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CAR OF THE YEAR: Slick retro styling, affordability make Chevrolet's HHR a hit
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BY MARK PHELAN
AUTO CRITIC
The HHR is flying off lots with no cash incentives. GM sold 32,290 units in four months.
THE RUNNERS-UP
It's not often that Americans get excited about a small car, but the Chevrolet HHR did the trick this year.
With its retro styling, modern conveniences and attractive price, the HHR joins a select fraternity that includes the Volkswagen Beetle and Chrysler PT Cruiser.
Like those hot cars before it, the HHR is flying off dealer lots with no cash incentives. GM increased production almost as soon as the HHR debuted. It sold 32,290 of them in four months, and buyers have had to wait weeks to take delivery of their cars.
It's even more noteworthy because it's the first affordable compact -- prices start at $15,425 excluding destination charges, and you can get a well-equipped HHR for around $22,000 -- from General Motors Corp. that feels like the automaker took it as seriously as it does traditional moneymakers like big pickups, SUVs and Cadillacs.
The HHR teems with thoughtful and useful features that range from an iPod-ready stereo to a useful storage bin in its dashboard and a split-level cargo space with a lid that doubles as a shelf and two small bins to hold small gear.
None of these ideas is revolutionary, but they are the things automakers that understand small cars offer.
They produce the little shivers of pleasure that distinguish good small cars from what Detroit wrong-headedly dismissed for decades as econo-boxes.
The HHR is economical, with EPA fuel economy ratings of 22 m.p.g. in the city and 27 m.p.g. on the highway, in addition to its low price.
Equipped with an optional 172-horsepower engine, the HHR I tested is one of the exceedingly rare cars that actually exceeded the EPA estimates in a week of my own driving.
The HHR's affordability and safety features -- you can add antilock brakes and curtain air bags for $795 over sticker -- have also made it popular with many parents seeking a safe and affordable first car for their kids. Its roomy and useful interior makes it equally popular with those kids, who can haul four friends and a dorm-room full of stuff in reasonable comfort.
In addition, the HHR's wide-opening doors and easy-entry seats make it appealing for people with limited mobility. Unlike previous compact Chevrolets, however, there's nothing cheap about the little five-seat wagon.
Like the best small cars -- think Honda Civic and Volkswagen Golf -- the HHR has rapidly distinguished itself as an inexpensive car that some buyers who could afford to pay more choose because it's the car they want.
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