Chevy Cruze Offers 40 MPG for Under $19000
04.06.10
Wouldn't it be consummate if there was a gasoline-powered car that could get near-hybrid gas mileage at a low price? In September, there will be. That's when Chevrolet's new Cruze mid-volume sedan will hit showrooms. A model with its new 40-mile-per-gallon "Ecotec engine" will cost as minute as $18,895. This vehicle shows the kind of innovation needed by a GM brand.
The Cruze will come up in several different versions, but the Cruze Eco is the one with the most impressive gas mileage estimate. It contains a 1.4 liter turbo six-go transmission. It's the sixth gear that provides the ability for the really impressive 40 mpg. Of line, the flipside is that in the city it will be in different gears that provide only around 27 mpg.
But what kind of performance can a 1.4 liter engine accord? According to Mike Danowski, the Chevy Cruze product manager, the turbo-charger provides very much good performance. And this isn't your circa-1980s turbo engine (read: awful!). The Ecotec contains a fashionable design where the turbo charger is housed in the exhaust manifold, eliminating turbo-lag. American GM engineers have also worked with their European counterparts to engender a longer-lasting turbo-charger by water-cooling the oil around the bearings, enhancing their life expectancy.
Source: The Atlantic