The Chevrolet Montana is a front-wheel drive coupé utility pickup manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand since 2003.

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Chevrolet Montana
2011 Chevrolet Montana
Overview
Manufacturer	General Motors
Also called	Chevrolet Tornado (Mexico) Chevrolet Utility (South Africa) Opel Corsa Utility (South Africa)
Production	2003–present
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Corsa Pick-up

In Mexico, the vehicle is 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, essentially a pickup version of the Opel Combo, while the second generation is based on the Chevrolet Agile.

First generation (2003)

First generation
2009 Chevrolet Montana
Overview
Also called	Chevrolet Tornado (Mexico) Opel Corsa Utility (South Africa, 2003–2010) Chevrolet Corsa Utility (South Africa, 2010–2012)
Production	2003–2011
Assembly	Brazil: São José dos Campos (GM Brazil) South Africa: Port Elizabeth (GM South Africa)
Body and chassis
Class	Coupé utility
Body style	2-door pickup
Related	Opel Corsa C Opel Combo C
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol: 1.4 L EconoFlex I4 1.8 L Family 1 I4 Diesel: 1.7 L Isuzu Circle-L I4
Transmission	5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,714 mm (106.9 in)
Length	4,430 mm (174.4 in)
Width	1,645 mm (64.8 in)
Height	1,420 mm (55.9 in)

The Montana used a 1.4 L "Ecoflex" and a 1.8 L 8V flex-fuel I4 engines. In some markets like South Africa where it was sold as the Opel Corsa Utility until June 2010, the vehicle was offered with more engine options, but none 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. In South Africa, it was assembled from Brazilian supplied CKD units.

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  2006 Chevrolet Montana
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Mexico

The Montana arrived in the model year of 2004, replacing the aged Corsa B based Chevy Pickup, but with the Tornado nameplate, because the Pontiac Montana was available in Mexico at the time.

It was based on the Chevrolet Corsa C and although the Corsa was dropped from the Mexican Chevrolet line-up after the model year of 2008, the Tornado lived on for a few more years. It was the only car built in Brazil in the Mexican Chevrolet lineup.

South Africa

The model was released in South Africa in 2003. It was sold as the Opel Corsa Utility, and replaced the Corsa B Utility pickup. In June 2010, General Motors renamed it to Chevrolet Corsa Utility as the company prepared to phase out Opel in the country.[1] It was available in a choice of three engine variations, namely 1.4 and 1.8 petrol engines, as well as a 1.7 turbo-diesel. Three different trim levels were available across the range: Base, Club and Sport.

Second generation (2011)

Second generation
Overview
Also called	Chevrolet Tornado (Mexico) Chevrolet Utility (South Africa)
Production	2010–2021 (Brazil) 2012–2017 (South Africa)
Assembly	Brazil: São Caetano do Sul (GM Brazil) South Africa: Port Elizabeth (GM South Africa)
Body and chassis
Class	Coupé utility
Body style	2-door pickup
Related	Chevrolet Agile
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol: 1.4 L EconoFlex I4 Diesel: 1.3 L Multijet I4
Transmission	5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,669 mm (105.1 in)
Length	4,514 mm (177.7 in)
Width	1,700 mm (66.9 in)
Height	1,578 mm (62.1 in)

Despite short sales of the Chevrolet Corsa Utility in South Africa, Chevrolet had decided to replace the Corsa C Utility with the Agile Utility. It became known as the Montana, Tornado, or Utility, depending on the market.

The Tornado was discontinued in Mexico in 2020.

South Africa

The vehicle was introduced in South Africa as the Chevrolet Utility in 2012.[2]

Third generation (2023)

The third-generation Montana has changed its body style from a subcompact coupé utility to a compact unibody pickup truck.[3] It will be built at the São Caetano do Sul plant in Brazil. The pick-up features a four-door double-cab body for the first time, based on the GEM platform underpinning the Tracker. It will be sold in the first half of 2023 and will also be exported to markets outside of Latin America. The project was delayed from 2022 due to the supply chain shortage.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chevrolet Montana.

• Mexican Chevrolet Tornado at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 November 2020)

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