http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-cruze.html

1.8 looks like junk. 1.4L Turbo looks good---remember this is focused on fuel economy.

Just needs a coupe, 2.4L DI and an SS model.

 

GM admitted the LE5 was a mistake, I doubt they'd put an intermediate motor in this one too... if the LAF will be the top motor then so be it, but if they go with the LNF I don't see the 2.4 DI making it in. I also say don't call it SS, call it a sport and be done with it.

Excluding fleet sales, GM surely builds as many coupes as sedans for these cars... where the hell is the coupe?

 

Remeber who is running GM these days...you have a better chance of getting a diesel electric than a LNF this time around...

 

im liking the interior of this car.

 

x2 ^^^

 

2.4 DI doesn't do much better than the LNF, mileage wise.

 

Interesting reads.

 

I think they need to keep producing the Cobalt SS to fill the affordable sport coupe void. Maybe we should start a petition or email GM reps? They have put so much effort into improving the handling and performance of the Cobalt that it would be a shame to see it killed off so soon.

 

SS is no longer politically correct at goverment motors you will probably see a hybrid before a LNF. Besides 3 production years is not a bad run the LSJ (05-07) only lasted 3 years in the cobalt and the SRT4 neon only lasted 3 years (03-05) we had the same time as the rest of them unfortunetly the LNF didn't catch on like those guys be it because the bad economy or inability to really tune the ecu or other factors. unfortunetly this may be it for the LNF and any replacement will have to meet a new politically correct standard.

 

I love how the turbo is rated 2 horsepower more than the non turbo. That just seems really strange. Anyone else notice that?

 

2.0T - 260 hp
2.4 n/a (2.0 + 0.4) - less hp

1.4T -138 hp
1.8 n/a (1.4 + 0.4) - less hp

Nothing we haven't seen before from the General.

Why, however, they are producing 2 motors for this car with effectively no difference in hp, is beyond me.

 

Yeah but the 2.0 is 260 while the 2.4 is what like 170 something? Pretty big gap compared to the 2 hp gap between F/I and N/A in the cruze.

 

"6 speed automatic or manual" They putting a 6spd manual in this biotch!?!?!

 

I'm thinking they could be making a bit more power with that 1.4.

 

Hopefully there will be some easy mods that can be done for cheap to get some more power from the 1.4

 

where did GM admit to the 2.4L being a mistake? They did for the SS 2.4L--not the engine...far as I know..

GM is not shelving SS by any stretch. Read:

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f...ture-gm-86332/

High performance is not dying. Just transforming. We will see smaller engine with turbos.

 

hmmm...I thought the 2.0 LNF turbo was small...that's only .4 liter bigger than my Mini Cooper S and it's 4 feet longer...

 

They said giving it the SS moniker was a mistake, they didn't say the 2.4L was a mistake.

 

gm has announced officially that the lnf will be used in more lines due to the MPG it gets and power it puts out

true story

 

Both of you get your collective heads out of your asses.

The performance cars at GM are NOT dead.

 

Dude, the motor's like a Honda, no torque you gotta keep that ****** high in the RPM band if you want any sort of throttle response. Imo a 6-speed in the Cruze is a must!

 

The truth is that GM doesn't know how to market their product...when I went shopping for a GM product, I didn't know what I was looking for until I did some research and discovered that SS/TC held the class record at Nurburgring...WTF?!?!? Why wasn't I told this? Why wasn't the world told this??!?!?!

And the "hope and change" is working out just great...

 

I totally agree about the marketing. I love the look on peoples' faces when I blow past them or corner really hard. Surprises everyone.

YET, why is there never a commercial.

I promise if they had an HD video of the Cobalt SS/TC at Nurburging on TV, that they would fly off the shelves. I think I saw one SS/SC in a commercial once.

 

Just adding HID as an option would have done great justice to this small car...

 

Agree with umrdyldo; mind you they went on a spree for a while there of marketing the "deals" they had not the vehicles. They're now returning to marketing the vehicles but far too many are focused on fuel efficiency. When the SCs were first released they were flying off the dealer's lots, the TCs are an entirely different story BUT that might be a sign of the times (ie. the average vehicles owner sees "turbocharged" or "supercharged" mixed with "premium fuel" and run for the hills.

So far as the Cruze is concerned I have seen 0 mention of it on Canadian television yet. They have a commercial where they show the new Aveo (I'll be honest, it's a nice step up), the Volt and Malibu but again they don't really call anything out on them. The TC SHOULD have been marketed based on track performance but it wasn't; mind you I don't recall the NSRT-4 or CSRT-4 being marketed here heavily either.....