GM Reveals US-Spec 2011 Chevrolet Cruze!

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

It doesn't look anything like any of those....

I think he needs Glasses....

[Brokinarrow]

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

I think he needs Glasses....

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Decent pricing. But why this obsession with emulating Mazda's "toothless grin"? If the grille was more "evenly split", top-to-bottom, and the bottom was more "squared off" than "droopy", maybe... This holds true for most "new" Chev designs, including Traverse and Equinox.

With all the features, including 10 airbags, no wonder the Curb Weight of all vehicles is constantly increasing...

Who's emulating who?

The current Malibu was released in late 2007. It was the first to incorporate Chevy's dual-port grille.

The Mazda 3 was unveiled in late 2008. It was the first to incorporate Mazda's new front fascia design.

[steddy2112]

Originally Posted by boxmonkeyracing

see the cobalt SS was a great car. better then most SS models out there. and I feel that if they did the SS badging on anything it should be done like the cobalt was. but that's more money lol. give me that turbo cobalt SS for my week day driver and the camaro Z28 for my friday night/weekend car. . now imagine if they bumped up the power on that cobalt to 304 (v-6 camaro power) would it have caught our SS on the ring? maybe, more then likely closer but probably not. bump it up to 350hp it would have been either the same time or better after the team was done tuning the suspension.

pretty much what I'm saying is bring back meaning to the SS badge like the cobalt did.

You're talking about two seconds lol

Probably the turbo upgrade kit from GM is all it would need to find two seconds to make up.

[Camaro_Corvette]

Looking good GM

[LOWDOWN]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Who's emulating who?

The current Malibu was released in late 2007. It was the first to incorporate Chevy's dual-port grille.

Actually, Fenwick, I referred to the now-ancient latest redo of the Impala, with its more rectangular dual element front facia, as preferential in my opinion to the collagen-implanted lower-lip openings that have followed. A straighter lower line would give these "smaller" cars a "wider" look. After all, "bigger/wider" is always "better"...especially in small cars...

As to the "chicken or egg" theory, there are NO "secrets" in automotive styling circles...are there?

Whoever designed the Mazda spent too much time admiring Heath Ledger/Jack Nicholson and "The Joker" from "Batman" fame...

Beyond this minor disagreement (the first, I'm sure, we've ever had...), the Cruze is a giant step forward...with aggressive pricing to match. Let's hope the Marketplace agrees...

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

...with aggressive pricing to match. Let's hope the Marketplace agrees...

I believe the average purchase price for a Civic is 19k, or something like that. Cobalt is actually not far behind that, and the Cruze offers much more for that money. It should do very well.

[LOWDOWN]

SEMA annouced an upcoming "measuring session" for aftermarket suppliers for the Cruze and Silverado HD, in Sterling Heights June 14th.

Let's see what comes to market, by intro time, from these sessions...