General Motors introduces Cruze to the normal sedan segment. The new cruze offering performance, quality and comfort for a reasonable price. The Car is good looking and built tuff. The all new feel of the cruze will definitely pave way for comptetion in this sector
One of the biggest attractions of the new Cruze is its build quality. This is undoubtedly the best glued and screwed together product to don the golden bowtie.
There are four models from which to choose: A 1,6-litre L at R174 192, a 1,6-litre LS at R186 126, a 1,8-litre LS at R204 133 and the flagship 1,8-litre LT automatic at R244 440.
The 1,6-litre models produce 84 kW and 153 Nm and are only available with a five-speed manual gearbox.
The 1,8 engine kicks out 104 kW and 176 Nm and is available as a five-speed manual or six-speed auto shift.
GM says the 1.6 litre Cruze will accelerate from rest to 100 km/h in 12,5 seconds while the 1.8 litre version achieves this in 10.0 seconds. Combined cycle fuel consumption is given as 6,7 l/100km and 6,8 l/100km respectively.
The instrument cluster is particularly attractive with black dials, white lettering, red pointers and soft blue backlighting.
The cabin oozes quality and when one factors in nice-to-haves such as park distance sensors, automatic lights, rain-sensing wipers, electric windows, folding mirrors, 60:40 split rear seats and a large boot then the car comes across more upmarket than the price suggests.
Active safety measures include ABS anti-lock braking (all models) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD) and Traction control (TCS) fitted as standard on the 1.6 LS & 1.8 LS and 1.8 LT models.
Good news for oil-burner fans is that 2.0-litre 16-valve turbo diesel engine will be offered in the Cruze from the second quarter of 2010.
It will have high pressure common rail fuel injection and a variable geometry turbocharger.
While the full specification for this engine is still to be announced, torque is quoted as 320 Nm delivered from just 2000 r/min. Fuel economy could be as low as 5,6 l/100km which will give the Cruze diesel a cruising range of over 1000 kilometres.
Tags:- Chevrolet, Cruze, GM
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