Chevrolet Cruze Unveiled in Paris

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When last were you this excited about a Chevrolet family sedan, apart from the semi-manic Lumina? Now after months of teasing we can finally reveal what the Chevrolet Cruze is all about as it debuts at the Paris Motor Show. Cruze is Chevy’s new mid-sized family sedan and its main point of existence is to elbow out the Toyota Corollas and Volkswagen Jettas of the world. A tough mission for anyone, ask anyone who has tried, but Chevrolet is super-confident in its offering. And for the first time they may actually have something to back this bravado in the Cruze.

The Cruze uses a design language that is becoming quite common lately, the one of a four-door fastback coupe sedan, similar to what we see in Mercedes-Benz CLS and Jaguar XF as quick examples. The Chevy “V” theme is carried from the grille in the exterior, right into the interior where it dominates the dashboard, but not to an irritating extent. Complementing it is the ambient ice blue LED background lighting system that gives it a warm, glowing feeling.

Three engines will be available, a 2.0-liter turbo diesel, a 1.6 and 1.8-liter gas choices. Respectively they produce 110kW and 320Nm, 82kW and 103kW. Chevrolet promises a more entry-level 92kW, 300Nm version of the turbo diesel. In addition to a 5-cog manual changer you get a 6-speed automatic, which is really welcome for this segment of the market.

ICE is taken care of courtesy of four and six-speaker sound system featuring MP3 playability, iPod input jack with a large hard drive for music storage. Completing the package is the DVD satellite navigation system with 7-inch map display and voice recognition function.

Sales begin in March 2009 and indications are that most targeted global markets will have the Cruze by the end of 2009.

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[VH_Supra26]

i actually like this one

[kane_x3]

looks like an is300, bmw 1 series and civic sedan had a 3some.

i think it looks good.

[TXBlackout03]

That interior is just cool looking.

[IIIVOVE]

seriously those guages look like they give off major glare.

[NOPISTN]

malibu?

[JHizzleX]

not bad for a chevy..

[VQuick]

I'm looking to buy next spring. The Fit Sport is at the top of my list now, but I think I'll give the Cruze a chance depending on price/specs.

I was really hoping to see that turbo 1.4L that was rumored before, though.

[TXBlackout03]

I'm looking to buy next spring. The Fit Sport is at the top of my list now, but I think I'll give the Cruze a chance depending on price/specs.

I was really hoping to see that turbo 1.4L that was rumored before, though.


We are getting the 1.4L turbo.

The one that was just revealed in Paris with those three engines is the Euro options.

[Andru]

That interior is ballin.

[Happy]

its nice to see a step up in gm's interior game

[Replica]

Looks great. I wonder how far the reality is from the pictures.

[Vincent]

Wow, that maroon one is sexy. Looks almost like an IS250 from the side profile other than the front.

[Oni-San]

Looks like a sharper Versa, but looks good for a GM :thumb:

[seinkonnen]

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WTF is up with the big brake kit? Obviously not part of the car.

Other then the photoshopping it looks pretty good.

[jhbhatia]

kudos to GM for making a decent car. Thus far there hasn't been a single family sedan, that GM has impressed me by

[TXBlackout03]

kudos to GM for making a decent car. Thus far there hasn't been a single family sedan, that GM has impressed me by

You have to be kidding me.


G8, CTS, Malibu?