The Spark 1.0 is a motor vehicle from Chevrolet, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 67 bhp (68 PS/50 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 93 N·m (69 lb·ft/9.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 864 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 154 km/h (96 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.6/4.2/5.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 119.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2375 mm | 93.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Length | 3640 mm | 143.3 inches | |
| Width | 1597 mm | 62.9 inches | |
| Height | 1522 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 864 kg | 1905 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 35 litres | 7.7 [9.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 995 cc (60.719 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68.5 × 67.5 mm
2.7 × 2.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 68 PS (67 bhp) (50 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 93 Nm (69 ft·lb) (9.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.2 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.3 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.47 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1174.5 kPa (170.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 248.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 154 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.29 kg/kW 28.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.6/4.2/5.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.6/4.2/5.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.2/23.8/19.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 42.8/67.3/55.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 35.6/56.0/46.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 119.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/80 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/80 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 250690 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 11.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Chevrolet Spark 1.0 added 2011-07-26. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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