Chevrolet Cruze road test review

Chevrolet Cruze road test review Reviews | admin | February 23, 2010 at 12:00 am

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Once in the driver’s seat, all set to turn on the ignition, people who aren’t too used to driving premium cars may get a bit confused as there is no ignition key slot. There is, instead a proximity sensor for ignition as well as door locks to allow ignition and unlocking of the doors on sensing the key dongle at a distance of a few feet. The tech has earlier been seen on cars like Nissan Teana and a host of other premium cars, but is a novelty for a car in the segment in which the Cruze resides. You press a starter button to turn the ignition on in a proper sports car fashion to bring to life the 2.0-litre common rail diesel mill that GM marketing blokes prefer calling TCDi.

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The refinement and smoothness of this diesel mill makes itself evident right from the word go. There isn’t any irritating loud engine clatter that you get to witness on some other diesel engines, Skoda PD units, and indigenously developed Tata engines require a special mention here. This one is pleasantly smooth and has a lot of meat once on the move – delivers a solid punch in a silken glove, if I may be allowed to be a little clichéd. It’s not all rainbows and valleys and waterfalls though. There are some flaws with the Cruze’s engine which have been characteristic to quite a few other diesel units as well.

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