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Originally Posted by tjts1
And its not hard to beat the EPA rating with the gasoline engine either.
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Agreed... look at my fuel log in my sig (Eco MT). This is with careful driving, but I'm still averaging above the HWY figure of 42 MPG. The combined rating of 33 MPG is the same as the Eco.
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Originally Posted by WesternStarSCR
So as far as you know, it is not going to offered manual, and not even with the "Eco"s mods of belly pans and active front grill shutters etc?
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The Cruze TD will have all of the Eco's toys, including the active shutters, belly pans, LRR tires etc. Some reports claimed the aero of the TD was even better than the Eco, but I have yet to see any details to back this up.
The TD will weigh more than the Eco. It is a loaded model with an automatic transmission, leather, even more sound deadening than a standard Cruze (the Eco has less), and a urea tank in the spare tire well. There's also no mention of special wheels, so I'm assuming the car has heavy cast wheels like the other Cruze models (the Eco has 17.8lb alcoa forged wheels, 17x7).
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Originally Posted by tjts1
Nobody buys a $26000 cruze. In a couple of years after these cars languished on dealer lots with cash on the hood for months and months, GM is going to point at the diesel cruze and say "SEE? Americans don't want diesels and thats the end of that".
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This is my fear as well. Very few people go looking to spend $26k on a Cruze, especially those who are looking for fuel savings... people who want a high tech "luxury car" are, unfortunately, not lining up at Chevy dealerships (yet).
My greatest fear is not that GM will give up on diesels, but that other manufacturers will based on GM's experiment. Let's face it; fuel efficiency is not the #1 concern of the average buyer in our markets. At $26k there are MUCH nicer cars available than a Cruze, especially since the Cruze TD LOOKS the same as a base model... they could have at least dressed it up a bit with the LTZ RS body bits to make it look a little better! It doesn't even have fog lights!