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Check Out the 2018 Chevy Cruze’s Engine Performance Specs
By Product Expert | Posted in New Chevy Models on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 at 7:45 pm
2018 Chevrolet Cruze Engine Performance
It can be a difficult time breaking up with your old car, you two have been through a lot together and it will be sad to see it go. But it is time to be realistic, and let’s be honest, your current car has been letting you down for a while now. Sure, it still gets you from point A to point B, but that is about all it does for you anymore. It burns through gas almost as fast as you can fill it up and the interior is about as comfortable as a cardboard box covered in concrete, it is safe to say that you are ready for an upgrade. The 2018 Chevrolet Cruze can easily step in and help you forget about the connection you had with your old car because of its excellent engine performance, interior amenities, and standard safety equipment. Take a closer look at the 2018 Chevy Cruze’s performance and efficiency specs right here and drive home happy today.
2018 Chevy Cruze Performance & Efficiency Specs
The 2018 Chevrolet Cruze is available in a sedan or hatchback body style to allow its owner’s optimal cargo and passenger flexibility. The 2018 Chevy Cruze Sedan is offered in five trim levels and the Hatchback is available in three. The five trim levels of the 2018 Chevy Cruze Sedan include the L, LS, LT, Premier, and Diesel and the Hatchback has the LT, Premier, and Diesel trim levels.
No matter the body style, the non-diesel trim levels of the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze get equipped with a 1.4L Ecotec® 4-Cylinder engine that produces 153 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque. This 1.4L 4-Cylinder engine pairs with the sedan body style and the standard 6-Speed Manual Transmission to average EPA fuel economy estimates of 28 MPG City/ 39 MPG HWY, and with the Hatchback body style to average 27 MPG City/ 38 MPG HWY. When the 1.4L engine works with the available 6-Speed Automatic Transmission and sedan body it achieves EPA estimates of 28 MPG City/ 39 MPG HWY, and with the hatchback body, it attains 29 MPG City/ 38 MPG HWY.
The 2018 Chevy Cruze can also get equipped with a 1.6L Ecotec® Turbo-Diesel 4-Cylinder engine that cranks out 137 horsepower and 240 lb-ft of torque. When the 1.6L Turbo-Diesel engine is under the hood of the sedan and works with the 6-Speed Automatic it has EPA fuel economy estimates of 31 MPG City/ 47 MPG HWY, and with the 6-Speed Manual, it averages 30 MPG City/ 52 MPG HWY. Finally, when the Turbo-Diesel engine pairs with the hatchback body style and the Automatic Transmission it has EPA estimates of 30 MPG City/ 45 MPG HWY, and with the Manual Transmission it gets 29 MPG City/ 48 MPG HWY.
