Looking over the photos in GM’s media website this afternoon, an infographic caught my eye. (Actually, two infographics caught my eye, but this is the more interesting of the two. I’ll mention the other one at the end). In the particular item I’m focusing my attention on, GM defines the competition for its upcoming Chevrolet Spark minicar. It’s an interesting choice for comparison, and seemingly one out of left field. Read on for the punchline.
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Review: 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT2 6AT
Of all the cars to have recently attracted the scorn of the motoring press, the hapless Chevy Aveo was right up there with the Pontiac Aztek, if not quite in the same stratosphere of opprobrium as the peerless Yugo. I rented an Aveo once, and have completely forgotten what the driving experience was like, although I believe it extended over several days and across three or four Midwestern states, sufficient indication in itself of automotive insignificance. Well, the Aveo is history, unless you’re desperate for some really cheap wheels fresh off the used-rental lot, which is where you’re likely to find your average pre-owned model. But I’d skip it, because there’s good news in the affordable-car realm, and its name is Chevrolet Sonic.
Chevrolet Reveals 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition
By Chris Haak
I love the Corvette. There’s just something awesome about the classic shape, front engine/rear drive layout, V8 power, and an awesome soundtrack that gives me goosebumps when I drive one. The car is getting old, though – not to the point that it is approaching 13 model years like the C4 did, but competitors have offered better interiors, more refinement, and in a few cases, better performance.
2012 Detroit Auto Show: Chevrolet Code 130R Concept
By Chris Haak
Is it cool to own a GM car? I believe the answer depends on who you’re asking and which car you’re talking about. For instance, I have close family members who have an anti-Buick bias because of Buick’s image as the chariot of choice for blue-haired old ladies. I love the Corvette, but its reputation is that its target buyer is an older male in the throes of a mid-life crisis.
Chevrolet Unveils 2013 Sonic RS Ahead Of Official NAIAS Debut
By Carl Malek
Until yesterday, it was unclear when the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS would make its official debut. However, Chevrolet decided to give budget-minded enthusiasts an early Christmas present by unveiling the new performance-oriented model ahead of its official debut at next month’s NAIAS.
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible 6MT
By Chris Haak
I could hardly wait for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro to finally reach production. Growing up as a fan of the bowtie brand, it was fun to watch all of the excitement that took us from the Camaro concept in 2007 to the final production car in mid-2009. Then, when I finally had a chance to get behind the wheel of a new Camaro, I was left slightly underwhelmed. Sure, it was fast, but it had a pretty cheap interior, it was heavy, it was hard to see out of, and it was almost too large to call a “pony car” with a straight face, thanks to its full-size sedan-derived underpinnings.
Chevrolet To Bring Aveo RS To Production As Sonic RS
By Carl Malek
General Motors once had plans to bring the upcoming Sonic small car to the market as the next-generation Aveo. However, after extensive evaluation, and perhaps looking back at the Aveo’s rather tepid sales numbers, GM reconsidered. The company decided that the name was not worth reusing and shelved it in favor of Sonic. However one problem arose from this decision, and that was the fate of the performance version of the Sonic. General Motors had already unveiled the Aveo RS concept at the 2010 North American International Autoshow, but would then not mention the fate of the performance variant after the switch from Aveo to Sonic was made. Since that time, many in the automotive world speculated that the Aveo RS would survive the name change and go into production as the Sonic RS but no official word or confimration had been released.
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Suburban LTZ 4×4
By Chris Haak
I was in Boy Scouts when I was a kid. We had our meetings each Tuesday night at a local gun club, since they were my troop’s sponsoring organization. Aside from parental motivation and self-motivation to succeed at earning my Eagle Scout award, perhaps another factor was the Chevrolet Suburban.
You see, one of the perks of attending Boy Scout meetings at a gun club off the beaten path rather than in the basement of a church in some town is that there was a half mile long stone-covered lane to get to the clubhouse where the meetings were held. All of the fathers in my Boy Scout troop allowed their sons to pilot their cars from the road to the clubhouse, then the other direction after the meeting’s conclusion, once we turned 14.
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4WD Crew Cab LTZ
By Charles Krome
I can still see it sitting in my driveway, “a creature so fearsome, so terrible, so mind-bendingly large that those of you with weak constitutions may want to leave the—” … oh, wait a minute … that’s actually from an episode of Spongebob Squarepants. But it does give you a hint of the kind of thing that was running through my head when the friendly folks from Chevrolet dropped off my latest tester.
This was the biggest of the big boys, a heavy-duty Silverado 3500 dually with a 6.6-liter Duramax diesel V8, four-wheel drive, a crew cab and the 8-foot-long bed. All told, the monster stretched 259 inches in length—essentially a Honda Fit parked in front of a Smart fortwo—and weighed in at a tidy 7,878 lbs.
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