Chevrolet's Cavalier is an attractive car with flowing lines that are enhanced this year with new body-colored front fascias. Rounded fenders, concave hood lines and new crystal headlight lenses induce a low-to-the road look. Relatively thin A-pillars and C-pillars enhance driver visibility and enhance the flowing appearance, which seems to work best in the new dark green and silver colors. Dual side mirrors are tucked nicely into the A-pillar. The flowing lines come to an abrupt end in back, which stymies the overall design, though the rakish new rear spoiler that comes on the Z24 improves this. There's a new taillight configuration with insets, but it doesn't add much excitement. Ironically, the styling revisions emphasize the Cavalier's bobbed tail and relatively short wheelbase. Bigger tires and lower side moldings add a little muscle to the appearance of the LS Sedan and the Z24 models. Z24s come with five-spoke aluminum wheels, while the Coupe, Sedan and LS Sedan get full wheel covers.
A new dash treatment for 2000 flows more smoothly into the passenger side and make the interior more pleasing to the eye than last year's model. A new set of gauges is an improvement for the driver. A revised center console is cup holder nirvana with two regular cupholders in front of the shifter plus three more in the middle of the console, including one that can serve the back seat.The seats are contoured and comfortable, but the side support could be better for cornering. Cloth insets in the doors helps prevent plastic overload and a two-spoke steering wheel lends a lighter look to the dash. The back seat remains cramped for the legs for even those of average height. But overall, the revised 2000 Cavalier interior makes it feel like a bigger car than last year's model. |
