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    Chevy Cruze WTCC Racer Fully Revealed

    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.

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    12:00 PM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
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    Most discussed TR3-A: Sorry but racing FWD, four-door cars is like racing shopping carts. I just don't care. more »

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    Chevy Cruze Crashing 2009 World Touring Car Championship Series

    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.

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    12:20 PM on Mon Oct 13 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
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    Chevy Cruze Unveiled in Paris

    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.

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    3:33 PM on Wed Oct 1 2008
    By Wes Siler
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    Most discussed Deartháir: Looks too much like a Daewoo. And the Audi A1 is sexier. Sorry, just retaliating for all the meh-ism about the more »

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

    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.

    [ via Burlapp Cars]
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    10:30 AM on Tue Sep 30 2008
    By Wes Siler
    1,882 views, 23 comments

    Most discussed Deartháir: I still completely do not understand why the Cruze is a "game changer". It still looks like another generic - more »

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

    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.

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    1:30 PM on Tue Sep 16 2008
    By Ray Wert
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    Most discussed jbownsabmw but still wants GM to survive: GM will be saved solid cars across its product line. This includes cars like the Cruze, Volt, CTS, G8, Malibu and more »

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    Chevy Cruze, Revealed Live Before Paris

    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.

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    3:21 PM on Mon Sep 15 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
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    Most discussed jbownsabmw but still wants GM to survive: God this is such an improvement over the Cobalt more »

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    2010 Chevy Cruze Spotted In The Wild, Camo-Free

    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?

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    10:00 AM on Mon Sep 15 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
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    Most discussed Ze_Ben: I believe exterior car design should be done by the customer....have people draw up some concepts, vote, and the people more »

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    Chevy Volt Plug-in Hybrid Revealed Early

    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.


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    1:50 PM on Mon Sep 8 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
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    Most discussed hittatree_p: Looks like a bad bonus year for GM employees because if all they receive are 2009 calendars, I know what more »

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    Chevy Cruze Showing Off Cookie-Cutter Camo On Chinese Streets

    Yeah, we've seen a foamy full mock-up of the Chevy Cruze, along with a detail reveal showing high-res images (including halo), but nothing beats sheet metal on the street. In this case, the Chinese street. Chevy likely has a full-court press going on the engineering staff to have the car ready for its European launch next March — particularly the effort to ensure the Cruze lives up to its announced 45 MPG mileage target. Stay tuned: We'll see more of the Cruze at its Paris reveal next month.

    [China Car Times]
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    10:00 AM on Mon Sep 8 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
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    Most discussed Benson2175: If I stare at it long enough will it turn into a 3D battleship? more »

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

    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]
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    1:45 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
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    Most discussed Mysterious Utility Bento: I hope GM remembers that its 220v in Paris and not 110v!!! more »