The first Montana could carry 735 kg in its bed — hauling capacity built on a stretched Corsa hatchback platform, not a truck chassis.
Lead trim: Montana 1.4 EconoFlex I4
Chevrolet MontanaMONTANA-2003 · 2003–2011
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FactThe first Montana could carry 735 kg in its bed — hauling capacity built on a stretched Corsa hatchback platform, not a truck chassis.
The Chevrolet Montana is a front-wheel-drive coupé utility built by General Motors mainly in Brazil (São José dos Campos) and marketed throughout Latin America, the first generation a variation of the Opel Corsa C (related to the Opel Combo C). In Mexico it was called the Tornado (from the 2004 model year, replacing the Corsa B-based Chevy Pickup) because Pontiac already used the Montana name there for its minivan, and in South Africa it was assembled from Brazilian knock-down kits and sold as the Opel Corsa Utility from 2003 (renamed Chevrolet Corsa Utility in June 2010) in Base, Club and Sport trims. The Brazilian cars used a 1.4 L "Ecoflex" and a 1.8 L 8V flex-fuel I4, while South Africa also had a 1.7 L Isuzu turbodiesel with none of its engines flex-fuel; in 2007 the Montana came in Conquest and Sport versions, and the load area takes up to 735 kg. Wheelbase 106.9 in, length 174.4 in, width 64.8 in, height 55.9 in, with a 5-speed manual. The page gives no power figures.
Collectors Spotted in the Chevrolet Montana Lineage
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana 1.4 EconoFlex I4 | 2003–2011 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| Montana 1.7 Isuzu turbodiesel I4 (South Africa) | 2003–2011 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| Montana 1.8 Family 1 flex-fuel I4 | 2003–2011 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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After two decades as a compact two-door coupe utility, the Montana reinvented itself completely for 2023 as a proper four-door pickup on GM’s new GEM platform.
This Montana's underpinnings came from an unlikely place — Chevrolet built the second-generation pickup on the Agile hatchback's platform.
The first Montana could carry 735 kg in its bed — hauling capacity built on a stretched Corsa hatchback platform, not a truck chassis.
Rivals
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Its launch colours had pun names such as "Anti-Establish Mint" and "Freudian Gilt", sent to Lee Iacocca by a friend.