The domestic SPARK prototype is South Korea’s Daewoo Matiz, designed by the famous car designer Giugiaro. Since its birth, it has won more than 10 awards in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Japan, with total global sales of nearly 1.1 million. vehicle. The domestically produced Spark bears the Chevrolet logo, and the entire vehicle is no different from foreign models.

Exterior and interior

In terms of appearance, spark Lechi adopts the design of Giugiaro, the world's top automotive design master, and many world-renowned models including Ferrari are from his handiwork , and this master is obviously full of his own unique insights into small cars. Lechi is the first small car designed by him personally. Its appearance is full and round, the lines are smooth but not exaggerated, and the shape is exquisite and cute. It subverts the traditional mini car design. It not only attracts many imitators in the mini car market, but is also widely favored by people around the world.

As for the interior, the fashion model introduces more distinctive colors. The interior style is completely consistent with the body color. More fashionable and sporty elements make young people put it down. The small and flexible steering wheel and the steady and majestic "Golden Collar Festival" logo show the uniqueness of this car. The center console is also within easy reach and is very convenient to operate. Although the width of the car body is insufficient, the headroom is very good, and tall guys can sit in the car smoothly. Obviously, the Lexi is not just for girls.

Media test drive: The essence of the entire front face of Spark lies in the button-type headlights using polygonal lenses, which are placed on the left and right, like two eyes. The seam of the bonnet outlines the shape of the nose, with a gold Chevrolet bowtie logo centered above it. A short horizontal line for decoration at the bottom, set off by two small round fog lights on both sides, becomes a small half-open and half-closed mouth.

The interior is a dark-toned black and gray color scheme. The materials are ordinary, but the craftsmanship is relatively fine and the seams are even. The overall impression given by the configuration is that it is simple and practical: for example, there are quite a lot of storage compartments and there are front cup holders. There is a four-speaker cassette player (it is frustrating that CDs are not provided at this price), but the sound effect in the car is actually good, and the function keys have a good touch feel and are reasonably positioned.

As far as the sense of space is concerned, the editor feels that spark is not very big, but of course it is not too small. However, if a male friend who is over 1.80 meters tall is driving, his head may feel a little depressed. The space in the back seat is much larger than that in the front seat, which is no less than that of Sail, POLO and other cars. The driver's legroom is good, and there is a rest pedal on the left. The design of the automatic transmission is very user-friendly. After opening the rear trunk, the editor thinks that the storage compartment is not very spacious, which is also an inevitable shortcoming of mini cars. But if the rear seats are folded down, it is said that a 29-inch color TV can be placed.

Summary of word-of-mouth from car owners:

Positive word-of-mouth: 1. The appearance is very attractive. 2. The appearance is very fashionable. 3. The appearance is exquisite and compact, very cartoony and cute. 4. The interior is very good, the metallic color and black tone are nice.

Negative reputation: 1. The interior is not refined enough and the interior materials are a bit inferior. 2. The rust prevention of individual external components is not very good. 3. The paint level is poor, the body steel plate is thin, and it will dent with the slightest external force.

Power and control

Power is a major selling point of Spark Lechi. Different from the domestic power used in similar models, Lechi 0.8L is equipped with the Daewoo Technology Center in Munich, Germany. The original imported engine M-TEC has mature technology and reliable performance. The maximum power reaches 37.5Kw/6000rpm, and the maximum torque is 68.6Nm/4600rpm. The theoretical fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is only 4L.

Media test drive: During the actual driving of the automatic spark, the editor felt that the spark is very powerful. The original engine with a displacement of 0.8 is even better than the 1.1 Aidil. . The shifting process is smooth, the feeling of driving at medium speed is the best, and the engine runs smoothly. Because it is an automatic transmission model, during the test, the editor tried to press the accelerator to the bottom. I felt that the noise of the Spark engine increased depending on the speed between 20-80km per hour, but when the speed exceeded 85km per hour, the noise suddenly became lighter. , there is a process similar to 4th gear to 5th gear, which makes people feel that it still has a lot of potential.

When driving at a faster speed, the stability of the automatic transmission Spark is quite good, and the whole vehicle does not feel "floating" at all. The editor believes that there should be no big problem for the automatic transmission Spark when the speed exceeds 120km per hour.

Summary of word-of-mouth from car owners:

Positive word-of-mouth: 1. The control is very flexible, the direction is also very light, and it is not tiring at all to drive. 2. It is very flexible and light in control, especially suitable for girls to drive. 3. Flexible override makes driving in urban areas very convenient. 4. It has good power and can run up to 150 kilometers at high speed. 5. When this car runs 120 yards, the engine noise is small. 6. The most satisfying thing is that on the highway, I once drove 150 yards, surpassing the Bora. 7. The gearbox is very smooth to use. 8. The operation keys are well laid out and very convenient.

Negative reputation: 1. It is difficult to go uphill with the air conditioner on in summer. The power becomes "soft" when the air conditioner is turned on, and it always feels like there is no power, and the throttle is "fat" even when the throttle is pressed. 2. The chassis is a bit low, and it may be scratched accidentally. When I arrived in Panbaoxing on May Day, I went to visit the French Catholic Church. The chassis was scratched in many places, and my wife felt distressed for a while. 3. When I turn on the air conditioner when idling, the car shakes a little. 4. The braking distance is a bit long and not very sensitive. 5. The steering wheel is a bit light when running at high speed.

Fuel consumption

The most eye-catching thing about Spark is its 1.0 L engine. This engine can be used with various high-quality unleaded gasolines above 90#, and the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is only 4.3 L.

Summary of word-of-mouth from car owners:

Positive word-of-mouth: 1. The fuel consumption is less than 6L when driving in urban areas, so it is not tiring to maintain. 2. The cost of fuel is about 23 cents per kilometer, which averages between 200 and 300 yuan a month, so it is affordable to buy and maintain. 3. This car is free to drive. The fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is less than 5L. The money spent on gasoline a month is only 200 yuan. 4. The fuel consumption of the automatic model is not very high, generally around 6.5 liters in the city, which is acceptable.

Negative reputation: 1. This car burns 7 liters for 100 kilometers with the air conditioner on, which is still a bit oily. 2. The fuel consumption is more than 8 liters per 100 kilometers with the air conditioner on, which is high.