The retro-styled Chevy Spark is method cooler than the one we bought within the US
Sadly, the Chevy Spark hatchback got here and went in the US. Right here, it solely barely even went electrical between 2013 and 2016— a miss from each Chevy’s engineering and advertising and marketing departments, in case you ask us. Regardless, even the common Spark was removed from virtueless. In spite of everything, it was one of many least costly new vehicles in the marketplace on the time it was offered, roughly from 2012 till 2022. Within the meantime, Chevrolet has introduced a myriad of various Sparks to totally different areas on the planet, and the most recent is a boxy electrical SUV that we expect could be an enormous hit within the US market.
2026 Chevrolet Spark Chevrolet Brazil
The little SUV guarantees all-electric energy, however that’s hardly the place the enchantment actually lies
It’s about time. The Spark nameplate virtually offered electrification by itself, however Chevy solely moved round 7,300 items throughout its brief, electrified stint. Later this yr, the Chevy Spark Activ will probably be launched in Brazil as the primary of 5 mannequin launches the automaker has in retailer this yr, with a brand new electrical drivetrain and styling that makes boxy rivals just like the Bronco blush. Why Brazil? It’s the biggest automotive market in Latin America. That stated, the cool new Spark will present up in bigger South America, Africa, and the Center East, too.
2026 Chevrolet Spark in Canary Yellow Chevrolet Brazil
GM’s press launch on the SUV says the Spark will debut with quite a lot of “vibrant and genuine colours,” which is totally true. Enjoyable colours like Canary Yellow and Atlantic Blue be part of a extra subdued palette of selections like Redeemer Grey. Sadly, we don’t have a lot information on its specs, however the automobile the Spark relies on is about twenty inches shorter than a Bronco Sport — tiny, across the size of a Miata. It additionally achieves between 187 and 300 miles of vary on a full cost, relying on the battery pack you go for. It’s additionally a lot of the motive why US ports is not going to see any Chevy Spark SUVs.
You gained’t see the Chevy Spark Activ EV coming Stateside — seemingly, ever
The Spark Activ SUV is nearly immediately copied and pasted from an present SUV. That itself isn’t an enormous downside — who may keep mad at a face like that? The larger concern is that the SUV relies on the Baojun Yep Plus, which is offered by way of a three way partnership in China dubbed SAIC-GM-Wuling. Enjoyable truth: the unique Baojun Yep solely had two doorways, which might’ve made it a enjoyable and fascinating competitor for the much-hyped Slate SUV. Nonetheless, in the end, it implies that US consumers won’t ever get an opportunity to personal one in all these cool little SUVs.
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Remaining ideas
Even when, by some means, the Spark Activ SUV managed to make its strategy to the US, its tiny dimensions would seemingly alienate US consumers. The little EV is a full twenty inches shorter than the Bronco Sport. Absolutely meant as a metropolis automotive, the Chevy Spark SUV merely wouldn’t get a lot traction within the US. We nonetheless want it will come our method; perhaps we’ll get one thing a bit extra America-sized with related styling sooner or later.
