We had one at work today, and I had to take it out for some evaluations. The interior (compared to my Cobalt) was quite nice. The materials were a step up.





Sorry about the pics. I didn't have my camera with me, and it was a spur of the moment thing, so my phone had to suffice.

As far as power goes...my wife's Corolla auto gas bigger *****.

If they put something worthwhile in it *cough* LNF *cough*, I would be all over it.

Just thought I would share.

 

Sweet man, too bad it's slow as **** and the backend is fugly. GM needs to step up and drop the LNF in there and make the SS version a coupe (or at least available as one) and re-do the back end to look a lot better. Then it'll be win.

 

i like that dash a lot better.

 

its meant to be slow as ****

 

it may be ment to be slow as f--- but wait till someone as crazy as me pulls the motor, forges the engine, turbo charges it, and tunes it.

 

wow, why did they have to change the reverse gear, it was fine where it was...

 

well i dont doubt with alot of time, money, and creativity you can make almost anything fast.

 

I guess I should have specified...this is a European spec.

Reverse is staying put, as far as I know.

 

Aren't they still going to do a smaller turbo one that will get around 40mpg. Anything that has a turbo can always be coaxed a bit.

 

I think the euro spec Cruze is going to be quite a lot different than the North American spec Cruze. I know the U.S. Cruze is going to get a small turbocharged DI gas that makes about 140 horsepower or so but get close to 40 mpg.

 

Chevy, meet honda.....

 

engine swap ftw?

 

 

i like the intereior.. but as someone else said.. needz a coupe SS model to even be worthwhile

 

I'd be willing to be based on the engine offerings of the vehicle it's using the same or modified transmission as the Aveo did which has reverse in the top right.

x2

 

there will be no ss models for years to come...so thats the thing...

 

If you think about the R position, it makes more sense having it near 1st. cuz you will either start driving or reverse. I had a 6 speed ms3 and man I keep almost shifting into R to go to 6th hahah I know theres a lock out though. but imo it makes sense.

thanks for the pics!

 

I can tell from the lol's from people that they know what Im getting at. That interior looks like it was taken out of a civic.

I dont like the civic interior. Especially that tacky looking digital readout. Yukky. I will say this though, at least they scrapped that crappy ass cheapo plastic shifterknob thats in the cobalt. I HATED that god damn thing with a passion.....

 

Ummmmmm....what kind of work do you do where you took out a car that's not even on sale in NA yet.

Also a Civic interior?? OOOOOOOOOkkkkkkkkk.

 

at least we know about the cruze... i was talking to the dealership a couple weeks ago and asked when they were going to get the cruze and they said whats what? ive never heard of a cruze and i had to tell them there isnt going to be a 2010 cobalt and what not and then they pissed me off trying to give me 9500 for my 09 cobalt. then i told them that they arent **** for a dealer and if they knew ANYTHING at all about the cars they sell they would i know i paid almost 17k for my car new in october and that they should at least try and look at chevys website told them **** you and went home.

 

I work for a supplier...I fabricate prototype seats.

We are doing the seats for the Cruze...

I actually made the first SS seat (post Recaro).

 

I work for a supplier...I fabricate prototype seats.

We are doing the seats for the Cruze...

I actually made the first SS seat (post Recaro).

 

I work for a supplier...I fabricate prototype seats.

We are doing the seats for the Cruze...

I actually made the first SS seat (post Recaro).



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Awesome triple post.

Sorry, folks...

 

Never gonna happen...I'm on the inside...so glad I got my LNF...

 

By chance did you see any "unusual" seat sketches for the cruze?