Chevrolet Cruze
| Chevrolet Cruze | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet (General Motors) |
| Also called | Daewoo Lacetti Premiere Holden Cruze |
| Production | 2008–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Chevrolet Cobalt Daewoo Lacetti Holden Astra Pontiac Vibe (for hatchback) |
| First generation (J300) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Daewoo Lacetti Premiere Holden Cruze |
| Production | 2008–2016 Extended production continues for some markets |
| Assembly | Australia: Elizabeth, South Australia (Holden; 2011–2016) Brazil: São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo (GM Brazil) China: Shenyang, Liaoning (Shanghai GM) India: Halol, Gujarat (GM India) Kazakhstan: Ust-Kamenogorsk Russia: Saint Petersburg South Korea: Gunsan, Jeonbuk (GM Korea; 2008–2016) Thailand: Rayong United States: Lordstown, Ohio (Lordstown Assembly; 2011–2016) Vietnam: Hanoi (GM Vietnam; 2010–2016) |
| Designer | David Lyon |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon |
| Platform | Delta II platform |
| Related | Opel Astra |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,685 mm (105.7 in) |
| Length | Sedan: 4,597 mm (181.0 in) Hatchback: 4,510 mm (177.6 in) Wagon: 4,681 mm (184.3 in) |
| Width | 1,788–1,797 mm (70.4–70.7 in) |
| Height | 1,477 mm (58.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,366–1,576 kg (3,011–3,475 lb) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Chevrolet Cruze XL (China-made North American Cruze for Chinese market) Holden Astra (Australia) |
| Production | 2014–2016 (Chinese version) 2016–present (International version) |
| Assembly | China: Shenyang, Liaoning (Shanghai GM) United States: Lordstown, Ohio (Lordstown Assembly) Mexico: Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila (Ramos Arizpe Assembly) Argentina: Rosario, Santa Fe South Korea: Gunsan, Jeonbuk (GM Korea |
| Designer | Stuart Cooper |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback |
| Platform | D2XX platform |
| Related | Opel Astra |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106.3 in) (US) 2,662 mm (104.8 in) (China) |
| Length |
Sedan 4,666 mm (183.7 in) (US) 4,567 mm (179.8 in) (China) Hatchback 4,453 mm (175.3 in) (US) |
| Width | 1,795 mm (70.7 in) (US) 1,786 mm (70.3 in) (China) |
| Height |
Sedan 1,458 mm (57.4 in) (US) 1,455 mm (57.3 in) (China) Hatchback 1,465 mm (57.7 in) (US) |
| Curb weight | 1,195–1,300 kg (2,635–2,866 lb) (China) |
The Chevrolet Cruze is a compact car sold by Chevrolet since 2009. The nameplate has been used previously in Japan, for a version of a subcompact hatchback car produced under a joint venture with Suzuki between 2001 and 2008 and based on the Suzuki Ignis.
Since 2009, the Cruze nameplate has designated a globally developed, designed, and manufactured four-door compact sedan—complemented by a five-door hatchback body variant from 2011, and a station wagon in 2012. The Cruze was actually released earlier in 2008 to the South Korean market under the name Daewoo Lacetti Premiere until the phasing out of the Daewoo brand in favor of Chevrolet in 2011. In Australasia, the model has been on sale since 2009 as the Holden Cruze. This new generation Cruze does not serve as a replacement for the Suzuki-derived Japanese market predecessor. Instead, it replaces three other compact models: the Daewoo Lacetti sold internationally under various names (such as the Suzuki Forenza in North America), the Chevrolet Cobalt, sold exclusively in North America, and the Opel-sourced, Australasian-market Holden Astra (later returning in 2012 briefly as an Opel until the next year, and again in 2015 as a Holden).
Before the release of the global Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan in 2008, General Motors made use of the name "Cruze" between 2001 and 2008 in Japan. Announced as the Chevrolet YGM1 concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1999, the original Cruze was derived from the subcompact Suzuki Ignis five-door hatchback (known as the Suzuki Swift in Japan). Despite the Chevrolet branding, the YGM1, like the production car, was the work of GM's Australian arm, Holden. Along with the styling, Holden executed most of the engineering work and were responsible for devising the "Cruze" nameplate. The Cruze came either with a 1.3- or 1.5-liter engine coupled to either five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmissions.
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