The Chevrolet Sonic RS is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.4 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4900 rpm and 200 Nm (148 lbft/20.4 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1275 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4039 mm | 159 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1275 kg | 2811 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 46.2 litres | 10.2 [12.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1364 cc (83.236 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72.5 × 82.6 mm
2.85 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 75.4 kW/litre 102.6 ps/litre 101.2 bhp/litre 1.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
146.63 Nm/litre
1.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1842.6 kPa (267.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 341 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.39 kg/kW 20.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P205/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.18 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 292501 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Chevrolet Sonic RS (2013) added 2012-11-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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