Videos of Sparky Flexing Its Torque

[Garrity]

The purpose of this thread is put as many videos of the Spark Ev exhibiting its torqueness.

Please post any videos you find that show it.

Passing ability:
https://www.facebook.com/rendanny/videos/10153929883370999/


Playing with a Camaro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkT8rZj8YH0

 

[nikwax]

this:


https://youtu.be/3v2aYpMOn-8

 

[nikwax]

Passing ability:
https://www.facebook.com/rendanny/videos/10153929883370999/

that's a familiar looking street

 

[Petrolhead]

this:


https://youtu.be/3v2aYpMOn-8

How the hell is that done? :shock:

 

[whomadewho]

How the hell is that done? :shock:

From a comment on the video, sums up I think:

rtz5492: He's either doing a tight right turn or a u-turn to get the weight off the front right tire for a "1 tire fire"(peg leg) since it appears to have an open diff in it. Other tricks to make it do it(since it likely needs help): Air up tire to the max psi listed on the side wall(to reduce it's traction), armor all the tread, apply the rear parking brake to keep the vehicle speed down and let the tire spin. Easiest to get the technique in the rain or on a wetted surface. Also find some old well worn slick(polished) asphalt and don't try it on 40 grit concrete. Or light the tire up in a garage with a polished or sealed smooth concrete floor(use the parking brake). Or put a skinny spare tire on the front right corner and light that pizza cutter up and leave a pencil line all the way down the street! And get it on video when you do!

Turn off Traction Control, Turn on Sport Mode, (I think you can disable stabilization also?) ...

 

[SparkevBlogspot]

How the hell is that done? :shock:

There was some speculation (probably this forum) that they removed or tricked wheel sensors. If you just disable traction control via display, it still doesn't spin the tires like the video shows. Better to try dirt road when experimenting with traction control.

SparkEV will pull 0.42g from 0 to about 40 MPH. As such, on wet / dirty road, eco tires will easily spin. You can hear the tires chirping even at 40 MPH when you step on the accelerator.

 

[NORTON]

Sport mode does not change the response to full throttle.
Turning off traction control allows smoke,,, if you like that sort of thing.

 

[Petrolhead]

I've been able to spin tires a bit in the spark from a stop with traction control and stabilitrak off, but nothing like that which appears to be in the dry. Also, stabilitrak turns itself back on randomly it seems. It almost seems like this person has been able to achieve 100% power from a stop. Mine seems to limit torque below about 18mph or so. If I stomp on it with everything off from a stop I can tell it isn't giving me full torque right off the line.

 

[SparkevBlogspot]

Something you can try is to pump up the tires to the max pressure and wet the pavement with water and sand. Or you can try dirt road. If that fails to spin the tires with traction control off, it's a sure sign that electronics are still limiting the spin and you'll need to hack wheel sensors.

 

[bro1999]

I've been able to spin tires a bit in the spark from a stop with traction control and stabilitrak off, but nothing like that which appears to be in the dry. Also, stabilitrak turns itself back on randomly it seems. It almost seems like this person has been able to achieve 100% power from a stop. Mine seems to limit torque below about 18mph or so. If I stomp on it with everything off from a stop I can tell it isn't giving me full torque right off the line.

The Volt is also torque limited up to around 10-15 mph. One way some people have gotten around this is to hold the brake while pressing down on the accelerator. Then when you are ready to go, just release the brakes. If you pressed down far enough on the accelerator, you should be able to "launch" much faster than flooring the pedal alone.

 

[bro1999]

Should rename the Spark EV the "Spark SS". Lol

 

[kevin]

The Volt is also torque limited up to around 10-15 mph. One way some people have gotten around this is to hold the brake while pressing down on the accelerator. Then when you are ready to go, just release the brakes. If you pressed down far enough on the accelerator, you should be able to "launch" much faster than flooring the pedal alone.

You can do a similar thing by putting the accelerator to the floor while in neutral and then changing to drive.

The first time I noticed that I was surprised because I was unintentionally depressing the accelerator while in neutral in traffic I scared myself when I put it into drive and the car shot forward!!!

kevin

 

[Tweetail]

Finally, a thread where we see videos on https://www.youtube.com as well, not just pictures.

All of them were quite awesome, thanks for the effort.

 

[greenspark]

Spark EV vs. Leaf drag race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co_A85XX-vA

 

[JeffTAC4]

Incredibly old thread, I know, but I recently purchased a Spark EV. Here is the result of me telling my friend that this car can do a decent burnout.

 

[NORTON]

JeffTAC,

Your link was deleted because the next photo led to some wierdass pornhub nonsense.

Besides, the picture was just rubber streaks, no sign of a Spark EV.

Post again if you are for real. If not .......

 

[greenspark]

JeffTAC,

Your link was deleted because the next photo led to some wierdass pornhub nonsense.

That's strange. The link was just to an image on imgur, which is one of the more popular photo sharing websites.

 

[JeffTAC4]

JeffTAC,

Your link was deleted because the next photo led to some wierdass pornhub nonsense.

Besides, the picture was just rubber streaks, no sign of a Spark EV.

Post again if you are for real. If not .......

I am sorry if something went wrong with my link, but I am fairly certain I posted the correct content. The image linked above was meant to be:

You are right, my SparkEV was not in the shot. I had rounded the corner and placed it back on the charger.

I do not know what you mean by porn or "next image". It should only be one image.

 

[Nashco]

How did you do this? Seriously, what procedure allowed a prolonged two wheel burnout?!

Bryce

 

[JeffTAC4]

How did you do this? Seriously, what procedure allowed a prolonged two wheel burnout?!

Traction control off, Stability control off, SPORT mode, Low "gear".

No special prep. Stock Ecopias at 35 PSI, cold.