Reviews of Chevy Cruze in the West

• Source: Agencies
• [09:55 October 11 2010]
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Handling

1. Carenthusiast.com
Treated a little more gently, the petrol engines are still too noisy to be considered serious rivals to the class best. It's the same story with the turbodiesel engine we tried in 148bhp form. There's not the urge we'd expect from an engine of this size and power (it packs 236lb.ft of torque at 2,000rpm) and is also hamstrung by its poor refinement. At least the manual five-speed gearbox has an easy, accurate shift, which would steer us away from the sluggish automatic six-speeder.

2. Cars.uk.msn.com/reviews
Our test car used the 1.6-litre petrol engine with 113bhp and the same figure in torque, which should make for sprightly progress but in reality felt flat and distinctly sluggish. From the traffic lights you wouldn't have to be Usain Bolt to beat it on foot. The lack of oomph doesn't improve as the pace picks up, so you'll be stirring the gearbox in search of power that doesn't exist - and heaven help you if you want to overtake.

3. Netcarshow.com
Chevrolet Cruze's suspension, braking and steering systems have been developed on European roads to meet European driving tastes. Striking a balance between agility and ride comfort, Chevrolet Cruze offers the driver a high degree of 'connectedness' while also delivering a relaxed and refined ride character.