Chevrolet Beat/Spark concept

The Beat is one of three concept minicars that GM showed at the 2007 New York auto show. Showgoers were asked to vote on which they liked best, and the Beat won. Chevy announced that a five-door version of the Beat, to be called the Spark (the name currently used in other markets on a rebadged Daewoo Matiz), will go into production in a year or two. Through Chevrolet released a photo of the 5-door Spark, it was the 3-door concept that showed up in Detroit.

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