Road Trip

[2daymightbetheday]

I am a new owner, 3 weeks, of a Sonic Hatch with the 1.88 auto. I am sitting now in Kansas City Missouri almost 900 miles from home. I am 54 with a bad back, 2 vertebrea with over 50 percent bone loss, and no problems. This is an awesome little car!!! Performance is great and the handling is super. I will never be nervous about a road trip with it again. 34 mpg with seats folded and full! My wife packs heavy!!!

 

[AndrewGS]

Sounds like fun! I'll be hitting the road in 5 hours but I'm only getting 150 miles away.

 

[d.p]

I don't understand how people say the handling in this car is good... I feel like i'm going to roll over everytime i turn :s

 

[AndrewGS]

I don't understand how people say the handling in this car is good... I feel like i'm going to roll over everytime i turn :s

I think it's relative. It's not as good as my ZQ8 Sonoma was, but it's much better than my Cadillac. I also think a lot of people relate the sharp, direct steering with good handling.

 

[SonicPA]

WOW! my sonic has only been on most short trips, the longest about 150 miles.

As for the handling, my last car was a saturn coupe...so...my thoughts are a lot different hahaha.

 

[pcguy]

I drive vettes through the twisties and love it. Sometimes I forget which car I'm driving, and yet I have never felt like the Sonic is about to go over or slip out. For a small light weight car, it feels pretty solid.

 

[flogge]

I think it's relative. It's not as good as my ZQ8 Sonoma was, but it's much better than my Cadillac. I also think a lot of people relate the sharp, direct steering with good handling.

I will get my LTZ hatch in about 2 weeks. I drove a ZQ8 S10 for 7 years and loved the way it handled. The Sonic is not as good as the ZQ8?

 

[2daymightbetheday]

I say it handles really well compared to cars in its class and slightly above. Can not compare to a vette or Cobra Mustang, but that is not even close to its class. For what it is it is a very well built little car.

 

[AndrewGS]

I will get my LTZ hatch in about 2 weeks. I drove a ZQ8 S10 for 7 years and loved the way it handled. The Sonic is not as good as the ZQ8?

I haven't had my Sonoma in 7.5 years, but I recall it being the second-best handling vehicle I've ever owned, next to my F41 Cavalier.

 

[d.p]

I came from a autox Balt, turning in this is scary