tburick 2 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I've owned my 2017 Spark LS (base model) 5-speed manual for a year now. In 13,000 miles it's been faultless. SUPER fun to drive (Reminds me of my '86 CRX and '88 Civic hatch). I paid $10,100 OTD and feel I stole the car for this price. The car runs and drives like a much more expensive car. I took it on a road trip from Phoenix AZ to Palm Springs CA and it tracked smoothly at 80MPH most of the way. I disagree with GM's "city car" marketing. It's a fine little interstate cruiser. Compared to an early second generation Honda Prelude - the second gen Spark is 1/10 sec quicker to 60, scores 5 points higher on the skidpad, and stops 30 feet shorter from 60. Back in the day the Spark would have been considered a "Hot Hatch". How far we have come! I LOVE MY SPARK and would definitely buy another one. What a wonderful little car. Link to post Share on other sites
Bobby MSME 100 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 18 hours ago, tburick said: I've owned my 2017 Spark LS (base model) 5-speed manual for a year now. In 13,000 miles it's been faultless. SUPER fun to drive (Reminds me of my '86 CRX and '88 Civic hatch). I paid $10,100 OTD and feel I stole the car for this price. The car runs and drives like a much more expensive car. I took it on a road trip from Phoenix AZ to Palm Springs CA and it tracked smoothly at 80MPH most of the way. I disagree with GM's "city car" marketing. It's a fine little interstate cruiser. Compared to an early second generation Honda Prelude - the second gen Spark is 1/10 sec quicker to 60, scores 5 points higher on the skidpad, and stops 30 feet shorter from 60. Back in the day the Spark would have been considered a "Hot Hatch". How far we have come! I LOVE MY SPARK and would definitely buy another one. What a wonderful little car. Agree totally on how good 2017 spark is for the price. I am driving 2017 LS with CVT and like the tranny without having-to shift gears. our other car is a Chevy HHR and it rides much more stable at speeds over 60mph. but not as much fun to drive in urban areas. Link to post Share on other sites
GammaRadiation 12 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) The spark does handle for what it is, it's also quite neutral. At its first autocross my '16 went into a 4 wheel drift when I finally got it to break loose. It's a shame GM didn't do a turbo version to compete with the Fiesta ST. That would be a blast. On Saturday in the rain we went through an empty round about an extra time and I got the front to break traction. It just clawed its way around the circle like a classic mini rally car. Edited August 27, 2018 by GammaRadiation Link to post Share on other sites
silverspark78 5 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I think what they should do at very least if non turbo is use the new 1.5 from the Malibu in the spark. Maybe it might help. And make the spark a little bigger like the size of the new mini Cooper. Heck just replace the sonic with the spark. Link to post Share on other sites
silverspark78 5 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Idk lately I have been having my eye on the Chevy Trax. I heard a redesign in 2020 with 9 speed auto? Is this true? Anything else with the redesign?? Link to post Share on other sites
GammaRadiation 12 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I have disdain for modern crossovers That are basically high riding, heavy hatches. I like the size of the spark. It fits everywhere, carrys 4 adults comfortably, and has plenty of cargo room with the seats folded. It's a perfect city car. All it needs is more power. Link to post Share on other sites
silverspark78 5 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It would be nice if it was a little bigger like the copper club car but yea I agree. They are nice. Maybe increase it to at least 120hp or something and a 6 speed auto instead of the cvt. I just hate how it just sits there when you press on the accelerator pedal for a couple seconds. Link to post Share on other sites
Fire Spark 13 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I have a 5-speed also and feel like the engine has a lot of potential but it is being held back by the ultra conservative drive-by-wire programming. Try to rev it up in neutral and you'll see what I'm talking about. Someone needs to come up with a sport mode flash for this car and unleash the beast. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now