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0Video: Chevy engineer squeezes 900 miles from one tank in 2014 Cruze Diesel 1368532560
Tessa Baughman didn't exactly set any speed records on a recent visit to her Arkansas family from Michigan, unless you factor in the time saved on not filling up a few times. The energy engineer for the Chevy Cruze Diesel, interviewed in a short General Motors video (available below), said she ...
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Report: 2015 Chevy Volt will get new GM platform 1346277300
Think of it as a recharge for the best-selling plug-in vehicle in the U.S. The Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in, whose sales have been on the upswing this year, will be among General Motors models that will be included on a new vehicle platform for the 2015 model year, the New York Daily ...
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Video: Consumer Reports tests small eco models, best only saves $145/year in fuel [w/video] 1338321660
The good people at Consumer Reports appear to have a dim view of fuel-economy packages on small cars. The organization recently tested the Ford Focus SFE, Chevrolet Cruze Eco and Honda Civic HF to determine whether the cars' annual fuel savings actually offset the additional cost of opting for ...
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Report: Chevy Cruze Diesel: 1 tank, 8 countries, 587 miles, 42 mpg 1318355640
It's coming to the U.S. in 2013, so that means it's time to start figuring out what to expect of the diesel Chevrolet Cruze. To find out, Detroit News reporter Scott Burgess set out on a journey with a simple goal: To see if the oil-burning Chevy Cruze diesel could make its way through eight ...
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Report: 2012 Chevy Cruze Eco gets 64.4 mpg in 48-state, 9,564-mile drive 1314302100
The Australian hypermiling duo of John and Helen Taylor have accomplished their goal of breaking the existing record for fuel economy achieved in a gasoline-fed production vehicle during a drive that touched some slice (defined here as at least 30 miles) of all 48 contiguous states. Arriving in ...
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Report: GM targeting 50 mpg with diesel Chevrolet Cruze 1313516940
2011 Chevrolet Cruze – Click above for high-res image galleryIn late July, rumors of a U.S.-bound diesel Chevrolet Cruze were officially confirmed to be true by General Motors. We'll have to wait until sometime in 2013 to see the oil-burning Cruze, but GM insiders seem more than willing ... -
How the Chevy Volt leads buyers to the Cruze 1310774220
Is the Chevy Volt just a big bait and switch? According to CNN Money (yep, that's the same site that recently called the Chevrolet Volt's technology obsolete), the Volt is more or less a brilliant marketing ploy dreamed up by some clever folks over at General Motors. CNN Money says the Volt is ...
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Chevrolet Cruze decel fuel cutoff (DFCO) boosts fuel economy by 2% 1309452420
One of the Chevrolet Cruze's relatively simple fuel-saving technologies is deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO). DCFO is not a new technology and, in plain terms, all it does is automatically stop fuel from going into the Cruze's turbocharged 1.4-liter Ecotec engine while the four-door compact is ...
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Official: 2012 Chevrolet Cruze gets fuel economy bump, more standard equipment 1308312540
We already told you that the six-speed automatic-transmission-equipped Chevrolet Cruze is getting a two-mile-per-gallon fuel economy bump in 2012. General Motors has made the news official, and the automaker has also revealed a few upgrades for the upcoming model year. On the 2011 Cruze, a $525 ...
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GM-SAIC patent filing reveals 7-speed dual-clutch trans for FWD vehicles 1302638520
A patent filing has revealed that General Motors, in partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), is indeed developing a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission for front-wheel drive applications. It's rumored that this trans will eventually find its way into The General's ...

