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Old 08-27-2012, 10:58 PM   #26 (permalink)
niky
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I don't even know why they bother with the 1.2, anymore.

Sure, it's one or two seconds faster to 60 than the 1.0, but it's disappointing, either way, and there's a hole in the power curve in the midrange big enough to drive a Chevy Cruze through.. which might be affecting its numbers.

The 1.0 is just as good in traffic. Just as good in tip-in acceleration, and can realistically get 60 mpg.

With a good 1.6 (not even a turbo), and perhaps better gearing, the Spark could probably get 50 mpg on the US highway test.
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