Chevrolet Hints At Styling For New Aveo

Chevrolet will introduce the Aveo RS show car at the Detroit auto show next week. It's meant to hint at the new, European-inspired styling of the 2011 Aveo, which will go on sale next year.

Chevrolet lowered the grille and gave the show car 19-inch tires for a tougher appearance. The Aveo is a four-door, but the rear-door handles are nearly hidden, giving the car the zippier look of a three-door hatchback.

The show car has the same 138-horsepower, 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine as the compact Chevrolet Cruze, which goes on sale later this year and gets 40 miles per gallon. That's more pep than the Aveo's current 108-horsepower engine.