Chevrolet South
Africa has not had an entry or lower-level performance car, keeping performance up in the skies where only people
who can afford Ute and Lumina SSVs. That’s about to change as
we prepare for the arrival of the new Sonic
RS.
Ok, it’s not the most powerful pocket rocket on the block, displacing 1.4-litre and producing only 103kW
and a healthy 200Nm of torque. Yet its
relative lightness, at 1 257kg,
means it can probably perform as well as the previous-generation Ford Fiesta ST (110kW). Go is helped
along by a 6-speed manual gearbox
driving the front wheels.
Chevrolet reckons it will be able to go flat out from 0 –
100km/h in about 8 seconds and
consume an average of 5.9 litres per 100km
of unleaded petrol.
Some visual differentiators include a special RS front grille, 17-inch sports wheels, different spoiler and exhaust tailpipe, exclusive RS interior with
special RS stitching, RS foot pedals
and a near-flat bottomed steering sports wheel with satellite controls.
We can expect the Chevrolet Sonic RS to hit Mzansi shores sometime in the first quarter of 2014, hopefully after
making its public debut at the Johannesburg
International Motor Show (JIMS) next month. We also hope it will come in at
between R220 000 to R230 000 a pop.
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