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Have you ever heard the expression “you can park two smarts in the wheelbase of a Rolls”? Well how about parking a 2013 Chevy Spark in the wheelbase of a full-size sedan built in 1973, the age of splurging a cheap petrol.
To celebrate the launch of their smallest car yet, the 2013 Spark sub-compact, they put together some facts, with the obvious aim of improving the Spark’s image.
Based on dimensional averages based on published data for popularly priced 1973 American sedan models sold by the three leading American manufacturers of the time, here are four facts comparing today’s subcompacts and the 1973 sedans:
• Exterior - The mini-car is 50 percent smaller than the typical ’73 American full-size sedan.
• Height - New subcompacts like the Chevy Spark are actually 6 inches taller than the 1973 sedan.
• Wheels - The wheels on the new 2013 mini cars and the 1973 full-size cars are equal – both maintain their poise on standard 15-inch rims.
• Interior - The 2013 subcompacts have front and rear headroom and front legroom that match the average 1973 American full-sized sedan.
Based on dimensional averages based on published data for popularly priced 1973 American sedan models sold by the three leading American manufacturers of the time, here are four facts comparing today’s subcompacts and the 1973 sedans:
• Exterior - The mini-car is 50 percent smaller than the typical ’73 American full-size sedan.
• Height - New subcompacts like the Chevy Spark are actually 6 inches taller than the 1973 sedan.
• Wheels - The wheels on the new 2013 mini cars and the 1973 full-size cars are equal – both maintain their poise on standard 15-inch rims.
• Interior - The 2013 subcompacts have front and rear headroom and front legroom that match the average 1973 American full-sized sedan.
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