The Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 is a front wheel drive road car, with the powerplant positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 139 bhp (141 PS/104 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 176 N·m (130 lb·ft/17.9 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 weighs a claimed 1315 kg at the kerb.
The Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 195 km/h which is 121 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 163.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2685 mm | 105.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4597 mm | 181 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1477 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1315 kg | 2899 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.309 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.22 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 88.2 mm
3.17 × 3.47 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EC) |
141 PS (139 bhp) (104 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
176 Nm (130 ft·lb) (17.9 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
57.7 kW/litre 78.5 ps/litre 77.4 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
98 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1231.4 kPa (178.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.69 kg/kW 21.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 163.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 268 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.72 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 277882 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 Automatic (2013) added 2012-06-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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