I have to admit I had a bit of trepidation but it turns out that GM has done a good job of making the Chevy Cruze Diesel a much better car than the Chevy Cruze.
I guess starting with a German engine didn't hurt.
Having the best highway fuel economy of any diesel sold in the U.S. - as well as any non-hybrid sold in the U.S. - isn't bad either.
It's a competent choice when shopping a Jetta TDI although VW and TDI fans will of course go for Wolfsburg.
2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel – First Look and Review
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The diesel market in the United States has been controlled by German automakers, DSC_4183namely Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen, for the past decade or so. Although the Chevrolet Cruze Diesel is the first diesel auto to appear in the U.S. from one of the Big Three automakers, it has a much stronger German heritage than one would imagine. First, it’s a globally developed and designed four-door sedan and General Motor’s Opel unit in Germany played a leading role in its development. Second, its engine is built at GM’s Opel components factory in Kaiserslautern (Opel Motoren Kaiserslautern GmbH)....
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