The Chevrolet Agile is a subcompact car developed by General Motors

General Motors

General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and built in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. The vehicle is powered by a Family 1 engine

GM Family 1 engine

The Family 1 is a straight-4 piston engine that was developed by GM Powertrain, a subsidiary of Opel to replace low-displacement versions of GM Family II engine for use on mid-range cars from Opel.-C16XE:...

 Flex-fuel engine, and while the 1.4L version is the only one available, it is rumored that in the future there will be trim versions using the 1.0L and 1.8L.

Based on the GPiX Concept, introduced at the 2008 São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

 Auto Show, the Agile competes with the Volkswagen Fox

Volkswagen Fox

The Volkswagen CrossFox is a mini SUV version which sets it apart from the standard Fox. As is the case for other similar models, it is available only with front-wheel drive....

 and similar models.

Features

Anti-lock braking system

Anti-lock braking system

An anti-lock braking system is a safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to continue interacting tractively with the road surface as directed by driver steering inputs while braking, preventing the wheels from locking up and therefore avoiding skidding.An ABS generally offers...

s are available on the LTZ model. The 1.4L engine is shared with the Chevrolet Celta

Chevrolet Celta

The Chevrolet Celta is a low cost supermini produced by General Motors do Brasil for the Latin American market since 2000. 600,000 Celtas have been built in Gravataí, more than one hundred thousand per year. It is the second cheapest car sold in Brazil, losing only to the Fiat Mille...

 and Opel Corsa

Opel Corsa

The front-wheel drive Opel Corsa was first launched in September 1982 to replace the Opel Kadett C City, and to fill the gap vacated as the Kadett grew in size and price. Built in Zaragoza, Spain, the first Corsas were three-door hatchback and two-door saloon models, with four-door and five-door...

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Brazilian Engines

Model	Production	Engine	Power (gasoline/ethanol)	Versions
1.4L 8V	2009–present	I4 I4 I4, i4, I 4 or I-4 may be:* iPhone 4, a popular mobile device from Apple* I4 , a Japanese video game developer and publisher... Econo.Flex	98/103 PS (97/102 hp))	LT/LTZ

External links

• Chevrolet do Brasil (in portuguese)
• Official Website (in spanish)