Test Driving the New Chevy Sonic

As we enter the New Year I have taken a challenge to test drive all the different Chevy cars and truck and give you my Mom Review; I am going to tell you what a Mom in her mid thirty’s with two preteen kids thinks of a vehicle and how it fits into my life. Currently, I drive a Chevy Malibu. 

The Sonic in my driveway

My first pick of the year is an Inferno Orange, 5 speed manual, 5 door, 2012 Sonic LT.

My first thoughts, love the color and I like the exterior design.     

As I opened the driver’s side door and looked around the interior, I was surprised to find all the storage available to me.  I had room for my maps, coffee, and other things I tend to carry with me in the car.  I took a seat, as I adjust the back of my seat I liked how my seat slowly adjusted and was not abrupt; you clicked till I got to the right spot.  The one thing I found tough was the location of the seatbelt lock. 

glove box

I had been given a 5-speed manual to test out.  As I drove around town and ran my everyday errands I found parking to be very easy, the turn radius was great.  Transition from gear to gear was very smooth.  I did my weekly food shopping and was able to get everything loaded into the small trunk; the space was just big enough. If my family of four were headed to the airport it would be very tough.  If my husband and I were traveling we could simply drop the back seats and put our luggage in.      

My overall thought on the car is that at this time in my life it is too small to accommodate my needs.  With that being said I found myself saying how it would be great for me if the kids were older or even a great car for my kids.  Future exterior colors to come are going to be very fun and bright.  I think we are going to start to see a lot more Sonics on the road.  Chevy has built a solid compact car to cross generations.  It does come in a four door, which I have looked at but have not test-driven.  The one difference that stands out to me is the truck size if far bigger in the 4 doors.  I was very surprised to see that. 

Filled up the trunk

Stop in and take a test drive, and let us know what you think.


To learn more about the Chevy Sonic check out:
Top Safety awards for the Sonic
Chevrolet Home Page for the Sonic
Car and Driver Review
Lafferty's website for in stock models
Auto Weeks Review
US News review and rankings