Test Drive: All New Chevrolet Spark 1.2 LT MT 2010
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
NUSA DUA - national media waiting at the figure of the All New Chevrolet Spark 2010 finally answered. Mid June and GM AutoWorld Indonesia PT (GMAI) released a city car is in Nusa Dua, Bali. As the launch of new Chevrolet products, the all new Spark also comes with a surprise.
All New Spark's just not funny. This car is also bringing the Chevrolet design changes. We refer to recent Spark design as a work difficult. Just like the brother, the Chevy Cruze sedan.
Full of charm. Yes, it feels deserve our appreciation given to the all new Spark. In fact, not only we, foreign tourists who happened to see the night launch of the all-new procession Spark in the park hotel complex of Nusa Dua, Bali, too, praised him.
"Funny, fun to sit in the car with you," said the blond woman who claimed to come from Germany.
"I've never seen this car in my country. Maybe he (Spark) already exists, but I do not know, "he continued when asked if this was her first meeting with the latest Spark.
Overview of the All New Chevrolet Spark 2010
All new small car Spark is the third generation of the Daewoo / Chevrolet Matiz, produced since 1998. When it's this car replaces the Daewoo Tico dproduksi separately. From 1998 until 2008, the Chevy Matiz is sold globally, including Indonesia, then successfully exceed sales of more than 2.3 million units.
Chevy Matiz itself was originally designed to house creative Italdesign Giugiaro (now the company has purchased the Volkswagen Group). Not only, Daewoo and Chevrolet Matiz also dikonsumesi by the Pontiac brand.
The first generation Matiz or Spark coded M100 and M150. The second generation of coded M200 and M250, while M300 becomes all-new code for Spark 2010.
Prior to manifest as all-new third generation Spark, Chevrolet first introduced this product as the Beat concept car. Introduction event begins on the New York International Auto Show 2007. Beat together, then there are also running mate, the Trax and Groove.
Third series of concept cars are actually part of GM's socialization project to determine the consumer tastes of the world against Chevrolet's latest design. As a result, the opinion polls conducted over the Internet, 19 million in public at all over the world like the design Beat.
At the Geneva Motor Show 2009 and then bringing all-new Chevrolet Spark. Cars that come starring in Transformers 2 movie is nothing but a result of improvements Beat concept car.
Exterior Design
In the aspect of exterior design, the new All Spark comes with extreme changes. Overall there are no streaks are retained from the previous generation design. In short, the all new Spark totally changed and became more aggressive.
According to Chevrolet, the all new Spark representing global consumer tastes, especially among the young and the metropolis that became the target market. This car is also staying more value for money, and giving high benefits than its predecessor generation.
As an illustration, the GM even dared to issue a number of achievements of the all new Spark. Said Managing Director GMAI Mukiat Sutikno, the all new Spark has been sold in Europe more than 96 thousand units in just two months of initial sales.
Among the designs are sharp and strong, all-new Spark has also appeared as a car that looks cute and spoiled. Unlike urban car which is generally forward rounded design, the all new Spark actually came out of the habit by offering sweeping strokes sharply on its body. This is of course an advantage for young people who want to appear more confident.
The main strength of all-new exterior design Spark decanted through a fender wheel that offers a sharp carving curved lines, as well as a decisive sweep of the hip muscles. Joint design of the side windows are made smaller in the rear and ended with a door-handle is uniquely positioned to make the all new Spark which looks like a mini 2-door hatch back.
The front of the all new Spark also provide pleasant expression. The use of large headlights, aerodynamic bumper with air grille, and twin-port grille separated latest Chevrolet typical horizontal bar, producing a look like a naughty child who liked to run.
Perfection all-new Spark as modern cars go even shown on the rear exterior design. Overall, the back of the all-new sporty look with the emergence Spark spoiler above. This impression was reinforced again through the use of lens taillight design that makes it a double oval steadily becoming athletic mini hatchback.
Interior Design
Mengimbagi action aggressive exterior, the all new Spark offers an exciting new atmosphere in the interior than its size hatchback. In short, mini hatchback consumers certainly will never find such futuristic interior design offered by the All New Chevrolet Spark.
The car that was developed to meet modern personal urban metropolis and the small family is found not only provide a comfortable and spacious cabin. The use of quality materials with high accuracy during production execution, joined to produce a high value for him.
Advantages are of course well have explained that to find high-capable cars on the car is not only a larger dimension which is more expensive.
Spark is all-new privilege was coupled with an intriguing architectural design of the dashboard. Even so far, there is hardly a successful mini car its size stringing large dual-cockpit dashboard like that of the all new Spark.
The layout of the functional buttons on the all new Spark is also very beautiful and impressive design mengedepakan and not boring. Application of modern digital displays, digital tachometer and speedometer in a very unique concept to make the all new Spark will be more valuable to their owners.
Moreover, the All New Chevrolet Spark also offers high-quality audio system with features that are ready to play MP3 players.
Given all-new Pleasure Spark certainly do not stop there. Like the privilege that was promised to the concept of Beat, the all new Spark is ready to accompany the user when they want to take it to wherever. This car gives a lot of storage, from where the glass up to the drawers and shelves multi-function.
Tall driver or passenger does not even need to worry about losing comfort. With a wheelbase length of 2375 mm and 3640 mm reach, the all new Spark has created a spacious leg room for both front and rear passengers.
Head room for driver and all passengers are also quite high. This advantage makes sitting on the benches sporting bright patterned on the All New Chevrolet Spark more comfortable.
When the driver and passenger are pampered, what about the stuff? This work would also be able to be resolved with a good all-new Spark. Despite having a minimal rear overhang memudahan useful for parking, all new fixed Spark offers a spacious cabin volume.
The entire bench is attached conditions, the volume of all-new luggage Spark produce 170 liters. This value could swell to reach 994 liters, if rear seats are folded berkonfigurasi 60/40.
Performance and Control
All new armed Spark S-Tech II engine with port deactivation DOHC, 1.2-liter 4-cylinder, 16 valve. This machine is capable of producing maximum power hp/6.400 82 rpm with maximum torque of 108 Nm/4.800 rpm. While using a type of manual transmission 5 speed.
Spark's all-new engine performance was not more aggressive than the Suzuki Splash is a challenger. Owned transmission gear ratio is also nothing more subtle than the challenger's.
After all this, there's no more powerful impression, both at the all new Spark and Splash. Both have the same typical performance when driving in traffic. All new Spark will also not be a surprise when asked to bulldoze an extreme incline.
This condition is no cause for concern given the all-new habitats Spark is actually on flat smooth roads in urban areas. Even so, you are still worthy of him playing in the street potholes, especially given the Indonesian market, GMAI has given a more rigid suspension system.
It is the most important of all-new easy Spark when controlled. This car can be a friend of beginner riders. A good sitting position, a broad outlook, as well as an effective steering motion, resulting in an easy pattern control. Even the parking lot into the benefits of this car.
Unfortunately, the all new Spark has no tilt steering feature for mengantur distance and degrees of steering wheel. With this fact so riders portly little bit difficult to breathe.
Comfort
In addition to performance and high efficiency, all-new element of comfort Spark seems to come into focus the attention of the Engineer of Chevrolet. Like the cars bigger size of it, the all new Spark is programmed to be able to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness, or NVH (noise, vibration, harshness).
The third focus is implemented through the use of floor insulation is better, making the front panel and a layer of insulation on the inside of the damper body.
In addition, McPherson strut suspension system with additional torsion beam suspension at the rear, also supports the achievement of comfort and balance control.
We prove this absolute when melesatkannya in Bali, especially as they travel over the mountains of Kintamani. Indeed there is little intrupsi sound from the front wheel. But the normal condition for a car its size. We certainly can not be compared the lack of it with a sedan or a bigger car from him.
All the advantages presented by the All New Chevrolet Spark is the perfect after Euro NCAP crash test set as one of the mini car with high safety systems. Not only can reduce the risk of injury for drivers and passengers, the All New Chevrolet Spark also proved to be very friendly for the pedestrians.
Conclusion
All New Spark could be the primary choice of small car hunters, especially those who live in flats or residential apartment. Through the small dimensions, but giving the space a roomy cabin, the all new Spark will be very beneficial when not many parking spaces are available.
All New Spark has an aggressive design that certainly suited to accompany the action of the young dynamic. Low fuel consumption which allows the all-new Spark becomes a friend to students, especially students, or housewives.
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