Cruze challenges conventional compact wisdom with one simple word: more. Its cavernous, quiet interior and beautifully sculpted exterior feel like luxury. Cruze is filled with performance, safety and technology features you won't believe come in a compact. Want more? How about 10 standard air bags and OnStar® Turn-by-Turn Navigation standard for the first six months. And there is still more to the "more".
Over 4 million miles of testing.
The Cruze blueprint chose solutions over sacrifices, and then fine-tuned each one over 4 million miles of durability testing. When we wanted to test handling and braking, where better than on the ice and snow of Scandinavia? Cruze proved itself in some hostile environments: continuous driving in the heat of the Arabian Desert, high-altitude in the Alps, intense moisture in Thailand and more. Then it was put through the paces on some of the best test tracks in the world, including the famed Nürburgring in Germany. Cruze is one of the most tested vehicles in Chevrolet history, and that's why we guarantee the quality with a 100,000 mile/5-year Powertrain Warranty.
Sophisticated performance, ride and handling.
Cruze only seems like a compact from the outside. Inside, it's a different story. The cavernous interior of Cruze not only has more room than Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, but it also has more cargo space too. That's something to brag about, but Cruze chooses to go about things quietly in the interior. It's designed with 30 distinct acoustical treatments — including a triple-sealed, acoustic-laminated glass windshield — to create a serene interior.
The “more” approach to safety.
Cruze engineers applied the same philosophy to safety that they did to everything else. That's why Cruze comes with 10 standard air bags — to help protect heads, chests and knees. It comes with a high-strength steel safety cage and roof crush resistance that outperforms the requirements. Best of all, every Cruze comes protected and connected by OnStar® with the Directions & Connections Plan® — including Automatic Crash Response — standard for the first six months.
Intuitive technology.
It's great to have the latest gadgets and modern technology, but they can get lost if they're not put in the right places. And since Cruze has so much standard and available technology, designers had to take a fresh approach to console design. The result is ergonomic and sharp-looking — everything is right where you can see it, touch it and use it.
Fual saving technology most compacts don’t offer
Cruze has solutions that most compacts don't offer. One is standard six-speed transmissions, like the manual in Cruze LS that helps offer 26 MPG city and 36 highway. Cruze LT and LTZ have a six-speed automatic transmission and the 1.4L turbocharged engine. It's a performance increase that still helps Cruze offer 36 MPG highway. Coming late 2010, Cruze ECO is expected to offer up to 40 MPG highway. That's better standard highway fuel economy than 2011 Ford Focus or 2010 Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla offer.
