Description

Chevrolet?s smallest car got a fresh exterior look for the 2003 model year. Some of the Cavalier?s updated features included a restyled hood, grille and fascia. The fenders and greenhouse were essentially unchanged, but the headlights and taillights were new. A 140-horsepower, 2.2-liter four-cylinder Ecotec engine is standard in all models. LATCH child-safety seat hooks and a center three-point seat belt in the rear seat have been installed. Both the two-door and four-door versions have a 104.1-inch wheelbase and measure 182.7 inches long overall, which makes them more than 14 inches longer than the Ford Focus and 8 inches longer than the Honda Civic. All Cavalier models seat five people. The rear seatback folds down to add cargo space beyond the trunk?s basic capacity, which is 13.2 cubic feet in the coupe and 13.6 cubic feet in the sedan. The center console contains slots for coins, cassettes and CDs, as well cupholders for front and rear passengers. Driving a Cavalier may not qualify as a memorable experience, but the long-lived Chevrolet compact is a capable and practical automobile that manages to exhibit a dash of sportiness and this vehicle scores passably well on both counts by maneuvering with relative ease and yielding reasonable comfort.