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[klingon20]

A Solid and Well Built Car"
06/05/2004
By: Klingon Warrior from Redlands, CA
Owned: Less than 1 year

9.0 Overall Rating

9 Styling
8 Performance
10 Interior
9 Quality
9 Recommendation




Pros:
Quiet engine. Suspension soaks up small bumps with ease. Smooth ride. Adequet engine for this vehicle(plenty of power). Nice fit and finish on the inside. The hold button on the automatic letting you drive your car like a manual trans. Oil and filter easy to change.

Cons:
Brake and accelerator pedal to close. Rearview mirror need to be about 1 inch longer Needs a arm rest

Overall Review:
Minimal engine and wind noise, alot quiter than my girlfriends saturn. Smooth ride and soaks up small bumps well. Dont know if its me but the engine is very responsive and adequate for this car. Before i chose the Aveo, i test drove the Accent,Rio,Echo,Scion, and Elantra. The Aveo was unbiasly the best of the four with the Scion and Elantra close behind. I bought mine on a supplier discount so i saved few bucks. I have over 4,000 enjoyable miles on my Aveo and im totaly satisfied with my choice. For those that complain about power, i dont believe you test drove other vehicles in the same class for comparison. I hope the aftermarket catches on to the 5 door hatchback this vehicle has potential for those who like to customize thier vehicles.
Review ID: #432274

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[genie47]

This is how I rate the Aveo.

Previous cars driven: 1.3L SOHC carburetted Toyota Starlet 1985 EP70 Hatchback
Current car: 1.4L DOHC EFI Aveo LS sedan

Handling: Its longer wheelbase compared to the Starlet that I was driving enabled it to handle better. I have test driven the Getz, Accent and Rio. The Aveo handled a lot better than both Getz and Rio but somewhat on par with the Accent. There is much room for improvement with lowered suspension and camber adjustments. The stock 13" tires complained a lot when pushed. Hoping this will be rectified when the 14" rims and tires are installed. May consider upgrading to 15" to improve this more.

Economy and performance: You can squeeze 13km/L for the 5 speed manual. That is 30MPG for you guys in the US. This is done under strict discipline driving with no speeds exceeding 90kph for highways. I can get this same consumption with the 1.3L carburetted Starlet I was driving previously. So it is no surprise. But the Starlet pulls out 80HP on the flywheel compared to the Aveo's 94HP. But the Starlet is alot quicker with its sub-900kg unladen weight. BTW, the fuel consumption figures are for combined highway and city traffic.

Safety: ABS and that's all for the version in my country (Singapore). For the price I'm paying, that is pretty good safety equipment apart from the mandatory seatbelts. Compared to the Getz, Accent and Rio. They are all stripped down minimal on safety features here. Only the Aveo has ABS in the budget car category.

Looks: Definitely modern. Typical Giugaro design with the family cars higher than normal to give it more internal space. I'm Asian so it will definitely fit 5 adults comfortably.

Load space: Sedan has a really deep boot (trunk to you here) that rivals 1.6L sedans from Japanese makes. The Aveo is a 1.4L "small compact saloon" here. Only the 1.3L iDSI 2003 Honda City has a bigger load space.

Maintenance: Easy. Oil filter is in front (quite like my Starlet), airbox is easily accessible for those changes. Now on a 10W40 Royal Purple syn oil diet. Will go against the manual and push it 0W20 backed up with used oil analysis. Runs happily on RON92 gas which is cheaper.