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It was a tough day in the city. The George Washington Bridge was a congestive horror show thanks to a noontime construction project and a motorcycle accident. The city's streets were equally bollixed in response to a presidential motorcade winding through town. I was grateful for the car I was driving, the 2013 Chevrolet Spark 2LT mini-hatchback, finally brought to the United States by General Motors. The front-wheel-drive Spark has been a mainstay of urban motorists worldwide for five years now. Previously sold as the Matiz, it is a product of GM-Daewoo in South Korea. At this writing, some 600000 Spark/Matiz models have been sold globally — the Philippines, Europe, South America. The car is being brought to the United States in the wake of the demise of another GM-Daewoo automobile, the largely unheralded Chevrolet Aveo. But here's betting that the Spark will be a success. Here's why: "Downsizing" is no longer a dirty word in America. For many of us, it is a matter of necessity, especially among young people still struggling to find a safe place in a wobbly national economy. The Spark is affordable, starting at $12245 for the base model and rising to $13745 for the Spark 1LT with Bluetooth connectivity or $15045 for the top-of-the-line Spark 2LT. Affordable, in this case, does not mean cheaply assembled, poorly designed or unsafe. The Spark — 14 inches shorter than the subcompact Chevrolet Sonic and nearly four inches shorter than the Fiat 500 — is a well-constructed <b>...</b> |
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2013 Chevrolet Spark: Small and sensible wins the race
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