The 2012 Chevy Sonic is the second car we have checked from the “Chevy Runs Deep” family. This being a subcompact car, and one that starts off at $13,865 for the base sedan model (taken from Chevy’s website). IT can easily be a great first time car for the new drivers in your family, though I would spring for the hatchback model as in my opinion that one looks better. For our review we checked out the 2LS sedan model in Crystal Red. How did the cool stack up after a week, well let’s begin!
Style
Once you get inside, the interior is nice, the seats are comfortable and the overall look and feel is cool. It has a unique very non-traditional gauge which at first I didn’t instantly like, but after driving or a week, it grew on me a little. The Sonic had a nice center console, which crammed a lot of information into a small screen. This was okay, I wish it was a bigger screen, but it is understandable at this price range. Besides if you intend to be buying this car for your first time driver, you don’t want them spending too much eye time at the screen and not on the road. Other than that, it had cup holders, no storage compartment in the middle of the front seats, and nice truck space.
Tech
Also some other cool tech stuff was the compass, which though I never use one, I found it cool to have in the car and know I was currently driving South or South West. It also came installed with OnStar which is an added plus there and good to see in the subcompact model! While there wasn’t a ton of features and abundance of cool tech, the ones it does have work well and are cool to use. My main thing was allowing me to use my smartphones, which the Sonic does with easy.
Experience
On the inside the ride was comfortable, the leather seats felt good, although there was a complain from the misses that for the front passenger side seat, there was no armrest. There seemed to be only one on the driver’s seat. The storage spaces was few, but useful, and the trunk space was much bigger than I thought, this was a surprise indeed.
For the tech stuff, setting up my smartphone to the car’s Bluetooth was very easy. If just a few knob turns and clicks I was all set up to play my music via Bluetooth but also to make calls. I love the fact that I could use one less cord in the car to play my music. This also worked well with the steering wheel controls, I was able to control some of the functions of the music from there.
Wrap Up
Do you own a Chevy Sonic, or thinking about getting one? Sound off and let us know your thoughts as well!