2012 Chevy Sonic vs 2012 Hyundai Veloster vs 2011 Chevy Aveo 5 Comparison

Here is a side-by-side comparison to see how the 2012 Sonic hatchback stacks up against the 2011 Aveo hatchback and 2012 Hyundai Veloster. 

2011 AVEO HB                                     2012 SONIC HB                                 2012 VELOSTER

Front Head Room                              Front Head Room                                 Front Head Room       

39.3 in.                                                38.7 in.                                                39.0 in.

Front Hip Room                                 Front Hip Room                                   Front Hip Room

51.6 in.                                                51.4 in.                                                53.2 in.

Front Leg Room                                Front Leg Room                                   Front Leg Room

41.3 in.                                                41.8 in.                                                43.9 in.

Front Shoulder Room                        Front Shoulder Room                           Front Shoulder Room

53.6 in.                                                53.4 in.                                                55.6 in.

Rear Hip Room                                   Rear Hip Room                                    Rear Hip Room

52.8 in.                                                 51.6 in.                                                52.6 in.

Rear Head Room                                Rear Head Room                                   Rear Head Room

37.6 in.                                                38.1 in.                                                  35.3 in.

Rear Leg Room                                   Rear Leg Room                                    Rear Leg Room

35.4 in.                                                  34.6 in.                                                31.7 in.

Rear Shoulder Room                           Rear Shoulder Room                          Rear Shoulder Room

52.8 in.                                                 53.0 in.                                                54.0 in.

Width                                                   Width                                                  Width

66.1 in.                                                 68.3 in.                                                70.5 in.

Height                                                  Height                                                 Height

59.3 in.                                                 59.7 in.                                                55.1 in.

Length                                                 Length                                                 Length

154.3 in.                                               159.0 in.                                                166.1 in.

Front Track                                          Front Track                                          Front Track

57.1 in.                                                  59.4 in.                                                61.5 in.

Rear Track                                           Rear Track                                           Rear Track

55.5 in.                                                  59.4 in.                                                62.0 in.

Wheel Base                                          Wheel Base                                          Wheel Base

97.6 in.                                                  99.4 in.                                                104.3 in.

           

Cargo Capacity                                     Cargo Capacity                                    Cargo Capacity

15.0 cu.ft.                                              19.0 cu.ft.                                             15.5 cu.ft.

Max Cargo Capacity                              Max Cargo Capacity                            Max Cargo Capacity

37.2 cu.ft.                                              30.7 cu.ft.                                             ------------

EPA Interior Volume                             EPA Interior Volume                           EPA Interior Volume

105.9 cu.ft.                                            109.6 cu.ft.                                          105.3 cu.ft.

Curb Weight                                        Curb Weight                                          Curb Weight

2546 lbs.                                                2795 lbs.                                                2584 lbs.

Fuel Tank                                             Fuel Tank                                            Fuel Tank

12.0 gal.                                                12.1 gal.                                                13.2 gal.

  

Source of Comparison Data Retrieved from:

General Motors Website. 2011. Chevrolet Creates Waves With The All-New 2012 Chevy Sonic.  January 01, 2011. from: http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Jan/11naias/chevrolet/0110_sonic

Chevrolet Website.  2011 Aveo 5 Specs from: http://www.chevrolet.com/aveo/hatchback/features-specs/

Edmunds Website.  2011.  Hyundai Veloster Features & Specs.  Retrieved September 20, 2011 from: http://www.edmunds.com/hyundai/veloster/2012/features-specs.html?style=101404379