Wild Racer Concept: Chevrolet Ultra
Automobile.com Chevrolet Auto News, Sept 09, 2006
....Chevrolet has had great success in the World Touring Car Championships with its Nubira (Optra) sedan...[and] Chevrolet decided to use the WTCC as a theme for the Ultra. The vehicle itself, much like the Nubira WTCC car, has been a global effort, with styling from Australia, development work from the UK, Germany and Switzerland (Chevrolet of Europes HQ), and the final build done in Japan. The Ultras engine comes from Korea; definitely not as American as apple pie...Ultra is powered by a tuned version of a new diesel that Chevrolet will be launching in various non-North American products later this year. The 2.0-liter inline-four common-rail turbodiesel normally makes 150 horsepower, but its been heavily tweaked to churn out a whopping 190 horsepower. ...more...
