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Originally Posted by WayFast84
How's the interior? Back when I wanted a nice little car(like my old Saturn) unchecked out the fiesta which was amazing. The only problem with it was 1 of the six cup holders was on the drivers side door and jabbed into my left quad. It pisses me of when company do something so stupid like that.
I'm also wondering do cars come with column gear shifts still? Every new car I've seen has the one in the center..
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No more column shifters in cars. Last one was the Panther cars, and they died last month.
Interior is cool. The IP is very Motorcycle like, looks very similar to the CBR's lay out.
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Originally Posted by qwikz28
Al, link us up to the full write up on the Sonic when you do. Actually, I'll ask here: how is the interior noise at highway speed? After living with the Saturn and that being my primary complaint with it, that will be a deal breaker on a new car.
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Interior noise is very quiet, probably best in class. Sonic is being built along side the Buick Verano, so it gets some of the spray insulation that is part of "Quiet Tuning". The chief engineer said it adds a bit of weight, but quiets down the car so much. Also, standard alloy wheels dropped dB levels by 3-4 compared to steelies. I will be getting one for review hopefully in a few weeks. This was a nice drive from midtown to upstate new york, back down.
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Originally Posted by Blacdout96
May I say I do fancy the Sonic....alot. My wife wants a small compact car, and really wants a Mini. As much as I would enjoy that car, the maintenance on them would be a little out of her range given some of the parts I've sold arent cheap. However, I would like to sway her to a sonic if I could. The Yaris is ugly as sin, and even at an entry level price of 12K, I had a hell of a time selling them.
My sister has a Fit, and though there are a lot of pluses about the car, the cabin layout is a bit too much, and the second side windows is bothersom when driving. The Sonic looks great with those mean front lenses, and coming in the base market under 20K is not bad, will certainly open the market and give an alternative choice for new drivers/college kids not looking for a box on wheels or Celica wanna be. I'm just worried it has the fit n finish and road noise like an Aveo. Hopefully the ABS plastic squeeks are next to nill.
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Fit an finish should be very good. They really focused in on Fit and Fiesta. Fit for its sales (considering it is only a hatch) and Fiesta for the fun-to-drive factor. They asked me a lot about the Accent I drove. A LOT about the Accent.