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· Compact sedan with 'four-door coupé' styling
· Upscale design and quality within a high value package
· Launch of new design language for Chevrolet in Europe
· On sale March 2009, with new 2.0-liter diesel and 1.6/1.8-liter gasoline choice
The all-new Chevrolet Cruze, making its world premiere at the Paris Show, raises the bar for exciting design and build quality among value products in Europe's compact car segment.
Its dynamic, four-door coupé-like looks bring a new dimension to traditional, three-box sedan design. With its signature grille, concave shoulder line and 'dual cockpit' interior design theme, the Cruze features Chevrolet’s new global design language that is becoming a signature on all new products carrying the gold bowtie.
The Cruze is the result of a development process, harnessing GM's global resources, which focused on setting new design and quality benchmarks for value products in the compact segment. "Our goal was to be revolutionary, not evolutionary," says Chief Designer Taewan Kim. "We wanted to take a big step forward, making a completely new design statement for Chevrolet products around the world."
Dynamic Appeal
The arching roofline, extending from the steeply raked windshield into the sloping rear pillars, is a stand-out exterior design feature. It visually stretches the Cruze's glasshouse, bringing a four-door coupé-like look to this segment for the first time.
A distinctive concave shoulder line that flows uninterrupted from the headlamps into the rear lights is set to become a signature Chevy design cue, together with the dual-port grille split by a body-colored crossbar bearing the gold bowtie.
Wider and longer than its predecessor, the Cruze has a purposeful, well-planted stance with its wheels, up to 17 inches in size, located at the outer edges of the tautly drawn bodywork. Noticeably tight panel fits and shut-lines, together with a restrained use exterior trim, add to the 'hewn from solid' look, bringing premium class design quality to the value segment of the market.
The bold headlamp housings wrap around the front corners and sweep up, arrow-like, into the fenders, enhancing the Cruze's dynamic appeal. The clear polycarbonate outer lenses accommodate 'jewel effect' light detailing. The twin halogen bulbs are deep set within their bright finished pods, accentuated by a piano black bezel above and beneath. This dual-bezel design also adds an upscale appearance uncommon in the segment.
The hood is heavily sculpted along its sides to integrate with the swept headlamps and the rising concave shoulder line. This strong feature continues along the length of the car before melding into the flush-mounted, wraparound rear light units and deck line. The trunk lid features an integrated spoiler sculpted into its rear edge.
The clean, streamlined appearance of the Cruze not only appeals to the eye. A highly competitive 0.31 cd also benefits aerodynamic performance and fuel consumption. Read more ...
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· Upscale design and quality within a high value package
· Launch of new design language for Chevrolet in Europe
· On sale March 2009, with new 2.0-liter diesel and 1.6/1.8-liter gasoline choice
The all-new Chevrolet Cruze, making its world premiere at the Paris Show, raises the bar for exciting design and build quality among value products in Europe's compact car segment.
Its dynamic, four-door coupé-like looks bring a new dimension to traditional, three-box sedan design. With its signature grille, concave shoulder line and 'dual cockpit' interior design theme, the Cruze features Chevrolet’s new global design language that is becoming a signature on all new products carrying the gold bowtie.
The Cruze is the result of a development process, harnessing GM's global resources, which focused on setting new design and quality benchmarks for value products in the compact segment. "Our goal was to be revolutionary, not evolutionary," says Chief Designer Taewan Kim. "We wanted to take a big step forward, making a completely new design statement for Chevrolet products around the world."
Dynamic Appeal
The arching roofline, extending from the steeply raked windshield into the sloping rear pillars, is a stand-out exterior design feature. It visually stretches the Cruze's glasshouse, bringing a four-door coupé-like look to this segment for the first time.
A distinctive concave shoulder line that flows uninterrupted from the headlamps into the rear lights is set to become a signature Chevy design cue, together with the dual-port grille split by a body-colored crossbar bearing the gold bowtie.
Wider and longer than its predecessor, the Cruze has a purposeful, well-planted stance with its wheels, up to 17 inches in size, located at the outer edges of the tautly drawn bodywork. Noticeably tight panel fits and shut-lines, together with a restrained use exterior trim, add to the 'hewn from solid' look, bringing premium class design quality to the value segment of the market.
The bold headlamp housings wrap around the front corners and sweep up, arrow-like, into the fenders, enhancing the Cruze's dynamic appeal. The clear polycarbonate outer lenses accommodate 'jewel effect' light detailing. The twin halogen bulbs are deep set within their bright finished pods, accentuated by a piano black bezel above and beneath. This dual-bezel design also adds an upscale appearance uncommon in the segment.
The hood is heavily sculpted along its sides to integrate with the swept headlamps and the rising concave shoulder line. This strong feature continues along the length of the car before melding into the flush-mounted, wraparound rear light units and deck line. The trunk lid features an integrated spoiler sculpted into its rear edge.
The clean, streamlined appearance of the Cruze not only appeals to the eye. A highly competitive 0.31 cd also benefits aerodynamic performance and fuel consumption. Read more ...
gmeurope
That's a terrific beast. Any plans of launching such high end vehicles in the Indian market?