Chevrolet Cruze - First Details

Looks like a big improvement over the Optra. They're finally using modern engines with variable valve timing.

It needs direct injection to be impressive, but I am glad they are dumping the 2.3L truck engine as in the Cobalt. Hopefully it's smooth and sounds like refined. The architecture and design are a serious advancement, but: 1. The cabin looks alittle tallish like a Beetle. 2. The face and shoulder lines look great but the cheap big eyed headlamps need work, (same as the BMW 1 series where the headlamps make the car look mini) 3. The rear wants to be Japanese and looks like a Kia, redesign the bumper, fin on the trunk, and taillight chrome. Americans seek the Passat CC styling and MB CLS sport coupe/sedan look, give it to us without a huge markup in price also.

How can you say it is "styled like a little muscle car" when it has the top of a Beetle and the rear of an Epica?? This american cars... but hey, great front bumper! lol

I think this looks very nice! Definitely a step in the right direction. If the Volt has this very sme front end, I think the car's rear-end can be overlooked. By the way, I am talking about the front end of this car. Chevy should continue this design. Very nicely done and a breath of fresh air.

Very good looking :)

better than the optra for sure.. needs bigger wheels to look its best.. the rear lights looks like an acura CSX or the Japanese Civic with a little modification. annnnnd overall.. HUGE improvement in GM design.

GM will survive with U.S. subsidies, their GM credit union, and fewer loyal buyers. But to make money they are not thinking out of the box. Fundamentally, they need to give us cars that overperform, outrefine, and have more charisma than VW and Toyota. The subtle/downsized design combined with overly agressive front end make this car a loser.

wat is it with chevrolet and putting those ugly grills on their cars??? they look good on an Audi and Peugoet but not on a Chevrolet

audi?audi does not have that kind of grill..it's different in design...the car looks great, love the front end,is there any future sport version? perhaps a turbocharged version?or perhaps a coupe version ?

The taillights look a bit like the ones on the new BMW 7 Series

Looks to me like a deawoo design.

Once again we got screwed in USA and we are stuck with the POS Cobalt.

Cobalt's delta platform has good bones, I had an ion2 sportpackage and the chassis felt more rigid and lightweight than the Audi TT I had next (of course it was a convertible lol).

they should keep the name of Chevrolet Optra because with Cruze will not see any improvement as matter of fact the optra is not a bad vehicule only need to be agressive this model will pull the optra up