Spark vs Rio 5-Door
Vs Kia Rio 5-Door


AWARDS & SAFETY
The Chevrolet Spark has been awarded the 20181 and 20172 KBB.com 5-Year Cost to Own (Subcompact Car).
If you're driving a 2021 Chevrolet Spark10, and stray from your lane, no worries: the optional Lane Departure Warning System will give you an audio alert, possibly helping avert an accident. If you're driving a 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door, this extra layer of safety isn't even an option.
The 2021 Chevrolet Spark4 offers side airbag protection to its rear passengers standard, but that same level of safety isn't even an option on the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door.
2021 Chevrolet Spark | 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door |
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Lane Departure Warning System | |
optional10 | - |
Rear Side Airbag | |
standard4 | - |


FEATURES
While they're not as popular in more mild areas, in frigid climates many drivers find heated seats, a standard feature on the 2021 Chevrolet Spark6, quite necessary. If you want heated seats on the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door, though, you'll have to pay extra for them.
No more parallel parking jitters - the Rear Parking Aid, standard on the 2021 Chevrolet Spark7, can help guide you into the perfect parking spot, signaling when you're getting too close to the curb, or other cars. Unless you enjoy the parallel parking jitters, in which case, choose the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door, and don't pay extra for the rear parking aid option.
Even the most discerning music aficionado is sure to find a channel to enjoy on satellite radio, a standard feature on the 2021 Chevrolet Spark8... but not on the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door9.
The 2021 Chevrolet Spark's8 optional sunroof lets the light in on even the gloomiest day. Sadly, the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door doesn't come with a sunroof, no matter how nicely you ask for one.
2021 Chevrolet Spark | 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door |
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Heated Front Seats | |
standard6 | - |
Rear Parking Aid | |
standard7 | - |
Satellite Radio | |
standard8 | optional9 |
Sunroof | |
optional8 | - |


PERFORMANCE
You're in complete control with a manual transmission, standard on the 2021 Chevrolet Spark4, but not on the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door.
2021 Chevrolet Spark | 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door |
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Manual Transmission | |
standard4 | - |


USABILITY
Tired of hunching over the steering wheel, or scooting the driver's seat all the way back? No worries. The 2021 Chevrolet Spark4 offers more inches of combined front head and leg room than the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door9, making the awkward hunch-back driving pose a thing of the past.
2021 Chevrolet Spark | 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door |
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Front Head Room | |
394 | 389 |
Front Leg Room | |
394 | 389 |


PRICING & WARRANTY
With an MSRP of $3,590 less than the 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door9, the 2021 Chevrolet Spark4 provides the budget-conscious buyer enough cost savings to fill the 2021 Chevrolet Spark's4 gas tank two dozen times, with a little money left over for road-trip snacks11.
2021 Chevrolet Spark | 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door |
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MSRP | |
$13,4004 | $16,9909 |
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1 - 2018 model-year vehicle’s projected cost to own for the initial five-year ownership period is based on the average Kelley Blue Book 5-Year Cost to Own data which considers depreciation and costs such as fuel and insurance. For more information, visit kbb.com.
2 - 2017 model-year vehicle’s projected cost to own for the initial five-year ownership period is based on the average Kelley Blue Book 5-Year Cost to Own data which considers depreciation and costs such as fuel and insurance. For more information, visit kbb.com.
3 - 2021 Chevrolet Spark 4dr HB CVT LS
4 - 2021 Chevrolet Spark 4dr HB Man LS
5 - Average American drives 13,476 miles per year. (source: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm)
6 - 2021 Chevrolet Spark 4dr HB Man ACTIV
7 - 2021 Chevrolet Spark 4dr HB Man 2LT
8 - 2021 Chevrolet Spark 4dr HB Man 1LT
9 - 2021 Kia Rio 5-Door S IVT
10 - 2021 Chevrolet Spark 4dr HB CVT 2LT
11 - Based on the price of $40.00 to fill the gas tank.