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Watching the Chevy Sonic whip it up down in the Brazilian Stock Car racing series got us thinking about what an aggressive looking Sonic might look like here in an American racing circuit.  Obviously, we are seriously lacking in the funds department to build an actual race team so we went with the next best option, a photorealistic rendering.  For this project we contacted our trusted rendering artist, Mike Creighton of Rampant Renders.  Mike helped us in the past develop a wonderful street styled Sonic rendering.  For this project we asked Mike to design a Sonic geared toward the GRAND-AM series.

The Brazilian Stock Car series is using the sedan model Sonic for the body.  The Sonic sedan racer looks great, no arguments there but for this rendering we wanted to see how a Sonic hatchback would look.  The Sonic hatchback racecar features a number of styling options we are sure you will enjoy!  Be sure to look it over and discover all of the fine work.  Mike supplied us with a base rendering so one can really see all the details, and the second is a corporate car.  We hope you enjoy these Sonic racers and if any of you are interested in some renderings of your own, by all means contact Mike Creighton!


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2012 Chevy Sonic Racer Rendering, by Mike Creighton of Rampant Renders. www.rampantrenders.com

News is hitting the web that Chevy has a fourth quarter production in their sights for the Sonic RS line (1).  No other information has been released since the initial reports on the Sonic RS from GM last december.  To read on some of the features be sure to click on our earlier post here: 2013 Chevy Sonic RS Coming.  Another interesting Sonic related fact was that GM has sold over 35,000 Sonics thus far (1).

References: (1). Burden, M.  Chevrolet Aims for 4Q Production of 2013 Sonic RS. The Detroit News.  June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012 from: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120612/AUTO0103/206120431/1361/Chevrolet-aims-for-4Q-production-of-2013-Sonic-RS
GM Media. 2011. Turbocharged 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS Pushes Performance.  Retrieved June 13, 2012 from: http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Dec/1219_sonicrs

3D Carbon is now offering a body kit option for both the hatchback and non-hatch versions of the Sonic. The style is clean and really adds a nice touch to the Sonic.  Get over to the site and check it our for yourself.

Reference: 3D Carbon Website. 2012. Chevy Sonic tab.  Retrieved June 05, 2012 from: http://3dcarbon.com/

Now that the Sonic has been on the market for a just shy of a year the R&D aftermarket production is starting to gain some momentum.  There are now a couple of companies offering exhaust options for the Sonic line.  We can be sure to see a continued uptick in manufacturers developing performance options for the Sonic.

First company, DDM Works of South Carolina currently offers exhaust options for the 1.4 and 1.8 Sonic lines.  View the website here: http://www.ddmworks.com/sonic/index.html

Second company is SLP Performance, at the time of this posting only offers an exhaust for the 1.8 Sonic. View the website here: http://www.slponline.com/view_product_site.asp?P=31195

American Brother Designs (ABD), an innovative company, has developed some really stylish billet door handles for the Chevy Sonic with GM licensing.  There is a variety of options available from ABD and they are worth checking out for those looking to add a distinctive element to the Sonic.  Everyone from daily drivers to enthusiasts can appreciate a better constructed billet handle in place of the OEM plastic one.

Reference: American Brother Designs Website. 2012. Chevy Sonic tab.  Retrieved June 05, 2012 from: http://www.americanbrotherdesigns.com/default.asp