2023 Chevy Montana is a mini-pickup for Brazil

Whereas the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz are the one actually small pickup vehicles on sale in the US, different markets have had quite a lot of little vehicles. In Brazil, the most recent would be the 2023 Chevy Montana. And it is a sharp little factor that we will not assist however surprise if it might by some means find yourself right here.

The press launch was a bit mild on mechanical particulars, however the Montana’s primarily based on the identical platform because the Chevy Onix sedan and hatchback, and the Chevy Tracker crossover. Do not confuse the Tracker for the previous Suzuki-based SUV. The Montana is derived from the Chevy Tracker, which, though a bit related in dimension and form to the not too long ago revealed 2024 Trax, it is primarily based on a distinct platform (Montana on GEM and Trax on VSS-F). In line with Chevy, the truck was developed by GM technical facilities in South America, North America and Asia.

Being primarily based on the Tracker, the Montana ought to have MacPherson-strut entrance suspension and a torsion-beam rear finish. There’s a single powertrain possibility: a turbocharged 1.2-liter three-cylinder making 133 horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque. It is paired with a six-speed automated and front-wheel drive. And whereas the platform could differ from the Trax, that powertrain is just about the identical. In line with Chevrolet of Brazil, the Montana has obtained quite a lot of structural reinforcements to deal with truck responsibility, and apparently payload is near half the truck’s weight. We’d think about that will be someplace round 1,500 kilos, assuming the truck weighs round 3,000 kilos, give or take a pair hundred.

The truck is pretty small. It is a couple of foot shorter in size than the Maverick and Santa Cruz. Chevy did not give a size for the mattress, nevertheless it does look pretty usable. Chevy can be providing a extremely nifty shelf system. It consists of a pair panels that may be reconfigured to create a shelf within the mattress or dividers. They’ve loads of little hooks and tray bins, too, for additional group. Onerous tonneau covers can be found, too.

With the large recognition of the Ford Maverick, and even Ram smaller vehicles, it is arduous to think about Chevy is not a minimum of contemplating bringing one thing just like the Montana to the US, if not actually this truck. 

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