General Motors will reportedly make a diesel version of the Chevy Cruze and it will reportedly be made in Lordstown. The company hasn't made a formal announcement yet, but the car would get about 50 miles to the gallon. There are no details yet on a price, but it will probably be more expensive than the gas-powered Cruze, which starts at $16,500. The diesel Cruze wouldn't hit showrooms until at least 2013. From WKBN news Youngstown, OH.
Lol a GM diesel unit? You might want to ask the taxi drivers here in Europe what they think of the unreliable, agricultural GM (opel/vauxhall) diesel engines. You'll have a job finding one who runs one though as most of them won't touch one with a barge pole - and with good reason. Next time you're ever in Europe check out what cars the cabbies use and I'll guarantee it'll be pretty much anything other than the odd GM.
So GM is expected to do better than the Jetta TDI! Good, as long as it does not turn out to be overpromised and underdelivered. Last diesel passenger cars I remember from GM were Chevy Vega & Chevette. 2011 Jetta TDI 30 City/42 Highway 34 Combined
Now those have got to be the definition of gutless wonders! Imagine a car that goes 0-60 in 20 seconds. Now slow it down by 50%... Next consider an aluminum engine without steel cylinder linings. Convert it to diesel and guess how long it will last...
I'm not a diesel fan but car engines have proved on a little since 1980! A GM small diesel engine today is much better than 30 years go. Trouble is, VW, Mercedes, Toyota, Mazda, Peugeot and even Fiat do it better.
Seems unlikely considering the 2l diesel with 6spd manual sold here gets 42mpg on the generous EU test. The auto gets 35mpg.
Or was it a simple case of them using UK gallons in the article by mistake? It wouldn't be the first time.
Nope. Plenty of that over here when people quote "the Polo gets 70mpg!! 20mpg more than the Prius and cheaper!" and then fail to mention that it's 70mpg Imp which = 60mpg US and even then, it's much slower than the Prius (which they all say is slow at 10 secs...).
But that is the same as the ECO. Does the ECO run on premium because that would end up being about equal to diesel cost so it would be a wash.
Larger GM diesels are quite average, and with the current standard of diesel engines, that means good. I would say Volkswagen is currently in the lead when it comes to diesels (I'm talking strictly fuel economy), so I'm looking forward to the next Yaris diesel unit.
Unfortunately. The more efficient you want a diesel to be, the more clatter it produces (if current development is any indicator). Sound insulation is costly in weight and you want to minimise the RPM at which you get enough torque to accelerate decently fast. That said. Seeing a GM suddenly taking the diesel crown would be... unexpected.
