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About 'small cars 2013' |Six small cars earn IIHS Top Safety Pick+ awards [w/video]







About 'small cars 2013' |Six small cars earn IIHS Top Safety Pick+ awards [w/video]








               General               Motors               hasn't               always               had               the               best               of               luck               with               building               subcompact               cars               with               examples               ranging               from               the               Aveo,               the               Metro               all               the               way               down               to               the               good               old               1976-mid               1980's               Chevy               Chevette/Pontiac               T-1000               which               may               have               done               more               to               damage               this               company's               reputation               for               building               small               cars               that               aren't               built               as               well               as               their               Japanese               competitors.

Now,               it               wouldn't               be               an               odd               occasion               to               see               any               Civic               on               the               road,               even               one               of               the               classic               CVCC               hatchback               models               but               we               are               pretty               sure               you'd               be               hard               pressed               to               find               many               Chevette's               from               this               T-Platform               doing               much               more               of               anything               than               rusting               out               in               a               field               somewhere.
               Rust,               as               well               as               often               subpar               build               quality,               cost               cut               materials               choices               and               engines               that               were               never               all               that               frugal               and               always               rather               loud               and               unpleasant               to               the               ear.

For               cars               like               this               and               the               Ford               Pinto               they               invented               the               term               "subcompact               penalty               box,"               with               that               term               sometimes               fitting               nicely               to               models               like               the               admittedly               reliable               Nissan               Sentra.

But               with               the               bankruptcy               of               General               Motors               a               new               car               company               truly               did               arise               from               the               ashes               as               this               Sonic               subcompact               (available               as               a               sedan               or               hatch)               has               not               only               become               a               worldwide               sales               hit               for               Chevrolet               but               is               also               the               very               first               financially               profitable               small               car               that               the               monolithic               automaker               has               ever               built               in               its               history.
               How               that               happened               was               one               part               Governmental               pressure               due               to               GM's               earlier               bankruptcy               and               the               UAW               (United               Auto               Workers               Union's)               desire               to               keep               the               North               American               plant               that               builds               these               fun               to               drive               and               aggressively               stylish               small               cars               due               to               a               work               sharing               agreement               of               some               kind.

Chevy               even               gave               the               car               a               stylish               dashboard               using               a               motorcycle's               minimalist               gauges               as               inspiration               for               the               speedometer/tachometer               other               secondary               controls.

The               result               is               mightily               impressive               with               even               the               beloved               Honda               Fit's               interior               fit               and               trim               and               plastics               seeming               a               tad               secondary               to               the               Sonic               and               what               it               offers               even               just               in               LT               trim.

It               also               took               all               of               the               abuse               our               canine               road               tester               Indiana               Mae               could               toss               its               way.
               Our               test               LT               model               stickered               just               a               couple               hundred               dollars               above               $18,000               but               came               with               a               six-speed               automatic               transmission,               a               zesty               and               eager               even               with               four               on               board               1.5               liter               turbocharged               138               horsespower/148               lb.

feet               of               torque               4-cylinder               motor,               15-inch               alloys,               Bluetooth,               USB-Audio,               a               nice               sounding               6-speaker               AM/FM/CD               system               as               well               as               for               an               extra               $200               we               added               Chevy's               brilliant               and               brilliantly               simply               MyLink               system.

Not               only               does               it               add               a               large               7-inch               color               screen               for               all               your               infotainment               needs               including               the               ability               to               utilize               a               navigation               function               through               it               for               about               $50               additional               dollars.

Good               luck               finding               that               offer               anywhere               else.
               Of               course,               this               new               Sonic               LT               we               drove               also               came               with               our               expected               cruise               control,               power               windows,               air               conditioning,               keyless               entry               and               much               more.

But               what               really               struck               us               most               was               how               tightly               and               carefully               built               that               this               vehicle               felt,               almost               as               if               it               knew               there               were               mistakes               to               be               made               up               for               in               the               past.

Well,               Chevy,               you               really               didn't               need               to               but               in               the               Sonic               you               have               created               a               true               subcompact               class               leader.

Please,               drive               on               by               your               Ford               dealer               past               the               Fiestas               and               get               yourself               a               2013               Chevy               Sonic.
               Sources:
               GM.com
               Ford               Media.com






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