Clearly we are all here waiting for our Volts. But we have heard there may be some limitations in price and availability at first.Now that consumer sentiment has shifted gears from truck to small cars, GM is accelerating the production of the latter.
One that stands out is the Chevy Cruze. It will be GM’s replacement car for the Cobalt, and is set to begin production in 2010. It is a well-designed compact car with a 1.4 L turbo engine that should get better than 40 mpg. Previously we had only seen camouflage mule photos of the car.
Apparently on Tuesday when GM CEO Rick Wagoner spoke to employees about GM’s future, they and the media were shown images of some future cars which included the Cruze. Likely through rogue screen captures, those images have now surfaced on the web.
I have been advised by GM officials that these photos were not officially released, which is why no better resolution pictures publicly exist.
Bob Lutz previously downplayed the launch of this car, preferring to focus more on the current Cobalt. But that’s marketing, what do you expect?
The Cruze might very well be considered the gas-powered sister of the Chevy Volt, since they are both built on the next generation Delta global compact platform. The car also seems ripe for a next-gen lithium-ion hybrid option, also slated to appear in 2010 and offering up to a 20% increase in fuel economy, but that is a matter o
Chevy Cruze
Chevy Cruze
Chevy Cruze
Chevy Cruze
