What’s New for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel:
- All-new (for North America) diesel drivetrain
New 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel: What’s Under the Hood The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel sports a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder Ecotec turbodiesel engine that has been sourced from GM’s Europen operations and tidied up in order to meet U.S. emissions regulations. The plucky motor is good for 148 horses and 258 lb-ft of twist, which will help it stand up strong to Volkswagen’s less robust but well-respected diesel models. Chevrolet is quoting a 0-60-mph time of roughly eight and a half seconds, but more importantly the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo will deliver fuel mileage of 42-mpg during highway driving. This pulls it level with the Cruze Eco’s highway rating, and the Cruze Clean Diesel’s gobs more torque brings better performance to the table when compared to the fun, but modest character of its stable mate. A six-speed automatic transmission is the only available gearbox for the turbodiesel Cruze.
New 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel: What Autobytel Thinks The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel shows that GM continues to push outside of its comfort zone in order to diversify its lineup and build cars that challenge public perceptions of what a domestic sedan should have to offer. The self-imposed exile from turbodiesel technology is over at the General, and hopefully this means that other automakers will follow the lead of Chevrolet (and now Mazda with the diesel-powered MAZDA6) in offering more than just hybrid drivetrains as alternatives to traditional gasoline models. If the Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel enjoys substantial success, it is also feasible that the same technology could eventually make its way under the hood of larger cars like the Malibu and the Impala.
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