To maximally cover consumer needs, the Chevrolet Cruze is available in several trim levels. They differ power plants, types of transmissions, interior trim and availability of options. Also machines can have different body. The car in its basic configuration has a minimal price, but despite this it is quite comfortable. Maximum configuration Chevrolet Cruze has a large number of bells and whistles that allow the car owner to be proud of his own vehicle and get a lot of pleasant driving experiences.

Review of Chevrolet Cruze varieties

Serial General Motors produces cars in sedan, station wagon, and hatchback bodies. There are several configuration options:

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• Base;

The table below shows the production periods of various Chevrolet Cruze cars.

Equipment	Release period
1.4T AT LTZ
1.6 AT Base	2010 - 2012
1.6 ATLS	2011 - 2018
1.6AT LT	2013 - our time
1.6MT Base	2011 - 2012
1.6MT LS	2011 - production continues
1.6MT LT	2013 - our time
1.8 ATLS	2011 - 2015
1.8AT LT	2013 - production continues
1.8AT LTZ	2013 - 2017
1.8MT LS	12.2011 - our time
1.8MT LT	12.2011 - production continues
1.8MT LTZ	01.2013 - 11.2016

Chevrolet Cruze in LS configuration

Cars in initial configuration have the most low cost. So for new Chevrolet Cruz will have to pay from 700-800 thousand rubles. A used car made in 2010 will cost 250-400 thousand rubles.

By purchasing a car in the initial configuration, the car owner receives:

• frontal airbags;
• installed engine crankcase protection;
• budget-level multimedia system;
• fabric interior, with a choice of design colors;
• air conditioner;
• electric windows;
• stamped wheels 16 inches.

The above description of the initial configuration suggests that the car owner, buying a car at the lowest price, will not feel discomfort. The machine will fully satisfy most requirements. Safety meets all international requirements. The presence, for example, of air conditioning, puts the Chevrolet Cruze head and shoulders above other competing cars in basic trim levels.

The photo below shows the interior of the car in the LS configuration. The materials used in it look good. There are no distortions or “crickets” even after prolonged use.

Most new version The car is a Chevrolet KL1J Cruze. In 2015, the car was subjected to restyling, as a result of which the radiator grille was changed, and the corners became sharper, hinting at the sporty nature of the car.

The car owner has a choice of interior fabric color. There are two standard colors: gray and black.

Chevrolet Cruze in LT configuration

Cars in the LT configuration have the following prices:

• new car 800-900 thousand rubles;
• used car 300-450 thousand rubles.

The LT package gives the car owner the following advantages:

• leather interior or fabric in black, gray, blue;
• Rain sensor;
• variations in steering rack adjustment;
• light sensor;
• servo drive for interior rear view mirror;
• light alloy wheel disks 16 inches in diameter;
• heated driver and front passenger seats;
• power windows on all doors;
• heated rear view mirrors.

Many car owners recommend purchasing a Chevrolet Cruze in the LT configuration, and then customizing it yourself by installing additional options. This is due to the fact that the difference with LTZ is not so significant, and the price is lower.

Review of Chevrolet Cruze in LTZ configuration

The richest package is the LTZ. The price for such a car is 1-1.2 million rubles. The model has the largest selection options, many of which are not available on the cheaper Chevrolet Cruze. Compared to other Chevrolet Cruze cars, the difference LTZ configuration is as follows:

• presence of a rear view camera and parking sensors;
• possibility of choosing a car with a turbocharged engine;
• multifunction steering wheel;
• 17-inch alloy wheels;
• more powerful braking system;
• the ability to optionally install a leather-wrapped steering wheel and gearshift lever.

The car in the flagship configuration is the safest. It has six airbags and control seat belts fastened. The machine has the ability wide selection various additionally installed option packages.

For the first time on my future car I came across a car called Chevrolet Cruze by accident while aimlessly surfing the Internet. Even now I’m not ready to say whether it attracted me more: its brutal “masculine” appearance or the comfort of its original and modern interior. I will say one thing - as they say, the eye “caught” on this car and I began to find out everything about the vehicle that interested me.

Difficult choice

Chevrolet Cruze turned out to be a true product of world globalization: an American name, a German platform from Opel and a Korean, and a little later Russian, assembly. Produced and sold on Russian market cars he started in 2009 three trim levels: basic (Base), intermediate (LS) and maximum (LT). Only two engines were offered for the buyer to choose from, and both of them are well known to the Russian car enthusiast. The first of them with a working volume of 1.6 liters (or 109 hp) was installed on the popular Chevrolet Lacetti. With him, of course, the dynamics of the one and a half ton Cruise left much to be desired, even with manual box transmission That is why, after my test drive, the choice fell on the second, more powerful engine. My choice is the good old naturally aspirated engine with a working volume of 1.8 liters (or 141 hp), previously installed on Opel Astra H and proven with positive side its reliability, and if something happens - maintainability. The buyer also has the opportunity to choose between a five-speed manual gearbox and a six-speed automatic transmission, which, judging by reviews, is quite sluggish. Since I love to “drive”, my choice settled on the “handle”.

And so, having decided on the main parameters, I became the owner of a Chevrolet car that had sunk into my soul Cruze configuration LS, colors metallic gray with manual transmission and 1.8 liter engine. For its class, the car is well “packed”: there are ABS systems and ESP, six airbags, traction control, a good radio with 4 speakers, electric windows, leather steering wheel and others useful little things. Thus, there is all the necessary minimum for modern car golf class.

Exterior design

The first thing that strikes you when meeting him is, of course, appearance, which cannot leave anyone indifferent. The car makes you fall in love at first sight: a brutal, swift silhouette, a two-story radiator grille with a cross in the middle, a frowning look from the headlights, an expressive rear, solid body dimensions. Thanks to all this, Cruise clearly looks more expensive than his cost. IN in this case The designers spent 200 percent of their money, as the car turned out to be very memorable and completely unobtrusive in the gray stream of the modern city.

Interior Design

And so, having walked around several times, future owner finally decides to open the door and sit in the salon. And there, a continuation of design victories awaits him.

Just look at the gray fabric inserts on the instrument panel - I personally have never seen such a solution on any other car. “This is completely impractical, they will have to be cleaned constantly!” - you say. No, that's not true. In the three years I've owned the car, I've never cleaned them, and they still look like new. And in general, the upholstery fabric turned out to be very non-staining and resistant to external “human” influences. But the ceiling, of course, gets dirty: even the sun visors leave marks. It’s scary to think what color it will be for the owner, who is not embarrassed to smoke in his car.

Well, in general, the interior of the cabin looks very modern and stylish. The central panel is not overloaded with buttons; everything is intuitively located and labeled. Personally, I figured out what was what in just ten minutes of owning my brand new car. Backlight dashboard pleasantly bluish, pleasing to the eye and not annoying at night even at maximum brightness. But the backlighting of the buttons let us down - on a sunny day you have to try very hard to see which airflow mode is on.
The seat upholstery is gray and black, exactly matching the color of the fabric inserts on the panel. The seats themselves are wide and comfortable: with my height of 190 centimeters, I was able to find a comfortable position almost immediately. During long journeys, the back does not get tired, as there is a little lateral support. Back seat also quite comfortable and spacious: it often had to carry three passengers and there were no particular complaints about the lack free space was not observed. Baby chair It also fits comfortably even behind a massive driver like me. The whole trick is in ISOFIX mounts. But, unfortunately, they were not useful to us due to a different type of fastening of the child seat itself.

Talking about the seats, let us smoothly move on to the topic of ride comfort. this car. As I already said, Cruise’s seats will please fans of long road trips, because long road They are well tolerated, the back and legs do not become numb at all. And in general, the car is “tailored” for daily comfortable movement around the city or on the highway, unlike such C-class driver’s cars as the Mazda 3 or Ford Focus with their rigid suspensions. Cruz “swallows” both large and small irregularities well, and thanks to the presence torsion beam V rear suspension is not afraid of the ruts that are so common on Russian highways. At the same time, it cannot be said that the car turned out to be sloppy. Not only does it clearly define the turning trajectory without any hint of drift (well, if you don’t overdo it with pressing the gas pedal), but it is also very stable on the road. It seems that GM engineers managed to find the one “ golden mean"between the handling and comfort of the car.

Cons of the car

But, as you know, perfect cars does not exist, and even more so if it belongs to the budget category. Therefore, I would like to highlight disadvantages of Chevrolet Cruze, which emerged after three years of active use. Let's start with the suspension. For reasons unknown to me (and after a detailed study of the forums, I finally realized that almost all cruise drivers face this problem), the car turned out to be extremely noisy. At the same time, the diagnostics do not reveal the sources of noise: the service station technicians say that the suspension is in order, but on small irregularities, and especially on the so-called “washboard”, an annoying knock is clearly audible. This problem can only be “cured” by replacing all the racks with non-original ones, but because of this, comfort begins to “suffer” seriously.

The sound insulation of this car leaves much to be desired, and much better. At speeds above 90 km/h the noise becomes intrusive and annoying. Personally, I solved this problem by installing additional sound insulation, which significantly increased the acoustic comfort in the cabin.

Also " congenital disease» Cruzes with a manual transmission have a weak clutch, which does not always cope with a one and a half ton car. No, this does not affect the reliability of this unit in any way, it’s just that periodically, most often in a traffic jam, the car begins to shake terribly when trying to move off in 1st gear. It feels like “something, somewhere” is slipping through. As a result, in order to get underway, you have to actively “play” with the gas pedal and catch the moment of “grabbing.” You can get rid of this problem by replacing the clutch disc with a non-original one.

Well, otherwise nothing technical problems Over the entire three years of operation, Cruz did not deliver at all, since even breakdowns passed me by (pah-pah-pah). Maintenance took place according to the regulations, in warranty repair didn't apply. I fill in the original oil recommended by GM. Were replaced brake pads, light bulbs, windshield wiper blades, air filter engine and cabin filter - in general, ordinary consumables. Prices original spare parts very democratic, but if something serious happens, there is always a fairly large assortment of body parts for Cruz at the showdown. I use the car every day and really enjoy driving it. At the moment, the car's mileage has slightly exceeded 50 thousand kilometers.

Price

Now I’ll tell you about the most important thing for all car owners – the price. Three years ago, the Chevrolet Cruze was one of the leaders in terms of price/quality ratio among the golf class. And participation in state program recycling and program preferential lending brought it to the top of sales along with the long-time leader Ford Focus. This particular one the car cost 670 thousand rubles for me. But three years later, after a slight restyling, a similar modification rose in price by an impressive 116 thousand rubles, which made it no longer so attractive for future car owners.

In 2009, General Motors launched production Chevrolet cars with the name Cruze at a plant near St. Petersburg. This model replaced Lacetti. The car is available in 3 versions: , LT and LTZ. Chevrolet version The Cruze LT is slightly better equipped than the LS version, but is inferior in terms of equipment to the LTZ version.

Engine and transmission

The buyer has a choice of two types of 4-cylinder gasoline engines. One of them received a working volume of 1.6 liters, which gives it the ability to develop 109 hp. The volume of the other power unit is 1.8 liters, with an output power of 144 hp.

Both of these engines can be combined with either manual transmission 5-speed, or 6-speed automatic transmission. Gasoline consumption on a Chevrolet Cruze LT depends on installed engine and transmissions.

Thus, a car equipped with a 1.6-liter unit and a manual transmission consumes an average of 7.3 liters per 100 km, and the same engine, but with an automatic transmission, already consumes 8.3 liters. The fuel consumption of the 1.8-liter engine is slightly lower. When equipped with a manual transmission, it needs 6.8 liters per 100 km, and with an automatic transmission installed – 7.8 liters.

Equipment

IN basic equipment Chevrolet Cruze LT installation included central lock, alarms, fog lights. To increase comfort in the cabin, it is installed central armrest. Steering column can be adjusted in height. The audio system, consisting of a player and 6 speakers, can be controlled by buttons located on the steering wheel.

All car doors are equipped with electric windows. To ensure the safety of the driver and passengers, the car is equipped with 6 airbags. Unfortunately, stamped wheels are installed on the Cruze LT. Alloy wheels are additional option and are installed for an additional fee. It is also possible to install parking sensors and climate control as an option.

Price

LT depends on the installed engine and transmission. For a car with power unit 1.6 l. And manual transmission you will have to pay 660 thousand rubles, and with an automatic transmission - 700 thousand rubles. For the Chevrolet Cruze LT, equipped with a 1.8 liter engine. you'll have to pay even more. With a manual transmission it costs 700 thousand rubles, and an automatic transmission will cost 740 thousand.