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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 02-08-2013, 11:58 AM

I wonder if it wouldn't be better to use the Isuzu-designed 1.7L turbodiesel made at a former Isuzu factory (currently fully-owned by GM) in Biesko-Biala (Poland), also available for the Euro-spec Cruze (rated there at 130hp/221lb.ft.) altough it's currently bolted only to a manual transmission. If GM could at least get rid of the SCR it would be more competitive against the VW Jetta and the Mazda3 which is quoted to receive either the current 2.2L SkyActiv-D with lower ratings or the upcoming 1.6L SkyActiv-D.

02-08-2013, 11:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr It's all about Diesel Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Posts: 12,571 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,627 Times in 1,452 Posts	I wonder if it wouldn't be better to use the Isuzu-designed 1.7L turbodiesel made at a former Isuzu factory (currently fully-owned by GM) in Biesko-Biala (Poland), also available for the Euro-spec Cruze (rated there at 130hp/221lb.ft.) altough it's currently bolted only to a manual transmission. If GM could at least get rid of the SCR it would be more competitive against the VW Jetta and the Mazda3 which is quoted to receive either the current 2.2L SkyActiv-D with lower ratings or the upcoming 1.6L SkyActiv-D.