[bwilson4web]

I've been looking at the Chevy Cruz Eco in part because it has become a top GM seller but also because the automatic, radiator inlet vanes give it excellent highway mileage. But as I looked at the numbers, I realized the Cruz is head-to-head competition for the Jetta TDI:

30/42 - 28/42 :: City/Hwy, Jetta TDI vs Cruz
34 - 33 :: Combined, Jetta TDI vs Cruz
94 - 94 :: Passenger ft{3}, Jetta TDI vs Cruz
16 - 16 :: Cargo ft{3}, Jetta TDI vs Cruz

manual transmissions

Now I have no idea about relative price but these two vehicles are about as identical as two can be. Given how many Jetta advocates have tried to compare themselves to the Prius, no doubt we'll see some Cruz advocates pickup the mantle now that VW has laid it down.

Bob Wilson