It's Official: 52 MPG!

thanks for the update is it me or am i reading the manual is 52mpg and the auto 9 speed is 47mpg

mr overkill said:

thanks for the update is it me or am i reading the manual is 52mpg and the auto 9 speed is 47mpg

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Correct.

Yes - 31/52/37 for the 6-speed manual and 31/47/37 for the 9-speed automatic.

Fantastic!!!

I would expect the '18 Diesel Hatch to be 1-2 mpg behind.

Thanks for posting. That's awesome, and marketing gold! The most impressive part of it is that it's done with the newly revised 2017 testing methods, which knocked our 2014-2015 diesels down to 44 MPG highway. This is a HUGE improvement compared to that.

I'm very excited to test drive one of these!

diesel said:

The most impressive part of it is that it's done with the newly revised 2017 testing methods, which knocked our 2014-2015 diesels down to 44 MPG highway. This is a HUGE improvement compared to that.

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Considering that the '14-15 models were easily capable of far more than the original ratings anyway, imagine what these will be capable of.

MP81 said:

Yes - 31/52/37 for the 6-speed manual and 31/47/37 for the 9-speed automatic.

Fantastic!!!

I would expect the '18 Diesel Hatch to be 1-2 mpg behind.

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Interesting that it will be the 9 speed. I thought the diesels were going to get the 6 speed auto, from what I read somewhere else.

That was the Equinox, and I still believe that to be incorrect, as I had seen mention of the 1.6 getting the 9-speed there.

As far as I remember, the Cruze diesel was always slated to receive the 9-speed.

Tbh if I planned on keeping cars and not getting a truck the new diesel cruze with the manual would definitely be extremely high on my list. That mpg is fantastic.

Wow bigger news!!! Is that a diesel only badge on the rear!?!?!?!!??

Good, now lets hope the emissions equipment on it won't be bad as the Gen1.

Boy, it sure is weird that the 9 speed auto returns worse fuel economy...

I'm curious on fuel tank size. Looks like they must've downsized it to around a 14 gal tank.

If it's theoretically good for 702 mile range, then it would stand to reason that it's a 13.5 gallon tank.

money_man said:

Wow bigger news!!! Is that a diesel only badge on the rear!?!?!?!!??

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It sure is!

EricSmit said:

Boy, it sure is weird that the 9 speed auto returns worse fuel economy...

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Better in city - and likely better than if it had been a 6-speed auto. I'm guessing the final drive/final overdrive are super tall on the manual. Will be interesting to see the gear ratios.

Good thing with a diesel is you can crank the **** out of the gear ratios, and still have plenty of torque to not cause issues with driving.

I can see it. Torque converter autos tend to lose MPG on super fuel efficient engines vs something like a DCT or actual manual. You're still constantly pumping fluid around. An impressive figure nonetheless, should be a good selling point.

This should help take a bunch of VW tdi fan boys.

It is an impressive figure, for sure. I'll be interested in driving one as soon as we have one on the lot.

Well it's about time. That is impressive nonetheless, and very encouraging to see GM put the big numbers out of a manual, reminding people that manuals are still more efficient and have their place in society.

The die hard diesel guys want manuals in their cars. GM wasn't going to take the tdi guys until they offered one.