Chevrolet Cruze road test review

Words Amit Chhangani Photography Eshan Shetty

The engine characteristics of the Chevrolet Cruze, as we realized when we tested it the last time, really called for an auto transmission. Here is what we experienced when we took the baby out for a spin.

It was a Christmas Eve, and since it was already too late for Goa, we decided to head to Chiplun where we had the luxury of a farm house with the intoxicating Guhagar beach hardly 50 km away. Our ride for the destination was the Chevy Cruze – the newest luxury offering from GM India. With a 2.0 little common rail diesel putting out 150 horses and truckloads of torque, we were expecting a more than just a usual drive to our destination.

The Chevy Cruze represents the new face of GM that has emerged after the American firm’s downturn. In its revamped avatar the company believes more in technology, engineering and sustainability than just banking on those legendary GM and Chevy badges and those preposterous eight-litre gasoline engines. We have driven plenty of GM cars in the past and most of them invariably turn out to be a tad lagging when compared with their German and Japanese counterparts. The refinement, the solidity, the engineering prowess exhibited by the Oriental and Teutonic brands is often missing in Chevy badged machines. This gave us a reason to be a little sceptical about the new Cruze. However, we knew that the Cruze has been designed and engineered on a clean slate, so we decided to wipe off any brand-specific perceptions before we started the drive.

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