'bout time for another post, here it is,
The Chevrolet Spark
(credit: caranddriver.com)
The people that buy this car obviously aren't interested in 0-60 times, but I'm pretty sure the salesmen at the dealership don't advertise the appalling 12 seconds that it takes to get the car to 60. Or the fact that the Spark makes 98 horsepower.
Even though it is the size of a toaster, the Spark has 10 airbags! At that point, there must be airbags for your eyelashes and toenails!
The Spark also comes in a electric version, too. The electric version might be economical with gas mileage, but the drivetrain needs to be replaced every six or seven years, if driven normally (letting the battery go flat, using fast charging stations). On a related note, in the battery there is nickel, and nickel mining is a filthy operation that causes a lot of acid rain. Also in the battery, there is deadly deadly cadmium which is famous for being in old yellow paint, and poisoning artists. In the electric motor, there is neodymium. Neodymium is very energy consuming to extract.
The rear brakes are drum brakes! This is 2017, and there is a car with brakes from the 30's! What's worse is that because there is no asbestos in the rear brakes, they won't work as well as the drum brakes from yesteryear.
It gets 39 MPG. That isn't really shocking considering that the engine is a 1.4 four-cylinder, attached to a car that weighs about two pounds. What's worse is that you can't capitalize on this because of the nine gallon fuel tank. Sure, it gives you a good range of 358 miles, but if it had a normal capacity fuel tank, it could go 716 miles on one tank!
The spark also comes with a CVT. This makes it sound like they're filming an episode of Bonanza! under the hood (i.e. lots of MOOOoooooOOOooooooooo). This is because instead of gears, there is a belt being moved around on two cones using the same principle of shifters moving a bicycle chain around.
So, the Spark. Slow, electric, bad brakes, and doesn't make good use of its fuel sipping ways.
Do you have any thoughts about cars/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!
The people that buy this car obviously aren't interested in 0-60 times, but I'm pretty sure the salesmen at the dealership don't advertise the appalling 12 seconds that it takes to get the car to 60. Or the fact that the Spark makes 98 horsepower.
Even though it is the size of a toaster, the Spark has 10 airbags! At that point, there must be airbags for your eyelashes and toenails!
The Spark also comes in a electric version, too. The electric version might be economical with gas mileage, but the drivetrain needs to be replaced every six or seven years, if driven normally (letting the battery go flat, using fast charging stations). On a related note, in the battery there is nickel, and nickel mining is a filthy operation that causes a lot of acid rain. Also in the battery, there is deadly deadly cadmium which is famous for being in old yellow paint, and poisoning artists. In the electric motor, there is neodymium. Neodymium is very energy consuming to extract.
The rear brakes are drum brakes! This is 2017, and there is a car with brakes from the 30's! What's worse is that because there is no asbestos in the rear brakes, they won't work as well as the drum brakes from yesteryear.
It gets 39 MPG. That isn't really shocking considering that the engine is a 1.4 four-cylinder, attached to a car that weighs about two pounds. What's worse is that you can't capitalize on this because of the nine gallon fuel tank. Sure, it gives you a good range of 358 miles, but if it had a normal capacity fuel tank, it could go 716 miles on one tank!
The spark also comes with a CVT. This makes it sound like they're filming an episode of Bonanza! under the hood (i.e. lots of MOOOoooooOOOooooooooo). This is because instead of gears, there is a belt being moved around on two cones using the same principle of shifters moving a bicycle chain around.
So, the Spark. Slow, electric, bad brakes, and doesn't make good use of its fuel sipping ways.
Do you have any thoughts about cars/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!
eewww..is that onomatopoeiacally the correct response?
ReplyDeleteFairly certain.
Deletelooks like it is going to explode, any moment. hence the "spark", you think?
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