Chevy's Cruze a small car contender
06.04.11
This compares with the $16,360 starting retail price, including destination charge, for a 2011 Toyota Corolla with manual transmission and 132-horsepower four cylinder, and the $16,995 starting retail price for a 2012 Ford Focus sedan with manual... Specifically, a base 2011 Cruze with manual transmission and base, 136-horsepower four cylinder has a starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, of $17,275. But the Cruze has a starting retail price that's $1,565 higher than the car it replaces, the
Chevy Cobalt. The Cruze also comes as an uplevel fuel-sipper "eco" model with a noteworthy U. S. government fuel economy rating of 28 miles per gallon in city driving and 42 mpg on the highway. Chevrolet's new small car, the 2011 Cruze, is a pleasantly styled, good-handling sedan with an inviting interior and impressive government crash test results.