2016 Chevy Cruze Thread
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I don't know about "minus the quality" of a Toyota. Even today's outgoing Cruze is a fairly substantive vehicle with impressive ride and handling and fairly solid build quality. The Corolla feels a bit cheap and the ride crashes a bit more than even today's Cruze. This new one could push Cruze even farther ahead in terms of quality and refinement. Obviously Corolla will likely still trump the Cruze in sales due to its enormous image and track record of reliability. But don't be so quick to discount the Cruze and the quality of the overall vehicle execution.
Good post, and I agree with most of it. But I just got done with a full-review on the latest Corolla, and it is a pretty nice compact sedan and gives the Cruze a run for its money. Still, you have a point.....GM build-quality has improved enormously in the last several years, while Toyota's often hasn't.
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Weak effort. Copying the new Volt and using both to service two markets is a cheap way out compared to before. It should have been admitted first, that two different cars would not be produced. Then it should be admitted here the Volt/Cruze had no future direction, so the six year old Civic and Elantra were chosen as templates. This is a double loss, not progress. And don't give me the every manufacturer copies everyone else. We all know they all do. But the one thing GM had going for it was it's unique and retro/dated styling. Now, that's lost and they are just another copy of someone else. Weak.
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Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
And don't give me the every manufacturer copies everyone else. We all know they all do.
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Updated Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Getting Both Manual And Auto 'Boxes
The new 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel will be offered with both a manual and automatic transmission for the first time.
GM Inside News reports that Chevrolet has been prompted to offer the new Cruze Diesel with two transmission options due to poor sales of the previous-gen car which was available exclusively with a six-speed auto.
While speaking with the publication, GM Canada product manager Paul Hewitt said that the manual gearbox will be offered for both sedan and hatchback body styles and all available trim levels except the range-topping Premier model.
When it hits North American shores, the new Cruze Diesel will receive GM's 1.6-liter engine already on offer in Europe, replacing the 2.0-liter unit of the old Cruze. This new engine delivers 136 hp and 275 lb-ft of torque, compared to the 151 hp and 265 lb-ft of the previous unit.
It is thought that alongside the poor sales of the previous model, Chevrolet decided to offer the new Cruze Diesel with two gearboxes and a host of variations to help pull buyers away from Volkswagen.
GM Inside News reports that Chevrolet has been prompted to offer the new Cruze Diesel with two transmission options due to poor sales of the previous-gen car which was available exclusively with a six-speed auto.
While speaking with the publication, GM Canada product manager Paul Hewitt said that the manual gearbox will be offered for both sedan and hatchback body styles and all available trim levels except the range-topping Premier model.
When it hits North American shores, the new Cruze Diesel will receive GM's 1.6-liter engine already on offer in Europe, replacing the 2.0-liter unit of the old Cruze. This new engine delivers 136 hp and 275 lb-ft of torque, compared to the 151 hp and 265 lb-ft of the previous unit.
It is thought that alongside the poor sales of the previous model, Chevrolet decided to offer the new Cruze Diesel with two gearboxes and a host of variations to help pull buyers away from Volkswagen.
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The Cruze, like the Verano, is rather tall for a compact. That, optically, makes it appear somewhat shorter than it actually is. The same thing can be noted with Subaru's Impreza-based Crosstrek, which sits even further up on stilts.
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Sporty or blowing smoke? Chevy says diesel Cruze RS coming
General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] chief in North America said Tuesday the automaker plans on offering a diesel-powered version of the 2018 Chevy Cruze RS and—gasp—it may actually be fun to drive.
"We designed these to be sporty, as you can see," said Alan Batey, President for GM in North America. "It's fun to drive. You take this look, and you take those performance parts, and you marry it with a diesel. This will be fun to drive."
Batey confirmed Tuesday that Chevy will sell its compact Cruze with a diesel engine in 2017—first as a sedan, then as a hatchback—but didn't specify the diesel's performance.
Separately, GM officials confirmed that the Cruze's diesel would be a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-4, but stopped short of saying it would be the same 1.6-liter diesel found in the 2018 Chevy Equinox. If it is, we can expect 136 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque under the Cruze's hood, mated to either a 6-speed manual transmission or 9-speed automatic—the latter if you're into not having fun.
"They're torque-y... if you have this in a manual, it'll be fun to drive," Batey said. "I would say the whole persona of Cruze is meant to be sporty and youthful. The diesel gives you that performance, particularly because of the torque."
Batey said that the diesel engine will be available across most Cruze models, including all of the hatchbacks, but said that it wouldn't be confined to the "Eco" badge it wore for the first generation. It'll wear all the RS gear available on the hatchback when it goes on sale, and be fitted to performance-minded goodies those models receive.
Batey didn't say how many manual diesel hatchbacks Chevy is planning to sell, and also wouldn't confirm that all of them must could be brown.
"We designed these to be sporty, as you can see," said Alan Batey, President for GM in North America. "It's fun to drive. You take this look, and you take those performance parts, and you marry it with a diesel. This will be fun to drive."
Batey confirmed Tuesday that Chevy will sell its compact Cruze with a diesel engine in 2017—first as a sedan, then as a hatchback—but didn't specify the diesel's performance.
Separately, GM officials confirmed that the Cruze's diesel would be a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-4, but stopped short of saying it would be the same 1.6-liter diesel found in the 2018 Chevy Equinox. If it is, we can expect 136 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque under the Cruze's hood, mated to either a 6-speed manual transmission or 9-speed automatic—the latter if you're into not having fun.
"They're torque-y... if you have this in a manual, it'll be fun to drive," Batey said. "I would say the whole persona of Cruze is meant to be sporty and youthful. The diesel gives you that performance, particularly because of the torque."
Batey said that the diesel engine will be available across most Cruze models, including all of the hatchbacks, but said that it wouldn't be confined to the "Eco" badge it wore for the first generation. It'll wear all the RS gear available on the hatchback when it goes on sale, and be fitted to performance-minded goodies those models receive.
Batey didn't say how many manual diesel hatchbacks Chevy is planning to sell, and also wouldn't confirm that all of them must could be brown.
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