New Car Overview of the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo Sub-Compact Economy Sedan

Description: Sub-Compact Economy Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $9,455 - $12,975
Invoice Price Range: $8,935 - $11,964
Where built: South Korea

The itsy-bitsy economy car from Chevrolet works as a four-door notchback sedan, or five-door hatchback. Both look sleek and stylish in the manner of curvy European city cars, as exterior shapes were developed by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studios in Turin. The sedan and hatchback vary at the rear, where the sedan shows an arched roof concluding at a defined trunk ledge while the hatchback has the roof extending to the lip of a back door that slopes to the body-colored bumper.

Both reveal spry manners on a curvy road and deliver a stable ride quality due to responsive mechanical gear aboard. And the 1.6-liter, in-line-four engine feels zippy when running on suburban streets. It musters 105-hp with standard 5-speed manual or optional 4-speed automatic shifter.

Aveo's cabin seems far more spacious than the sub-compact dimensions imply. Seatback folds flat in the sedan to boost cargo capacity, but on the hatch its rear seat folds and flips forward to forge a generous cargo bay.