As Chevrolet welcomes the media to Nashville, Tennessee for first drives of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, the brand has released some fuel economy details. The 2016 Cruze has been rated at a frugal 42 mpg highway with its 1.4-liter LE2 turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
How does that stack up? It not only stacks up, but it bests some of the biggest players in the segment: it out-sips the 40 MPG rating of the Ford Focus and Nissan Sentra, the 41 MPG of the Mazda 3 and the 37 MPG of the Hyundai Elantra. It also matches the Honda Civic’s 1.5-liter turbo-four, which also received a 42 mpg rating with a CVT.
To note, the 42 mpg rating applies to each trim minus the range-topping Premier model, which is rated at 40 MPG highway. The fuel economy can be attributed to efficiency of the all-new 1.4-liter turbo LE2 engine and stop-start technology, plus the ability of GM’s D2XX platform to help the Cruze shed 250-pounds.
The all-new Cruze isn’t stopping here, though. Chevrolet is preparing to introduce the Cruze diesel and Cruze hatchback in early 2017.
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Really good fuel economy numbers. Despite the slow selling subcompact car market I think the new gen. Cruze will do very well in the segment.
Surprised it took so long for GM to lift the embargo on information for this car.
I think this model will do well. These fuel economy figures will surely help because gas will not be cheap forever.
Yeah..the price of crude is already starting to creep up again.
How does it stack up when comparing MPG:power:torque to the competitors. Regular gas vs premium?
What will happen in 2025 when the CAFE mileage that cars are required to be capable of performing is 54.5 miles per gallon as not even the Toyota Prius is capable of such numbers as the US will become the first country to be a Zero emissions country; but to offset the usage of gasoline with electricity, Congress needs to authorize the construction of 100-125 nuclear power plants throughout the country because the country doesn’t generate enough electricity to power 125-150 Million electric vehicles.
GM has begun applying the Chevy Volt’s powertrain system in three other models (Chevy Malibu Hybrid, Cadillac CT6 Hybrid, and Buick LaCrosse Hybrid), with high MPG results. As all the models become hybrids, the average MPG will pass 40 and reach the 55 MPG.
No new power plants are neeeded because hybrids can regenerate electricity from gasoline, and many will be plug-ins, using less energy per charge than a room A/C unit.
omegatalon this is what happens when the voters put in a administration that stopping global warming is their main cause and the best way for them to get that is to get rid of the I.C.E
Good job, GM! Eventually you will reach the mileage I get with my 2011 Mini Cooper: 35 city, 45 highway.
I get the same in my 2016 Spark. And being that the Cruze is larger and heavier, what really is your point?