Chevy Cruze diesel hatchback may claim highway MPG crown
2018 Cruze with the 1.6-liter turbodiesel four could be “the first nonhybrid car this century to achieve 50 MPG on the highway" for the US and Canadian market.
I hope this sells. EPA ratings better reflect real world results than those of the NEDC and the highway figures are usually easy to beat, especially in diesels sold here. I would expect this to get AT LEAST in the mid 50s MPG highway in the real world. https://www.autonews.com/article/2016...hway-mpg-crown https://jalopnik.com/the-diesel-cruze...kin-1787691332 Quote:
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That should easily be achievable in a mid sized modern diesel, especially on the highway. It's funny reading these stories from the US, it's like reading something here from 15-20 years ago, it's a shame it's taken so long for the US to only just start to realise the benefits.
Most diesels will work out more efficient than hybrids in most circumstances, especially on long highway stints, which I should imagine are quite common in the US. |
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For the record, these are the EPA ratings for the 2015 Golf and Passat 2.0 TDI, the most fuel efficient diesels offered. https://i.imgur.com/7wqVgr6.png Severely underrated. My friend's Passat regularly gets MPG's in the low 50s highway. Others can achieve 70 MPG highway without much trying as well. Others delete that extra emissions stuff to maximize performance and FE. |
Well it's better to have them underrated and be pleasantly surprised, than to have them severely overrated like they are here, and be disappointed when your MPG's are 25-30 MPG down on the official figures! The higher the number, the bigger the difference in the real World too.
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Today's diesels are completely different. I'm in Canada, driving my first diesel (a 2015 Audi Q5 3.0 TDI mid-size SUV), and I love it! Cold-soaked starts (well below freezing) are a non-event. There's no smoke or smell (well, with the DEF injection it sort of has the mild smell of a public pool). There's no clatter. From the inside it sounds like a gasoline (petrol) engine. From the outside, very similar. Then there are the benefits of brisk acceleration (0-60 mph in 6.4 sec in my car), and of course, the respectable fuel economy. My Fuelly numbers reveal my real-world numbers in over 20,000 miles of driving, including Canadian winters, which stiffen everything up and cause terrible MPGs. On road trips, I get close to 50 US MPG (@ 50 mph), and my all-time best was almost 52 US MPG! And that's from a mid-size SUV with full-time AWD! Additionally, for us Canadians, diesel pump prices have been consistently lower than regular gasoline ever since I got my Q5 in May 2015. Right now, diesel sells for CAD$0.899/L while reg unleaded is $0.999/L. Taking into account my better fuel economy and lower fuel prices, my spreadsheet tells me I've saved between 34% and 40% in fuel costs since I bought my vehicle, as compared to getting a gasoline-powered Q5. Kudos to Chevy for their diesel Cruze, and for persevering in a North American market where the average mindset thinks "Dirty Volkswagen" and "Dirty Diesels" and Dieselgate when they think of diesel cars. Their 50 MPG EPA will likely translate into 55 or close to 60 with a gentle driver like me behind the wheel :-) |
I'm looking forward to more info coming available and for it to be included in the Build and Price system.
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The EPA rating for the upcoming Cruze diesel will be AT LEAST 50 MPG (60 MPG UK). Chief engineer also said the manual will get better mileage than the 9-speed auto.
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...twetyzhhps.jpg Chevrolet Aims For 50 MPG With The Cruze Diesel |
Some official numbers finally.
Chevrolet Cruze Diesel's Fuel Economy Clears a Magical Barrier Quote:
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700 mile range is good, my average in my previous Clio diesel was 709 ish miles per tank. Now you guys know how we felt 10 or 15 years ago when diesels first hit the European markets.
But the 5-8 MPG increase sounds a bit....pessimistic? A diesel should yield much higher figures than a gasoline equivalent, my Clio was a shocking 80% more efficient that my petrol car previously, that's real World. |
The EPA test cycles are biased against diesels. Beating the older EPA numbers for a diesel was expected.
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