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Old 12-01-2009, 02:17 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
I don't think that has anything to do with ride height. It's just that the center of gravity is lower, presumably because of the batteries mounted low in the frame.
Coincidentally, the ride height is also about 2 inches lower than the Cruze.

Not disagreeing about the effect of the pack on C.G.



Of course these are both pre-production vehicles; no saying if their ride heights are definitely what consumers are going to see.
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