Erase all memories of small Chevys past — especially the recent Chevrolet Aveo. The all-new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is a completely different animal. Unlike the outgoing and mostly unloved Aveo, Chevrolet’s new subcompact sedan and five-door hatch were conceived by a global General Motors team before being fine-tuned for local markets. Here in the U.S., Chevy is pitching the Sonic as the Cruze’s little brother. Continue reading
2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ 1.4 Turbo First Test – Motor Trend
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It isn’t enough to have shiny car paint these days. Apparently, it’s got to be “green” as well — and we’re not talking about the color.
We weren’t expecting much from our first drive of the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic: a fuel-sipping subcompact about which we’ve heard tentatively good European reviews. We knew Chevy was replacing its Aveo with the Sonic, that it would be all-new and built by Chevy in Detroit instead of by Daewoo in Korea. We knew it was supposed to be competitive in its class, but we weren’t prepared for what we experienced on our drive from hilly, urban San Francisco south to the serpentine, forested roads east of Half Moon Bay. 