The 2017 Chevy Sonic brings a notable refresh to an already-solid range of subcompact cars. Sure, opinions may be divided on its updated styling, but one would truly be hard pressed to complain about the plethora of newly-added comfort and convenience features, including:
- Heated steering wheel (new) and heated front seats (previously available)
- New MyLink infotainment system with:
- Standard 7-inch diagonal color touchscreen
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability (segment-exclusive, previously not available)
- Power driver’s seat (segment-exclusive, not previously available)
- Rear vision (back-up) camera (standard, previously optional)
- Keyless open and (push-button) start (previously not available)
- Rear park assist (previously unavailable)
- Higher degree of refinement thanks to a new detailed gauge cluster with an analog speedometer (previously a digital cluster)
As unbelievable as it may seem, you can get all that in a fun-to-drive, fuel-efficient, and affordable mainstream subcompact… one that just a few short years ago (in 2012) replaced the Aveo. Kudos to Chevy for coming such a long way in this segment.
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I’m confused how some updates from GM do a great job and others like Equinox and Silverado aren’t that great and still missing basic items.
Examples?
Equinox in its current form is at the end of its lifecycle. The Sonic is roughly in the middle. Not sure what you mean about the Silverado though.
Push to start would be a good one.
Push button start on both which gets worse when you look at GMC who says its the most luxurious 60 thousand dollar truck and it is missingthe option or HID or LED headlamps at least as an option on the brand new malibu. I love GM and recommend their cars to everyone but some things there is no excuse for especially since they want to be seen as the most technological automaker. So why skip these small things that matter?
Why do they destroy quality traction on their vehicles with GM?
They answer to me “Get out, we want you to die.”