First pictures of the Chevrolet Cruze released
In anticipation to the much awaited debut of the Cruze at the Paris Motor Show in October, Chevrolet has released some pictures of its all-new small family car at the GM Lordstown Assembly Plant.
Here are the pictures:
This upcoming compact car Daewoo Lacetti several of its badge engineered variants including the Chevrolet Lacetti (Europe), the Chevrolet Optra (Mexico) and Holden Viva (Australia and New Zealand), as well as the non-related Chevrolet Cobalt (United States and Canada). The Cruze “was developed by a global design and engineering team and will be built in multiple locations around the world,” according to GM. This will go on sale next spring and three engines will be offered at launch: 1.6-litre 110bhp and 1.8-litre 138bhp petrol units, both with variable valve timing or a 2.0-litre 148bhp common-rail turbodiesel.
Chevrolet says the car features ‘bold styling cues’ and the bodystyle includes an arching roofline, sloping rear-pillars large and sweeping headlamp units that wrap around the nose of the car. Other design themes include a concave shoulder line, and two-tier grille.
Taewan Kim, Cruze’s chief designer said in an interview that they wanted the design of the Cruze was “to be bold, not evolutionary”. “We wanted to take a big step forward, making a strong design statement for Chevrolet products around the world”, he added.
This is another car that our avid Autopartswarehouse readers have been looking forward to. We will try to provide more news and updates in the following months until the release date of the Chevrolet Cruze.
