The Chevrolet Cruze, enormously popular both with consumers and the automotive press, will be available in a diesel variant in North America from 2012 (as a 2013 model year), according to GM Inside News.
Informers working at the Lordstown, Ohio, plant, where the model is currently assembled, confirmed that employees were told production of the diesel version would be launched next year.
Currently, the European market can choose from two diesel-powered Cruze variants. Both feature a 2.0-litre engine, though one generates 125 hp and 221 ft-lb of torque while the other (likely the one we’ll see here) punches out 165 hp and 265 ft-lb of torque. Their associated fuel efficiency ratings are (city/highway) 7.0/4.6 L / 100 km and 7.61/4.4 L / 100 km, respectively.
As for the 1.4-litre, turbocharged Cruze currently populating our roads, it kicks out 138 hp and 148 ft-lb of torque. With the automatic transmission and the Eco package it consumes an estimated 8.4/5.6 L / 100 km.
In light of this data, it’s easy to see why GM is taking this particular decision. Most people interested in diesel cars are also looking to reduce their fuel consumption, and the diesel Cruze will deliver on that front.
Source: GM Inside News
Informers working at the Lordstown, Ohio, plant, where the model is currently assembled, confirmed that employees were told production of the diesel version would be launched next year.
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Currently, the European market can choose from two diesel-powered Cruze variants. Both feature a 2.0-litre engine, though one generates 125 hp and 221 ft-lb of torque while the other (likely the one we’ll see here) punches out 165 hp and 265 ft-lb of torque. Their associated fuel efficiency ratings are (city/highway) 7.0/4.6 L / 100 km and 7.61/4.4 L / 100 km, respectively.
As for the 1.4-litre, turbocharged Cruze currently populating our roads, it kicks out 138 hp and 148 ft-lb of torque. With the automatic transmission and the Eco package it consumes an estimated 8.4/5.6 L / 100 km.
In light of this data, it’s easy to see why GM is taking this particular decision. Most people interested in diesel cars are also looking to reduce their fuel consumption, and the diesel Cruze will deliver on that front.
Source: GM Inside News