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1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Review: Interior

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1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Review

Sporty looks at an affordable price.
Interior
If there is a disappointment to the car's visual appeal, it arrives when looking from the inside out. The Rally Sport comes with attractive, cloth-covered seats, which include embroidered RS identification in the headrests. But that's where the visual appeal of an otherwise Spartan interior ends. The cloth motif extends to a small center section of the doors, but otherwise the interior is unrelieved composite.

The functional dash has a small speedometer and tachometer. Except for the door lock and light switch, all the operating switches are stalk-mounted. The center console offers a large tray under the dash, a cup holder, plus storage box, which also includes a second cup holder (when open) and a clever third cup holder for the rear seat when the top is flipped back. The heater/AC unit and radio with minimal functional controls occupy the center of the dash.

The cloth seats are comfortable, resilient and supportive with firm foam contours. But what becomes most quickly apparent is what the exterior gains in design appearance is given back when it comes to front and rear visibility. When compared to the more upright Civic, Escort or Neon greenhouses, the view is not nearly as open. The narrow doors offer excellent side visibility. But they also come with a noticeable trade-off. The long doors are quite heavy; they require some effort to operate and some care in tight parking areas.

The long doors combined with sliding front seats make it easy to get in and out of the back seat. As in the front, the rear passengers will feel as if they are sitting quite low, necessitated to accommodate enough headroom. While there is ample head and shoulder room, legs have to be folded up with knees closer to one's chin than some would deem comfortable. Only a child could handle the center seat in the back, which is too small for an adult. The rear passengers do have the convenience of heat ducts.

In the trunk, the Rally Sport offers excellent cargo space for the class, with 13.2 cubic feet of storage area and a standard cargo net. Rear seats fold down to expand the rear storage area. Next Page



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