Chevrolet Cruze 2.0 VCDi LS 125PS: Test Drive Review
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Chevrolet Cruze 2.0 VCDi LS 125PS: Test Drive Review
Date:
26 January 2010
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Author:
Cruze
Category:
Lower medium
P11D price:
£14,165
Key rival:
Ford Focus
Chevrolet has added a new 125PS diesel engine to its lower medium Cruze model line-up, giving it one of the cheapest lower medium diesels on sale.
While emissions and economy aren't near the class best at 145g/km and an average 51.4mpg, the price tag is not to be sniffed at. The entry diesel is under £13,750, while the well-specced LS version we sampled is only £14,345 and comes with kit such as rear parking sensors, trip computer, leather steering wheel, aircon and steering wheel-mounted audio controls. That equipment in a similar-engined Ford Focus would see a price ticket over £20,000, and it stacks up well against Budget rivals from Kia and Hyundai.
Unfortunately, some of the cheap plastics leave the driver in no doubt that they are in a budget model, and there's no attempt to make the Cruze appear more expensive than it is. Unlike the recent Captiva, and to a lesser extent Epica and Spark models, the Cruze betrays its low price tag. But that P11D does lead to a competitive 39.5p per mile costs figure for a car that offers the space of a lower medium model for the price of a volume brand supermini.
Chevrolet Cruze 2.0 VCDi LS 125PS
P11D price
£14,165
Model price range
£12,245-£15,445
Fuel consumption
51.4mpg
CO2 (tax)
145g/km (20%)
BIK 20/40% per month
£47/£94
Service interval
12,000mls
Insurance
group 7
Warranty
3yrs/60,000mls
Boot space
450 litres
Engine size/power
1991cc/125PS
Top speed/0-62mph
122mph/10.3secs
On sale
November 2009
Score
7/10
Verdict
Cheap to buy and decent CPM, but feels as cheap as it is in places
Verdict
Cheap to buy and decent CPM, but feels as cheap as it is in places