In a press release, GM has officially announced the 2013 Chevy Sonic RS suggested retail price. The entry RS model will start as $20,995 with the manual transmission, and $22,280 for the automatic (1). In the same press release GM announced the production is expected to begin sometime in October (1). The new Sonic line will feature RS interior and RS body package. The engine will come with a very small bump in power as well and added rear disk brakes.
Reference: Chevrolet Website. 2012. Chevrolet Sonic RS Priced From $20,995. Retrieved August 22, 2012 from: http://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Aug/0822_sonic.html