2014 2.0L Turbo Diesel Cruze is here!

[gone-ot]

...a link to the official GM Online Ordering Guide is now available to look through and to see what the Cruze Diesel has available:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ing-24974.html

[rmay635703]

Hopefully the diesel uses the exact same xmsn configuration so a 6mt can be dropped and alternative gear ratios selected.

[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Hopefully the diesel uses the exact same xmsn configuration so a 6mt can be dropped and alternative gear ratios selected.

Does the Aisin-Warner and Hydra-Matic have the same transmission-to-engine bolt patterns?

[DIMS]

2014 Chevrolet Cruze 2.0TD 1981 Chevrolet Chevette Diesel BASE PRICE $25,695 $6167 VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, FWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan Front-engine, RWD, 4-pass, 4-door hatchback ENGINE 2.0L/148-hp (est)/258-lb-ft* (est) turbodiesel DOHC 16-valve I-4 1.8L/51-hp/72-lb-ft diesel SOHC 8-valve I-4 TRANSMISSION 6-speed automatic 5-speed manual CURB WEIGHT 3500 lb (mfr) 2238 lb WHEELBASE 105.7 in 97.3 in LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT 181.0 x 70.7 x 58.1 in 164.9 x 61.8 x 52.9 in 0-60 MPH 8.6 sec (mfr est) 21.13 sec EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON 42 mpg (highway est) 40/55** mpg (est) ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 91 kW-hrs/100 miles (highway est) 96/70 kW-hrs/100 miles (est) CO2 EMISSIONS 0.53 lb/mile (highway est) 0.49 lb/mile (est) ON SALE IN U.S. May 2013 1981 *280-lb-ft with temporary overboost; **Pre-2008 EPA estimate, EPA rating varies by model year and transmission

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[gone-ot]

I had a white 1981 Chevette with that Izusu 1.6L 51hp engine...of course, diesel was under 80¢ a gallon back then...today it's like 5X that amount!

[tjts1]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

I had a white 1981 Chevette with that Izusu 1.6L 51hp engine...of course, diesel was under 80¢ a gallon back then...today it's like 5X that amount!

If it makes you feel better, some of us living in Southern California are paying less for diesel than gasoline.

[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by tjts1

If it makes you feel better, some of us living in Southern California are paying less for diesel than gasoline.

Which: bio-diesel or dyno-diesel (Earl Sinclair's motor mocha)?

[Diesel_Dave]

Originally Posted by tjts1

If it makes you feel better, some of us living in Southern California are paying less for diesel than gasoline.

If it makes you feel better, some of us living outside California always pay less than you do for gas or diesel

[Diesel_Dave]

Originally Posted by DIMS

2014 Chevrolet Cruze 2.0TD 1981 Chevrolet Chevette Diesel BASE PRICE $25,695 $6167 VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, FWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan Front-engine, RWD, 4-pass, 4-door hatchback ENGINE 2.0L/148-hp (est)/258-lb-ft* (est) turbodiesel DOHC 16-valve I-4 1.8L/51-hp/72-lb-ft diesel SOHC 8-valve I-4 TRANSMISSION 6-speed automatic 5-speed manual CURB WEIGHT 3500 lb (mfr) 2238 lb WHEELBASE 105.7 in 97.3 in LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT 181.0 x 70.7 x 58.1 in 164.9 x 61.8 x 52.9 in 0-60 MPH 8.6 sec (mfr est) 21.13 sec EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON 42 mpg (highway est) 40/55** mpg (est) ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 91 kW-hrs/100 miles (highway est) 96/70 kW-hrs/100 miles (est) CO2 EMISSIONS 0.53 lb/mile (highway est) 0.49 lb/mile (est) ON SALE IN U.S. May 2013 1981 *280-lb-ft with temporary overboost; **Pre-2008 EPA estimate, EPA rating varies by model year and transmission

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Ah yes, 0-60 times of 21.13 seconds--those were the good ol' days.

That being said, 40/55 mpg EPA is nothing to shake a stick at.

[PaleMelanesian]

Yes, but that's the old-old epa rating. Fueleconomy.gov only goes back to 1984, but that year's Chevette diesel is new-epa rated 33/42. In other words, about the same as this Cruze, which is a better car in almost every way. (including that 0-60 time )