My wife and I drove an Eco last weekend and were impressed. We also wanted to drive an Elantra, but none could be had in our town w/ manual transmissions.
We had settled on the Cruze and were getting ready to buy (tomorrow) when the Hyundai dealership found a GLS w/ manual for us to drive...
We were very impressed w/ the Elantra, so now we have a tough decision on our hands. After driving the Elantra today we went to the Chevy dealer and drove the Cruze again so we could compare them back to back.
To be clear, we are talking about the Eco w/ Connectivity package vs Elantra GLS w/ Comfort package (cruise, A/C, telescoping column). Here are our current impressions:
For those of you that drove the Elantra - why did you choose the Cruze?
All other comments welcome! Help us decide!
We had settled on the Cruze and were getting ready to buy (tomorrow) when the Hyundai dealership found a GLS w/ manual for us to drive...
We were very impressed w/ the Elantra, so now we have a tough decision on our hands. After driving the Elantra today we went to the Chevy dealer and drove the Cruze again so we could compare them back to back.
To be clear, we are talking about the Eco w/ Connectivity package vs Elantra GLS w/ Comfort package (cruise, A/C, telescoping column). Here are our current impressions:
- exterior styling: we like them both, although they are fairly different
- interior styling: we prefer the Elantra
- interior room: edge to the Elantra (front feels roomier, back seat is definitely roomier)
- transmissions: both seemed crisp
- acceleration: advantage Cruze (turbo at low RPMs makes a difference)
- wheels: advantage Cruze (forged alloy vs steel)
- mileage: probably a slight edge to Cruze
- steering/suspension: very similar
- braking: very similar, but edge to Elantra for 4 wheel discs
- warranty: big advantage to Elantra (we don't drive much, so it's essentially 5 years vs 10 years on the drive train)
- price: Elantra would be $800 cheaper
- safety: Cruze (crash ratings & 10 air bags)
For those of you that drove the Elantra - why did you choose the Cruze?
All other comments welcome! Help us decide!