[FenwickHockey65]

Chevrolet Cruze Diesel 46 MPG Sets Highway Fuel Economy Benchmark
General Motors

April 18, 2013

• Best Highway Fuel Economy of Any Non-Hybrid Passenger Car in America
• Can travel 700 highway miles on single tank

DETROIT – The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, delivers an industry best EPA-estimated 46 MPG on the highway – better than any non-hybrid passenger car in America. It will be available in certain cities this spring and nationwide and in Canada in early fall.

Equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission, the latest addition to the Cruze powertrain family has an estimated range of 700 highway miles on one tank of diesel fuel based on the EPA highway estimate and the vehicle’s fuel tank capacity. That’s about 10 hours of highway driving.

“We harnessed generations of diesel expertise to adapt our world-class global engine for the North American market,” said Gary Altman, chief engineer, Chevrolet Cruze Diesel. “The Cruze Diesel is the best diesel passenger car out there. Chevrolet is redefining the meaning of great fuel economy with this car.”

With a starting price of $25,695, including an $810 destination charge, the Chevrolet Cruze Diesel is a better value than a similarly equipped VW Jetta TDI automatic. Compared with Jetta, the Cruze Diesel offers standard equipment including the Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system, larger 17-inch alloy wheels, leather-appointed seating, a longer five-year 100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty, and a two-year maintenance plan.

Cruze Diesel also beats its rivals in performance with a segment-leading estimated 148 horsepower (110 kW) and estimated 258 lb-ft of torque (350 Nm), and can go 0-60 in about 8.6 seconds. Its advanced 2.0L turbo-diesel engine has an overboost feature capable of increasing torque to an estimated 280 lb-ft (380 Nm) for short bursts of stronger acceleration when needed, such as entering freeway traffic.

Cruze Diesel is powered by the cleanest diesel passenger car engine produced by General Motors. The vehicle generates 90 percent less Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and particulate emissions when compared to previous-generation diesels. Chevrolet has sold more than 2 million Cruze models globally since it was launched in mid-2010. More than 33,000 of those were diesel powered.

[trewyn15]

That's old news

[FenwickHockey65]

How?

[trewyn15]

I posted about it back in February lol

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

How?

I think he is thinking of the PR from a couple months ago where they announced that the Cruze Diesel was going to get 42 mpg highway

[trewyn15]

awh shit i didn't read it fully lol

didn't see it was the benchmark, my post whoring self's bad..

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by trewyn15

I posted about it back in February lol

Uh no. They just released the final FE numbers tonight.

[trewyn15]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Uh no. They just released the final FE numbers tonight.

Uh see my last post/

[DGthe3]

Simultaneous posting ftw!

[FenwickHockey65]

This thing will probably do 50 MPG easy.

[trewyn15]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Simultaneous posting ftw!

What I really wanna know is how much you can build the thing before you're only getting 40 mpg lol

[sspolo]

Imagine what it would get if they added the hybrid technology. It would add too much to the price though. As long as they keep making these cars, bigger engines should still be ok for a while.

[FenwickHockey65]

It wouldn't be out of the question for a car like Volt.

[malave7567]

I would love to have one of those, mod it a little, get it over 300 lb-fts of torque and probably still get 30+ mpg...