Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV and Spin MPV Unveiled in India

General Motors India today unveiled two of its upcoming vehicles - the Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV and Chevrolet Spin MPV. While the Trailblazer will be launched in October 2015, the Spin MPV might come sometime next year. The company that has been struggling to increase its market share in the Indian market, has also announced to invest USD 1 Billion to consolidate its position here.

To be pitted against the Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour and Hyundai Santa Fe, the Chevrolet Trailblazer will be priced around Rs. 20 lakh - Rs. 25 lakh. The Trailblazer is a full-fledged SUV based on the company's pick-up truck Colorado.

Though the vehicle had first made its debut at the 2012 Delhi Auto Expo, it took more than 3 years for the company to finally decide to launch it here. Powering the Trailblazer will be a 2.8-litre, 4-cylinder diesel engine that is good for 200bhp and 500Nm. The premium SUV will be offered with both a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic gearbox, and will have both all-wheel drive (AWD) and rear-wheel drive (RWD) options.

After the failure of Chevrolet Enjoy in the entry-level MPV segment, General Motors will now try its luck with the Spin. There are speculations that the company might even replace the Enjoy with the Spin.

Being a more up-market product than the Enjoy, the Spin will rival Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, Honda Mobilio and Renault Lodgy upon its launch. Unlike the Trailblazer, which will have only diesel engine, the Spin MPV will come with both petrol and diesel powertrains. While the petrol model will get a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder unit (107bhp, 148Nm) that will be mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox, the diesel engine will be a 1.3-litre (89bhp, 200Nm) unit with a 5-speed manual gearbox.