Jalopnik: Cruze

Alec Baldwin gives seal of approval to rental Chevy Cruze

Justin Hyde — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Actor and Twitter addict Alec Baldwin enjoyed his rented Chevy Cruze so much he gave the car a gold star on Twitter. If only someone could capture random celebrities making off-hand comments about cars on video.... More »

The shape-shifting, fuel-saving metals of the future

Justin Hyde — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Active aerodynamics have long ago filtered down from track cars to high-end sports cars, and are beginning to show up in everyday sedans. But General Motors has patented an idea to use shape-shifting materials to make them more efficient. More »

The broken steering wheel viral video that sparked a recall

Justin Hyde — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT

The owner of a 2011 Chevy Cruze that had its steering wheel fall off while driving at 65 mph posted this video to prove his point. It's a case study in how one person can sway a giant corporation. More »

GM recalls 2,100 Chevy Cruzes for broken steering wheels

Justin Hyde — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:15:00 EDT

Seems a steering wheel plumb fell off a Chevrolet Cruze during a test, so General Motors will recall 2,100 of them to give a certain bolt one more righty-tighty. More »

GM Execs Kill Sarah Palin, Tina Fey Car Commercial

Justin Hyde — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Before settling for a more traditional launch of its Cruze small sedan, Chevrolet ad execs pitched a spot featuring Republican star Sarah Palin and comedy doppelganger Tina Fey. Why did it die? Too hot for Government Motors. More »

2011 Chevy Aveo, Captiva, Cruze Hatchback Interiors Caught Pre-Paris Debut

Justin Hyde — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:10:00 EDT

Carscoop has the first interior photos of the 2011 Chevy Aveo, Captiva and Cruze Hatchback. Moving on... More »

Chevy Cruze Hatchback: At Least It's Got A Pretty Ass

Ray Wert — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:45:00 EDT

Great news! Here's the first photos of the Chevy Cruze hatchback. Moving on... hey, wait a second... that back end doesn't look half-bad. Turn around and show us your face. More »

Chevy Cruze Pricing Starts At $16,995

Ray Wert — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:15:00 EDT

The Chevy Cruze is more expensive than almost all of these cars. Points for honesty perhaps? [GM] More »

Chevy Cruze's Not-So-Hot Hatch Heading To Paris

Ray Wert — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:40:00 EDT

At next month's Paris Motor Show, GM will reveal a Chevy Cruze hatchback penned by its designers from the land down under. Also the Chevy Orlando. Still no word whether there'll also be a Buick Boca or GMC Gainesville. [GoAuto] More »

Chevy Cruze, Already Down One "S," Won't Get Two

Justin Hyde — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

The Chevy Cruze that will finally wash onto U.S. shores soon will not get an SS badge version despite previous rumors and some overseas sticker packages. This is progress. More »

Buick Excelle GT: Skylark, Is That You?

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EDT

These are the first image of the Chinese-market Buick Excelle GT based on GM's Delta platform. It also offers a look at the baby Buick headed for the US. The name's unannounced but we're totally pulling for Skylark. More »

Chevrolet Cruze SS: It's The Shitbox Sport!

Ray Wert — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST

Chevrolet Singapore is offering a stripe-and-dam body kit for the Chevrolet Cruze. The package, dubbed Cruze SS, includes illuminated sill plates and costs the equivalent of $3500. So, wait — now people are paying for corporal punishment? More »

Chevrolet Cruze: Live And In The Metallic Flesh

Sam Smith — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:30:00 EST

The Fiesta-fighting, US-spec version of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, GM's mass-market fuel-economy star, debuted yesterday in L.A. We were there to catch some live shots. More to come later today. More »

2011 Chevy Cruze: Don't Call It A Cobalt

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:10:00 EST

The 2011 Chevy Cruze is GM's answer to its own small car problem. It looks good in U.S. trim, but will it be competitive? Full details on the company's LA Auto Show-bound, would-be world beating compact below. More »

Chevy Family Photo Op: Mass-Marketing MPG And MPG For The Masses, Together At Last

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

GM just dumped an unnecessary presser letting everyone know the officially-official US-spec Chevy Cruze debuts at the LA Auto Show along with its 40MPG 1.4-liter turbocharged, direct-injection inline-four. They also mentioned the still-over-a-year-away Chevy Volt for the 25,761st time. More »

Chevy Cruze Wagon NOT Spotted

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EDT

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Could GM be seeing the light and bringing wagons back to the fore? If this Chevy Cruze Wagon spy photo is any indicator, they just might. Update: We've been duped. It's a photoshop fake. Proof of the sad reality below. More »

Euro-Spec Chevy Cruze Gets A Second Diesel Engine

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:20:00 EDT

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What would you say if we told you GM's putting another, more miserly diesel in its Euro-spec Chevy Cruze? What if we told you it got 33 MPG city, 50 MPG highway? We expect no 'merican would even be interested. More »

GM Narrows Small Car Production To Three Plants

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

GM announced today it would build a "future small, fuel efficient car" at one of three idled U.S Plants: Orion, Michigan; Spring Hill, Tennessee; or Janesville, Wisconsin. How will they decide? More »

2014 Chevy Camaro? Muscle Car Cruzes Into New CAFE Standards

The Auto Insider — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:30:00 EDT

Yes friends, this is the new "Government Motors"-designed 2014 Chevy Camaro which, according to insider groups within the bankrupt automaker, is a muscle car designed to meet the new, more stringent CAFE standards. More »

WTCC Chevy Cruze Pace Car Takes Out BMW In Pau

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

GM hopes the WTCC Chevy Cruze encourages Cruze sales. Leaving nothing to chance, the Cruze "safety" car "accidentally" knocked BMW out this weekend at Pau, assuring victory for Alain Menu's Chevy. (Hat tip to Marian!) More »

WTCC Chevy Cruzes Into Shanghai

The Auto Insider — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EDT

In the back of the GM booth at the Shanghai Auto Show was this gem, the Chevy Cruze WTCC concept, which previews an upcoming racer based on GM's new global small car, the Chevy Cruze. More »

Cruze-Based Baby Buick Spotted Cold Weather Testing

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:30:00 EDT

We always question the logic of platform prostitution, this apparent Chevy Cruze-based baby Buick spotted in heavy camouflage doing cold-weather testing is no different. More »

Chevy Cruze UK Pricing To Start At £11,545

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:30:00 EDT

The Chevy Cruze wlll hit Europe an entire year before going on sale in the US. Yesterday, GM announced UK pricing on the car. It'll start at a reasonable £11,545 ($15,770). More »

2009 Holden Cruze: Econobox Heads Down Under

The Auto Insider — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:30:00 EST

The bludgers at Holden announced today ahead of the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show the right-hand-drive 2009 Holden Cruze econobox, yet another badge-engineered Chevy product for the Aussies. More »

GM Delays Volt, Cruze Engine Plant Due To Carpocalypse

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:46:00 EST

GM's announced due to the Carpocalypse, it will halt construction on the new 552,000 square foot Flint Engine Plant responsible for the 1.4-liter inline four destined for the Chevy Volt and Chevy Cruze . More »

The Ten Small Cars Of The Future

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

Years after being promised smaller and more fuel-efficient cars the next generation of diminutive autos is finally on its way. But these new "small" cars aren't as small as you might think. In order to provide a point of comparison, we've compared the length of these cars to a Ford Super Duty Crew Cab pickup truck. At 21.8 feet long, the long-cab's one of the longest production cars in recent history. So how do the ten upcoming new small cars for North American stack up? Let's find out. More »

GM CEO Rick Wagoner Rolls Up To Capitol Hill In Cruze-Covered Chevy Volt Mule

Ray Wert — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:15:00 EST

We didn't have the video of Wagoner pulling up in the Chevy Volt mule dressed up in the skin of a Chevy Cruze earlier. Now we do. We also have to say, we're pretty happy with how the Cruze looks in motion. Pretty snazzy if you ask us. We'll take ours with a turbo 1.4-liter four-banger rather than the Volt innards and definitely with the "dog-and-pony show" graphics-delete option. Also, we're now told Alan "Boeing! Boeing!" Mulally and Bob "The Builder" Nardelli are seated and Dodd's started flapping his gums. UPDATE: According to CNBC's Phil LeBeau, GM's modifying their request from the gubm'it — they need $4 billion this month and $4 billion in January (from $4 billion in December, $6 billion in March) to stave off the Carpocalypse! More »

Chevy Cruze WTCC Racer Fully Revealed

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST

Not happy with just taunting us with the new 2010 Chevy Cruze going on sale a year earlier in Europe than in the US, GM has now fully unveiled the World Touring Car Championship Chevy Cruze, all dolled up for serious action. The racing Cruze replaces the Chevrolet Lacetti as GM's WTCC corporate racer and will be driven by a 2.0 liter four cylinder and piloted by Brit racer Rob Huff, Swizerlander Alain Menu and Italian Nicola Larini. The rough part of this whole story is the pun-tastic headline GM uses in their press release. An audible groaner below. More »

Chevy Cruze Crashing 2009 World Touring Car Championship Series

Andrew Stoy — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Chevy has 12 World Touring Car Championships under its belt already, and the company is gunning for another with its new WTCC-prepped and stickered Chevy Cruze. Yes, you heard that right — the econobox you can't ignore is undergoing testing and engineering right now with a scheduled debut at Curitiba, Brazil during the opening race of the 2009 season. Chevy appears to be aiming for consistency, with the same team and drivers they've previously used arming up for battle with the new Cruze. We'll see how competitive the new car is on March 8, when the 2009 season kicks off. Full release after the jump. More »

Chevy Cruze Unveiled in Paris

Wes Siler — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:33:00 EDT

GM just officially unveiled the Chevy Cruze’s interior in Paris, and it’s surprisingly nice. Maybe a bit Honda-like, but welcoming and contemporary nonetheless. Aside from the colorful fabric inserts, the new global economy car’s dash relies on an integrated center stack that does away with traditional partitions for the interfaces, grouping them all into one, central unit. Also noteworthy are the attractive instruments. In fact, looking at these pictures, it’s hard to tell that the Cruze will be a bargain, inside; it looks almost as up-market as a 2008 Honda Accord. The release follows the jump. More »

Daewoo-Badged Chevy Cruze For The Korean Market Spotted With Up-Scale Grille

Wes Siler — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:30:00 EDT

Looks like Daewoo is getting a re-badged version of the Chevy Cruze. The 40+ MPG mass-market economy-car game-changer is destined to be sold globally, heralding a new era of practical, desirable, frugal cars from GM. Expect the Daewoo version to offer both the 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine as well as the 150 HP turbo diesel the Cruze will come equipped with in Europe. Oh yeah, there’s that big ugly chrome grille too. More »

GM Officially Announces 1.4-liter Four-Cylinder For Chevy Cruze, Volt To Be Built In Flint, MI

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:20:00 EDT

GM has announced it will invest $370 million in a new 552,000 square-foot plant in Flint, Michigan to produce the 1.4-liter four-cylinder engines intended for duty in the Chevy Cruze and Chevy Volt. The engines will be rolling off those new lines in two flavors — turbocharged with 140 HP and 148 lb-ft of torque for the Cruze, and a non-turbocharged 100 HP version for the Volt. The plans also indicate the 1.4-liter is destined for service in two additional U.S.-bound models expected to debut in the 2011 time frame — helping GM to their planned goal of "one-third of...North American engine volume will be four-cylinders by 2011." Complete details on this huge win for the city of Flint (Won't Michael Moore be proud!) and details on the tech in the engines below the jump. More »

The Chevy Volt Won't Save GM, But The Chevy Cruze Might

Ray Wert — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:30:00 EDT

If you're a GM fan-boy, you're probably a pretty happy camper this week. GM's celebrating its centennial and you've seen the live reveals of both the upcoming Chevy Cruze, the 40 MPG+ econobox you can't ignore yesterday, and today, the Chevy Volt, GM's resuscitation of the electric car. One of these two will save GM, the other will not. If you can't tell from the headline, let's make it clear again: Keep your fancy-pants electric cars, GM — you won't be saved by the Chevy Volt. No, instead, it's the little Chevy Cruze that should get the savior-like halo. More »

Chevy Cruze, Revealed Live Before Paris

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:21:00 EDT

Yes, friends, we're live at GM's Paris Motor Show preview to bring you this live reveal (not from Paris) of — the Chevy Cruze, the econobox you can't ignore. It's coming to Europe in March, 2009 and the United States in April, 2010, and as we already know, it'll be powered in Europe by your choice of a 150 HP turbodiesel and two gas-powered engines. We'll have more pictures in a few minutes. More »

2010 Chevy Cruze Spotted In The Wild, Camo-Free

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Despite the Lordstown reveal of the all-foam 2010 Chevy Cruze, a real one was spotted in a parking lot wearing only a domino mask over the badge, as if nobody would notice. The Cruze has been overshadowed by the PR tour de force that is the Chevy Volt; that said, the 45 MPG Cruze is shaping up to be a very serious contender, and these are the first virtually camo-free images we've seen of the car out in the wild. Is it wrong we're actually excited about getting behind the wheel of what's essentially an econobox done right? More »

Chevy Volt Plug-in Hybrid Revealed Early

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:50:00 EDT

Set to debut later this week, the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid electric vehicle has hit the web courtesy of some photos posted by The Car Connection. These images show what is said to be the production model posing with GM's hunkiest designers and executives, building on some teaser shots of the Volt already revealed. More information as it becomes available. More »

Report: Production Chevy Volt To Appear Alongside Chevy Cruze In Paris

Andrew Stoy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:45:00 EDT

Carscoop is reporting that inside sources tell them the production version of the Chevy Volt will join the Chevy Cruze, along with an unidentified Chevy concept vehicle, at the Paris Motor Show next month. That would mark the first show appearance for the Volt, which is expected to be revealed to the press on Tuesday, September 16. GM has been slowly revealing bits and pieces of the plug-in electric hybrid for months now; we recently told you about GM's plans to have at least 50 prototypes running around metro Detroit by the end of the year, so seeing a Volt up close shouldn't be too tough after Paris. [Carscoop] More »

Chevrolet Cruze Gets Live Body-In-Foam Reveal At GM Plant

Ray Wert — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:20:00 EDT

At a news conference announcing GM's Lordstown, OH plant will receive a hot $350 million cash injection to build the new Chevrolet Cruze in the United States, GM CEO Rick Wagoner revealed a full-size foam model of the new 2011 compact replacement to the Chevy Cobalt. As we reported yesterday, the new Chevy Cruze will be revealed officially at the Paris Motor Show (so we can see that brand-spankin' new interior in person) and is scheduled to go on sale in March 2009 in Europe, where it will be available with 1.6-liter and 1.8-liter gasoline engines and a 2.0-liter turbodiesel. GM has not yet made a commitment on engine options to be offered here in the United States when the Lordston plan starts pumping out the little econoboxes by mid-2010 other than the already announced 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. Full press release below the jump. More »

Chevy Cruze Gets Full Detail Reveal Before Paris Unveil

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:16:53 EDT

GM just dropped high resolution images of the upcoming Chevy Cruze small four-door on us in advance of its Paris Motor Show unveil later this year. At first glance, we're quite impressed. The new car gets a striking design which mixes smooth planes and sharp lines for a surprisingly handsome design. Oddly, the tail lights on the Cruze mimic the camouflage-ensconced headlights on the upcoming Chevy Equinox while also receiving the new bold front end from the Chevy Malibu. If this is the direction GM's small cars are going, we've gotta say, our interest is piqued. But that's just the design. We're also told the new 2011 Chevy Cruze will get three engines when it launches in Europe in March of 2009; a 16-valve, 1.6-liter (112 hp) and 1.8-liter (140 hp) gasoline engine, plus a new 2.0-liter turbo diesel (150 HP). All will be mated to either a five-speed manual or a class-leading six-speed automatic transmission. No official word yet on fuel economy — but we've been told in the past we should expect somewhere near 45 MPG. We like. Hit the jump for the full press release. More »