With GM’s future becoming bleaker in bleaker, it’s nice to know that they’re still persistent in rekindling their relationship with the car buying public.  While some companies are known for their flagship models carrying them over the red year in year out, sometimes it’s the other product lines that save the day.  While originally suppose to debut during the Detroit Motor Show, the Chevrolet Spark had to take a rain check with it’s eventual date with consumers due to the internal troubles.  Now that Chevy has finally cleared up it’s schedule, it seems the Spark will have a second shot at wooing the public at the Geneva Motor show, and if expecations are halfway met, maybe, just maybe this will be a start of a beautiful relationship.

So what’s the big deal with the diminuitive Chevy Spark anyway?  If you’ve heard of the Chevy’s Beat Concept, then you’ll probably have high hopes for one of the concept’s spawns, which is (duh) the Spark.  Pushed as a fun and trendy compact car, the mini-car is geared toward the budget-weary consumer (both in short term i.e. the car’s inital price and long term i.e. fuel economy) and/or a younger generation that want to have a more personal connection to your car.  Maybe if the Spark came out earlier  it would have probably given the VW New Beetle some competition as Mandy Moore’s ride of choice in her “Candy” music video. Well ok, not really, but what we’re really getting at here is that it’s more “cute” than anything, if not, borderline “girly”.

Looking inside,the Spark is deceptively roomy, but still wants to be identified as a small fry thanks to the motorcycle-ish instrument cluster found in the steering wheel column.  Which works on motorcycles but looks awkwardly bulky in car. The “cute/girlish” factor is even emphasized thanks to the color template and fabrics used, but maybe it’s an isolated case with this parituclar color.  Form-wise, it’s your standard fare interior of any sedan or coupe that isn’t above the mid-end models. Perhaps the biggest plus here is Chevy’s claim that the Spark will have acoustics that are usually found in larger vehicles despite being a mini-car. Other than that, it’s decidedly very Chevy-esque, with a dual cockpit layout still prominent.

Now, you might think that there’s some sort of hatred or animosity towards this cute little package, but to be quite honest, that’s a small issue considering that it the form-factor and positioning of the Spark is pretty tight.  Of course, consumers will just have to wait and see if the Spark deserves a call back and possibly, a potential second date.

[Source: World Car Fans]