The Chevrolet Sprint was a rebadged version of the Suzuki Swift sold in the United States and Canada. From 1985 to 1987, the car was sold as the Suzuki Forsa in Canada. The Sprint was also sold in Canada as the Pontiac Firefly.
In the 1988 model year, the non-turbocharged hatchback was named the Chevrolet Sprint Metro. The Metro name was carried through into the Geo brand and retained when it was rebadged to Chevrolet again in 1998. The Suzuki Swift was redesigned for the 1989 model year, and a new name was given to the General Motors rebadge in the United States: Geo Metro. However, as the Geo brand was not introduced to the Canada market until 1992, the the car retained the Chevrolet Sprint name for another three model years in Canada.
From 1985 to 1986 the 1.0 L engine used a hemispherical head carburated design. This model was documented at 60 mpg (US). Later, as fuel injection was mandated, the cylinder head was redesigned to add the additional cooling required. This caused the fuel economy of the Sprint to fall to around 47 mpg (US).
Turbocharged versions of the 1.0 L 3-cylinder engine were available in the Turbo Sprint from 1987 to 1990. Colors were limited to red and white for the Turbo Sprint. The corresponding Suzuki was not turbocharged; instead, it used a 1.3 L 4-cylinder engine (which was essentially another cylinder 'tacked-on' to the 3-cylinder design).
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