Chevrolet Spark 1.0 PS LPG

Spark 1.0 PS LPG Review

Chevrolet India is the division of General Motors India Private Limited found not so long ago, but has started to show significant progress in terms of sales in India. And to carry on the trend they rolled out the all new LPG version of Spark named as Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG . The is a dual fuel type model which means it can use both petrol as well as liquefied petroleum gas to run. This small compact car is sure to give a tough fight in its class. The car has some great exterior features with are very good and somewhat unique. The car comes in very beautiful and glossy shades which are very unique and looks quite elegant with the shape of the car. The interiors are good with fine detailing and beautiful features. The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG comes affixed with 4 cylinders, 8-V SOHC MPFI engine which gives a very good performance and good fuel economy with best in class mileage. The car comes with many comfort features which do not make you feel uncomfortable during long driving.    

Exteriors

The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG truly gives a sense of proud feeling while admiring it from outside. The curvy looks are great suitable enough to call this a compact hatchback car. The overall length of the car is 3495mm, overall width is 1495mm and the overall height of the car is 1518mm. The wheel base of the car is 2345mm which provides a minimum turning radius of 4.6m. The kerb weight of the car is 885kg. The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG comes in 7 beautiful and glossy shades; these are Summit White, Sandrift Grey, Misty Lake Metallic, Velvet Red, Linen Beige, Caviar Black and Switchblade Silver. The 16” wheels look elegant and come with hub cups too. There are tinted glasses for better outside view. There are outside rear view mirrors (OSRVMs) on both sides . The body color bumpers look great according to its design.   

Interiors

In case of interiors, this The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG does not let you down. The fabric seat upholstery with beige interiors looks very elegant. There is lots of storing space available in the car like glove box, driver front storage space, etc. There is also battery voltage indicators present in the car also with passenger side sun visor with vanity mirror. The seat back shopping hooks is very good feature in the interiors offered by the company. Low fuel warning lamp is present to indicate you about the fuel. There is lots of internal space present in the car which will surely surprise. The rear legroom and boot space is quite good in the car.

Engine and Performance

The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG comes affixed with 4 cylinders mechanism and has a multi point fuel injection system type engine . The 1.0L quite efficiently gives a displacement of 995cc and produces a maximum power of 59.16bhp at the rate of 54000rpm which is little less than the petrol variant and a maximum torque of 88.4Nm at the rate of 42000rpm. There are 2 valves per cylinder with a valve configuration of single overhead camshaft. The most impressive factor of the car is the addition of LPG kit which gives great fuel efficiency in cities as well as on the highways. The mileage of the car on city roads is 10.6kmkg and mileage on highways is 13.15kmkg and the overall mileage of the car is 13.2kmpl on LPG, which is good figure for a car like this and the fuel tank capacity of the car is 26kg. The top speed of the car is quite good that is 161kmph and it makes you surprise when you its acceleration, it attains the 100kmph in less than 13.2seconds. The engine emits Bharat Stage IV type emissions for low pollution. The transmission type is manual with 5 speed gear box .     

Braking and Handling

The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG comes with electronic power steering which is not bad at all. The rack and pinion type standard power assisted steering is present in the car for easy and safe handling on roads. The wheels of the car come affixed with a very good suspension system which can overcome the ups downs of the rough roads. The front suspension system of the car comprises of Mc Pherson struts with anti roll bar which is quite common in the cars these days and the rear suspension system comprises of torsion beam axle. The shock absorbers type is gas filled. The front brake type is ventilated disc and the rear brake type is self adjusting drum. The tubeless tyre size is of 155/70 R 13 type and the wheel size is 13 X 4.5J ideal enough to provide good ground clearance.

Safety features

The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG disappoints a bit in the case of the safety features but can’t complain about the quality of limited safety features. The car comes with power door locks and rear door child locks also with door ajar warning. The 2.5MPH front and rear impact proof bumpers are present with side and front impact beams for safety from collisions or in case of roll over. The car has centrally mounted fuel tank for its own safety. There is copper fuel line for safer gas supply and gas solenoid valve for gas cutoff in emergency. The central high mount stop lamps are very useful in nights. The car also comes with ECE- R32 (Rear end collision safe). 

Comfort features

The Chevrolet Spark 1.0 LS LPG with many new and beautiful comfort features to choose from. There are cup holders in front console and bottle holder in front doors. The car also comes with remote fuel filler release and with remote tailgate release. The front room lamp enables you to see during nights and the heater and air conditioning gives you a quite pleasant and joyful experience during travelling. The internally adjustable outside rear view mirrors are very helpful. There is digital temperature bar graph which tells us about the outside temperature. Instrument cluster with digital tachometer & digital clock is present on the dashboard of the car. There is front power windows present.     

Pros

The car has a good fuel economy and very good utilization of internal space.

Cons

Build quality feels cheap and quite not upto the mark.