Chevy Cruze to get a feature some of us wish the Prius had

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  1. DetPrius

    DetPrius Active Member

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    According to this article:
    Chevrolet shows it's serious about Cruze Eco | detnews.com | The Detroit News

    "The Eco model, for example, includes air shutters that can open or close part of the grille to improve the car's aerodynamics."

    Current MPG ratings are expected to be 27 City and 40 Hwy, though the article notes they are trying to improve the city rating.
     
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  2. mainerinexile

    mainerinexile No longer in exile!

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    Hmm. Seems like a future hybrid Cruze would be beat even the 50 mpg Prius capability. Why wouldn't GM make a hybrid Cruze right at the start?
     
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    I'd rather have shutters that open or close based on engine temp vs air temp.
     
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    It's called the Volt!
     
    #4 Flaninacupboard, May 2, 2010
  5. SlowTurd

    SlowTurd I LIKE PRIUS'S

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    buy it from parts.com after it comes out
     
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    gm doesn't have the technical capability to make a modern hybrid.:(
     
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    why is it, that with gm, everything is "coming" and NOTHING is here?
     
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  8. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Every car is perfect when it is "coming," once they are here, you have folks who do not like this and that. To run a perfect business every product has to be "coming."

    Computer Science perfected vaporware, but GM has adopted it.

    [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever]Duke Nukem Forever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
     
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