World's largest passenger car manufacturer, General Motors launched its small car Chevrolet Spark in Indian market in 2007 to take on the small car market was that was dominated by the Maruti Alto, Maruti Zen, Maruti Wagon R, Hyundai Santro and Tata Indica. Chevrolet Spark gains much popularity in Indian market since its launch because of its stylish look and quality interiors with comparatively lower price tag. Chevrolet Spark is a better car with more space inside with good quality interiors. Even being mono form Chevrolet Spark possesses enough space inside. High quality steel of the car gives it light weight and the required necessary balance. Torsion beam, shock absorbers with trailing arms provides better stability to the vehicle even when it is moving on roughest roads. At present Chevrolet Spark petrol version is available in two different engine variant type. One delivering 795cc of displacement while the other delivering 995cc of displacement. In U-VA type car category it is one of the best car variant available in the market.
Now built on a 5mm longer wheelbase (2345mm) than the old Matiz but measuring an identical 3495mm in length, the new car also has sharper styling. In place of the smooth, rounded nose, there’s a well-defined bonnet V, pointy headlights and tiny slit for a bonnet intake. Build quality of Chevrolet Spark is pretty good for a small car and panel gaps are fairly tight. Move inside, and the centrally-mounted instrument console takes pride of place on the dashboard. It is this design that gives the interiors of Chevrolet Spark its uniqueness. There’s decent storage space in the cabin. A pair of shelves below the dashboard is useful aids to hold small bits while the front door pockets are large enough to hold a water bottle. Chevrolet Spark is available in with 995cc petrol engine. The 995cc, 8valve engine competes with Maruti Zen Estilo and Hyundai Santro. It gives a maximum power of 48.5KW and a maximum torque of 87.3Nm. The car has completely new pedal box design with durable plastic moulded pedals. Chevrolet Spark has a noise-insulating mat between the engine compartment and the dashboard improves the sound insulating effect. The car claims a mileage of 16.9kpl with a top speed of 156Km/hr