Article Comments - 2011 Chevy Cruze First Drive

5 messages, Last post on Apr 01, 2009 at 9:37 PM

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2011 Chevrolet Cruze First Drive - First Impressions: The Cruze is exactly as it needs to be — a solidly built, midsize family car that can satisfy a range of needs in every major market around the globe. (more)

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#4 of 5 Re: 2011 Chevy Cruze (nippononly) [hpmctorque] by nippononly Aug 25, 2008 (8:06 am)
Replying to: hpmctorque (Aug 25, 2008 4:08 am) Well, one of the things they really badly need to do is kick the rental car addiction - ie, pump up sales with massive rental sales when retail sales don't go their way. I know popular thinking is that GM and Ford have mostly kicked this habit now, but many individual models, the Cobalt being one, would prove them wrong. They NEED the Cruze to be the car people actually want to BUY, especially on the coasts. Everyone said the Cobalt would be that car, and it was massively improved, but after a strong start it quickly fell back into the trap of fleet sales. I am quite sure the volume trims of the Cruze will not have the vaunted new engine, so I wait to see what mainstream Cruzes will make for mileage. They've got a stick shift Cobalt right now that matches the class leaders on fuel economy, so they can stay at least competitive with the EcoTec engine. My thinking is that even the class leaders right now aren't that great. The class is compact cars, after all. And none can make 35 mpg combined? The 1.4L engine could make for fabulous press, but if they can't sell any 1.4-equipped models under $22K, what impact can it have? I hope they are aiming for at least ONE 1.4L trim to hit around the $18K or $19K mark.
#5 of 5 here we go again by etanretla Apr 01, 2009 (9:37 pm)
i give chevy an a for effort...but until they start building cars that are original and cohesive, chevy (like other american brands, except cadillac maybe) will have the poor appeal of what hyundai used to have...no identity, no flow, no recognition...bmw-ish tail lights?..cmon now, you can do better than that!../