2019 Chevy Spark 1LT CVT 1 Month Review

Yes, I’ve had a Spark for a month and have barely mentioned it. This is my bad review.  Talk about kicking you when your down, I had my CX-3 stolen and was given a Spark as a rental in the same morning.

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Good

In urban or suburban environments, this car, like others in its class really shines. Parking, driving and navigating around tight city lots and streets is a snap. The car has a surprisingly upright seating position, not unlike a small CUV. Visibility is really nice and you feel like you’re sitting higher than you should be in a car this size.

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CVT provides adequate low speed acceleration/urban driving feel, but can drone fairly badly at higher speeds. Overall, I’d rather have had a standard torque converter.

Inside, you get seating for 5 adults. We had 3 people and Targa in there at once and that felt not too cramped for the 4 hour drive we were on.

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bad pic, but cute quizzical look
bad pic, but cute quizzical look

Android Auto/Carplay are on tap. As is 4G LTE powered wifi in the car. I have no idea why GM is pushing the in-car wifi so hard, I don’t think it is useful, but whatever. Onstar is also present, I did not require it.

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The Bad

This car is CHEAP. You can tell corners have been cut everywhere. Everything is hard and hollow feeling. Material quality is very poor.

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The drivetrain is woefully inadequate on the interstate or even trying to accelerate hard. Brakes are awful.

The rear cupholder is reminiscent of a bedpan and is recessed into the middle rear seat. My wife and I even referred to it as “the bedpan” and my sister-in-law who is a nurse agreed.

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Also, for some reason, the fuel gauge goes from 1 to 0. FUEL CAN’T BE BINARY CHEVY, it’s a scale.

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Overall, you’d be better getting a Micra or something not made by GM.