2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco Offers Fuel Efficiency Without Hybrid Pricetag

The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco will offer hybrid-like fuel economy without the usual hybrid price:

“The Cruze Eco delivers hybrid-like efficiency without the price tag,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet marketing. “Along with the Volt electric vehicle with extended range, it demonstrates how Chevrolet is working to bring new products to market that range from gas-friendly to gas-free.”

The Eco achieves greater fuel economy using a number of features that enhance its aerodynamics, minimize weight and reduce rolling resistance. Details include:


A lower front grille air shutter that closes at higher speeds to improve aerodynamics and opens at lower speeds to optimize engine-cooling airflow

The upper grille has more “closeouts” to improve aerodynamics

A lower front air dam extension, extensive use of underbody panels and a rear spoiler enhance aerodynamics

A lowered ride height improves aerodynamics

Unique 17-inch lightweight aluminum wheels

Ultra-low rolling resistance 17-inch Goodyear tires.

The axle ratio on the manual-transmission model is also optimized for fuel economy, while helping the car deliver confident performance. Chevrolet estimates the Cruze Eco will deliver 0-60 mph performance of about 10 seconds with the manual transmission and nine seconds with the six-speed automatic.

The Cruze Eco will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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2011 Chevrolet Volt Offers Impressive Battery Warranty

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt (electric vehicle) will come with an impressive battery warranty:

• Volt’s long-life battery warranty most comprehensive of any electric vehicle
• All 161 battery components validated to withstand extreme temperatures, terrain and driving patterns
• GM’s Brownstown Township, Mich., battery plant will begin regular production in August

The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will provide customers with an unprecedented, standard, eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on its advanced, lithium-ion battery. It is the automotive industry’s longest, most comprehensive battery warranty for an electric vehicle, and is transferable at no cost to other vehicle owners.

“The Chevrolet Volt’s batteries have exceeded our performance targets and are ready to hit the road,” said Micky Bly, GM executive director, global electrical systems. “Our customers are making a commitment to technology that will help reduce our dependence on petroleum. In turn, we are making a commitment to our customers to deliver the highest standards for value, safety, quality, performance and reliability for an unprecedented eight years/100,000 miles.”

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MotorTrend Drives the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD

MotorTrend recently had the chance to drive the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD:

So how does the lineup drive? GM recently gave us the chance to drive just about every variation it offers, through the rolling (and sometimes steep) hills of eastern Maryland, parts of Pennsylvania, and the deep-wooded areas of West Virginia. For simplicity's sake, I'll focus most of my comments on the Silverado 2500 HD Extended Cab LT 4x4. This configuration will likely be the volume leader for GM. From the beginning of our route it was almost startling how smooth the front and rear suspensions drove over the hilly highways, especially since our test truck was completely empty of payload.


Traditionally, empty is never how you want to drive a three-quarter or one-ton pickup truck, but the work done on the redesigned front end pays back huge dividends. New forged upper control arms and precision-machined cast-iron lowers handle 25-percent more load comfortably and confidently than the previous generation. Getting these bigger and stronger pieces to more quickly and fluidly handle the sharp pothole inputs and rebounds was a surprise. This improved IFS clearly has more control than ever before. We even got the same impression on a 3500 HD dually as well. We don't usually think about refinement when driving vehicles in this segment, but GM engineers pulled a rabbit out of their hat.


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Chevrolet Volt Finishes Freedom Drive

The Chevrolet Volt gave a new meaning to freedom over the Independence Day Weekend, completing a trouble-free 1,776 mile Freedom Drive from Austin, TX, to New York City.

“While our engineers are still working on our final calibrations, we could not have asked for the Volt to perform any better than it did," said Tony Posawatz, vehicle line director, global electric vehicles and Chevrolet Volt.

The drive began on July 1, shortly after GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre announced the addition of Texas, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey to markets where the extended range electric vehicle will be sold later this year.

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