GM India launches New Chevrolet Spark Special Edition - Muzic

Feb. 18, 2009 - PRLog -- New Delhi: In the presence of General Motors Vice President of Global Sales, Service and Marketing Jonathan Browning, GM India today launched a limited-production version of its best-selling model, the Chevrolet Spark. The Chevrolet Spark Special edition - Muzic comes with several new exterior features and amenities that make the award-winning small car more sporty and stylish.  

“As one of the world’s fastest growing vehicle markets, India is a priority for General Motors,” said Browning.  “The introduction of this special version of the Spark sends a signal of GM’s commitment to roll out new and upgraded products that will fully satisfy consumers across India.”

“We plan to continue to introduce variants of the Spark that target different groups of customers,” according to GM India President and Managing Director Karl Slym.  “This will enable us to achieve our goal of becoming a market leader in India by giving our customers the vehicles that they want when they want them.”

The Chevrolet Spark Special Edition - Muzic comes with the following exciting features:

Exterior
Side body graphics
Limited edition badging
Body-coloured door handles
ORVMs with turn indicators
Four exciting paint colours

Interior
2-DIN audio system head unit, with a high-fidelity 4-speaker package
Sport seat fabric
Remote keyless entry

Thanks to its intelligent packaging and 2,345-mm wheelbase, the five-seater offers a comparatively large amount of space and a feeling of roominess.  The Spark comes with a generous assortment of standard convenience features and smart storage spaces.  Among the additional elements found in the Special Edition are a 2-din entertainment system, sporty seat fabric and remote keyless entry.

Like the original Spark, the Special edition comes with the economical yet powerful S-Tec engine, which was developed exclusively for the Spark.  The four-cylinder 1.0-litre petrol engine delivers peak power of 63 ps @ 5,400 rpm and peak torque of 90.3 Nm @ 4,200 rpm.  Power and torque are maximised at lower speeds, making the Spark ideal for commuting in congested city traffic as well as on open highways.  The peak power per engine displacement volume is the highest in the Spark’s segment.  A reduced curb weight and more aerodynamic styling further improve the Spark’s low drag co-efficient of 0.342, giving it the best fuel efficiency of any vehicle in the market.  

Also carried over from the original Spark to the Special edition is the focus on safety.  Fifty-one percent of the total weight of the Spark’s body cell consists of high-strength steel, providing great rigidity and stability while lowering the weight by 10 kg.  Precisely defined load paths with an energy-absorbing hexagonal profile protect passengers in the event of a head-on or rear-end collision.

Optimised links between the B-pillar and sills provide side impact protection.  For enhanced protection, the B-pillar is made of three steel plates of different thicknesses.  The plates are welded together so that in the event of a side impact, the B-pillar moves like a pendulum rather than being folded and protruding into the passenger compartment.  

It may be recalled that the Chevrolet Spark has consecutively won the prestigious J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) Award for two years in a row, in 2007 and  2008 for its class-leading quality attributes and has also been rated best-in-class in terms of fuel economy by journalists across the country.  The Spark has also won the special ‘Best Value Car for Award’ from BS Motoring magazine recently.

The Chevrolet Spark special edition - Muzic comes with a three-year/100,000-km standard warranty, which is an industry first in the mini-car segment. In addition, the consumer also can opt for a unique add-on service maintenance package, the ‘Chevrolet Promise – Cashless Ownership Offer,’ which frees the customer from maintenance-related costs for three years or 45,000 km (whichever comes first).

For more info visit http://www.chevrolet.co.in

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General Motors India is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. GM produces the Chevrolet Captiva, Chevrolet Optra, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet SR-V, Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, Chevrolet Spark and Chevrolet Tavera for sale in India and operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Talegaon, Maharashtra, and Halol, Gujarat.