CHEVROLET SPARK test drive since 2010 hatchback
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2.5 percent is the share of cars class A in sales of new passenger cars in Russia Whoever spoke to, and most of the compatriots are not able to perceive seriously the cars of the A-class. Apparently, it affects absorbed with a socially disheveled milk for giantia. Against this background, the steady demand for a smaller type of Chevrolet Spack causes even some surprise.
However, if you figure it out, there is nothing strange here. Most Russian millionaire cities have already come close to Europe on the intensity of traffic and the average density of parked transport per square meter of asphalt. And in the old world a class is not a luxury, but the highest measure of punishment for life in the city. In Russia, it is still not European in the stream of cars with dimensions. But everything is coming to that. In addition, due to the explosive motorization of our urban population, in the driver's mass recently, a very specific, but quite solid layer was formed. A typical representative looks like a girl from 18 to 65 nodes from the genus, whose first car was Porzik from A-class of some matiz, an eye, C1 or Smart. With the inherent weak semi conservatism, most of the ladies from this cohort do not think themselves at the wheel of a car of a different class, explaining this with different convincing reasons. However, sometimes they honestly admit that it is just scary to sit behind the wheel of a car, for the feeling of dimensions once and forever sharpened under the size of the box from under the shoes. You can not doubt that thanks to this part of consumers, the demand for urban kids will never disappear. So, what kind of animal is the new SPARK?
As the folk wisdom assures, a small dog to the old age puppy. The creators of modern (and not very) machines of small and ultra-medium-class similar thought seemed to be sewn into the herbs. Apparently, therefore, all cars of A- and in-class are simply competing in the desire to produce the most positive impression. And they have smiley face, and the design of the salons playful, and the color gamuts of telepusiks are distinguished from the envy of Chevrolet Spark a decent representative of this ruling (in European cities) of the car class. But with some reservation. The expression of his face, of course, good-natured is yes.
But the deliberate chopness and sharpness of the increment of the headlights, the seating places of fog lamps, the contours of the radiator lattice give some rigor to the appearance, which is somewhat neotypically. But the design of the feed is fully respected in the spirit of puppy philosophy, and the round rear lights only complete the image of plumbing. However, the girls like it, and this is the main thing. Frequently, turning to be in the cabin small, emphasized the city typewriter, you know that you are again brutally deceived: a pretty appearance is completely not consistent with a frankly cheap or dull interior. Fortunately, the new SPARK escaped this fate. One unit of devices is worth it. Instead of the traditional installation of this node in the front panel opposite the driver, it was put on the steering column. The square tachometer monitor around the perimeter is framed by such holes in which the control lights are hidden. It is not necessary to read information from Blue Labor Displays, but the tachometer monitor seemed somewhat overloaded additional information type of temperature overboard, run, etc. Perhaps this impression is formed because of its small size. By the way, about information. Comrades responsible for programming the side computer Spark, for some reason sedated data on the average fuel consumption. Want to know the remaining stock of the course? No problem! Travel time? Please! And the real fuel consumption is pleased to do with the passport data! An attempt to calculate the average auto appetite using the amount of fastened gasoline liters and the fuel level sensor readings gave a digit equal to about 7 liters per 100 km of mileage. With accuracy, this method of measurement, to put it mildly, does not shine, but, be that as it may, the data obtained approximately on the floor-liter exceeds the average consumption in the urban cycle.
In addition to the dashboard, the interior of the car boasts a good solution: the darkness of the front of the interior is very diluted with plastic inserts in the body color. It seems to be a trifle and how fun looks! With the central console, designers did not show out: it is located in the usual place. Naturally, its design is designed in the same spirit as the instrument, with the permission to say, the board.
The vertical arrangement of the recessed design of the rear door handles does not cause complaints. Is that in the case of heavy snowfall when the wind fills a small snowdrift in them.
In a driver's chair, even a fairly tall person, the benefit of the ceiling is ascended to an impressive height. It seems that piloting Spark can, even without removing the ruins. However, it is not the case of this type of car. From him, first of all, it is necessary to ensure the bodies of the saddles from the house in a residential area to kindergarten, then to the office
, and in the evening in reverse order. Additional plus an abundance in the front of the salon of all sorts of containers for the little things. Not forgotten by the designers even the drawer under the front passenger seat. Despite the desperate attempts of designers at the same time, equip the machine with a luggage compartment and make a stay in the back seat comfortable, they failed to achieve complete harmony in this area. With the backs of the rear sofa, the trunk can provide the owner only a modest 170 liters of useful volume. Standard attempt 180 copyright centimeters to grasp at her back made it clear that it was possible to exist in the back row, but if possible, not very long.
Comfort on the back sofa of compact proportions will always rigorously compete with the practicality determined by the useful volume of the luggage compartment. In this case, friendship won.
And driving spark even funny. In addition, the machine did not take it on the road, the representatives of both sexes look at her with a smile. Parking on this almost cubic car is a pleasure. It would be more parking sensors (apparently configured to the blonde mode) did not start to peak as a mad almost for a meter from the obstacle would generally be fabulous. Motors that can be equipped with this street prone, there are only two: gasoline aggregates of 1 and 1.2 liters with a capacity of 68 and 81 hp respectively. Transmission options are also two: five-speed mechanics and automatic. We got a car with a more powerful engine with MCP. The fact that the 81 pound horse has to push almost a ton (939 kg) of a circular car, a special driver enthusiasm did not cause. However, everything turned out not so sad. Yes, with 12 seconds until hundreds in street racers, but if you regularly force the motor to buzz on turns of 30005000 per minute, then you will not earn any inferiority complex in the urban stream, and small dimensions will be squeezed into the most narrow gaps between trolley buses and trashing garbage trucks.
And it is not necessary, sitting in such a car, to teach your racing ambitions if they are, of course. The fact is that at speeds noticeably above 100110 km / h. A short base of the machine and a sufficiently serious sailboat of the body can turn the trip along the highway to fascinating, but not a safe attraction. It remains only to add that in the basic configuration the price will be 379,000 rubles, and the car on which the author traveled is 481,600 rubles.
Competitors
Vitamin C.
Citroyn C1: With French charm Yes, in the city stream, corporate identity in the design of the exterior does not allow the typewriter to become one of the gray mice in urban traffic
Appearance even partly compensates for the traditional auto ascetic class for this class. The running qualities are very adequate to the requests of the average consumer: in an aggressive snake you will not be lit, but enough for the city. And the anti-lock system will add confidence in the basic configuration
novice driver. Price from 350,000 rubles.
Telepusik
Suzuki Splash, collected at the company's Hungarian enterprise, is positioned by branded marketers not as some kind of subcompact hatchback, but as a whole multifunctional microvnel! Regarding the multifunctionality, we will not specifically argue: in the cabin of all sorts of ergonomic miles enough. But with the postulate concerning her bus, not everyone will agree. Lowly located bumpers in winter strain many owners. Questions arise on smooth irregularities to the suspension: sometimes it seems that the car seeks to go in an arbitrary direction. Price from 410,000 rubles.
Ghost piquancy
Kia Picanto is one of the cheapest minor cars. Perhaps this is its main advantage over competitors. A typical Korean dull interior will fully arrange a person indifferent to designer research. The same can be said about the appearance. However, on the go, this veteran of the A-class does not show any outstanding results from any point of view of manageability or in terms of dynamics. But the price tags start with a mark of 309,000 rubles.
Help MK
At the end of the past year, second place and leadership in the sales ranking on the Russian market among foreign cars holds Chevrolet. Compared to last year, the brand has increased its indicators by 11% to 116 233 cars. However, the dynamics of sales growth was lower than the average market. Experts explain this to the consequences of a betrayal of the cheap mass model, the role of which until July 2009 played Chevrolet Lanos
The bestseller of the brand last year was the SUV CHEVROLET NIVA. The most successfully sold models of the Chevrolet brand besides Lacetti and Aveo entered Cruze sedan, since the 2009 GM plant in St. Petersburg.
SPECIFICATIONS
Chevrolet Spark.
Dimensions (mm) 3640x1597x1522
Wheel base (mm) 2375
Full weight (kg) 939
Engine volume (cm3) 1206
Max. Power (hp) 81
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b(km / h) 152
Acceleration 0100 km / h (c) 12.9
Ragge volume (L) 170
Fuel consumption (l / 100 km) 6.6
Price (rub.) From 379,000
A source: Mkmobile magazine [January / 2011]
