What I liked about the Chevrolet Aveo5:
- Cute styling
- Ridiculously easy to park
- Quiet, comfortable ride
What I didn't like:
- Small trunk
- Sloppy emergency handling
- Short on safety equipment
- Competing cars offer better value-for-money
Who should buy the Chevrolet Aveo5:
Small car buyers who absolutely positively must have a domestic nameplate
Who should not buy the Chevrolet Aveo5:
The rest of us
Details and specs:
- Body style: 4-door sedan, 5-door hatchback
- Seating capacity: 4
- Trim levels: LS, 1LT, 2LT
- Price range (including destination and options): $12,120 - $18,730
- Test vehicle/price as tested: Chevrolet Aveo5 1LT, $16,295
- Base engine: 1.6 liter inline four-cylinder, 106 hp @ 6400 RPM, 106 lb-ft @ 3800 RPM
- Optional engine: None
- Premium fuel required? No
- Transmission: 5-speed manual, 4-speed automatic
- Driveline: Front engine, front-wheel-drive
- EPA fuel economy estimates: 27 MPG city/34 MPG highway/30 combined (manual), 25/34/28 (automatic)
- Driveline tested/observed fuel economy: 1.6 w/ automatic transmission, 23.5 MPG
- Where built: South Korea
- Standard safety equipment: Front airbags, front-seat-mounted side airbags
- Optional safety equipment: Antilock brakes
- Major standard features: Power steering, OnStar, AM/FM radio
- Major options: Air conditioning, CD player, power windows/mirrors/locks
- Warranty: 3 years/36,000 miles bumper-to-bumper, 5 years/100,000 miles powertrain, 6 years/100,000 miles outer body rust-through
- Roadside assistance/free maintenance: 5 years/100,000 miles roadside assistance
Best rivals:
The test vehicle featured in this review was provided by General Motors.
