Optra looks nasty

Chevy India got a new Optra version out some time ago its called as the Optra magnum.Its has a 2.0L diesel engine and is aimed at capturing the diesel market share from the Octavia's Sales pie.Till now the Octy was the only car in the diesel engined entry D segment market.It has been one of the main players with the Corolla and the Optra for about 4 years.But it was the entry of the Civic that changed the domination.


The Optra was originally designed by the Italian design house 'Pininfarina'and looked very stunning,But it does look a bit outdated now,with the entry of newer rivals.though it has aged gracefully but still is one of the top payers in the market due to the discounts and freebies given by the GM.


The new Optra's engine is the one developed and researched by Daewoo.Like the whole of the car.The car has one of the biggest Diesel engine in the segment.But it would definately not match the solidness of the german manufactured Indian assembled Octavia.