2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel: 46 MPG highway

[motorhead]

would love to see an AWD option.

[DaBears]

Originally Posted by motorhead

would love to see an AWD option.

This. But keep it at the same price

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[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by DaBears

This. But keep it at the same price

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Add a feature, don't charge customers for it. Somehow, I doubt the bean counters will go for this idea.

[Stew]

Hmmm, Love the idea of the diesel, but is it really worth 5k for a merely 4MPG over a Cruze Eco?

[malave7567]

There is so much more low-end power in the diesel while maintaining mpg, so I do feel its worth it.
And if i remember the eco's specs correctly, it has a range of about 500 miles? so this will get you 200 more miles on one tank. I like a good turbo diesel (especially once you start tuning one), but I understand not everyone does. I think Chevy has done more than enough to compete with VW though.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by malave7567

There is so much more low-end power in the diesel while maintaining mpg, so I do feel its worth it.
And if i remember the eco's specs correctly, it has a range of about 500 miles? so this will get you 200 more miles on one tank. I like a good turbo diesel (especially once you start tuning one), but I understand not everyone does. I think Chevy has done more than enough to compete with VW though.

200 is a WAY high estimate, if it was a 10 gallon tank, to make it simpler, the difference in a tamk would just be 40 miles, it would take a LONG time to make up the difference that way. ALso, if you give up a few features a Jetta TDI starts around 2k cheaper than the Cruze Diesel.

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by Stew

Hmmm, Love the idea of the diesel, but is it really worth 5k for a merely 4MPG over a Cruze Eco?

7 MPG over a comparable Cruze Eco. The diesel model is automatic.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

7 MPG over a comparable Cruze Eco. The diesel model is automatic.

Still it is a 4k difference once you consider the automatic. 2k difference, I can see, but that is a little extreme. Once of the reasons the TDIs from VW are as successful as they are is because there is a pretty huge gap between the gasoline and deisel models in mpg (like 10 plus) and the differential isn't so steep.

[menendez1293]

Is the fuel tank the same size as the normal Eco? Because if so that's pretty impressive. On my Eco with the A/C running and cruise control set to 73 MPH I got roughly 43MPG which gave me around 500 miles of driving for a total of around 7 hours

[Silverlsinva]

Why no stick shift some people still like to row their own gears. I know the Vw they offer a stick. I just like the have the option. 25k would be out of my price range if I was still looking.

[menendez1293]

Originally Posted by Silverlsinva

Why no stick shift some people still like to row their own gears. I know the Vw they offer a stick. I just like the have the option. 25k would be out of my price range if I was still looking.

As to my knowledge (which is limited so please correct me if I am wrong) they are offering a manual diesel. This tests just prove that the auto diesel can bring in higher numbers than a manual Gas burning Eco.

Edit: thanks FenWickHockey I have been corrected. There is no Manual diesel as of yet.

[camarowa]

Will have to take a close look at this for the wife!

[FenwickHockey65]

No manual diesel for now.

[menendez1293]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

No manual diesel for now.

I guess I was wrong. But in my opinion that's a mistake