Verano is a very interesting car...basically a luxury version of Chevy Cruze with a bigger engine. I like the concept of it, but i fear that the pricing is too high. Acura is doing the same thing next year with the Civic ("luxury Integra").

I don't know...for $27k for a loaded Verano, it is still missing some things, such as memory seating, no HIDs, manual recline (WTF?!!), Homelink??, etc..

For just a bit more (prob under $2k), you can get an Acura TSX, which is slightly bigger (roomier), sportier, more power, Honda reliability, and have all those things mentioned above. The base TSX does not have a fancy stereo system, but i doubt the BOSE system in the Verano is any special. Of course, for under $4-5k more, you can get the top notch TSX with TECH pkg which comes with a mind-blowing stereo system, decent NAVI with rear view camera.