Diesel Chevy Cruze news
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Diesel Chevy Cruze news
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/24/d...ordstown-ohio/
The Detroit News reports that the diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze will be manufactured at the General Motors Lordstown, Ohio plant. GM is slated to retool the facility's body shop and assembly line next year through a $5.5-million investment, according to Tom Mock, a spokesman for GM. The Lordstown facility already produces the gasoline Cruze on three shifts Monday through Friday in order to keep up with demand. The Detroit News reports that the plant has recently taken to operating on the weekends to maintain the volume, as well.
The diesel Chevrolet Cruze is set to arrive in 2013, and though GM hasn't released any official powerplant decisions or fuel-economy estimates as of yet, the vehicle is expected to return somewhere around 50 miles per gallon when it arrives. This is the first legitimate diesel passenger car effort from a domestic manufacturer in years, and rumors indicate the vehicle will come boasting a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel with around 147 horsepower and 235 pound-feet of torque.
The diesel Chevrolet Cruze is set to arrive in 2013, and though GM hasn't released any official powerplant decisions or fuel-economy estimates as of yet, the vehicle is expected to return somewhere around 50 miles per gallon when it arrives. This is the first legitimate diesel passenger car effort from a domestic manufacturer in years, and rumors indicate the vehicle will come boasting a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel with around 147 horsepower and 235 pound-feet of torque.
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Re: Diesel Chevy Cruze news
I could quite possibly drive a small car....if it had a diesel.
The only thing is that I've got this Wrangler now. I love it's old engine (new V6's just don't sound like that anymore), and the fact that it's got no a/C, cruise, power ANYTHING...just 6 cylinders and just as many forward gears, and 4 wheels. I don't even have to jack it up to do an oil change, plastic fenders don't door-ding, I can see over everything, and the only road noise is from the 33's humming down the freeway. 21mpg.
The only thing is that I've got this Wrangler now. I love it's old engine (new V6's just don't sound like that anymore), and the fact that it's got no a/C, cruise, power ANYTHING...just 6 cylinders and just as many forward gears, and 4 wheels. I don't even have to jack it up to do an oil change, plastic fenders don't door-ding, I can see over everything, and the only road noise is from the 33's humming down the freeway. 21mpg.
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I just wonder how much they will cost. The eco already cost 20k, adding a diesel option will cost? Not to mention the added cost of diesel.
Not that I'm against this in anyway, I just think that GM will have to really hit a home run, especially with pricing for it to succeed in the US.
Not that I'm against this in anyway, I just think that GM will have to really hit a home run, especially with pricing for it to succeed in the US.
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Re: Diesel Chevy Cruze news
With 147 HP (9 more than gasoline version), and way more torque, it should out-accelerate the gasoline version to 60mph and in the 1/4 mile.
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If the weight is the same and the overall gearing is similar, it should be quicker than the gas version and get way better mileage to boot.
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Re: Diesel Chevy Cruze news
Not quite sold on it yet. It's rated 8 mpg better than the Cruze Eco and is likely to cost more. That coupled with diesel fuel costing roughly $0.50 a gallon more than conventional gas I don't see it as being a better alternative to what's out there already.
