Chevrolet Montana
coupé utility
The Chevrolet Montana is a front-wheel drive coupé utility (first two generations) / compact pickup truck (third generation) manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand since 2003. Mainly produced in Brazil and marketed throughout Latin America, the first- and second-generation Montanas were also produced and marketed in South Africa as the Opel Corsa Utility, Chevrolet Corsa Utility, and Chevrolet Utility. In Mexico, the first- and second-generation Montanas were known as Chevrolet Tornado, because Pontiac had already used the Montana name for its minivan offering for North America.
The design of the first generation is a variation of the Opel Corsa, while the second generation is based on the Chevrolet Agile. The third-generation Montana entered production in 2023 as a larger, four-door pickup based on the GEM platform.
First generation (2003)
The Montana used a 1.4 L "Ecoflex" and a 1.8 L 8V flex-fuel I4 engines. In some markets, such as South Africa, where it was sold as the Opel Corsa Utility until June 2010, the vehicle was offered with more engine options, but none was flex fuel, like the 1.4 petrol and the 1.7 Isuzu turbodiesel.
In 2007, the Montana was available in two versions: Montana Conquest and Montana Sport, which had a slightly different design and set of accessories. The trunk can be loaded with up to 735 kg (1,620 lb) according to the manufacturer.
This model was manufactured in São José dos Campos, Brazil, until 2010.
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