Chevy fandom is strong worldwide, as evidenced by this custom Chevrolet Cruze we recently spotted on the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia.
This particular model is an example from the nameplate’s first generation, and includes a number of interesting aesthetic upgrades. The most noticeable change has to be the detailed body wrap, which stretches head to tail with a variety of colors and design elements. It looks as though this Chevrolet Cruze was built to help promote Inn Studio, which is apparently an automotive stereo shop in Russia, as indicated by the rear window graphics.
In addition to the body wrap, the Cruze also sports black wheels, which get some substantial tires stretched over the width of the rollers. Housing the new running gear is a set of fender flares, also in black.
Of course, any wheel and tire package would be incomplete without the complementary stance and suspension changes. In this particular example, the drop is low enough to neatly sit just above the fresh rubber.
Moving in the rear, the builders finished off the Chevrolet Cruze with a new rear valence and quad exhaust pipes.
It’s also worth noting that Chevrolet has a devoted following in Russia, and is much-loved among enthusiasts. As such, GM’s decision to withdraw the brand from the market’s mainstream segments back in 2015 is all the more perplexing. In addition to minimizing Chevy’s product offerings there, GM also withdrew the Opel brand completely, and refocused its attention on the luxury Cadillac brand in the premium segment. GM also closed its brand-new factory in St. Petersburg, which was previously responsible for building various Chevy and Opel models for the Russian market, and put it up for sale.
Nevertheless, fandom knows no limits, as the builders of this particular Chevrolet Cruze can attest to.
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Comments
Wow
Nothing cool about the Chevy Cruze, let alone is that paint or crayons……
You did say COOL .
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Scott ZL1… do you even think brah?
The first-gen Cruze was actually a cool car. Just goes to show how much you know (not much).
This particular example is interesting for the stance and exhaust alone. Must be fun to drive!
Connie,
What you think is cool may be great for you enjoy a car that’s marketed with a misspelled name..
You get your homework done for school tomorrow ?
Oh Scottie. Your wife did the homework for me and a lot more. But I left my shirt over at her place tho. Could you tell her to iron it for me. I’ll be by tomorrow to pick it up.
Also – Cruze, you insufferable moron, is a made up name… much like the Camaro or Corvette name
I’d like to know why the Russkies do this to their cars.
The paint (wrap?) is to promote the audio shop… take it or leave it. But the rest of the tunes to this Cruze are pretty great.. Americans do the same thing to their Cruzen… or whatever other vehicle, for that matter.
I’d take this Cruze over something like the below-linked donk any day:
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/05/donking-a-late-model-camaro/
I hope they used PPG paint to paint the car!!!