I'm driving the 2016 Chevy Spark next week. What do you want to know about it?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
03/09/2016 at 14:49 • Filed to: None

I get it for one day as part of a “first drive” event put on by Chevy in Toronto. What do you guys want to know about it? I’ll make sure to answer your questions within the review. It’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! my boss has sent my way for next week.

DISCUSSION (24)

RallyWrench > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 14:52

Is it fun to drive?

cazzyodo > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 14:53

Do you fit in it?

This can’t be answered until next week, though.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 14:53

Is it actually interesting or should you just buy a used car? actual gas milage? Will it do plastic tray drifts?

EL_ULY > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 14:54

sound difference with the intake/airbox on and off

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 14:55

this or a mazda 2?

Justin Hughes > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 14:58

I was honestly quite impressed by the one I sat in at NEIAS. For real. But because I could only sit in it, not drive it, the question remains in my mind - can it be fun to drive? I’m not talking Miata levels of fun, but something above soul sucking Prius levels of not-fun.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 14:59

Is it as lovable as the Mirage?

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 15:00

Will it blend?

But seriously, how good is the headroom?

HammerheadFistpunch > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 15:02

Kinda bummed they ditched to goofy headlights. They looked wrong but it also made it stand out and look unique and “motorcycley” like they were aiming for.

Sweet Trav > HammerheadFistpunch
03/09/2016 at 15:06

I think this is actually a fairly attractive car now. I'll take mine with the Turbo 1.0l from the Opel Adam and a stick please. It could make a fun rally car.

HammerheadFistpunch > Sweet Trav
03/09/2016 at 15:11

Its not bad looking, I just always liked that it was a little quirk that made it unique.

dogisbadob > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 15:12

Glad it’s finally available with a sunroof. Too bad no more Mary Kay Pink :p

MultiplaOrgasms > Justin Hughes
03/09/2016 at 15:16

If its german cousin is anything to go by its not shit.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Justin Hughes
03/09/2016 at 15:32

We will find out! I’ve never so much as sat in one.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
03/09/2016 at 15:33

Too short of a day to get real mileage numbers from it but tray drifting is a crucial consumer metric.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > cazzyodo
03/09/2016 at 15:33

I’m a string bean of 5'8". I fit in everything haha

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > dogisbadob
03/09/2016 at 15:34

But they still have ‘atomic booger’ green!

Round headlight enthusiast > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 17:12

Is it really as slow as everybody claims?

Ross Kraz > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/09/2016 at 17:50

Drove one in May last year. I want to know if they have made improvements.

My memories: it was plucky and hysterically minimalist (see gauge cluster) and fun to whip around, but was tortoise slow on the on-ramps, did not down shift (auto), and was ungodly loud in the car at highway speed. It also only got like 32 MPG on a 6 hour highway trip...

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/09/2016 at 18:47

Who loves the Mirage?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/10/2016 at 07:29

Who doesn’t love the Mirage? It’s the only honest econobox on the market!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Justin Hughes
03/18/2016 at 09:43

If it’s anything like its previous generation then it’s oodles of fun, especially with the manual, and regardless of the engine. The wheelbase is so tiny and the suspension is stiff enough that it’s a ludicrously tossable “fun at any speed” car.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/20/2016 at 21:01

Why you are driving a Chevy Spark next week, is what I want to know.

Is the Spark really a Korean-made car?

leicester > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/20/2016 at 23:05

The atomic booger, I could live with. The “grape ice bad gatorade flavor” i saw today, nowayinhell.