Did any of your costomer gave you a review of the 1.4 I4? Do you know if it's a non-turbo version of the 1.4T available in the Cruze/Sonic
It is not a non turbo version of the Cruze engine, it's an all new, clean sheet design of small engines from GM. The Spark variant is dubbed LV7. As for the car, I'd ignore the nonsense of it being being associated with an 18 year old Matiz or Optra. The Spark is an all new design, architecture is totally new being sold in 70 markets including the UK, US, Australia and the EU. I rented one for a few hours, more than adequate and for the price, the 7 inch screen, onstar, 4G WiFi, rear camera 10 airbags included, is a steal. I saw base model 5 speeds (no ac though) for $9995 PDI included in the Journal de MTL, just add tax. Maybe some of the critics should drive my first car, a 79 Chevette with no radio, no back seat, no AC, no carpets, no right hand mirror, manual choke and manual steering before posting how these cars 'suck'. If your gf doesn't value cars and only wants an A-B tool and places no value in 'status' (if she doesn't, marry her) this car will do the job, buy it use it for 4-5 years and sell it for $3-4k and save $$$
Also, you may want to look into the 2017 Mirage, all new design but the engine is much smaller 3 cylinder. Mitsu is offering $2750 rebate PLUS 0% for 84 months, so 5 speed (non AC) model can be had for $155/month tax in, and it's yours, not leased. If ultimate goal is saving money, I would avoid Yaris, Fit, or ANY VW. Those are thousands and thousands more with less equipment. Whatever you buy in this segment, go for a test drive.
http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/lv7/
http://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/spark/2016.html
