Thread: 2016 Chevy Cruze: lower weight, better engine!
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Old 07-01-2015, 11:52 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
You can already get the Cruze with a 1.4L turbo.
Yeah. I looked at one on the lot once. I would be tempted by the 2011s, but the turbo means EOC would be more troublesome and so the manual transmission becomes less attractive. What is attractive is the diesel, if it were manual, even if it had a turbo... the added fuel economy of the diesel is tempting. That too is available in the older versions. But this new cruze is lighter and I bet slightly better (or as good) in the aero department.

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