Chevy Spark vs rivals - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested "£8,885/£8,885" "£9,841/£10,342" "£8,940/£9,310" "£9,845/£9,845"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" "£3,737/42.2%" "£5,078/51.6%" "£3,379/37.8%" "£3,948/40.1%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £177/£354 £197/£394 £179/£358 £197/£394
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,701/£2,835" "£1,503/£2,504" "£1,413/£2,355" "£1,701/£2,835"
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 10/£330/C/£35 3/£273/B/£35 2/£269/B/£35 6/£302/C/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £133/£286/£153 £55/£114/£55 £103/£187/£160 £249 (3yrs/30k)
Length/wheelbase "3,565/2,380mm" "3,415/2,340mm" "3,500/2,360mm" "3,640/2,375mm"
Height/width "1,540/1,595mm" "1,465/1,615mm" "1,470/1,600mm" "1,522/1,597mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,248cc" 3cyl/998cc 3cyl/996cc "4cyl/1,206cc"
Peak power "77/6,000 bhp/rpm" "67/6,000 bhp/rpm" "67/6,000 bhp/rpm" "80/6,400 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "118/4,000 Nm/rpm" "93/3,600 Nm/rpm" "90/3,400 Nm/rpm" "111/4,800 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 35 litres/sp. saver 35 litres/full size 35 litres/sp. saver 35 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 225/910 litres 139/751 litres 129/774 litres 170/568 litres
Kerbweight/payload "1,010/305kg" 800/355kg 885/340kg 939/777kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 9.5 metres/0.32Cd 9.4 metres/0.30Cd 9.0 metres/0.30Cd 10.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 5yrs (unltd)/1yr RAC 3yrs (60k)/1yr RAC 3yrs (60k)/1yr AA 3yrs (60k)/3yrs AA
Service intervals/UK dealers "10,000 miles/145" "10,000 miles/206" "9,000 miles/148" Variable/95
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 14th/7th 13th/5th 27th/8th N/A/N/A
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 4/4/3/84* 4/4/2/77* 55/46/35/3 81/78/43/4
0-60/30-70mph 11.6/11.7 secs 12.9/13.6 secs 13.0/14.0 secs 12.4/12.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 6.1/10.9 secs 7.7/10.5 secs 8.5/11.3 secs 7.8/10.7 secs
50-70mph in 5th 13.7 secs 18.2 secs 17.3 secs 17.9 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "102mph/3,000rpm" 98mph/N/A "96mph/3,200rpm" "102mph/3,000rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 56.4/40.0/10.2m 58.8/41.6/10.7m 59.9/44.1/10.7m 60.3/42.9/11.2m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 61/40/64/70dB 60/41/62/71dB 58/42/60/68dB 55/40/61/68dB
Auto Express economy/range 36.3mpg/279 miles 41.1mpg/316 miles 43.7mpg/336 miles 36.3mpg/279 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 44.8/65.7/56.5mpg 51.4/72.4/62.8mpg 51.4/74.3/64.2mpg 42.8/67.3/55.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 180/119g/km/10% 159/106g/km/10% 149/103g/km/10% 180/119g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Four/yes/DFO Four/yes/£388 Six/yes/no Six/yes/£150
Air-con/leather/heated seats Yes/no/yes £501/yes**/no Yes/no/no Yes/no/no
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/£355/no No/£347/no £615/yes/no No/yes^/no
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £365/no/no Yes/no/no £370/no/no £365/no/no
Sat-nav/CD changer/aux in/Bluetooth No/no/yes/no No/no/no/yes No/no/yes/no No/no/yes/no

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