Chevrolet Viva: which version to buy

There is only one Chevrolet Viva version in this catalogue: 1.8 MT, a Sedan sold from 2004-01-01 to 2008-12-31. If you are choosing a Viva, you are not choosing between engines or gearboxes — you are deciding whether 1.8 MT’s measured numbers (125 hp, 170 Nm, 1796 cm³, 9.5 s to 100 km/h, 200 km/h top speed, 1235 kg kerb / 1700 kg gross, 52 L tank) match what you need.

There is only one Chevrolet Viva version in this catalogue: 1.8 MT, a Sedan sold from 2004-01-01 to 2008-12-31. If you are choosing a Viva, you are not choosing between engines or gearboxes — you are deciding whether 1.8 MT’s measured numbers (125 hp, 170 Nm, 1796 cm³, 9.5 s to 100 km/h, 200 km/h top speed, 1235 kg kerb / 1700 kg gross, 52 L tank) match what you need. Searches for Chevrolet Vivant, Vivant 2004–2011, “bueno o malo,” service hours, and used-car reviews are common; this page is the Viva 1.8 MT spec set only, not those other listings.

Chevrolet Viva generations: what actually changed

Chevrolet Viva has 1 generation. There is no second generation, no restyling row, and no later year-code (2009, 2011) in the data. The generation runs 2004-01-01 to 2008-12-31, body Sedan, with 1 version: 1.8 MT.

Because there is only one generation and one version, “which generation changed what” has a short answer: nothing later replaced 1.8 MT. A 2004 car and a 2008 car in this catalogue share the same named version and the same measured figures. Year-by-year shopping (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) does not unlock a different horsepower, gearbox, or drive in these data.

Chevrolet Viva engine and specs (1.8 MT)

VersionhpNmDisplacement, cm³FuelCylindersLayoutBoostGearboxDrive
1.8 MT1251701796Gasoline4InlineNoManualFWD

1.8 MT is Gasoline, 4 Inline, Front, transverse, Distributed injection (multi-point), compression 10.5, bore and stroke 80.5 × 88.2, fuel 95, peak 125 hp (92 kW) at 5600 rpm, 170 Nm at 3800 rpm. Gearbox is Manual, 5. Drive is FWD. Boost is No.

Power per litre for 1.8 MT: 125 hp ÷ (1796 / 1000) = 69.6 hp per litre. That is the only specific output in this model line; there is no 1.6, 2.0, or automatic row to beat it.

Torque per litre: 170 Nm ÷ 1.796 = 94.7 Nm per litre. Peak torque is at 3800 rpm; peak power is at 5600 rpm. The gap is 1800 rpm — the catalogue does not give a torque curve beyond those two points.

Valves per cylinder: 4 (from the data). Do not read a second engine family into the name “1.8 MT”: the name is the version key, and the numbers above are the only engine row.

Performance, mpg, and what is not measured

1.8 MT acceleration 0–100 km/h: 9.5 s. Top speed: 200 km/h.

Fuel consumption city: not measured. Highway: not measured. Mixed: not measured. CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured. There is no mpg figure to rank versions; economy shopping on this page cannot use a consumption table.

What you can still use: tank 52 L. Without a measured consumption, range is not measured. Do not invent litres/100 km from the 52 L tank.

Performance per kilogram (kerb): 1235 kg ÷ 125 hp = 9.88 kg per hp for 1.8 MT. Inverse: 125 ÷ 1235 = 0.101 hp per kg. Those ratios describe this one version only; they are not a ranking against a missing automatic or a missing diesel.

Dimensions, weight, and payload

Kerb weight 1.8 MT: 1235 kg. Gross weight: 1700 kg. Difference (payload capacity as arithmetic on the two masses): 1700 − 1235 = 465 kg. That 465 kg is not a second trim; it is how much mass the data allow above kerb before gross.

Ground clearance: not measured. Wheel sizes: not measured. If you need a measured clearance or a tyre size to choose a Viva, this catalogue does not supply them — they are not “optional extras,” they are not measured.

Tank: 52 L. Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear: Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem. Front brakes: Disc. Rear brakes: Disc. Those chassis labels are the same for the only version; they do not split the range into sport vs comfort packs.

Which Chevrolet Viva version to buy

Buy 1.8 MT if you want the only Viva this catalogue lists. There is no 1.8 AT, no 1.6 MT, no AWD, and no second generation to spend “extra money” on. Price is not in the data, so “what the extra money buys” cannot be a sticker comparison. The only comparison that stays true is 1.8 MT versus not buying a Viva at all, using the numbers that exist.

Power and gearing. 125 hp and 170 Nm with Manual, 5 and FWD is the whole powertrain story. You cannot trade a few horsepower for an Automatic because no Automatic exists here. You cannot trade FWD for another drive. If you need more than 125 hp or more than 170 Nm, this model line has no higher row.

Weight and performance. 9.88 kg/hp and 9.5 s to 100 km/h sit together: the kerb mass is 1235 kg, not a lightened special. Gross 1700 kg is 37.7% above kerb (1700 ÷ 1235). Loaded to gross, you add 465 kg on a 125 hp Gasoline engine; the catalogue does not re-measure 0–100 at gross, so loaded acceleration is not measured. If you regularly need that 465 kg, treat 9.5 s as the kerb figure only.

Fuel and tank. Fuel is 95. Consumption is not measured in city, highway, and mixed. A “good or bad on fuel” search (including Spanish “bueno o malo” style queries) cannot be answered with a mpg number from these data. The 52 L tank is the only fuel-system size given.

Years 2004–2008, not 2009–2011. Queries for Chevrolet Vivant 2009 and 2011 do not match a later Viva generation here. The stop date is 2008-12-31. Buying a later calendar year is not a catalogue upgrade path for Viva.

Viva versus “Vivant” in search. People type Chevrolet Vivant, Vivant 2005–2008, used cars, and service reviews. This article’s facts are Chevrolet Viva, generation 1, version 1.8 MT. Do not treat a Vivant listing as a second Viva version unless it appears as its own named row — it does not.

Reliability and problems. There is no reliability score, no common-fault list, and no service-hours field in the data. “Viva Chevrolet service hours” and “service reviews” are search phrases, not measurements. Chassis items that are measured: Independent, spring front; Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem rear; Disc front and rear. Clearance and wheels remain not measured.

Arithmetic recap for 1.8 MT (the only choice).

If those figures are enough, 1.8 MT is the Viva to buy because it is the Viva that exists in this catalogue. If you need a second engine, an Automatic, a different drive, a measured mpg, or a post-2008 generation, the data do not provide another Chevrolet Viva version to choose.