Geneva 2008: Chevrolet Aveo 3-Door

Damon Lavrinc — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:31:00 EST

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Hatchback, Chevrolet

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Chevrolet Aveo Three-Door.

What more can be said about the Euro-market Chevy Aveo three-door? Fortunately, not much. The new Aveo gets the reworked front fascia, complete with Anime eyes and gaping maw, while the shallow accent lines that flank the doors angle slightly higher to conform to the three-door's shorter shape. Aside from the much-despised fake fender vents, it's not a bad looking runabout. And with a choice of either an 84 hp, 1.2-liter or a 101 hp 1.4-liter four driving the front wheels, what it lacks in style it makes up for in fuel economy.

Hit the jump to read Chevy's press release on the new Aveo three-door.

Gallery: 2008 Chevy Aveo 3-Door (Europe)

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Geneva 2008: Mazda2 loses a couple of doors, gets even cooler

Damon Lavrinc — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:58:00 EST

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Mazda

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mazda2 three-door.

After serenading us with the indie sounds of an obscure band from Europe, Mazda pulled the covers off the new Mazda2 three-door, the next obvious evolution of Mazda's compact offerings. What the squat hatch lacks in presence it makes up for with an aggressive wedge shape, a swooping beltline and a well-proportion rump. While Mazda hyped some of the sporting pretenses of the 'lil hatch, the automaker also focused on it low coefficient of drag (0.31) and it's minuscule emissions. Power is provided by either a MZR 1.3-liter four-cylinder producing 75 hp, the "High-Power" version that shovels out 86 hp or the 1.5-liter four which makes 103 hp. All models are sold with a five-speed manual transmission, including the 1.4-liter MZ-CD diesel.

All the details are available in the press release after the jump and check the gallery below for a host of live and press shots of the Mazda2 three-door.

Gallery: 2008 Mazda2 3-Door (EU)

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