This Sporty Little Second Generation Chevrolet Spark Spotted in the Philippines

    This little hatchback, the Chevrolet Spark, was seen parked next to the curb on a small street in Quezon City. The Spark had sporty little touches of modifications found all over its body. This was one car you'd not expect to go out flashy.


    The second generation Spark was a small city car produced by General Motors's subsidiary in Korea. Although the Spark in general was first developed by former carmaker Daewoo and produced solely by them for a few years, Daewoo was bought by GM who then continued manufacturing the vehicle with numerous distinct badges and names, such as Daewoo, Pontiac, and Holden.


    The model featured here was produced in Korea from 2005 until 2009, except in India and Uzbekistan, where in the former was produced until 2017 and the latter which is still being made until today under license. A very popular car worldwide, the Spark of this generation was officially sold here by Chevrolet and is still being sold here today for only an average of ₱700,000.


    The hatchback had a very bubbly-like structure. In every possible area was the car's design made round, from its door handles to its tail lights. This was made especially obvious in its interior with its centered instrument cluster and air conditioning vents possibly circumnavigate-able. Its design for urban usage gave it only a length of 137.6 inches and 59 inches in width. This one was equipped with aftermarket wheels and unfortunately, had a few dents and scratches on its side, likely due to its age and disposability combined.


    The Spark was an LS variant, its top of the line trim fitted with a 1.0 L I4 engine. The tiny engine was capable of producing up to 65 brake horsepower combined with 91 Nm of torque. This gave it a top speed of only 156 km/h and a 0 to 100 km/h duration of 14.1 seconds, to which in exchange of speed, was safety.


    Despite the car never reaching massive popularity here, compared to the other countries it was sold in, such as Russia and Colombia, the Spark proved to be quite a practical and durable vehicle. Held back by its controversial design and affiliation with GM (which was not very known for its reliability), the hatchback never got to cement its place in the local market and has become an uncommon yet delightful sight in every day traffic.

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