2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel Review

We were so excited to be able to review the 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel! We drive diesel trucks so we were excited to see that Chevy had came out with a diesel car. We put a lot of miles up and down the road since we live in a rural area and we enjoy the fuel mileage we get with diesels. The Chevy Cruze diesel did not let us down. Plus, there is nothing truck-like for this diesel car. It’s definitely going to be giving the other diesel cars a run for their money! I’m going to say that this is the best diesel car on the market today!

I drove this car nearly 800 miles the week I had it. It had a full tank of fuel when I got it and I only had to put $20 of fuel in it one time. I got anywhere from 35 to 50 miles per gallon! Driving through town and stop lights of course is going to make the fuel mileage decrease. I had my husband snap the pic below from the backseat while driving down the road. I wanted you to see that this is the actual fuel mileage we got with this car.

A lot of people think that a diesel car might be loud. Compared to our diesel trucks this is a very quiet car. In the video below I wanted for you to be able to hear it going down the road and started. I love the sound of it but I am a fan of anything diesel.

 

I completely failed to get video of the interior! At least I have a checklist now for when we review other cars. I felt like I was in such a rush only having it a week. The video above is only a tiny fraction of the amount of times we drove it back and forth. My mom and husband were in a vehicle in front of us and it took MANY takes before we got something. It was… go slower… go faster… you’re too close!

My husband and I both drove the car. It obviously is a little different than driving your average gas engine. We absolutely LOVED driving it. It has a lot of get up and go for a diesel engine. Normally you aren’t taking off quickly in a stock diesel so we were pleasantly surprised. If you drive a lot of miles up and down the highway, this is definitely the car for you. It handles great driving down the road. Such a nice car to drive.

The trunk had ample room for what I used it for. One day I attended our local Amish produce auction and filled the trunk with lots of tomatoes for canning. I had plenty of room to fit more.

Another day I made a trip to the farm store and loaded the trunk down with sweet ford, corn, oyster shells and chicken feed. I was already unloading it so the picture below doesn’t show how full I actually had it. I snapped a pic half way through unloading but you get the idea! These are 50 lb bags of feed, just so you know. My bag of oyster shells for the chickens had a big hole in it which I didn’t see until I unloaded it. That’s why there is white stuff all over… I cleaned it up immediately!

The interior of the car was very comfortable. The leather appointed seats were so nice. We loved the Chevrolet MyLink, hands-free smartphone integration with Pandora and Stitcher, bluetooth, audio-streaming and voice-activation. We also enjoyed the XM radio service they offered to us. My son enjoyed connecting his iPad with the USB port. The songs on his iPad came on the screen and we could easily select which ones we wanted to listen to. It comes up as an iPod but the iPad worked fine. We never did try his iPod touch but I did happen to have my iPod shuffle with me one day and it would not work.

It also had remote vehicle start and heated seats which are so great for the winter time.

If I had to change anything about the car, it might be to make the interior and leg room larger. My husband did feel a little snug in it at 6’2″ but I felt like it had plenty of room for me and I’m 5’9″ tall. He did say he thought it would be fine for our family. If you have a family of four it is perfect unless you all have extremely long legs 🙂 And that may be our case soon since our son is very tall!

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EPA Vehicle Class:

Compact Car

Fast Fact:

Cruze Diesel’s standard equipment advantage over Jetta TDI includes MyLink Infotainment system, larger 17-inch wheels, leather-appointed seating, a longer five-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty and a two-year maintenance plan.

Notable Features:

• Industry-best EPA-estimated 46 mg on the highway – better than any non-hybrid passenger car in America.
• Estimated range of more than 700 highway miles on one tank of fuel, based on the EPA highway estimate and fuel tank capacity.
• Powered by the cleanest diesel car engine produced by General Motors, generating 90 percent less Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and particulate emissions compared to previous diesels.
• Standard Chevrolet MyLink with Bluetooth streaming audio for music and select phones; Pandora and Stitcher smartphone compatibility
• Standard color-touch radio with seven-inch screen and available color-touch radio with navigation and USB port.
• Advanced Z-link rear suspension.
• Fuel-saving electric power steering.

Safety Features:

• Ten standard air bags, including head curtain side air bags, front/rear side-impact air bags and front knee air bags.
• Collapsible pedal assembly protects against lower-extremity injuries.
• StabiliTrak electronic stability control system.
• Front safety belt pretensioners with load limiters.
• Available Enhanced Safety Package includes side blind zone alert, rear cross-traffic alert and rear park assist.

Powertrain:

2.0L DOHC clean turbo-diesel with six-speed automatic transmission

Horsepower:

140 HP @ 4000 RPM (est)

Torque:

258 lb.-ft @ 2000 RPM (est)

Final Drive Ratio:

3.20

EPA Fuel Economy:

27 mpg City, 46 mg Hwy

Fuel Tank:

15.6 Gallons

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The standard vehicle price for the 2014 Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel is $24,885.00.

Our Rating:

We give the 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel FIVE STARS! When I buy a new car this is the car I will be buying. We absolutely loved everything about it!

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