2.5 percent is the share of class A cars in new sales passenger cars in Russia

No matter what anyone says, the majority of compatriots are not able to take A-class cars seriously. Apparently, the craving for gigantomania, absorbed with the socialist realist milk, is having an effect. Against this background, the steady demand for "small things" like the Chevrolet Spark is even somewhat surprising.

However, if you look, then there is nothing strange here. Most Russian million-plus cities have already come close to Europe in terms of traffic intensity and average density of parked vehicles per square meter of asphalt. And in the Old World, A-class is not a luxury, but the highest penalty for living in a city. In Russia, so far, the percentage of cars with dimensions larger than a matchbox in the flow is still far from European. But everything goes to that. In addition, due to the explosive motorization of our urban population, a very specific, but quite solid layer has recently formed in the driver's mass. Its typical representative looks like a girl from 18 to 65 years old, whose first car was an A-class “pirzik” - some kind of Matiz, Oka, C1 or Smart. With the conservatism inherent in the weaker sex, most of the ladies from this cohort do not imagine themselves driving a car of a different class, explaining this with various convincing reasons. However, sometimes they honestly admit that they are simply afraid to drive a larger car, because the sense of size is “sharpened” once and for all for the size of a shoe box. There is no doubt that thanks to this part of consumers, the demand for urban "kids" will never disappear. So what kind of animal is this? new Spark?

As folk wisdom assures, "a small dog is a puppy until old age." The creators of modern (and not so) machines of small and ultra-small class seem to have such an idea sewn into their subcortex. Apparently, therefore, without exception, all A- and B-class cars simply compete in an effort to make the most positive impression. And their “muzzles” are “smiling”, and the design of the salons is playful, and color schemes- Teletubbies are dying of envy ... Chevrolet Spark - a worthy representative of this ruling (in European cities) car class. But with some reservation. The expression of his "face", of course, is good-natured - yes. But the deliberate "chopping" and sharpness of the "eye cut" of the headlights, seats fog lamps, contours grille give a certain severity to the appearance, which is somewhat atypical. But the design of the “stern” is fully sustained in the spirit of “puppy philosophy”, and round taillights only complete the image of “susiki-pusiki”. However, the girls like it, and that's the main thing.

Often, finding yourself in the cabin of a small, emphatically urban typewriter, you realize that you have been cruelly deceived again: a good-looking appearance does not at all correspond to a frankly cheap or dull interior. Fortunately, the new Spark escaped this fate. One unit of devices is worth something. Instead of the traditional installation of this node in the front panel opposite the driver, he was "put on top" on the steering column. The square tachometer monitor is framed around the perimeter with such holes in which control lights are hidden. Reading information from bluish displays is not difficult, but the tachometer monitor seemed somewhat overloaded additional information temperature type "overboard", mileage, etc. Perhaps this impression is due to its small size. By the way, about information. Comrades in charge of programming on-board computer Spark, for some reason classified data on average fuel consumption. Want to know the remaining power reserve? No problem! Travel time? You are welcome! A real consumption fuel - if you please, get by with passport data! An attempt to calculate the average “appetite” of a car using the number of liters of gasoline filled and the readings of the fuel level sensor gave a figure equal to about 7 liters per 100 kilometers. This measurement method, to put it mildly, does not shine with accuracy, but, be that as it may, the data obtained are approximately half a liter higher than that declared by the manufacturer. average consumption in the urban cycle.

Apart from dashboard the interior of the car boasts a good solution: the “darkness” of the front part of the cabin is very appropriately diluted with plastic inserts in body color. It seems to be a trifle - but how fun it looks! With the center console, the designers did not show off: it is located in the usual place. Naturally, its design is made in the same spirit as the dashboard, so to speak, board.

In the driver's seat, even a fairly tall person will get a good job, since the ceiling here is raised to an impressive height. It looks like you can pilot the Spark without even taking off your earflaps. However, laying wild turns is not the case for this type of car. First of all, he is required to sedately deliver the bodies of riders from the house in the residential area to the kindergarten, then to the office, and in the evening - in the reverse order. An additional plus is the abundance of various containers for small things in the front of the cabin. Not forgotten by the designers, even a drawer under the front passenger seat. Despite the desperate attempts of designers to simultaneously equip the machine luggage compartment and to make staying in the back seat comfortable, they failed to achieve complete harmony in this area. With the backs of the rear sofa raised, the trunk can provide the owner with only a modest 170 liters of usable volume. The standard attempt of 180 author's centimeters to sit "behind one's back" made it clear that on back row it is possible to exist, but if possible not for very long.

And driving a Spark is even fun to drive. In addition, while the machine has not become familiar on the road, representatives of both sexes look back at it with a smile. Parking on this almost cubic car is a pleasure. Still, the parking sensors (apparently set to the “blonde” mode) didn’t start squealing like crazy almost a meter from the obstacle - in general it would be fabulous. There are only two engines that this street rogue can equip: gasoline units with a volume of 1 and 1.2 liters with a capacity of 68 and 81 hp. respectively. There are also two transmission options: a five-speed “mechanics” and an “automatic”. We got a car with more powerful motor with MCP. The fact that 81 underhood “horses” have to push almost a ton (939 kg) of an equipped car did not cause much driver enthusiasm. However, everything was not so sad. Yes, with 12 seconds to “hundreds” you won’t sign up for street racing, but if you regularly make the motor buzz at 3000–5000 rpm, then you won’t earn any inferiority complex in city traffic, and small dimensions will allow you to squeeze into the narrowest gaps between trolleybuses and smoky garbage trucks.

And there is no need, sitting in such a car, to amuse your racing ambitions, if they exist, of course. The fact is that at speeds noticeably higher than 100-110 km / h, the short base of the car and the rather serious windage of the body can turn a trip along the highway into an exciting, but by no means safe attraction. It only remains to add that basic configuration the price will be 379,000 rubles, and the car that the author of these lines drove costs 481,600 rubles.

Text: Alexey Batushenko

The Chevrolet Spark owes its life to nearly 2 million Internet users who voted in 2007 for the serial future of the Beat concept car. Spark premiered in Geneva in 2009, and in the same fall it began to be sold in Korea as Daewoo Matiz.

The second generation of the Chevrolet Spark hatchback was presented to the Russians at the last Moscow Motor Show, prices were announced in October. But it took time to organize production in Uzbekistan instead of the former Matiz. The first "live" cars came to dealers recently. Finally, the General Motors office invited us to get acquainted with Spark in the role most suitable for him - a nimble city slicker.

Externally, I definitely like the hatchback. Due to the huge full-wing headlights, a large branded false radiator grille with a golden “butterfly” and a swift wedge-shaped profile, the small car seems to be trying to look more mature and more serious than it really is. However, despite the swollen flared sides, cheeky little spoiler and fancy camouflaged handles rear doors a la Alfa Romeo, Spark invariably makes others smile.

Spark was almost on the threshold of the B-class, waving relative to its predecessor by 15 cm in length and as much as ten in width.

An unusual "motorcycle" instrument panel, perched on a height-adjustable steering column, evokes ambivalent feelings. Undoubtedly, a spectacular solution, including thanks to the signature blue backlight. However, the right sector of the panel with a non-linear tachometer scale, digital fuel gauge and trip computer display is less informative than the analog speedometer located on the left. But the texture of the front panel leaves a positive impression, thanks to which the hard gray material does not look cheap, unlike the plastic in the old Spark. Well-fitted into the center console, the audio system and the climate control unit are framed by a glossy overlay with a small pattern, somewhat reminiscent of carbon fiber weaving, for greater effect. Smartly.

Even in the cabin of such a baby as the Spark, the Jimmy managed to comply with the proprietary design principle of symmetrical zones for the driver and passenger. A plump steering wheel with a slightly recessed central part is not bad. As in the familiar Chevrolet Cruze sedan, the colored front panel lining is logically continued on the doors.

• digital half dashboard heavily overloaded with information and hard to read. Indications of the average and current fuel consumption are not displayed - only the range.
• Under a decent-sized visor are only control lamps for restraint systems - wasteful.

Key to start! Like peas on the table, test cars scattered around the everyday city. Any "adult" car, at the first opportunity, strives to offend a four-wheeled "baby" 3.64 m long, 1.6 m wide and 1.52 m high. But Spark is a good guy. Moderately nimble and agile, he famously scurries between the rows in the stream and easily seeps into the “holes” left just for him. Petrol "four" 1.2 with a capacity of 82 hp, paired with a five-speed "mechanics", immediately liked its sound. Either it growls menacingly in the lower rev range, as if trying to scare others away, or it fills with a motorcycle howl closer to five thousand.

Demo cars are prone to beating the steering wheel at speeds over 100 km / h. Either the dealers rolled it out on test drives, or the manufacturing defect of Uz-Daewoo.

However, Spark barks without biting. Even for a crumb with a curb weight of less than a ton, the motor is rather weak. On the bottoms, it doesn’t matter: the peak of the moment falls as much as 4800 rpm. I find myself thinking that the Spark is no faster than my wife's Kia Picanto with a 65-horsepower 1.1 engine and an "automatic". Spark's manual box also somewhat disappointed with the low information content of the drive, and its lever is also located, in my opinion, too close to the driver.

• The front seats are comfortable enough in shape, but the synthetic upholstery is slippery and doesn't "breathe". What the GM people call seat height adjustment is just adjusting the angle of the cushion. The pedal assembly is not so cramped, but there is no platform for the left foot.
• The back of the rear sofa, which is quite spacious by the standards of the A-class, is folded in a ratio of 60:40, forming a flat floor.

In order to start briskly and not hold back the flow, the motor has to turn inside out. Spark is rather reluctant to respond to fuel supply, and the dynamics further suffer from the included air conditioning, which takes away vital forces from the engine. But even if it is disabled, a set of 100 km / h takes subjectively much more than the declared 12.9 s. On the one hand, two people and several bags are traveling in a car. On the other hand, it is embarrassing to think about what will happen at full load.

You can open the trunk with a key or a lever in the cabin near the driver's seat - there is no handle on the outside. With the rear seats folded down, the tiny 170-litre compartment grows to 994 litres.

Spark boasts an unprecedented number of niches and pockets in the cabin. There is even a mesh pocket on the side of the passenger seat, not to mention the backs, doors and five cup holders.

Against the background of mediocre dynamics, the brakes turned out to be surprisingly tenacious, the front ventilated discs and the rear drums. The light hatchback slows down from any speed with enviable intensity. Keep your distance, those behind you! But the suspension - McPherson struts at the front and a torsion beam at the rear - contrary to the cocky appearance, turned out to be tuned more for comfort than for drive. Easily and painlessly jumping over speed bumps, easily coping with pits and potholes, Spark at the same time is quite rolled and leans noticeably when maneuvering at speed and in slow turns.

V top configuration LT for 481,600 rubles has fog lights, heated front seats, power windows on all doors, and rear bumper even flaunts a pair of parking sensors. And the base car costs 379 thousand.

The legend received from the organizers led us to an industrial area full of tractors, truck cranes and trucks. Here we traveled to our heart's content along the route laid between construction equipment abandoned somehow. Thanks to good visibility and stimulation of the sense of dimensions, Spark allows you to drive through a narrow tunnel formed by a pair of road trains without batting an eye, to squeeze through in a matter of centimeters from giant wheels and rusty loader buckets.

Narrow and plump tires of dimension 155/70 R14, stretched over cast discs, lack tenacity. And the noise from them is like an additional speed limiter: they tighten their boring song after 60 km / h.

It was possible to do without the prelude in the form of a city test drive, and immediately come here! Forget about the unattainable driving pleasure, spit on modest dynamics! All the same, traffic jams are all around, and the average speed of the metropolis has slipped to around 12 km / h. Chevrolet's main talent is the ability to spin a corkscrew into a crowded yard and take the last free patch of asphalt. And a cheerful appearance, a cocky roar and equipment rich by the standards of an A-class are a carnival costume on the occasion of the urban apocalypse that has come. And a nice bonus that justifies a decent price.

The smallest crusader made another attempt to rebuild from the image of Daewoo Matiz. This is far from a cheap, and not at all flawed car of a technologically outdated brand, to which the image of the most ascetic is nailed. vehicle throughout the Russian market.

However, the roots of the new Spark still go to Korea - new platform GM for ultra-compact cars was developed by the Asian branch of GM-DAT. But the design of the car was chosen by potential consumers - in 2007, Internet users voted for one of three concepts (Beat, Trax and Groove), the first one was chosen, which eventually gave life to the new Spark.

The new Chevrolet Spark is a movie star

With the release of each new Transformers movie, the cult of General Motors is constantly replenished with new followers. And finally, among the cars "drawn" into the dismantling of shape-changing robots, there were models available in European and Russian markets- yes, yes, Spark, finally, was among them! Now the Russians will be able to say: “my car was filmed in the third “transformers”!”. Although the role of the Autobot Skids can hardly be attributed even to the second plan. True, it's already taken New episode…

With the rise of the film career, the new 2011 Chevrolet Spark has “grown” out of the subcompact segment, even if it has grown with quotes. Without them, the overall dimensions (length 3,640 mm, width 1,597 mm, height 1,552 mm), remaining within the smallest auto segment, do not allow. But inside the Spark is very spacious for its class. At shoulder level, a little cramped - two tall riders in front will feel it, but there is plenty of room for the head and legs. Surprisingly, you can sit quietly in the back row without cursing your decision to leave the cozy front seats. The trunk is modest, but a pair of upright suitcases will fit without problems, and if you fold the rear sofa (folded out in a 60:40 ratio), you can carry much larger items.

Chevrolet Spark: equipped not in a compact way

In terms of equipment, Spark has clearly outgrown its predecessor! Our test car had front and side airbags, ABS, climate control, a radio with steering wheel controls, electric windows and electric mirrors, heated seats, and in addition, the on-board computer design inspired by scooters ... Yes, there is now only one familiar device in front of the driver’s eyes - an orthodoxly round speedometer, and all other traffic information comes from a strange remote control attached to the speedometer on the right. It displays - apart from the tachometer - air temperature, odometer, and the distance that can be overcome on the remaining fuel. And what is important: the readings of the eccentric device are perfectly visible through the steering wheel rim.

There are configurations with a 1.2 engine - it is supplemented only with "mechanics", there is 1.0 - with "mechanics" and "automatic". What do you want: faster, more difficult, or slower, more comfortable?! Novice drivers (and female drivers) are likely to choose a Spark with a gun, but for me, perhaps, a manual car will do.

However, it was not difficult; the only trouble I encountered in the new test Spark was an uninformative clutch pedal. It didn't take long for her to let go. Otherwise, everything is normal: the machine is assembled well, there were no extraneous sounds from anywhere, the knobs are pressed and rotated ...

Spark weighing only 864 kilograms accelerates to its "12 seconds to hundreds"; not lightning fast, of course, but the 1.2-liter engine cannot be called sluggish either. The engine rapidly picks up speed up to medium crankshaft speeds, however, approaching 4,500 rpm, its onslaught noticeably fades. The brakes are in perfect order: even when I braked urgently on dry pavement, I did not hear any rubber squeak or ABS crackle.

The Chevrolet Spark is not the epitome of driving comfort; there is still room for improvement in noise and vibration isolation; on bad roads, its suspension most often copes with single obstacles, but sometimes breaks through.

But in the management of the most compact Chevrolet is obedient like a racehorse to a jockey. Reactions to the steering wheel are quick and understandable, and the rolls are very slight, not like the previous generation of Spark. That's where it is - a spark! The "baby" seems to have matured in many ways. I wonder if this affected its price?

FOR THIS MONEY...

If you are looking for a small city car, then within $ 8,000 (+ -), I assure you, you will find it. And the choice will be very rich. can be bought from $8 590. Uzbek Daewoo Matiz / Daewoo Matiz You will be sold for a price of $7,400. The "Chinese" offer Hafei Brio / Hafei Brio at a price of $7,990, Chery Sweet / Chery Sweet from $7,890.

CHEVROLET SPARK IN DEALERS...

Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark. Stylish, compact city car. Buying one today is not difficult. V average configuration(ABS, power steering, air conditioning, etc.) almost all dealers have a car. For those who do not have it, the maximum delivery time is one month. However, these are all machines mechanical box gears. Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark with an automatic transmission (and cars with such gearboxes are officially delivered to Russia) are unrealistic to find at dealers. However, as it is unrealistic to know the specific delivery time of such a car. According to official information General Motors / General Motors, Spark / Spark with automatic transmission is quite an expensive car and the sales of this modification are unstable, therefore, the number of vehicles is ordered, corresponding to demand. With regard to available cars, dealers often offer Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark 2005 release. The discount on these machines is $500.

Traffic jams, traffic jams - horror is simple, not road traffic! Everywhere you go - cars are everywhere, even the most secret streets, which few people know about, are already packed with rattling cars. Looking at this, I have always been tormented by the question: what routes do buses take people to, which offer excursions around Moscow at the train stations? Well, in general, I still don’t know the answer to it, but, having driven a Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark, brothers of the popular Daewoo Matiz / Daewoo Matiz, I know for sure that with this, with dexterity, a good eye and a sense of dimensions, you can slip through Moscow from one end to the other quite quickly.

Due to its small dimensions, combined with an attractive appearance and bright color Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark fits perfectly into a huge metropolis with its age-old problem - traffic jams. In addition, the baby is much more complete and has a newer design than the same Matiz, and this is why it is interesting for the buyer. Yes, and the interior Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark able to seduce anyone. Despite the abundance of hard plastic, the interior of the car is pleasant and functional. There are many shelves, pockets and coasters, against which the modest size of the main glove compartment is completely invisible. The chairs are comfortable. The driver's seat has enough adjustments, including height adjustment. The rear seats can be folded down and thereby increase a small, but quite roomy trunk for a car of this size. And above the head of the passengers a solid supply of free space. So even a tall man over eighty meters will be quite comfortable to sit. Yes, there is no steering wheel adjustment, yes, there is no special handle on the trunk lid in order to slam it shut. But on the other hand, it opens from the passenger compartment, however, like the gas tank cap, which is undoubtedly convenient, and in winter, spring and autumn, when slush and dirt are on the street, it is simply necessary. As for the lack of steering wheel adjustments, for me personally, with a sufficient number of settings driver's seat, it does not play a special role. It's still convenient. What would I not say about those who have to sit in the back.

Despite its 1.0-liter engine, Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark very quick. A noisy herd of 66 horses under the hood allow the car to start from a traffic light earlier than others - however, after more powerful brothers catch up with the baby Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark, but this is the second moment. In general, keeping the tachometer needle in the zone high speed, from driving to Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark you can enjoy. However, as from his enough comfortable suspension, brakes and tolerable control (if the car is not rushing).

MINUSES...

If you like an aggressive type of riding, then most likely Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark not your car. All its advantages are good in the city and at a speed not exceeding 100 km / h. After that, it’s not very comfortable to drive a car, and it’s all the more scary to enter turns because of the feeling that a baby, with such a base, is about to turn over.

Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark clearly lacks sound insulation, because the noise from the engine and headwind is constantly present in the cabin. Also, the noise is emitted by the cabin itself - squeaks, cods. In general, it would not hurt to work here.

If you are not a small person (186 and above), then most likely your right knee will rest against the corner of the center console. And having put a passenger of a similar build with you, you will definitely have nowhere to put your elbow, and he will probably bury himself in the neighbor's side.

Extremely uncomfortable place to rest your left foot. It is too close to the driver. Because of this, the leg that has stood on it does not take a natural position and does not rest at all (although it is possible that the girls do not experience such a problem).

The last thing I don't like about many cars is the lack of a tailgate closing handle. V Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark Unfortunately, she doesn't either.

However, in the presence of these disadvantages, the car still liked. And for moving around a big city, it is simply necessary. And since the target audience of such a machine, after all, girls who are neat enough and do not strive to be Schumachers, then many of the minuses listed by the big uncle simply disappear. AND Chevrolet Spark / Chevrolet Spark for his mistress, he will be a good little friend who will gladly go shopping with her, drop into Kindergarten for a child, and also easily keep company when traveling out of town.

In recent years, the city car segment has been steadily growing. Times are tough, and practical Europeans are increasingly opting for these fuel-efficient cars. But Chevrolet believes that customers shouldn't sacrifice comfort to cut costs. Therefore, the “Spark” of the new generation, in addition to the bright design, received a spacious cozy salon, more powerful engines and balanced chassis.

2007 Auto show in New York. At the Chevrolet booth, for the first time, a trio of prototypes of the new city car: Beat, Trax and Groove - forerunners of the current Spark, were shown. The concept of the models was the same, but the execution was different. After all, the design for such ultra-compact machines is of paramount importance, and in order not to be mistaken, the American-Korean company decided to hold a real election. Potential buyers from all over the world had to decide for themselves what the new “Spark” would be. The majority of votes unexpectedly won “Beat”. He went into mass production almost in its original form.

Why unexpected? Yes, because this survey showed that a modern city car does not have to look like a cute plush toy, as was thought until recently. Look at the “Spark” - bristling like a hedgehog with sharp edges and corners, a lean hatchback is more like a small sports coupe. Even the rear door handles are camouflaged within the windows to make the car appear to be a three-door.

Aggressive style is reinforced by the appropriate driving habits: on the move, “Spark” demonstrates commendable agility. In the cramped streets of Athens, the traffic typical of southern megacities is dense and chaotic. Slightly hesitated - and it will not be possible to rebuild. A dozen other cars, motorcycles, mopeds instantly rush to the free place. But for the nimble "Spark" they are not rivals. A slight movement of the steering wheel - and the car is already in the next lane. Even on a country road, in atypical conditions, the hatchback is doing well: on the steep turns of the coastal highway, neither gusts of wind nor uneven roads can knock it off the intended course.

By the way, on the move, “Spark” is perceived as a fairly tough car. On large bumps, it shakes noticeably. But the energy intensity of the suspension is large - unpleasant blows do not reach passengers. For our roads, this is a significant plus.

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This is the merit of the new chassis. In principle, its scheme compared with the model previous generation has not changed - McPherson struts in front and an elastic beam in the back. But representatives of “Chevrolet” assure that the springs, shock absorbers and other suspension parts are completely new here, and real racers brought the handling “to mind”.

Unfortunately, the initiative of the suspension designers was not supported by their fellow engine builders. For the test, I took the Spark with a new 1.2-liter 81-horsepower engine for this model (the same is installed on the Aveo model) - the most powerful in the range. But its capabilities are barely enough for a small hatchback. Only by twisting the engine up to 4.000-5.000 rpm, it is possible to keep it in good shape. But in this case, the hitherto quiet salon is filled with such a heart-rending roar that you want to slow down and slowly roll in the right lane, examining the dilapidated monuments of the ancient era.

In Europe, "Spark" will be sold only with a manual transmission, but specifically for our market, an "automatic" will be installed on the car.

Don't go for volume

In GENERAL, I switched to the version with the base liter engine with a return of only 68 hp, which migrated to the new “Spark” from the previous generation model, without much enthusiasm. But it turned out that this engine is even more suitable for the purpose of the car. Such a modification is noticeably easier to move off and more fun to accelerate. The secret is in the modified transmission. gear ratios the second and main gears of a one-liter car are increased, which means that there is more traction on the wheels. But, having won in dynamics, such a “Spark” lost in speed. After 60-70 km / h, the acceleration rate drops noticeably, and by 100 km / h the car finally turns sour. However, for active city driving, this range is quite enough.

Lacking, perhaps, only automatic box gears - while "Spark" is available only with a five-speed "mechanics". However, especially for Russia, where new hatchback will appear towards the end of the year, they promise to adapt a four-speed automatic transmission from the previous model for it.

Returning to the one-liter modification, I note that I took the car in the initial configuration - with unpainted mirror housings, with conventional air conditioning instead of climate control, with a tightly fixed steering column ... And I must say that it is seriously inferior in comfort to the flagship version. Mainly due to poor soundproofing. More precisely, its complete absence. In addition to the roar of the engine, other extraneous sounds also penetrate the cabin - the howl of the wind outside the window, the rumble of tires, the work of the suspension. An unpleasant whistle in the rear seat area is especially annoying. At first, my colleague and I even thought that we forgot to close the trunk. They were not too lazy: they went out, looked, it turned out - everything is in order. The noise came from wheel arches…

There's a place for everyone

YET, in terms of passenger comfort, the Spark claims to be a class leader. The car has grown significantly in all directions. For example, wheelbase increased by 3 cm. Therefore, on the second row it is quite at ease, except that tall passengers will prop up the backs of the front seats with their knees, but in this class this state of affairs can be considered a blessing. After all, sometimes in ultra-compact models on rear seats you can’t even put children in - they will be capricious because of crowding. In addition, the "Spark" provides many useful containers of various sizes. A bottle of water, a pack of cigarettes, mobile phone There is a place for every item here. It is a pity that the volume of the trunk remained the same - 170 liters.

But the main trump card of the “Spark” interior is the original style. For example, the instrument cluster here is like a motorcycle: an analog speedometer is combined with digital display, which displays the engine speed scale and auxiliary information. The theme of the letter “V” prevails in the design of the center console (similar motifs can be seen in the higher-ranking model “Cruze”) - a regular music system and climate control controls are inscribed in it. Only frankly cheap finishing materials indicate the availability of the car. And this means that Chevrolet specialists still have something to think about before the next elections.

Brief technical specifications Chevrolet Spark
dimensions, cm