A test drive with the Chevy Sonic

Edmunds.

"If small is the next big thing, then the Sonic is huge. For starters, the 138-hp six-speed manual Sonic LTZ Turbo is easily the quickest subcompact by a healthy margin. Chevy estimates the turbocharged LTZ will run to 60 mph in 8.2 seconds .... In a fortunate twist of fate, the "fun one" is the most fuel-efficient as well. That same turbocharged Sonic with the six-speed manual transmission will be able to make the 40-mpg-highway claim its nearest competitors cannot. From our drive (where we observed just under 30 mpg), we'd say those stats sound about right. Impressively, the little hatch didn't even feel like it was trying that hard when we approached its limits."

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"One area where the Sonic is unique is its quirky gauge cluster where the digital speedometer and analog tachometer are housed. This made all the information easy to read without taking my eyes off the road for too long. The speedometer is especially easy to read with large numbers that were brightly illuminated in the daylight. Taking inspiration from a motorcycle's information pod, the vehicle speed, engine RPM, fuel level, gas mileage and compass are displayed tightly in one area."

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"...the Sonic doesn't just compete, it could be the class leader. Noise, vibration and harshness have been reduced to levels we would've enjoyed in the luxury set five years ago, with the combination of the chassis, suspension, tires and interior insulation all working in concert to provide a ride that's quiet and composed, but never isolating."

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"No car in this test more surprised us than the Sonic, the replacement for the reviled, retrograde, repellent Aveo. GM has said goodbye to all that the Aveo was, and, more important, to all that it wasn’t....Someone at GM is apparently determined to get back in this game"

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Chevy Volt Already A Winner

The Chevy Volt has won 2 awards thus far this year! Motor Trend Magazine and Automobile magazine have both given awards to the Chevy Volt.

Motor Trend magazine named the Chevy Volt, the gasoline-electric hybrid, “Car of the Year,” an award that has been around for 61 years. Automobile magazine gave the Chevy Volt the “Automobile of the Year.”

Stop by Phillips Chevy today and let us show you what all the hype is about!

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The New Chevy Volt arrived at Phillips Chevrolet.

The brand new anticipated Chevy Volt has arrived at Phillips Chevrolet.  Stop in and test drive one and do not take our word for it, here is what are customers are saying...

"Hi Jeff, Thanks again for making our volt buying experience a very pleasurable experience.  I'm really loving my New Volt as of this evening I'm at 126 miles on 1 gal of gas!!!! My goal is 500 mpg. Don't know if that's possible but I'm loving not stopping at every other gas station and my new car is getting plenty of stares."

Thanks again Sue K.

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

Purchased a Dodge Charger at Phillips Chevy for my Birthday

Abdulla Almazrovei stopped by Phillips on Saturday to purchase his Dodge Charger, while he was here his sales consultant, Dan Sues, bought him some cupcakes to help celebrate his birthday! Enjoy your car and Happy Birthday from all of us here at Phillips Chevy!!

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

Phillips Chevrolet fights hunger.

In the past couple months, Phillips Chevrolet has asked their cutomers to bring in canned foods to fight hunger and again our customers came through.  We would like to thank all of those who brought in canned foods for this great cause.

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

Chevy Sonic 40 Miles Per Gallon

The 2012 Chevy Sonic will get an estimated 40 miles per gallon on the highway in the 1.4 liter engine with manual transmission, says GM.

The Sonic will get an estimated 29 miles in city. The 1.4 liter engine gets 138 horsepower and 148 pound feet of torque.

The base model Sonic gets about 26 mpg in the city and 35 highway, without turbo, manual transmission. The base model automatic transmission gets about 25 mpg city and 35 mpg highway.

The next step up in Chevy’s line of vehicles with excellent gas millage is the Cruze Eco, which gets 42 mpg highway with manual transmission.

“Sonic changes the subcompact sterotype and puts an end to the term ‘econobox,’” said Joaquin Nuno-Whelan, the car’s vehicle line director and chief engineer.

The Sonic is completely built in the GM assembly plant in Orion Township. This is the only U.S. built subcompact on the market today!

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

Completed Showroom

Phillips Chevy's showroom is almost completed, please stop by and check out our new showroom, as well as, our ever growing stock of 2012 Chevy models! HUGE rebates and incentives  going on now! 

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

1969 Chevy Camaro, Chevy's Best.

The Chevrolet Camaro model year 1969 won America's votes as the BEST model Chevy has made.  Votes casted by 124,368 people, the ’69 Camaro got 25,058 votes, edging the 1970 Chevelle SS in the final round,General Motors said in a statement today.

Other vehicles that went deep in the tournament were the 1957 Bel Air and the 1953 Corvette. General Motors ran the contest to coincide with Chevrolet’s 100th anniversary next month.

Tom Peters, Chevrolet design director, said the ’69 Camaro represents “timeless design” and influenced styling for the fifth-generation Camaro, which was introduced in 2009.

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

Phillips Chevy Hits Home Run for Area Youth Baseball

Phillips Chevy Donates More Than $1,700 in Cash and Sports Equipment to Mokena Baseball League

Phillips Chevy provided Mokena Baseball League with equipment donations, an opportunity to raise (and keep) up to $10,000 through a unique fundraiser, and participation in a baseball clinic led by Chicago Cubs & White Sox.

“Chevrolet has a long history with baseball and we’re glad we were able to bring that commitment to our youth leagues in Frankfort,” said Mike Maheras, General Manager for Phillips Chevy. “The instructional clinic was the highlight of the season for many of the kids. They had a blast – and, frankly, we did too.”

Phillips Chevy partnered with the Mokena Baseball League because of the league’s proximity to the dealership. Equipment donated by Phillips Chevy included equipment bags, ball buckets, dugout managers and t-shirts. In addition, the dealership helped donate either a Chevy Cruze or a Chevy Equinox to be used as a fundraiser by the league. The winner of the fundraiser got to choose one of the two vehicles.

“We are delighted to be involved with the American tradition of youth baseball,” said Maheras, of Phillips Chevy. “Sponsoring Mokena Baseball League gave us the opportunity to illustrate our commitment to the youth and families in Frankfort and we’re glad to have achieved such positive outcome for the community.”

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

First Pitch Winner

Phillips Chevy's first pitch winner, Dan Mulhollan, throwing the first pitch on the August 19th, 2011 game.

Dan pictured with Chicago White Sox player, Mark Buehrle. 

We hope you had a great time at the game Dan, from all of us here at Phillips Chevy!

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

2012 Chevy Sonic.....Safest In It's Class!

The new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic comes with an array of safety features and sophisticated electronic control systems engineered to make it one of the safest vehicles in the small-car segment.

The backbone of Sonic’s safety design is its exceptionally strong body structure consisting of a single welded unit of full-length, high-strength frame rails and a safety cage. Welded tubular-section members are used to frame door openings and to support the roof while steel members reinforce the doors.

Nearly 60 percent of the body structure, as well as the four-mount hydro-formed engine cradle, uses high-strength steel. Ultra-high-strength steel is strategically integrated in the forward portion of the rockers and the center cross bar. The Sonic’s engine cradle distributes energy in frontal and side impacts. Together with the front bumper system and the engine compartment rails, the engine cradle bars absorb the brunt of a frontal crash.

Reinforced front hinge and A- and B-pillar zones help maintain the integrity of the passenger compartment. Should the vehicle roll over in a crash, its roof structure is designed  to withstand forces more than four times the car's weight. A releasable pedal assembly can reduce the risk of injuries to the lower extremities.

Sensors that control the deployment of 10 standard airbags is mounted into Sonic’s structure. The sensing and diagnostic module receives data from the car's sensors and establishes the severity of the impact and whether to deploy the airbags. The Sonic features:

  Dual-stage airbags for the driver and the front passenger

Roof-rail mounted head curtain airbags with rollover protection. The bags stay inflated longer than air bags developed only for side impacts, since rollover incidents can last longer. They also help keep occupants from being ejected.

Seat mounted side-impact airbags for front and outboard rear seat passengers are activated by sensors in the B-pillar and front door impact beams.

A driver knee air bag and a segment-exclusive front passenger knee air bag can help reduce injury to lower extremities.

If the Sonic’s onboard sensors register that the vehicle "tips up" on a flat road surface, the brakes are activated to reduce lateral force.

All five seating positions have three-point safety belts. Front safety belts include pretensioners and load limiters. The outboard rear seating positions are equipped with a LATCH system to help make attaching child seats easier.

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

2012 Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Special - Phillips Chevrolet

Phillips Chevrolet has in stock a limited 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Special.  Stop in and visit our new state of the art showroom where we have the Centennial Special Corvette on display. Phillips Chevrolet has over 14 Chevy Corvettes in stock and ready for delivery.

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!

Look What Has arrived......

Chevy Sonic has arrived at Phillips Chevrolet, just in time for our HUGE Labor Day sale and celebration!!! Stop by Phillips this weekend for deals on the new 2012 models we have in stock and the remaining 2011's. Don't miss out on your chance to drive away in a new Chevy this weekend!!

Phillips Chevy has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at http://www.PhillipsChevy.com/. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevy on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!