![]() Necessary when driving in semi-rural areas.īy the way, if you want any semi-autonomous driver aids or heated seats, you need to spring for the 2LT. I also appreciated the inclusion of satellite radio. It’s annoying to not have factory nav on a rental car – obviously, most renters aren’t going to know the area – but having CarPlay and being able to plug in helped (and kept the rental company from having to invest in a TomTom or Garmin). First, even the basic version of GM’s/Chevy’s infotainment system is easy to use, and this car had Apple CarPlay. It helps that the 1LT trim is a step above the base. Rental-car trim – this appeared to be an LT and not the 2LT since it didn’t have keyless starting – means not a lot of options and cheaper interior materials, but a couple of convenience features stood out. Would that view hold up?įurthermore, would the difference between rental-car trim and the top-trim cars that the OEMs usually loan us for testing be noticeable? ![]() It had been a long time since I’d piloted a Spark, but I remembered the car being a bit of a lively handler for the class, and not being a total penalty box. Or in this case, not until I walked out to the “compacts” section of the parking garage, agreement in hand, to see the only car there was a Chevrolet Spark. I didn’t need a lot of space or comfort.Īs you no doubt know, that “or similar” means you don’t know the make and model of your chariot until you land and settle business at the counter. Not great, but something I could live with for a few days. “Nissan Versa” or similar, the Web site said. I’d need a rental car to get from the airport in El Paso, Texas, to Las Cruces – and to tool around town a bit, maybe.īeing on an automotive journalist’s salary and knowing I’d likely never have more than one passenger at a time, I decided to go the least-expensive route and get a compact – “compact” by the rental-car company’s definition, but subcompact per the EPA. I took a few days off in December for a vacation, flying out to New Mexico just in the nick of time to avoid the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID. ![]()
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