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Chevrolet Chevette

🇺🇸 United States ·1984–1987

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1977 Chevette: Vegavairbob ( talk )user Vegavairbob/Robert Spinello· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. 1981 chevette: Qwerty242· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. 83-85 Chevrolet Chevette 2: IFCAR· Public domain
  4. 4. ChevroletChevette: dave_7· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. Chevrolet BR 1.6 ohc engine (Chevette): Rodrigo de Almeida Fraga de Oliveira , cropped and levels altered by uploader Mr.choppers· CC BY 3.0
  6. 6. Sloan Museum July 2018 26 (1976 Chevrolet Chevette): Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 83-85 Chevrolet Chevette 1: IFCAR· Public domain
  8. 8. 83-87 chevette 6-10-23: Captainpisslord· CC0
  9. 9. Chevette (16124098510): Robert Couse-Baker from Sacramento, California· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. Chevrolet Chevette (4795484326): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. Chevrolet Chevette (545267012): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY-SA 2.0
  12. 12. Chevrolet Chevette (6244658695): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
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1/12 Vegavairbob ( talk )user Vegavairbob/Robert Spinello· CC BY-SA 3.0

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1984–1987
body
—
engine
1.6 L–1.8 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
—
drive
rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
—
doors
—
weight
—
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
24–36 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇺🇸 US versions (22)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1987. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1987Chevette CS1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular278.7
1987Chevette CS1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular249.8
1987Chevette CS1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular278.7
1986Chevette CS1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular278.7
1986Chevette CS1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular249.8
1986Chevette CS1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular278.7
1986Chevette CS1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDDiesel366.5
1985Chevette1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular278.7
1985Chevette1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular259.4
1985Chevette1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular269.0
1985Chevette1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular269.0
1985Chevette1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular269.0
1985Chevette1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular278.7
1985Chevette1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDDiesel366.5
1984Chevette1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular249.8
1984Chevette1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spd—Regular259.4
1984Chevette1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Regular278.7
1984Chevette1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular269.0
1984Chevette1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spd—Regular278.7
1984Chevette1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Diesel366.5
1984Chevette1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Diesel307.8
1984Chevette1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Diesel366.5

Sources: fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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