Greetings from Maryland

[ardentgailla]

Good afternoon all!

I'm hailing from Montgomery County, Maryland and I love my RS! I was never really into smaller vehicles, but when the time came to get a second vehicle I came across this little gem. Having owned a Honda fit in the past for a brief time, I wasn't completely turned off of small cars.

I hope to pick up much wisdom with caring for and mildly modifying my RS. So far, these forums have been super helpful.

 

[JTee2017]

Welcome and enjoy your ride !

Almost 3 years in our Sonic. Wife drives it mostly now for work and errands.
But I like to take it out when we go on day trips and just roaming.
A fun car and really quite roomy for a compact.
Did you know it has pretty much the same dimensions, passenger and cargo room as the Chevy Trax and Buick Encore? The main difference is height.

Chevrolet Sonic

Dimensions
Passenger Capacity: 5
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.): 90.3
Front Head Room (in.): 38.70
Front Leg Room (in.): 41.80
Front Shoulder Room (in.): 53.40
Front Hip Room (in.): 51.40
Second Head Room (in.): 38.10
Second Leg Room (in.): 34.60
Second Shoulder Room (in.): 53.00
Second Hip Room (in.): 51.60
Cargo Volume with Rear Seat Down (cu. ft.): 47.7
Cargo Volume with Rear Seat Up (cu. ft.) : 19.0

Buick Encore / Chevrolet Trax

Dimensions
Passenger Capacity: 5
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.): 92.8
Front Head Room (in.): 39.58
Front Leg Room (in.): 40.82
Front Shoulder Room (in.): 54.18
Front Hip Room (in.): 51.65
Second Head Room (in.): 38.78
Second Leg Room (in.): 35.75
Second Shoulder Room (in.): 52.55
Second Hip Room (in.): 50.08
Cargo Volume to Seat 1 (cu. ft.): 48.40
Cargo Volume to Seat 2 (cu. ft.): 18.80

 

[ardentgailla]

Thanks! That is fascinating! I did not realize that SUVs are becoming more compact. The only thing I find myself constantly wishing I had was a little more height. Getting in and out of parking garages has been annoying to my front end.