Chevrolet Matiz

The Chevrolet Matiz is a rebadged and updated (2005) Daewoo Matiz. It is marketed as a town car and it is inexpensive, listing at £6995 for a 1.0 SE manual. This review is of the 1.0 SE manual, with optional air con at £400. Sadly, this review will be pretty scathing. Inside the car In spite of its diminutive proportions it is perfectly possible to fit 4 adults in a Matiz, though they will have to get on well with one another as the car is noticeably narrower than practically any other car on the market. The boot isn't bad either; you can get an average hold-all in it, unlike, say, a Ford Ka. The trim is robust, rather than ...  Read the complete review

Mention the name Chevrolet to any car enthusiast & it will conjure up an image of the huge American V8 saloons & SUVs that dominate the America car scene. Along with Ford, Chevrolet is among the best selling cars in America & famous for producing a number of classics such as the legendary Corvette sports car, the muscle cars of the 1960s & many more. It's a true American brand, up there with Coca Cola & McDonalds, yet Louis Chevrolet who founded the company came from Switzerland. His family left Switzerland to live in France in the late 19th century & it was there where Louis developed his mechanical skills & interest in ...  Read the complete review

I just spent some time getting accustomed with this car as a rental after an accident and it hasn't taken me very long to form an opinion. The saying you get what you pay for is generally mostly true. With a car at this end of the price spectrum you are getting the basics with a few sparse trimmings. Initially, my attention was drawn to the dimensions of the car which are diminutive to say the least. Length wise its 3495mm, width 1495 and a height of 1500mm. The car appears very narrow and the wheels are shamefully small at 13". On the plus side the narrow body gives the driver a slightly higher position which is handy for parking though don't expect any ...  Read the complete review

I hired this car for 1 day a few weeks ago. It was only 2 years old so I expected a 'new car feel' with some modern features - but I was left disappointed. The dashboard seemed more like 7 or 8 years old and there was nothing in the car that gave me the 'wow' factor. As for the performance, well i'm not sure if it was a 1 or 1.2 litre but either way if felt less. There was no real oomph (it wasn't very nippy when accelerating away) and felt no better than my 10 year old Daewoo! I've seen this car for sale at around £5,000 which, in my opinion, is just not worth it. From a new car you expect automatic controls, an upgrade to your existing model ...  Read the complete review