First Review

Read that one this morning. Very positive indeed.

I particularly liked this line:

Green Car Reports said:

Only under really heavy throttle does the 1.6-liter make its presence known, and even then, it's quieter than the gasoline-powered Cruze's 1.4-liter turbo 4-cylinder.

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It really is that quiet.

I read that yesterday, I was impressed that it is quiet, must be really quiet. In addition, was impressed they had positive comments about the new automatic transmission.

Purrs like a big kitty!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgxSRi6UK1g#t=127.33823

I'm shocked that they only averaged 44 mpg. I've gotten that easily in my 16 gen 2 LT

neile300c said:

I'm shocked that they only averaged 44 mpg. I've gotten that easily in my 16 gen 2 LT

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In mixed driving? I've gotten nowhere near that in anything that involves even a small % of city driving.

In the review, it said he did 80% freeway driving. I have avg over 45 several times in that mix. Right now I'm at 39 mpg lifetime at a 50/50 mix overall.

But that's not necessarily 80% all at once. I used to drive probably a similar amount of freeway when I lived at home - but it was not all in a row, and all the city was stop and go.

And being a review vehicle, it's very likely they were driving it rather spiritedly as well.

Can almost guarantee more than 45 will be easily doable in similar conditions.

I was able to get 60 MPG on the freeway, no problem at all, not even trying.

EricSmit said:

I was able to get 60 MPG on the freeway, no problem at all, not even trying.

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Knowing how easy it is to obtain high 40s in a car with the trunk and back seat packed with hundreds of pounds of ****, driving through mountains, I'd say mid-high 50s would be easily attainable in similar situations given the lower curb weight and extra gears (in the auto).