2011 Chevy Cruze Eco / XFE will have 1.4 turbo, 42 mpg (US) hwy rating

[PaleMelanesian]

Fine then. GM specifically lists the Honda Civic as a competitor. The 2010 Civic EX-L AT (heaviest of all the civic trims): 2784 lb. It also scores highly for crash safety.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

The Cobalt XFE weighs 2780 lbs.

The Smart car rates very high for crash worthiness and it weighs well under a ton. Ditto for the Toyota iQ.

The Scion xD weighs less than 2,400 pounds, and is very crash worthy.

[tjts1]

Ok but all of those are compacts and subcompacts. You're missing half of the argument.

Because death by car crash sucks and even the 'compact' cars of today are as big as the midsized cars of 10 years ago.

I don't see what the issue is here. The Chevy Cruze weighs 2832 lb. Hardly out of the ordinary for its competitors.
http://www.chevrolet.co.uk/cars/cruz...ical-data.html

The compact cars of 10 years ago were in the 2000-2500lb range. The cars built today are far more survivable in every kind of accident. Its not surprising that weight has gone up by a few hundred pounds.

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

The Scion xD weighs less than 2,400 pounds, and is very crash worthy.

More like 2624 lbs for a subcompact. Not exactly a lightweight.

[PaleMelanesian]

... and the Cruze is not a compact? Chevy themselves are comparing it to Civic and Corolla, so how are those not a valid comparison?

[tjts1]

Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

... and the Cruze is not a compact? Chevy themselves are comparing it to Civic and Corolla, so how are those not a valid comparison?

Both of those cars put on many hundreds of pounds over the last 2 or 3 generations. They also grew in size substantially. They are all of similar size and weight as the Cruze. The cruze is certainly not a subcompact like the xd. Whats your point exactly?

[PaleMelanesian]

Originally Posted by tjts1

Ok but all of those are compacts and subcompacts. You're missing half of the argument.

I'm questioning your objection. The Cruze is a compact. So are some of the cars we're listing. I'll grant you that some are smaller - that's why I brought in the 2010 Civic, which Chevrolet themselves lists as a competitor to the Cruze. How is the Cruze so much heavier than its direct competitors? That's my question.

[cfg83]

NeilBlanchard -

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Hi,

The Cobalt XFE weighs 2780 lbs.

The Smart car rates very high for crash worthiness and it weighs well under a ton. Ditto for the Toyota iQ.

The Scion xD weighs less than 2,400 pounds, and is very crash worthy.

Year Make      Model     Weight (lbs)  Length"   Width" Height"
2009  Honda     Civic     2630~2760     177       69     57 
2009  Toyota    Corolla   2822          179       69     59
2009? Chevrolet Cruze     2832          181       70     58

The Civic wins the battle of the scales, but not by much.

CarloSW2

[tjts1]

Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

How is the Cruze so much heavier than its direct competitors? That's my question.

I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. As previously mentioned several times, the weight of the Cruze is very comperable with every other compact car out there, including the Civic. I was just pointing out that compact cars of today are much bigger and heavier than what we considered compact 10 or 15 years ago. They are also much safer.

[cfg83]

tjts1 -

Originally Posted by tjts1

It seems like the US market cruze sits about an inch higher than the same car sold in other markets.

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That image may be enhanced. When I went to the UK site, the "Gallery" had lots of enhanced photos that looked like the above picture. But when I went to the Configurator, I saw this :



That looks pretty much like the US version.

CarloSW2

[tjts1]

I don't know. It looks lower to me. Maybe its an optional suspension.

US


Europe


I'm sure somebody will be selling lowering springs for it in no time if they don't already.