I've been trying to soak up as much Cruze info as I can while I wait on the diesels to show up and ran across this article: 2016 Chevrolet Cruze Manual First Drive – Review – Car and Driver
While that's definitely not a glowing review, I'll go for the manual anyway because I want the higher MPG and my commute is mostly rural highway where I'll be cruising in 6th anyway.
What I'm curious about is if it's the same transmission (and final drive ratio for that matter) going into the diesel as what was reviewed on the gas model by Car & Driver. One would think the diesel's different torque curve would benefit from different ratio spacings versus a gasser. Might be that the diesel is happier with the same transmission.
Looking forward to hearing from those who get to drive a diesel with the manual. The nearest one I've spotted at a dealer is two hours away, so I'm not getting my hands on one for a while yet.
While that's definitely not a glowing review, I'll go for the manual anyway because I want the higher MPG and my commute is mostly rural highway where I'll be cruising in 6th anyway.
What I'm curious about is if it's the same transmission (and final drive ratio for that matter) going into the diesel as what was reviewed on the gas model by Car & Driver. One would think the diesel's different torque curve would benefit from different ratio spacings versus a gasser. Might be that the diesel is happier with the same transmission.
Looking forward to hearing from those who get to drive a diesel with the manual. The nearest one I've spotted at a dealer is two hours away, so I'm not getting my hands on one for a while yet.