Beijing 2014: China Gets Its Own Chevrolet Cruze

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

While our Chevrolet Cruze gets a re-style to look more like the Malibu, China’s Cruze now looks like a 2015 Subaru WRX in the back, with a Dodge Dart-like front end.

Unlike our Cruze, this one get’s GM’s next-generation of turbocharged Ecotec powertrains, and there’s even a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox to go along with the usual manual and automatic transmissions. Perhaps this is a preview of what to expect in 2016, when the Cruze gets a redesign?

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  • Mjz Mjz on Apr 22, 2014

    It looks like a melange of every other car in the segment.

    • Carfan94 Carfan94 on Apr 23, 2014

      My thoughts entirely, It's like Chevy just took all the styling cues from all it's competitors and just morphed them onto one sedan, No form of creativity.

  • TMA1 TMA1 on Apr 22, 2014

    Focus headlights, Civic profile.

  • MWebbRambler MWebbRambler on Apr 22, 2014

    Kind of looks like an Elantra too. Still, I wonder why the US gets the current model with warmed over sheetmetal.

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    • Kyree Kyree on Apr 22, 2014

      This is the Chinese Cruze. It is different than the "global" Cruze, which will probably debut in all of its target markets next year.

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