RazzKazz

ill never by a cruze.. ill keep my rattley cobalt thanx.. its faster..looks better.. handles better and gets good gasmilage .. screw the cruze... looks like im leaving gm when i by a new car.. unless i get the turbo SS.. which i may do.. due to its cheap price.. maybe my parents will get a cruze.. then i can see how really lame it is... oh 1 good thing bout the cruze.. the inside.. its nice.. but thats it for me anyways..

vahdyx

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I was looking at the Chevy Cruze and I won't lie, its a lot better than I imagined, so if the SS Cruze does infact exist... well it's hard to say I wouldn't, but this would be years after my car is paid off, we're talking (hopefully) 10 years from now.

jimbos'ss

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would definitely get one as the new family hauler, when the cobalt is paid off i'll probably get a c5z as a DD for me.

jboogie

iTrader: (3)

I'll buy one the day it beats the SS/TC around the ring. So, probably never.

PrincessTurbo

OMFG can you say Upside down on the balt right away

AWD with selectable RWD otherwise they can keep it.

I am so sick of FWD .

PrincessTurbo

LOL dude thats so true especially a fully tuned and bolted one.

They would need an entire engineering staff to even come close ..

I still wonder what this bitch would run around the ring with NT05's fully tuned and bolted ..

RobHole

So honestly... who is getting a Cruze here???

jimbos'ss

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when the SS comes out i will.

vahdyx

iTrader: (7)

When?

Feeling pretty confident in the Cruze SS

I'm still on the if side

O9cobaltSS

hahaaa THISSSSSS^^^

jimbos'ss

iTrader: (2)

it's coming
link

jboogie

iTrader: (3)

Anyone know what the rear suspension layout is on the cruze? Still twist beam or did they go independent?

vahdyx

iTrader: (7)

This is good, but makes me sad because I wont be able to get one until 2015 I already committed to the cobalt financially and performance...ally, if that makes sense.

Oh well hopefully by then they'll have a second revision like LSJ to LNF

jimbos'ss

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twist beam with a watts zlink
more info

jimbos'ss

iTrader: (2)

hopefully they keep the cruze lineup for a long time instead of killing off the name like they did the cobalt, even though the cruze is just an updated version of the same platform.

vahdyx

iTrader: (7)

True but I do like, not seeing a lot of cobalt ss's on the road.

I see one every month or something like that and they are usually the same people.

But aftermarket support comes with more units sold I believe.

soundjunky

iTrader: (4)

No on both accounts.

I could have afforded another car when I bought my Cobalt - but I bought the Cobalt becasue of:

• cars size & weight
• 4cyl (economic DD)
• LNF (respectable power from the get-go)
• GM

the Cruze & Buick, both weight significantly more, and it just goes downhill from there.

I mean the current top dog engine in the Cruze is what 140hp!? - that's pathetic, I'd rather have a 150hp 95+ J-body...

the other car I was considering was the Challenger RT;
sure it isn't as fast out of the box as my Cobalt, but the complete package is a sweet car, and the 370 hp/398 lbˇft torque would be sufficient for a daily driver to me.
At the end of the day, the Cobalt was a more economical choice... even if I still kinda lust after any 'B5 Blue' Challenger RT 'Classic' I see...

IMHO, the Buick with the revised LNF, only exists because GM is trying to make Buicks appeal to the old Pontiac enthusiasts, but making something of an upscale fun car... but it's all fail in my books.

vahdyx

iTrader: (7)

Not cruze regular cruze SS, seems like you were only talking about the cruze that is currently released

soundjunky

iTrader: (4)

NO, my statement holds, if you read it again, hopefully it will make sense.

even if they release a Cruze SS with a revised version of the LNF backed by a six speed;
The car weighs more - why would I go and waste money (because I'd loose a otn on flipping my Cobalt) on a car only because it's a newer one...
If it was about the same size and churned out in excess of 300hp, I'd consider it...
but that's highly unlikely.

Another thing to think about is, at this time the 6 speed transmissions offer about the same mileage as our five speeds.
The six speeds are referred to as a high friction design ~ which pretty much negates the need for the extra gear - but they are offered because there's the inherent "wow" factor of it having an extra gear (much like the older Corvette 4+1 transmissions; they had wow factor back in the day.)

Notice that GM offered them for something like one year in the G6-GT?

My brothers Caliber SRT gets a little worse mileage than my Cobalt... you would think that with the extra gear it should at least get the same mileage (considering hte extra couple hundred pounds it has)... but it doesn't.

06C0BALT

I hold my previous statement. The Cruze looks like an angry faced Malibu.

ShadowStal3er

cruze ss? yes please. the cruze is a decent looking car... im sorry... i love my cobalt... but it was lacking something style wise that i think the cruze has potential for... i think the cruze has a bit more class... and an SS cruze would look mean... as for its weight... it has been shown to only weigh like what... 400lbs more? not a whole lot if you ask me... and an updated version of the LNF would make up for that easy... so i say HELL YES i would buy a CRUZE SS...

Mnatvyc1223

regal GS looks pretty nice... thats one heavy ass looking 2 door tho... damn big ass pic...

emiller

400lbs is a lot of extra weight. Put 2 extra adults in a stock Cobalt and tell me you don't notice it.

chevymanva

Thats photoshopped the regal gs is a 4 door but that does look nice as a two door somewhat.

ShadowStal3er

oh i notice is. i really do.. but with an extra 20-30 hp it would feel about the same... thats all im saying..