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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
The Cruze is actually a few inches shorter than the Cobalt...very comparable in size to the Civic, as a matter of fact...I don't know if that's what you meant by "large". 
And a Cruze 'SS' (no doubt building on the exemplary Cobalt SS) isn't at all out of the picture....and if that happens, the car will have a very broad appeal. And no doubt draw a LOT more buyers than the Cobalt did. |
Somehow I missed the first part of your post when I wrote my earlier response. I remember reading a number of articles that said the Cruze was sized between the Cobalt and Malibu, and so some suspected it might not replace the Cobalt at all, but slot between them. I unfortunately can't seem to find those articles right now. I did find a couple on Edmunds.com. One said it was about the size of the Cobalt, but the wheelbase has been stretched. That makes sense, because the Cobalt has huge overhangs and the Cruze looks like it has a couple inches less in overhangs. Another Edmunds article puts it at 181 inches, 1 inch longer than the Cobalt which I will also point out is rather long for a compact.
I am very happy with my Cobalt's size, and the SS mechanicals are pretty solid, so I might consider a Cruze SS if it were offered. Decisions...