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2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ

An Aveo By Any Other Name Is, Indeed, Sweet Whether General Motors likes it or not, the Sonic story starts in 2004, when GM decided to import a cheap, crummy little econobox from Korea. A product of its newest subsidiary, Daewoo, the Chevrolet Aveo had few charms. But it was available as a five-door hatchback, one of the few on the market at the time, and its starting sticker price was under $10,000. It was enough of a pitch that the car sold – and stuck around. Some of us actually developed a modicum of affection for the little piece of junk. It's not every new car that you ... Read More

Vital Stats

Engine:
1.8L I4
Power:
138 HP / 125 LB-FT
Transmission:
6-Speed Automatic
MSRP:
$19,450 (as tested)
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    Infographic: Super Bowl ads that won and whiffed
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    Seventeen days after the Super Bowl and we're still talking about the commercials. Crazy, we know, but that's how significant these ads are, and why the $3.5 million price tag for airtime during the game seems almost justified... almost. Yesterday we reported that YouTube had crowned Chrysler's "Halftime in America" as the most watched car commercial ...

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    Video: OK Go plays "Needing/Getting" with the Chevy Sonic
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    Chevrolet alluded to it in its "Stunt Anthem" Super Bowl commercial for the Sonic, and during this weekend's Super Bowl, the genuine article appeared. As promised, the Sonic tests out its musical chops by playing OK Go's "Needing/Getting." Two miles of instruments were laid out in the Southern California desert, lots of practice and planning to get it ...

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    Video: Chevy Sonic teases Ok Go music video and extreme sports ads for Super Bowl
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    The Chevrolet Sonic has been busy lately – taking part in a host of adventurous activities like sky diving, bungee jumping, kickflipping, and making a music video. We've seen snippets of a lot of the extreme sports activities the Sonic hatch has been involved in, but we have yet to see the music video for OK Go and its song "Needing/Getting." Chevy ...

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    Featured: A sneak peek at Chevrolet's plan for the Super Bowl
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    Chevrolet has purchased seven spots. It's the two-minute warning in terms of Super Bowl advertising and Chevrolet still has some ground to cover. General Motors' largest brand is still mulling its advertising lineup with less than two weeks remaining until the New York Giants and New England Patriots meet in the big game. Chevrolet has purchased ...

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    Official: Chevrolet introduces new Ecologic window sticker, coming first to Sonic
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    At the Washington Auto Show today, Chevrolet introduced a sticker. Okay, the new Ecologic environmental labels that will be coming to all new Chevy vehicles – starting with the 2013 Sonic – is a lot more than just an adhesive piece of paper. Last year, the EPA revamped its mileage stickers, and GM has realized that many people like more ...

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    Report: Chevy stretched Sonic sedan because it looked funny
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    If you think the Chevrolet Sonic sedan looks a bit abbreviated now, you should have seen it before General Motors stretched the vehicle. Take a good look at the spec sheets for the Sonic hatch and Sonic sedan, and you'll likely notice the four-door is over a foot longer than its twin. According to Automotive News, GM felt that early design attempts at the ...

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    Video: Chevrolet takes the Guinness record for the world's largest claw game
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    The Chevrolet Sonic marketing shenanigans continue under the rubric of "Let's Do This," this time with a five-story 3D projection of a claw game on the side of The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. In fact, a couple of Sunset Boulevard's lanes had to be shut down to accommodate the controls, which were a waist-high gearshift and an acclerator pedal. So big ...

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    CES: Chevrolet MyLink democratizes infotainment, coming to 2013 Sonic and Spark
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    Infotainment systems are expensive. Even rolled into the average new car payment and spread out over four or five years, you're still talking about some serious cash. And if we're honest, most buyers that can drop that kind of coin generally don't care about deep smartphone integration. But young people do. And that's where the latest MyLink system from ...

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    Detroit: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS is the hot hatch enthusiasts have been waiting for
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    We got our first look at the Chevrolet Sonic RS in the flesh today, unveiled alongside two Chevy concepts – the Tru 140S Concept and Code 130R Concept – at the 2012 Detroit auto show. As much as we've liked the Sonic, this version looks to hit the enthusiast bull's-eye. While GM didn't offer any more details about the car than what we already ...

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    Review: 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ
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    An Aveo By Any Other Name Is, Indeed, Sweet Whether General Motors likes it or not, the Sonic story starts in 2004, when GM decided to import a cheap, crummy little econobox from Korea. A product of its newest subsidiary, Daewoo, the Chevrolet Aveo had few charms. But it was available as a five-door hatchback, one of the few on the market at the time, ...

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