bought in Seattle

[SeattleSonic]

Well actually in Renton, if you know where that is. Nice features, and seems like a real good car! I put some pictures in my garage profile to check out.

 

[Sonic-Mike]

Congrats on the purchase, the car looks great!! I believe you are the first person on the site with a Inferno Orange Sonic.

How do you like the car so far?

 

[SeattleSonic]

Thanks, yeah the ride and handling is really good. Love the XM, Bluetooth and Remote Start. The best part was stopping for gas when I got to 1/3 tank, it only took 7 gals to fill for about $25.

 

[MacGregor]

Thank You Seattle Sonic!

Seattle Sonic's post makes me FEEL GOOD! I really, really want Sonic to succeed!

 

[hdghog]

Thanks for posting the pictures. It's nice to see a Sonic "in the wild", as opposed to the plethora of car show shots or touched up PR pics.

Still waiting for my LTZ Turbo to head into production -- Victory Red, not Inferno Orange, but the latter is close enough to give me a good idea of what it might *really* look like.

 

[SRGilbert]

Wow, that orange looks really red in the pics. Isn't it the same as the orange they use on the HHR?

And the LZ is the LTZ right?

 

[jlslatton]

Great looking car! Congrats!

 

[RichieRocket]

Hey SeattleSonic, congrats on the Sonic.

I have an Inferno-Orange on order. I agree with SRGilbert, the color in the pics looks a little too red. From the pre-production pics and the logo at the upper-left of this webpage, I was expecting more of a "burnt" orange...like a little brownish rather than reddish?!?

I hope it's due to the camera or pictures...

 

[SeattleSonic]

Thanks, yes it's LTZ. The Inferno color doesn't really have a copper or brownish look. I don't think the image on the forum banner represents Inferno Orange very well.

 

[laborsmith]

The Inferno Orange is also a Camaro color. To me, in person IOM looks closer to Corvette's Torch Red than to Orange, which may be why the pictures tend toward the red.

Laborsmith

 

[RichieRocket]

Oh boy... I don't know if I like the brighter, reddish orange.

I feel mislead...the pics I saw were a coppery, burnt orange, like in Sonic Mike's garage. Where the heck did these pics come from?
Sonic-Mike's Garage :: 2012 Chevy Sonic

Well, I guess I'll see. The dealer said I could back out of it if I didn't like it...

 

[SeattleSonic]

Lighting can give different effects. I also have a Torch Red Vette in the garage, I should take a shot with them side by side, maybe this weekend.

 

[RichieRocket]

Lighting can give different effects. I also have a Torch Red Vette in the garage, I should take a shot with them side by side, maybe this weekend.

No need for photos. I stopped in to my Chevy dealer. They had a Camaro on the lot that is the same Inferno Orange. Honestly, I am not a big fan of it.

Over the last month I've been noticing orange cars out on the road. Chevy HHR and Cobalt used to come in Sunburst Orange Metallic....That's the color I actually wanted.

I must be crazy or color blind or both... On the chevy website, if you select Inferno Orange, it looks more like a coppery color like Sonic-Mike's garage pics that I linked to below...Maybe it's a color illusion because the background is orange also?

 

[LorbeerTLC]

Hello from Marysville!

Well actually in Renton, if you know where that is. Nice features, and seems like a real good car! I put some pictures in my garage profile to check out.

Hey, SeattleSonic!

I've ordered an LTZ Hatch in Crystal Red Metallic Tintcoat with the 1.4L Turbo + Sunroof.
I'm up in north Marysville. When my car comes in, I'll PM you & we'll have to meet somewhere & swap stories!

Congratulations on your new car!
Regards,
-Tom

 

[SeattleSonic]

Thanks Tom, a turbo + sunroof sounds like fun! Maybe we trade for a day. When are you expecting it?

Hey Richie I bet you still like it. You're right, those pictures on the web look very much like copper. Hope it's not a deal breaker.

 

[Sonic-Mike]

No need for photos. I stopped in to my Chevy dealer. They had a Camaro on the lot that is the same Inferno Orange. Honestly, I am not a big fan of it.

Over the last month I've been noticing orange cars out on the road. Chevy HHR and Cobalt used to come in Sunburst Orange Metallic....That's the color I actually wanted.

I must be crazy or color blind or both... On the chevy website, if you select Inferno Orange, it looks more like a coppery color like Sonic-Mike's garage pics that I linked to below...Maybe it's a color illusion because the background is orange also?

Nope, I see the same thing you do. Definitely a different looking orange. Strange that it appears different on the website, the garage Sonic press photos and then in real life. It's like they photoshopped the press photos or changed the orange.

 

[LorbeerTLC]

Thanks Tom, a turbo + sunroof sounds like fun! Maybe we trade for a day. When are you expecting it?

Hey Richie I bet you still like it. You're right, those pictures on the web look very much like copper. Hope it's not a deal breaker.

SeattleSonic:
Excellent Question! I ordered it back on May 27th and it has had 3 constraints.
The first one was because of the special paint that comes from Japan. When that one finally cleared, another one was issued for the Sunroof.
Now I have one on the 1.4L Turbo engine and that's not scheduled to be lifted until the 17th of October!
Why all these constraints? Nobody has made an official statement what the hold ups are.
In the meantime, I've tried to find out from my selling dealer and the District Specialist assigned to our are, on when I can expect to see my car. NOBODY has a clue! They can't get ANY information from their chain-of-command.
Very frustrating to say the least!

I have heard through the grapevine that the REAL ramp-up for production will begin in October. Up to now, GM has been randomly building them for dealers to display in their showroom.

So, back to your question: When do I expect it? If the current constraint indeed expires on the 17th, then I believe I'll FINALLY see some movement in my car and HOPEFULLY see it built by either the end of October or beginning of November.
I hope (fingers-crossed) to take delivery by the end of November… we'll see.
Tom