2012 Chevrolet Cruze

Chevrolet Cruze 

              The Chevrolet Cruze is a new car to Chevy’s line up. It replaces the Aveo this year and with the new name it can set up its own reputation.

 Styling 

              The Cruze is a very handsome car. It has a bold front end with a grill split by the Chevy bow tie and decently sized head lamps. The tail has a chrome strip in between perfectly shaped tail lights. All in all this car makes statements that I usually don't hearing from this American car company. The Inside of the Cruze is also very well done. The screen is nice and high and the layout is relatively simple. There are a lot of plastics but that is what you should expect in this class.

Trims

The Cruze has a total of four trims. The base trim is the LS and then you have 1LT, 2LT, and the LTZ. Then they have an ECO trim which is a super fuel efficient engine.

Power-Train

The Cruze has two engines. There is the 1.8 liter I-4 that gives you 138-hp and 123 foot pound of torque and the 1.4L turbocharged the has 138-hp with 148 foot pounds of torque. Technology

My Chevy Cruze tester did not have a navigation but it did come standard with the On-Star system which is pretty cool I guess, but in my opinion nothing compares to the nav screen but if you can’t afford the nav screen On-Star works great. Without the nav screen you get a smaller screen that gives you simple outputs on what station you are on, volume, and other basic things. If you would like to know what I think about Chevy’s navigation system stay tuned for the next Chevy review or the review of the system its-self

Driving Aspects

My favorite part of this car is how it drives. The steering is perfect for me it's not too stiff but not too loose. Chevy seemed to master the evenness of the steering. The feel of the pedals are great as well. When I think of American car companies I think of very weak pedals but this car quickly whipped that thought out of my mind. Seating on the driver’s side is great. The reclining lever is pretty far back and for someone who is getting in this car for the first time will probably have troubles finding it, but when you put your seat into position few times finding the lever will become second nature. For some reason Chevy like to have curved mirrors which I don’t like

because it enhances your blind spot. If you are going to cut off parts of the mirror they should cut it were it is not needed and in my opinion that means don’t cut it at all. 

Purchasing 

I am pleased to hear that you have decided that the Chevy Cruze is the car that you want. Well if I was you I would go with the middle trim level 2LT or the Eco. Then I would add he audio with navigation it’s a good price and even if you never use the navigation it still makes other features in the car easier to use. I would also go with the well price sunroof and stop the add-ons right there. Now be warned that when you get on the lot there will be some Cruzes that stand out more than others because of little chrome placed in perfect places. But don’t be fooled by the shine make sure you watch your price; I would never spend more than $22,800 on this car with navigation and sunroof.