It does not matter what you have thought of Holden’s before, the 2010 Holden Cruze CDX needs to be driven and looked at before anybody lets their prejudice and past experiences get in the way of facts. And you need to take this close look even before you look at the Holden prices.
New Holden Cruze
The new intercooled turbo-diesel engine is a high-pressure common-rail design which allows multiple injection performance and maximum injection quality within the combustion chamber. The effect is three-fold. Firstly it reduces fuel consumption, secondly engine noise is also considerably reduced and lastly the exhaust is cleaner.
Another feature that improves fuel economy and reduces emissions is the two continuously adjustable camshafts designed to optimize the charge cycle which also delivers higher power and torque.
The Holden Cruze CDX comes either as a 1.8-litre DOHC four cylinder 16-valve ECOTEC petrol engine or as a more powerful 2.0-litre SOHC four cylinder 16 valvle common rail turbo-diesel. Both are fairly impressive when it comes to fuel economy and minimal exhaust emissions.
To give you the numbers, the manual 1.8-litre Cruze consumes only 7.01 litres for every 100 kms. Contrast this to other vehicles in the same class like the Mitsubishi 2.0-litre Lancer Sedan which takes in 7.61 litres for every 100kms and Toyota’s 1.8-litre Corolla Sedan which burns 7.41 litres to do 100kms.
The 2.0-litre Cruz diesel is even more economical requiring only 5.71 litres to cover 100kms.
Fuel economy does not mean that the 2010 Holden Cruze CDX is short of power. Nothing can be further from the truth. The petrol version gives 104kW at 6200rpm while the diesel version produces 110kW.
The consensus at New Car Shopper is that these features will make the already attractive Holden Cruze CDX price even more appealing.
