Quick: What does the Chevrolet Sonic have in common with the Audi A7? If you answered with “wheels,” you’d be very correct, but that’s not the answer we’re looking for. Rather, both are part of the 2012 10 Best Interiors list from WardsAuto.
Ward’s was impressed by the Sonic’s ability to maximize interior storage space with its two gloveboxes, plenty of bins, and a plethora of cup and bottle holders. And there’s the digital speedometer and rotary-shaped tachometer, which has been polarizing for some judging by the feedback here on GMA. Luckily, WardsAuto is a fan.
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LOL!
We politely nod in approval…and then shake our heads in disbelief.
At least the Sonic won something… right
Hah, hate to bring this up again but this can’t possibly include the horrifying base radio… Hah… LOL…
no link to the source, that’s very nice of you.. lol
The LS radio is repugnant.
Wish the car had normal gauge pod not that silly one otherwise a great small car
Unreal. So my bottle of coke shall rest quite comfortably.
Doesn’t the Sonic offer a premium radio on the LTZ package? I’m to lazy to go to Chevy’s website to find out.
Dial tach & Digital Speedo good! Cup Bottle and a place to put your sunglasses great! The rest? Not very appealing in design! Center section looks like someone just threw it on there. But as said at least it won something! One thing it has over it’s grandpop the Chevette! lol
The instrument cluster is modeled after that of a motor cycle. A good example is the Honda CBR1000RR. It’s not something that was just thrown together, do some research.
The instrument cluster is nice, but could be much nicer with some chrome trim. That’s the difference between an attractive car that people want to show off versus one that they are buying just as a means of transportation. The digital speedometer is actually quite beneficial in maintaining an accurate speed at the limit with cruise control. I really like the large digital numbers. The young people probably like it because it’s different and us older people like it because we can see how fast we are going. The mid-life people are the ones who probably don’t like it. They are used to analog and more than likely don’t care if they are speeding a bit.
The instrument cluster isn’t the problem here. It’s that horrible armrest that makes the whole thing look and feel cheap. Incredibly hard to believe that the thing got duplicated in a higher end vehicle (the Buick Encore). I’ve been talking to GM Buick about this, but of course have no confirmation yet that there will be change. The Chevy people probably think it’s appropriate.
There’s no need for chrome. Maybe more color choices. But the kids hate chrome.
So what do they like? Hard plastic? How would a young person like to dress up the interior of their car? I can’t believe all they want is plastic with a different color. If I were a kid I’d want it to look space age, but I know GM would never do this. At least not until some other company does it first and proves the market.
“If I were a kid I’d want it to look space age, but I know GM would never do this.”
That’s because those who still think “space age” aren’t even kids; they nearly 60 years old and remember when the “space age” was brand spakin’ new.
The “space age” is long, long, long, long, dead and gone. I’m pretty sure we’ve gone through the “information age”, the 80’s, and a period where swing music came back and died since then.
Chrome also went out with the space age too, as did Googie architecture, shag carpet, fins on cars, and rotary phones.
Nobody wants to look “space age” anymore, especally not the youth of today.
Nobody is answering the question. Other than electronics that divert attention from the road, what do the kids want for a car interior?
Choice.
Choice between what and what?
A car as a living room, which would nessitate electronics that divert attention from the road.
And if my long term predictions are correct, they’re going to want fully autonomous cars as driving will be seen as a time-consuming chore that diverts attention from their phones/ipads etc.
So in that case, a car will be like a mobile livingroom, which means a car’s interior would have less need to appear as “sporty” and more of a need to feel accomdating, relaxing, comforting, quiet, and fully connected the to internet tubes.
I know it’s headed that way… unfortunately. But I hope there’s still an option for those like myself to steer my own wheel.
I think there always will be , just expect to pay a premium because the volume will be so low, but the premium wont be that high because the technology will be old, and old is cheap.
I am starting to see a lot more of these on the streets of Chicago 🙂