The Chevrolet Chevette is best ... Fiero—though we noted that Detroit had managed to bleach out much of the German ride and handling magic from the chassis. Still, we judged the Chevrolet ...

From the outside, this 1978 Chevette appears to be a standard two-door hatchback with a modest, unassuming design, but under the hood is a Chevy 427 V8 engine.

A heavily customized 1976 Chevrolet Chevette, ... the Chevette retains the spirit of early 1980s tuner culture. ... performance chassis, period-correct styling, and unmistakable ‘80s energy, ...

The Chevette parts are all bolted to a square-section tube-frame chassis that, at least based on a similar car's assembly instructions, looks to have the torsional rigidity of a bowl of leftover ...

The Chevette required 232 feet to stop from 70 mph, an unacceptably long distance. The Chevette's modest performance is offset to a great degree by its particularly well-laid-out driver's compartment.

Chevrolet V-6 Chevette prototype Vehicle Type: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 3-door hatchback ENGINE SOHC V-6 Displacement: 173 in 3 , 2837 cm 3 Power: 135 hp @ 5400 rpm ...

In 1976, the base Chevy Chevette engine was a 1.4-liter four-cylinder with 52 horsepower delivering up to 28 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway.