Chevrolet requires 14.990 euro for its Cruze compact class model. Which is available immediately as a five door sloping hatchback version to get.

That the compact class with the everything, as well as the rear guard from Ford a hot bed is focus, Opel Astra, or strong importers such as Hyundai i30 or KIA ceed, superior VW Golf everyone knows. Chevrolet was an unusual way and first introduced the new model in the beloved in this country little saloon version. Anyone who shows up, how bad backpack versions such as VW running sedan at the dealer Jetta or Opel Astra white that the compact class business for the enterprising Americans only begins this summer. The Cruze comes as five-door with hatchback and for many customers, he drives now only now in the spotlight. The design of the Cruze is reserved and mass-compatible.

Just the rear looks uninspired in view of the gigantic competition and dröge. Here you would have wanted more character. Finally, there is hardly any clientele for Chevrolet. Since we can risk more ever. “We believe that the hatchback version of the Cruze’s big chance provides us, expand Chevrolet presence and market share in this segment”, so Wayne Brannon, President of Chevrolet Europe, “The great success of the Cruze sedan that 2010 was Chevrolets best-selling model, gives us very confidence that the hatchback model will make a significant contribution to our growth.”

The now five-door Chevrolet Cruze has two significant strengths. On the one hand his favourable base price and a generous space available. This could be still greater in the light of an overall length of 4.51 meters. But front and back it goes to comfortably, so that one thinks to have taken in a middle-class model place. In the light of these dimensions anything but an exaggeration. The trunk also benefited the Cruze is 20 to 30 cm longer than the competition from the production line. 413 Liters are more than decent. Who umklappt the rear seat (40: 60), you can use nearly 900 litres. Downer: the loading edge could be lower.

In the Interior, the Chevrolet designers have given more effort than at the rear. Even if the materials open here and there some desires, has the Cruze Interior hand and foot. Large textile items on dashboard and door panels to cover up large and featured little plastic surfaces. This work. The seats are tidy and also on the order of the switches you need accustomed hardly significant. However, a smooth mistake is the tiny LCD volume on the center console, where the radio station are displayed. Difficult to read, it is put here in the gloomy past of Radioweckern from the late 1970s. This also applies to the noise level of engine and aerodynamics. While competitors like Volkswagen Golf, Opel Astra or a Peugeot 308 much emphasis on an excellent noise insulation, is less detail in love with Chevrolet. Coverlets are also not with hörenswertem radio sound the present noise in fast lasts. Boxes and sound system meet only minimum standards at least when the base model.

When the engines, many customers are likely to choose already reasons for the base model. The 1.6 L large six cylinder with 92 KW / 124 HP is enough to always powerfully with the crowd to swim. The cylinder is no Lixouri and especially who takes advantage of the maximum torque of 154 NM at 4,200 RPM realizes that even with the noise reduction has been saved. But go slow in order to reach 190 km/h top. The 0 to 100 in 12 seconds are yet another reminder for the inertia of the engine. One would wish no longer a manual five-speed circuit in this class. Just from tempo of 110 to 120, the much-needed sixth setting is missing. A gear shift indicator admonished the pilots of in the meantime to efficient gait. Who invests it on it, is to to move the Cruze with 6.6 liters on 100 km. Who on the way will be more economical, should resort to one of the two diesel with 1.7 and 2.0 liter.

The Chevrolet driving behaviour is neat, but bumps in the road or gross shocks are propagated awkwardly to inmates. The brakes of the 1.3-ton compact class model could present themselves somewhat bissiger. But not bad, the chances are that the cheap eingepreiste Cruze contributes to the success of the Chevrolet brand. The basic price of the Cruze 1.6 LS is 14.990 euro. There are ESP, six airbags, ABS and the pitiful sound system. “We have with 17.360 registrations, an increase of over 46 percent compared to the previous year”, shows up Chevrolet Germany Managing Director Steffen Raschig satisfied, “we heading to a one percent market share.” The range of GM-Americans is young; no model more than two years old. “We could cover 2007 just 30 percent of the market segments with our portfolio”, as Raschig, “we are now 75 percent.” This should increase still. At the IAA there are studies of electric Roadster and pick. It may be interesting, where is the journey going.