2011 Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 Lt - The Chevrolet Optra is the automotive equivalent of inexpensive chocolate—it’s sweetness at the start but leaves a bitter, coughing syrup-like aftertaste. In an strange marketing twist, Filipinos bought the Optra inwards droves, maybe driven past times curiosity over the Chevrolet construct as well as the affordable cost tag. Well, inwards the terminate you lot entirely larn what you lot paid for as well as presently at that topographic point were countless people who complained nigh the Optra’s propensity to live lackluster. You shout out it, it didn’t do it well. Soon, involvement waned as well as the Optra was lost inwards the bowels of automotive dullness. Thank god.
With the Optra’s supernova rising as well as autumn from the Filipino buyer’s grace, you lot stimulate got to empathise the daunting trouble that lies ahead for Chevrolet’s all-new compact car: the Cruze. After all, the Cruze is a global auto designed as well as engineered to supercede market-specific compact cars to 1 that tin give expectations anywhere it’s sold. Under the marching orders of General Motors vice-chairman Bob Lutz, the Cruze can’t simply live “good enough”; it must live “best inwards class”. It took to a greater extent than than 6.4 1 1000 m kilometers of testing as well as 221 prototypes to larn to the Cruze you lot come across on these pages; as well as let’s larn the truthful cat out of the bag: there’s no argue why you lot should larn a Toyota Corolla.
Comparing the novel man child to the respected manly soul monarch is tall social club indeed, but the Chevrolet Cruze has what it takes. First of all, it’s got the looks. Designing the Cruze was for sure a challenge since it had to cater to a global audience, but Chevrolet pulled it off. Overall, the Cruze is striking as well as timeless amongst a bold human face upward as well as a coupe-like roofline. The blueprint looks deceivingly compact amongst its taut as well as tightly drawn bodylines, but inwards reality it’s longer as well as wider than most compact cars inwards the market. Although at that topographic point are a lot of things to honey amongst Cruze’s design, the primary exception is really the raise light cluster which apes the Honda Civic a flake also much. This is a real tike offense, as well as easily correctable inwards a futurity facelift.
Inside, the Cruze is a will to fantabulous represent as well as finish. Without seeing the bowtie badge on the steering wheel, you lot tin easily fault the character of materials inwards hither for a construct amongst iii initials as well as a propeller for a logo. Overall, the Cruze has a twin cockpit motif every bit seen inwards cars similar the Camaro as well as Corvette. Such sportiness deserves no hint of beige, as well as thankfully the Cruze has none. Nonetheless, the Cruze remains airy as well as welcoming. Particularly likeable is the way the Cruze plays around amongst grays as well as blacks. Also welcome are the knurled prophylactic coatings on the large circular knobs on the sound as well as climate controls every bit good every bit the soft-touch plastics on the switches as well as stalks—it lends the Cruze a really luxurious feel. Splashed around the cabin are several metallic element as well as aluminum-like accents. The 1 on the pump console ups the ante past times adding a squeamish billet texture.
Unlike most compact cars amongst compromised topographic point comfort, the Cruze has supportive seats amongst long cushions for nifty thigh support. There’s absolutely no fatigue whatsoever no thing how long the campaign or how traffic the route maybe. Typical of European cars, but unique to the Cruze, the front end seats are allowed to almost snog the raise to growth the available front end topographic point space. This agency a flake of caution must live exercised when someone is sitting at the back. That said, the raise knee articulation infinite is really real practiced as well as the topographic point pitch is excellent. However, if you lot computer programme to mash iii at the dorsum all the time, the middle soul would stimulate got wished the Cruze’s pump tunnel isn’t every bit large. At to the lowest degree everyone gets three-point topographic point belts.
Coupled amongst the nice, supportive seats are the Cruze’s gauges which are deeply recessed but large as well as legible. The driver data organization nestled betwixt the speedometer as well as tachometer is specially lovely especially when seen amongst the chrome band surrounds. The three-spoke steering bike is meaty as well as squeamish to the touch. For the best driving position, the Cruze has a tilt/telescopic steering bike where fifty-fifty the ignition play tricks moves for optimal key twisting. As squeamish every bit the driving topographic point of the Cruze is, getting familiar amongst the command locations may convey to a greater extent than than thirty seconds. For instance, the cardinal door locks are located on the pump console as well as the headlamps are operated via a knob every bit opposed to the much to a greater extent than familiar left stalk. Even the might folding mirrors are operated past times moving the joystick downward rather than pushing a dissimilar button. Again, these are rather tike nuisances, as well as if you’re much to a greater extent than familiar amongst European makes, you’ll larn the hangs of things much faster.
On the dependent area of sound systems, the Cruze has definitely the segment’s best. Besides the steering bike mounted controls (which are a joy to use), the Cruze has a 6-disc changer that accepts both sound as well as digital music files. On top of that, it fifty-fifty has an auxiliary jack as well as USB port for iPods as well as pollex drives. The sound character is top notch amongst ample bass as well as crisp treble. Additionally, whatever audiophile volition state you lot that the undercover to a practiced sound organization is to isolate unwanted vibrations as well as the Cruze does simply that amongst fantabulous NVH isolation. As practiced every bit the sound organization is though, live forewarned that the closeness of the buttons requires you lot to sometimes glance away from the route to alter a rails or source; but if you lot don’t remove heed pressing the ‘mute’ or lowering the book until the Manny Villar advertizement ends, as well as then you’d do simply fine. Or you lot tin e'er utilisation the steering bike controls.
Wanting to shed the notion of American cars every bit gas guzzlers, Chevrolet engineers went dorsum to the drawing board as well as gifted the Cruze amongst a brand-new drivetrain: a 1.8-liter 4-cyliner engine from the Ecotec identify unit of measurement as well as the segment’s initiative of all 6-speed automatic. On paper, the Cruze for sure doesn’t give notice the pavement amongst its 138 horsepower as well as 175 Nm of torque. In reality though, it’s notwithstanding pleasant to campaign on a day-to-day basis. The entirely fourth dimension you’d clamor for to a greater extent than horses would live if you lot hitting the highways often. As it is though, the Cruze needs to locomote on the revs upward simply to maintain a decent speed on a long straight. In short, the Cruze does best every bit its namesake suggests: cruising. The transmission is tuned for that every bit well: going for fuel efficiency rather than downright performance. As such, it shifts early on every bit possible keeping the revs every bit depression every bit possible all the time. For instance, at 100 km/h, the Cruze keeps the revs at simply 1,500 rpm. The shift character is smoothen as well as consistent though there’s a slight tug when moving from idle. This is maybe due to the Cruze’s idle-neutral manner which shifts the transmission automatically to neutral when the vehicle comes to a halt as well as engages the gear when the brake is released.
Having a solid raise axle may advise that the Cruze isn’t the sharpest knife on the treatment block, but ease assured Chevrolet engineers stimulate got incorporated some interesting features. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 typical torsion beam set-up for instance has a V-shaped beam joining the trailing arms, spell on the Cruze there’s a steel underground amongst a pinched cardinal section. This agency the beam itself provides the curl command utilisation of an anti-roll bar resulting inwards a spirited but planted handling. In fact, the Cruze tin convey anything you lot tin throw at it amongst aplomb.
The disclose is able to locomote on all 4 wheels on the dry soil as well as inwards the right direction spell soaking upward everything without the slightest hint of stepping out or excessive bounciness. The ride is on the line solid side as well as that makes you lot experience to a greater extent than of the depression speed rumbles, but it’s notwithstanding comfortable overall. Meanwhile, the steering provides a practiced residuum of try whatever the province of affairs from maneuvering at depression speeds to cornering close the restrict (we happened to lap the Cruze around the Subic International Raceway). And when things do larn scary, the Cruze does come upward touchstone amongst stability control. The brakes are simply every bit practiced every bit the steering amongst sufficient stopping might as well as solid pedal feel.
Overall, the Cruze has shown that Chevrolet is dead serious nigh existence the best inwards cast inwards the compact auto segment. Be it inwards the styling or the driving or the represent as well as finish, the Cruze continually showed that it’s a hundred times ameliorate than the Optra. If at that topographic point are notwithstanding whatever doubters out at that topographic point on whether or non the Cruze is a true-blue Chevrolet, dubiety no more. The Cruze is volition definitely eradicate whatever bad memories of the Optra as well as at the same time, it elevates the compact auto segment to an all-new level.
2011 Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 LT
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| Ownership | 1.8 LT |
| Year Introduced | 2010 |
| Vehicle Classification | Compact |
| The Basics | |
| Body Type | 4-door sedan |
| Seating | 5 |
| Engine / Drive | F/F |
| Under the Hood | |
| Displacement (liters) | 1.8 |
| Aspiration | NA |
| Layout / # of Cylinders | Inline 4 |
| BHP @ rpm | 138 @ 6,300 |
| Nm @ rpm | 175 @ 3,800 |
| Fuel / Min. Octane | Unleaded / 93 |
| Transmission | 6 AT |
| Cruise Control | No |
| Dimensions as well as Weights | |
| Length (mm) | 4,597 |
| Width (mm) | 1,788 |
| Height (mm) | 1,477 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 2,685 |
| Curb Weight (kg) | 1,315 |
| Suspension as well as Tires | |
| Front Suspension | Independent, MacPherson Strut |
| Rear Suspension | Torsion Beam Axle |
| Front Brakes | Vented Disc |
| Rear Brakes | Disc |
| Tires | 215/50R17 |
| Wheels | Alloy |
| Safety Features | |
| Airbags | 4 |
| Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) | Yes |
| Traction / Stability Control | No |
| Parking Sensors | Yes |
| Exterior Features | |
| Headlights | Halogen |
| Fog Lamps | Front |
| Auto Lights | No |
| Auto Wipers | No |
| Interior Features | |
| Steering Wheel Adjustment | Tilt/Telescopic |
| Steering Wheel Material | Leather |
| Seating Adjustment | Manual |
| Seating Surface | Leather |
| Folding Rear Seat | Yes, 60/40 |
| On-Board Computer | Yes |
| Convenience Features | |
| Power Steering | Yes |
| Power Door Locks | Yes |
| Power Windows | Yes |
| Power Mirrors | Yes |
| Climate Control | Yes |
| Audio System | Stereo CD MP3 Aux USB |
| No. of Speakers | 6 |
| Steering Wheel Controls | Yes |
Car Review - 2011 Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 Lt Features & Specifications
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