Chevy Sonic Earns Top Safety Pick Award

New Canaan, CT  -  October 24, 2011

The all-new subcompact 2012 Chevrolet Sonic has just earned the coveted Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick award. Thanks to two more air bags than its competitors, StabiliTrak electronic stability control, and a host of safety features, it excelled in the Institute’s testing.
 
The IIHS tests vehicles to determine how well they protect occupants in front and side crash tests, in rollovers via a roof strength test, and in simulated rear impacts to evaluate seat and head restraints for protection against neck injuries. In all of these areas, the Sonic achieved “good” scores.
 

Safety was a priority for engineers, and the “Top Safety Pick” award didn’t come as much of a surprise. In addition to 10 air bags, the Sonic offers a body structure incorporating a single welded side ring unit. Also, more than 60 percent of the vehicle safety cage consists of high-strength steel.
 
“We developed Sonic to exceed our customer’s expectations of the subcompact market, both in the fun-to-drive performance characteristics and the segment-leading safety features,” said Joaquin Nuño-Whelan, Sonic vehicle line director and vehicle chief engineer. “This designation by IIHS confirms that Chevy customers can buy a subcompact with top safety performance.”
 
Other unique safety features on the 2012 Sonic include:
 ■LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for Children)
 ■Six months of complimentary OnStar Directions and Connections service, including stolen vehicle assistance and automatic crash response
 ■Power-assisted front disc and rear drum brakes with panic brake assist technology
 
Chevrolet has continued to invest heavily in product development, with an emphasis on safety, fuel efficiency, performance and handling and styling both exterior and interior.  Over the past few years, the results speak for themselves.  In fact, in the month of September 2011, Chevrolet sold over 1.2 million vehicles worldwide, setting a new all-time sales record.  With this rating the Sonic joins the Volt and the Cruze, two other small cars that recently received a 2011 IIHS Top Safety Pick award.

Now drivers in Fairfield County Connecticut, from Greenwich to Westport and Norwalk to Danbury, have several choices of industry leading fuel efficent and safe vehicles built here in the US.  We invite you to visit our showroom in New Canaan for a personal tour and test drive of these great new Chevy models.

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