Cruze is also a young brand, and compared to its previous success, Cruze is currently a bit of a stare.
In the Chinese market, the first generation of domestic Cruze was launched in 2009, and has been sold so far, now known as "Cruze Classic", the first Cruze was born to create a sales myth, and even long-term 50% of the total sales of the Chevrolet brand in China, its tough American muscle car lines have become the favorite of countless Chinese young people. In fact, the exterior and interior of this car were designed by the Korean team, but the chassis and powertrain were built by the German team. In 2014, Chevrolet launched the second generation Cruze in the Chinese market, this time completely designed by the German Opel, but not a global model, soon after the second generation of the American version of the Cruze was launched, so today we see the new Cruze based on the American version of the Cruze, the third generation of Cruze is currently sold in the same hall on the terminal.
However, today about 70% of the Cruze's sales in the Chinese market are contributed by the facelift of the first-generation Cruze, the "Classic Cruze".
We think that the classic Cruze is a car that is not worth buying in terms of power, and unfortunately the 1.5L version of the latest version of the third-generation Cruze is still inheriting the power of the classic Cruze. But if you choose to buy the 1.4T or 1.6T version, you don't have this problem at all. The Cruze's 1.4T turbocharged engine with direct in-cylinder injection technology is probably the best of all the 1.4T dual-clutch models in its class, at least it doesn't slow down enough to make you doubt your life when starting and at low speeds, and everything else does.
The elongated wheelbase of the third-generation Cruze has significantly improved the interior space, because it was originally the first real "American car" of the Cruze family in China, and its driving texture is also very good, the chassis is neither bumpy nor unnecessary, and the quietness is not bad, and it is still very enjoyable to ride in this car.
GM has always had a relatively stable quality of car manufacturing, but the Cruze has not performed well, and the Cruze that is more than four years old often begins to have problems, and the quality of GM's "global resources" to build new models seems to be less reliable than the cars it developed in the United States, which may be one of the disadvantages of GM's "global car manufacturing".
The Cruze also needs to be safer, as it was also a TSP premium safety model until 2013, but it fell out of that safety level after the introduction of the IIHS's new frontal 25% offset crash test. The U.S. version of the Cruze is equipped with an active safety system with low sensitivity, but fortunately it has eliminated this configuration in China.
If you want an American car and you like the shape of the Cruz, then we only recommend buying the 1.4T or 1.6T version of the third-generation Cruz, other versions can sometimes make you wonder if you are not buying a "real" Cruz.