General Motors was mum about the new Chevrolet Sonic’s fuel economy when it debuted at the Detroit auto show last week. Now, the automaker states that the subcompact vehicle will offer up to 40 mpg when it goes on sale in the fall.
That figure isn’t too much of a surprise, considering that the Sonic is carrying the same powertrains found in the Chevrolet Cruze, which gets a maximum rating of 24/36 mpg city/highway. A Cruze Eco model is estimated to get 28/42 mpg, but those numbers haven’t been finalized by the EPA. The Sonic’s predecessor, the Aveo, achieved a 27/35 mpg maximum rating, with a manual transmission.
Overall, the Sonic’s 40-mpg figure, which is assumed to be highway gas mileage, would be on par with the Ford Fiesta and better than the Honda Fit or Toyota Yaris.
By Colin Bird | January 18, 2011 | Comments (20) Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Sonic
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Tyler Lipa Jan 18, 2011 11:01:40 AMIf it doesn't at LEAST get 40mpg I will kind of feel let down by GM.
cody Jan 18, 2011 12:25:45 PMi hope the automakers start to aim higher for compact and subcompact fuel economy. the midsized crowd has started achieving fuel economy numbers (at least highway) that are traditionally compact/sub-compact territory. If a 3700lbs mid-sized sedan can achieve 35mpg, a compact weighing less than 3000lbs should be able to get 45mpg.
Tony Jan 18, 2011 12:54:06 PMUnfortunately, when it comes to GM the EPA mileage is always over-estimated.
H Jan 18, 2011 1:15:18 PMUnless you have direct experience with your GM car not meeting EPA estimate then I suggest you stop spreading misinformation.
And please don't reply about how every car review as-tested mileage is below EPA estimate or how all owner comments talk about subpar mileage claims. This is a minute sampling of the entire population group driving GM cars.
Amuro Ray Jan 18, 2011 1:38:24 PMMisinformation is when something's not true. Car-reivews is one way to reflect the actual data, be how minute the number of reviews there are. If 1 review does reflect a lower than EPA est result, which THERE IS AT LEAST ONE, then it is NOT misinformation. So I suggest you to stop telling people not to reflect on some sort of unfavorable findings against GM, H.
BTW, it is also impractical for you to state that for sthg to be valid, it has to come from the entire population. Only a small portion of people will speak out (including auto reviews sites like cars.com), so data can only be gathered from such. BLAME IT ON THOSE WHO DON'T SPEAK. This is the same case as to how the president of the US (and many other democratic countries) is elected. Never have it been once that 100% of the population have voted; or are you implying that none of the US presidents were/are legit?
Tony Jan 18, 2011 1:46:23 PMH,
I like to learn from other people mistakes. So I don't have to buy GM vehicle to see if it is matches EPA numbers.
OK, I've rented Malibu on my trip to California and it didn't match any EPA numbers and any PRO review you take, you end up with similar problem - GM vehicle has actual mileage well below advertised. And to reach 40MPG GM has to go hoops while Hyundai got it right - made a car which makes 40MPG with any trim (Elantra). And then, some of you here may think GM, talking Cruz but in reality it is as far from GM as I am from Spain. This is a car made by Daewoo and Opel. Neither is a trusty car maker. Come on!
H Jan 18, 2011 1:46:59 PMAR,
Look up the word "always" as in "when it comes to GM the EPA estimate is ALWAYS overestimated". Get back to me what you find out.
Tony Jan 18, 2011 1:50:04 PMYes, "ALWAYS" is over-generalization but this is how it feels to me.
H Jan 18, 2011 1:53:18 PMTony,
I won't respond further as you are impossible to reason with no matter what I say.
Amuro Ray Jan 18, 2011 2:28:17 PMOr maybe you should read a bit more careful on how I criticize your choice of words on "spreading misinformation," H.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation
Sheth Jan 18, 2011 2:40:34 PMFor any of this to make sense we would need proof that 1) there is proof that every gm vehicle fails to meet epa standards across the board and b) proof that every other automakers products meet the epa figures. The folks making the accusations have provided evidence of niether which makes their claims absurd. On this site no post about a domestic product can go unpunished. Its sad that these are the kinds of avid supporters that cars.com attracts. These people have no regards for the truth and all they care about is bashing anything domestic.
Jacaranda Jan 18, 2011 2:58:05 PMAmuro, after reading your rambling diatribes, it's clear you know even less about politics and grammar than you do about cars.
Paul Jan 18, 2011 3:35:06 PMThat is one odd looking "car".Sorta looks like a Hedgehog.
Troy S. Jan 18, 2011 4:52:40 PMIf the Sonic doesn't get it's promised MPG rating, it wouldn't be a big suprise at all. GM over-exaggerated the Volt as getting various Electric and gasoline MPG ratings over the last couple of years it's development was used for marketing the 41,000 vehicle. Can someone answer the big question: Has it achieved any of the claimed ratings yet? For 41K a customer expects what is promised.
The Sonic will face stiff competition in the small car market. There are plenty of established models to compete with.
The Sonic has one thing going for it though... It's a big step above subpar yet cheap Aveo.
Sheth Jan 18, 2011 7:06:14 PMTroy:
What are you talking about? Gm said the volt would get up to 40m of range and the epa rated it at 35m on average. I'm sure you can get up to 40 as gm said. Gm never released estimates for gas only mpg but the car is rated at 37mpg in ext range mode. What false claims are you talking about? Th volt is a new kind of vehicle and gm was largely guessing how the car was going to be rated before the epa came out with its final test procedures. Get your facts straight if you are going to make accusations.
Sheth Jan 18, 2011 7:08:35 PMOh yeah, forgot to mention that the aveo has been a decent seller in the class for a while. Probably in top 3 in sales in the class. I would think a mucch better model would do even better.
Belly Jan 18, 2011 8:01:59 PMOn this site no post about a domestic product can go unpunished. Its sad that these are the kinds of avid supporters that cars.com attracts. These people have no regards for the truth and all they care about is bashing anything domestic.
-This is nothing but misinformation. Trying to discredit the site because you can't actually prove a point... sad.
For any of this to make sense we would need proof that 1) there is proof that every gm vehicle fails to meet epa standards across the board and b) proof that every other automakers products meet the epa figures.
-This is also, like usual, completely incorrect.
I would think a mucch better model would do even better.
-Again, this doesn't follow. The reason GM sold so many Aveos is because of price.
Troy S. Jan 18, 2011 9:55:51 PM@Sheth,
So I guess you forgot about this:
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/chevy-volts-230-mpg-rating-ad-campaign-comes-under-fire-from-b/
Maybe you selected to forget this too:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/11/28/land-of-confusion-chevy-volt-gets-60-mpg-rating.aspx
It seems you don't have your facts straight.
Troy S. Jan 18, 2011 10:06:38 PM@belly and Sheth,
There's a difference between misinformation and displacement. Some people have an image of Domestic autos that simply does not support their last 3 decades of performance, the bailouts, results from cash for clunkers and current resale values.
People's memories are better than you think and Detroit has a long road ahead of them in gaining millions of customers back that they themselves ran away from their own brands.
This falls under the displacement category. Blaming others for faults. I hate to tell you but you simply cannot mimick an Osterich and hope things turn out alright at taxpayers' expense.
hoosier_roy Jan 18, 2011 11:56:05 PMMr. Bird: The Kicking Tires blog itself (November 11, 2011) reported the 28/42 mpg figures for the Chevy Cruze Eco 6MT ARE the EPA estimates.
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2010/11/2011-chevy-cruze-eco-to-get-42-mpg-highway.html
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