2011 Chevrolet Cruze Review
One of the best things about people getting interested in smaller cars is that it gets car
companies interested in making smaller cars nicer than just a little tin boxes they tend to
be. Here’s an example.
Chevy Cruze, I would say it’s new but it’s really only new to America. This car has
already been to the market in Asia and Europe and selling quite well there. Now, this is a
very small car but the lines make it look a little more substantial. In fact it’s going to
replace the Cobalt which is you know, a little econobox. But this car prints much nicer
and with more presence. Engines will be interesting, a 1.8 liter in line 4, kind of a
naturally aspirated fuel injected deal but it’s also going to be a 1.4 liter turbo. Little tiny
little guy, but the turbo charger makes the difference, 138 horsepower an about 40
highway MPG they promise. I'm also interested -- impressed really, by the stuff inside.
Now most little cars are very little sophistication inside. This one’s got a lot of first of all,
just a visual cues, piano black here and lots of chrome surrounds on the gauges in that but
more importantly is the cabin tech. It will be available with an out standard, with a
navigation system, Bluetooth, handsfree, satellite radio, USB port, of course auxiliary
jacks, iPod support through USB, a whole lot of features you can up content this thing
with and it definitely has a feel of a nicer car than where its lowly level is. Even to see the
upholstery here, again this is an upgraded interior trim but this kind of seaming and
leather you don’t see on cars in this class.
So theme we’re seeing in across a number of cars and from other manufacturers and
transmission choices will include 6-speed automatic, and/or manual depending on the
power train combination. So that they’re not relegating old 4-speed autos or kind of
garden variety 5-speed manuals for this lower level of car. The Cruze goes on sale in the
US Q3 of 2010.
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