chicane1879 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 The first official photos of the 2010 Chevrolet Cruze!! At its european launch, 3 engines will be made available...112hp 1.6 inline-4(variable valve timing on both the inlet and exhaust) 140hp 1.8 inline-4(variable valve timing on both the inlet and exhaust) 150hp 2.0 turbo-diesel inline-4 A 5-speed manual and a 6-speed A/T will be available. Additional photos of the preview at GM's Lordstown plant in Ohio... This possible Optra replacement will definitely take the Indian Premium Car segment by storm.I don't think GMI will consider changing the monster 120bhp TCDi engine.Newer engine options would only escalate the price, further.Newer Variable Valve Petrol engines are most welcome as the present 1.6/1.8 are somewhat outdated in the present competition. pics:tsikot.comchicane18792008-08-23 06:18:35 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vibhor 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 dear there already a thread on this topic existing!.. requesting FRG/CYRUS o merge the threads Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 This car is really good...awesome looking.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Durango Dude 2 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 The front is a little overdone and gives and 'angry' look and the back resembles a Civic and is also overdone. The headlights need to be sized down a little and so with the taillight's. I hate that 'yawning' American grill, looks like a 'bugcatcher' to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicane1879 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 I have also come to know that there some design elements might be changed for the Asia-Pacific region. IMO, the car has striking looks and i love the overall 'aggressive' character. Some parts do resemble the civic and it's better one at that!! chicane18792008-08-23 09:13:15 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siddhant 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 i just love the agressive look of the car.....it looks so good..big american beast.........i dont think anything is overdone.....the car is awesome....engines a 148 bhp from captiva.....beat that all new petrol.........finally civic has a real competition!!!GMI needs to bring it in as soon as possible!!!!!! siddhant2008-08-23 09:41:48 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
car junk 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 a lot has been plagiarised 4m the civic.especially the back resembles a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siddhant 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 sure....but it looks better than the civic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manishk123 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 If an accord and civic made out, this is what they would produce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicane1879 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 ^^ Â Â Â Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mehul_bhp 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 well what radical designing !!!! this might be the trump card of gm in india !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 ya the front lights reminds me of new Accord... i think Gm is slowly understanding the indian market and is bit aggressive about india..Good for GM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archit 2 Report post Posted August 23, 2008 GM is upping its level in india good to hear this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicane1879 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Btw, I wonder if they would come up with similar versions of SRV and the Estate!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archit 2 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Could be because i think they are due for a replacement.  Mod's Note: Archit, please do not use abbreviations and sms language. CYRUS432008-08-25 13:05:16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speed 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Just a lateral view, if GM gave the present SRV a diesel option, maybe a heart transplant from Optra, it would fetch them good numbers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CYRUS43 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 The indian market is not going to pay almost 9 laks for a hatch. It is just not that developed yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speed 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 People are tripping over Fabia, which goes to 8L, so theres not much difference. Diesel will be the selling point for now & moreover it will be an experiment, as they did with petrol SRV, they might get a few numbers before it is discontinued. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archit 2 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Diesel is a good idea for SRV it's not successful and this diesel engine from optra can boost sales significantly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicane1879 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Diesel engined SRV was defintely planned by GMI .But for some unknown reasons that did not happen.Even the supercharged version of SRV didn't work out.It was tested by various magazines and the price of the kit was extremely high.May be GMI has some better plans to play with!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 Gm has stopped production for Srv but still its made if they get an order..but otherwise its not produce..it means they might have some old stock but they are not keeping in showroom and if they get an order dealers will be getting it from company Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speed 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2008 We have 1 SRV in our City, its Blue or Purple color. Nobody bought it when it was readily available, who would place an order for it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
super car 0 Report post Posted August 26, 2008 Yes, you are right friend. The new Optra Cruze is adorned with radical design and futuristic features. This will definitely become a trump card of General Motors in <?:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />India. I got to know the pricing of Cruze from http://blog.carazoo.com/2008/08/optra-to-cruze.html.<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Durango Dude 2 Report post Posted August 26, 2008 Even mighty GM can't avoid the 'Korean' charm.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archit 2 Report post Posted August 26, 2008 what korean charm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
