Although we won�t see the final car until we arrive in Switzerland, Chevrolet�s made no attempt to hide the fact that the car will look nearly identical to the Cruze Hatchback show car. We have to say, this isn�t a bad thing as the hatchback show car was a good looking vehicle. It featured the same front end as the sedan � save the blue headlights and LED fog lights � along with a nearly identical roofline. Rather than cutting into a trunklid though, the roofline smoothly slopes into a rakish hatch. The show car took the style of its Opel Astra platform-mate one step further, with sharper creases and a more daring C-pillar.
Unlike in Paris where GM gave no indication of what powertrains we would find under the hood of the production car, we�v now learned the basics. GM says it will be launched with a new range of engines, likely meaning the new range of gasoline and diesel I-4s introduced on the Cruze and Europe-only Orlando MPV. This is evidenced by GM�s confirmation that the range-topping turbo-diesel unit will be the same 160-horsepower, 2.0-liter I-4 as in the Orlando coupled to a six-speed manual transmission.
�The new Cruze hatchback cements that Chevrolet�s claim for a place among the mainstream brands in Europe, and it�s a vehicle that will bring new levels of value against some of the more established competition,� said Wayne Brannon, president and managing director of Chevrolet Europe.
While the photos here are of the Cruze Hatchback show car, as GM won�t reveal the production model until Geneva, it should look nearly identical. The only changes we�d expect are the removal of the blue headlight covers, blue brake calipers, and maybe the LED daytime running lights. We�ll know for sure this March when the car is revealed. GM says European sales are scheduled to start this summer, but sadly, we�re unlikely to see this car in the States.
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