The noise penetrates, but on our crumbling roads, it doesn’t beat you up. The bonus of the soft-ish suspension is the Sonic RS rides over bumps and potholes without upsetting the cabin. This wasn’t a panic stop either, just a quick, hard stab. I tried to recreate it on the next cloverleaf and it happened again, though that time I was ready to countersteer just in case. I know that sounds crazy for a front-wheel drive hatch, but it happened. Twice, once on purpose and once by accident, I was sweeping through a cloverleaf on the expressway and stabbed the brakes because traffic was backing up it felt like the front outside tire bit hard, and almost sent the rear end around. The steering feel is sporty and quick, though the RS suspension feels too soft to do any real enthusiast work. It seems to run out of breath up near the redline too. I found myself grabbing two gears on the expressway and three to pass on two laners. This Sonic RS is relatively lightweight, so the 1.4-liter turbo four feels quicker than expected, but not really fast. It only holds about 11 gallons, so it was less than 30 bucks to fill up, and it takes regular gas, which is a bonus. I returned more than 30 mpg while cruising at a pretty good clip both there and back (think 10 over), and clocked more than 330 miles on the tank. ![]() Gas mileage! Not the most exciting spec, but definitely important. I took the Sonic RS out to GingerMan Raceway, about 3 hours outside of Detroit, and it was decent road tripper, fun to drive and comfortable, but there are a few issues, some serious.
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