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The 2013 Chevrolet Sonic is one of our top subcompact car picks thanks to its winning blend of power, fuel efficiency, comfort and value.

While the Sonic RS may not meet this class’s performance expectations, its blend of size, usable power, and style give it the jack-of-all-trades character we look for in a hot hatch.

Drivers get what they want — especially power, handling and safety — in the all-new, front-wheel-drive Chevrolet Sonic.

The Sonic is, quite simply—let me not mince words–a fine little car. It looks good, damage to the old bank account is a mere $14,495, and on the road the little car shines.

With a winning blend of power, comfort and fuel efficiency, the all-new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is one of the segment’s top picks.

The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is a peppy, well-executed subcompact car with lots of standard features and surprisingly good performance at a reasonable price.

The Sonic’s quiet cabin and stout exterior design combine with its relative enthusiasm for the road, especially the turbo, to push it above the Accent and Fiesta sedans. Chevy finally has a tiny winner.

The Sonic definitely earns merit points for spicing up the exterior and interior presentations, and for offering a peppy, turbocharged engine that doesn’t ding the fuel economy numbers.

If a small car with spunk and thrift is what you’re after, you would be remiss not to put the Sonic on your short list of cars to test drive.

The all-new Chevrolet Sonic’s style, ride quality and fun-to-drive nature land the new car well past the Chevrolet Aveo it replaces and establish it as a competitive player in the exploding subcompact field.

The new Sonic is a very good subcompact. It’s youthfully styled, reasonably spirited, comfortable, well equipped, efficient, and appears very well made in the good old U.S. of A.

The new Sonic delivers a competent driving experience with excellent fuel economy. While the price tag may seem high, it is less than a Hyundai Elantra Limited or a fully loaded Fiesta SEL sedan. The Sonic wins points for being more fun to drive than either.