairing upto five phones to stream audio. Drivability of the Sail sedan too has been tuned for Indian roads and driving conditions.
The petrol variant have 1.2-litre engine while the diesel variant have 1.3-litre engine under the hood. The petrol engine Sail mileage is 18.2 kmpl and 22.1 kmpl for the diesel trim. Both, petrol and diesel engines inside the new Sail sedan, features lightweight aluminum alloy, DOHC valvetrain for better mileage, anti friction properties, graphite coated skirts, and lightweight pistons.
As far as safety is concerned, Chevrolet Sail has 14″ tires, ABS with EBD, speed sensitive door locks, three point structure that disperses 80% of impact, and airbags. The Sail sedan will come with a 3 year/1, 00,000km warranty and 5 year/50,000km engine and transmission warranty. GM currently has no plans of plonking in an auto transmission anytime soon.
Prices of Chevrolet Sail (ex-showroom, Delhi) –
Petrol variant –
- Chevrolet Sail Petrol Base Variant – Rs. 4.99 lakh
- Chevrolet Sail Petrol LS – Rs. 5.49 lakh
- Chevrolet Sail Petrol LS ABS – Rs. 5.7 lakh
- Chevrolet Sail Petrol LT ABS – Rs. 6.42 lakh
Diesel variant –
- Chevrolet Sail Diesel Base Variant – Rs. 6.29 lakh
- Chevrolet Sail Diesel LS – Rs. 6.59 lakh
- Chevrolet Sail Diesel LS ABS – Rs. 6.80 lakh
- Chevrolet Sail Diesel LT ABS – Rs. 7.52lakh
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Also see – Video – GM India releases Chevrolet Sail sedan teaser, just before the launch
