Chevy Cruze Diesel Reviewed by TDD

Now you know why I'd get exacerbated when people would pooh pooh diesels because they remembered a GM diesel from 1979 that wouldn't start and smoked etc. The new ones are a completely different beast. The inside of the tail pipe will be totally clean even after thousands of miles. The only problem is with the particle filter, though that seems to be more of an issue with the non erea systems - ie the ones that pump in extra fuel to burn off the soot. They seem to block up in town use. The taxi colleagues who had urea systems didn't seem to have issues, though I believe it's a more expensive system and only used on higher end cars over here.

 

Besides you, who?

As a diesel vehicle owner since 1999, any positive trade off, faded from my memory years ago.

With forty seven years driving experience, I've concluded, some of the best fuel mileage available (Prius Plug In), while using some of the cheapest (widely available) fuel, electricity and unleaded gas, makes the most sense to me.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions and choices. Yours and mine.

 

Probably the large proportion who don't buy Prii? Maybe I should have been more specific. People want to lower fuel costs, but most aren't going to go for the absolute lowest. Otherwise we'd all be driving EVs or mopeds.

 

Hybrid market share was holding steady, until the new Fords and Prius c and v came out. Plus, some others. Diesel cars have an even smaller share. Up until now, the only models within reach of the majority were VWs with their brand wide reliability reputation. Will the Cruze and 328d expand it? Diesels are also available in 'smaller' trucks now with the V6 in the Ram.

 

Keep an eye on dual mass flywheel problems with the Cruze. They're meant to have solved the issues but many were stung with previous generation issues.

The BMW diesels are probably as good as they get. Performance and best economy. They've even selling the best engine in the US; the BMW 2.0 diesel. Small, but mighty.

 

doesn't gm get their diesel for the cruze from germany?
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It's from Opel.

 

I believe they do but what bearing does that have? Just because the GM engine is made in the same country as the BMW doesn't mean they're the same.

 

It's just that GM made lots of junk diesels for cars in the U.S. during the 1970s and 1980s so I was distinguishing it from them ... that's all
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Ah I see. Yes, the new diesels you're getting are based on the 'missing' 30 years of innovations and improvements in the technology that have taken place over this way.