Chevy Sonic!

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ATTENTION ALL CHEVROLET CAR OWNERS!

Gear Up this Summer because we're Inviting All Chevrolet Car Owners to JOIN US
in our Summer Getaway this coming April 20 - 21 at Anilao, Batangas City!

Meeting Place
All Chevy Variant: Market-Market Parking
All Chevy Cruze: Buendia, Shell Gasoline Station

Waiting Time: 6:00am - 8:00am
Fun drive starts 8:00am.

For more info, please see Club Page Event: (Summer Getaway 2013)

Let's have fun! Come and be a member of the Coolest Car Club under the heat of the sun!

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Club Group Page (SONIC Group)

[roycruz]

yup walang tax dito sa saudi..meron lahat ng variant dito (base, ls,lt,ltz) ang wala lang ay yung hatchback..

yung pinakamahal yata (not sure kasi yung ls lang balak ko bilhin) is around not more than 50,000 SAR (about 550k peso)..

sino na meron dito? any feedbacks on the sonic?

Kunin mo yung turbo mas mabilis daw ang acceleration at mas matipid. Feedback dito mabagal daw sa acceleration ang 1.4 non turbo at mas matipid sa gas ang ibang brand. Other than that ok naman features ng sonic. Back read mo lang feedback ng mga nakabili na dito.

[xagent_orangex]

Kunin mo yung turbo mas mabilis daw ang acceleration at mas matipid. Feedback dito mabagal daw sa acceleration ang 1.4 non turbo at mas matipid sa gas ang ibang brand. Other than that ok naman features ng sonic. Back read mo lang feedback ng mga nakabili na dito.

1.4 lang dyan? yung base dito 1.6L..i will put feedback when i got it next month =)

[AG4]

1.4 lang dyan? yung base dito 1.6L..i will put feedback when i got it next month =)

Yes.
Sonic range in the Philippines....
100PS (99hp) 1.4 liter Sonic LTZ Hatchback (available with a MT or an AT)
100PS (99hp) 1.4 liter Sonic LTZ Sedan (available with a MT or an AT)

Small engine + high trim.

[rac98]

Review so far sa 3 days na gamit:

Bad

1. Malakas nga sa gas although I didn't compute the actual FC
2. Mabigat ang manibela compared sa city although sa unang kabig lang then lumalambot na sya saka mas malambot pag mabilis na ang drive. Problema sa parking kasi mabigat or baka nasanay lang ako sa city na parang videogame ang manibela.
3. Slow acceleration sa lower gears and hindi mo puede idiin ang tapak sa low gears kasi kakadyot. Nakakapanibago lang sa umpisa pero madali masanay.
4. May 1 second delay from neutral to drive bago umandar and mahina lang ang hatak sa first gear. Nasanay ako sa city na andar agad at malakas humatak kahit di nakaapak sa gas kaya pag medyo pataas umaatras ako kanina. Pag around 3rd gear na smooth na ang takbo at acceleration.

Good

1. Ang ganda ng suspension kahit sa riles smooth ang dating. Yung feeling na parang may makapal na goma between you and the uneven road.
2. Ang ganda ng stereo sulit na sulit. Na appreciate ko yung controls sa steering wheel.
3. Ok ang bluetooth access ng celfone although di ko maalala pano icopy ang address book sa sonic :D
4. Pang display ang porma :-)
5. Kakaaliw ang autofold side mirrors although napepressure ako sa tunog ng backup sensors akala ko sasayad na

Yun lang FC ako concerned sana mag improve pa baka ma disappoint si misis pag ginamit na nya kasi makukumpara sa city idsi.

Weird lang na as per dealer maximum 93 octane lang dapat.

Not sure lang kung masusubukan ko sa highway kasi misis ko ang magdadala sa lucena from makati.

Sir question, does your city have the same wheel size as the sonic? Kasi when i checked the latter, it seems that the stock wheels are wider than the other subcompacts particularly the japanese brands. Baka kaya rin mas mabigat sa steering.

On the gasoline octane rating, ok siya kasi mas mura ang kailangan mailagay.

[AG4]

Weird lang na as per dealer maximum 93 octane lang dapat.

Manufacturers usually mention the minimum required octane rating, I think they meant don't go lower than 93 octane.

Sir question, does your city have the same wheel size as the sonic? Kasi when i checked the latter, it seems that the stock wheels are wider than the other subcompacts particularly the japanese brands.

The Sonic comes with 205's stock (low end models not sold here have 195's), so I think Chevy should have already calibrated its power steering to handle those tires, besides there are larger cars with much wider stock tires than those.

[roycruz]

Manufacturers usually mention the minimum required octane rating, I think they meant don't go lower than 93 octane.
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Yun din intindi ko so I reconfirmed sa dealer ang sagot sa kin sabi daw ng engineer sa planta use either green or blue fuel. Upon checking with petron the color codes are: unleaded = green; xcs = red; blaze = blue. Weird coz lumalabas xcs lang ang di puede gamitin considering sya ang middle octane rating. Hindi ko makita sa manual kung ano ang recommended rating although nakalagay hindi puedeng mababa. May isang user naman nagsabi nakasulat daw sa fuel tank cover (di ko pa na check) na dapat unleaded lang.

Also mag iimprove pa kaya ang FC after the break in?

[AG4]

May isang user naman nagsabi nakasulat daw sa fuel tank cover (di ko pa na check) na dapat unleaded lang.

Technically all gasoline now are unleaded, regardless of octane raiting or level of ethanol blend.
Part of the Philippines Clean Air Act of 1999 was the elimination of lead by January 2001.
http://www.citem.gov.ph/pines/confer...%20aug%204.pdf

If the octane rating is not inside the fuel filler lid, try the owner's manual, its probably near the back.

On the Mk2 Focus for example, it says Minimum of 95 octane on the owner's manual and inside the fuel filler lid, so I usually load XCS (which is 95 octane).

[jun1978]

Sa sonic owners, napapansin nyo ba kung lumalambot ang steering over time? Nabibigatan pa rin ang misis ko nasanay kasi sa sobrang lambot na steering ng city. Hindi namin alam na hydraulic steering pala before buying coz it read it in the reviews. Didn't have the time din for a test drive wala kasing malapit sa lucena.

Ok naman sa amin sir. Sanay na rin wife ko. Bka kulang lng hangin nyo. 35psi sya dapat sa lahat ng gulong.

[roycruz]

Ok naman sa amin sir. Sanay na rin wife ko. Bka kulang lng hangin nyo. 35psi sya dapat sa lahat ng gulong.

Yups nabasa ko dati yung pacheck ang hangin so I did.Baka di pa lang nakaka adjust ang misis ko :-)

[Jeff Cervantes]

Wow...naiinggit naman ako. I have been thinking of getting the m/t sonic for some months now. The only thing that really bothers me is the issue of it being underpowered as compared to the other sub compacts out in the market. Giving away at least 20hp...sa mga owners jan, is it really an issue or okay naman ba ung performance?

TIA

[roycruz]

Wow...naiinggit naman ako. I have been thinking of getting the m/t sonic for some months now. The only thing that really bothers me is the issue of it being underpowered as compared to the other sub compacts out in the market. Giving away at least 20hp...sa mga owners jan, is it really an issue or okay naman ba ung performance?

TIA

Slow acceleration on the low gears kahit madiin ang apak after that ok na sya. No

[Jeff Cervantes]

Slow acceleration on the low gears kahit madiin ang apak after that ok na sya. No

ahh..see but i was thinking of getting the m/t so does that mean that i might not get the lag? sabi nung iba its the gear ratio, others say its the engine talaga. i read di sa forums that putting in an aftermarket intake can help the car breathe easier. hehe...been doing a lot of research myself before buying one.

[roycruz]

Wow...naiinggit naman ako. I have been thinking of getting the m/t sonic for some months now. The only thing that really bothers me is the issue of it being underpowered as compared to the other sub compacts out in the market. Giving away at least 20hp...sa mga owners jan, is it really an issue or okay naman ba ung performance?

TIA

Sa AT slow acceleration on the low gears kahit madiin ang apak after that normal acceleration na. Not sure kung ganun din sa MT. I don't think underpowered coz di naman ako nahirapan sa 4 adults 1 kid at punong trunk. Very comfortable ride better suspension kaysa city idsi.

[roycruz]

ahh..see but i was thinking of getting the m/t so does that mean that i might not get the lag? sabi nung iba its the gear ratio, others say its the engine talaga. i read di sa forums that putting in an aftermarket intake can help the car breathe easier. hehe...been doing a lot of research myself before buying one.

Suggest you test drive the MT para you can feel it yourself yun kasi ang di namin nagawa yung magtest drive :-)

[roycruz]

Try mo magmember sa chevrolet club philipines (aveo/sonic group) sa fb may mga sonic users na dun. Kanina may nagpost ng fc 17km/l sa sonic.

[roycruz]

The only thing that really bothers me is the issue of it being underpowered as compared to the other sub compacts out in the market. Giving away at least 20hp...sa mga owners jan, is it really an issue or okay naman ba ung performance?

Drove yesterday from lucena to lopez quezon passing by both old zigzag and new road sa atimonan using D kayang kaya naman. Only time I shifted to M was going back thru old zigzag sharp turn to the right steep pala pagkabig I immediately shifted to manual then back to D nung makabwelo. Yung lag sa lower gears madali na iwasan basta prepared ka lang wag yung basta na lang apak na madiin at very low gear.

Travelled 170 km ave speed 31.9 km/l coz daming roadworks and hirap magovertake on curves got 10.6 km/l.

[kisshmet]

^for a moderately long distance drive sonic is a guzzler considering the fuel economy number given

[roycruz]

Yes it's a guzzler compared with other models but please consider that my trip included uphills on narrow and winding roads while following trucks, curves that slows me down and roadworks that resulted in an average speed of only 31.9 km/hr (not km/l as I previously posted). Traffic was also stopped for several minutes as we waited for a procession to finish crossing the road (FC of the sonic is bad when idle for a long time).

For our trip we had the option of using the honda city idsi which has a very good FC or the sonic which has better handling. I opted for the sonic due to its more comfortable and stable ride since I was expecting a long drive.

Here's a better mileage from chevy.

[kisshmet]

^sonic actually have average speed reading or the 31.9kph is your rough estimate?

btw, what was your top speed?