New chevy cruze SS

[Wellhungsmurf]

https://www.carscoops.com/2018/11/chevrolets-295-hp-cruze-ss-concept-modern-day-take-cobalt-ss/

1.4 l turbo engine producing 295 HP. this probably isn't our engine same displacement. Not a bad looking car either

 

[JTee2017]

The Cruze needs at least 180 to 200HP. Then I would maybe buy the hatch . . .
Now if they would just give the Cruze the dash board like in the Opel Astra - - -

 

[Nataphen]

295hp would make for a nice hot hatch. With Ford cancelling all their ST and RS cars, it seems to me that there would be a significant opening in the market. Now would be a good time for a Cruze SS.


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[dannyg]

My understanding is the widely used 1.5T is a stroked 1.4T, so that should drop right in both the Cruze and Sonic. It runs 170hp stock, so with a mild tune it could put out 200hp...I’m not an expert, just throwing that number out there. The 1.5T is used in Equinox and Malibu so there should be plenty of parts.

I agree, with Ford stepping aside there’s an opportunity for a nice 200hp RS option on both Cruze and Sonic. I’d keep the SS badge for +300hp, wild rear wing, etc!

 

[Chazzz]

Highly doubt we will ever see anywhere close to 295 HP in any US market Cruze. Even the Camaro I4 Turbo is only rated at 275 HP. There is a reason Ford has given up on this market in the US even while Europe has completely new redesigned and very much improved Fiesta and Focus ST models. Similar to GM giving Europe a vastly improved Opel Astra and in the US market we are lucky to get a much inferior Cruze and an outdated Sonic still being powered by the last gen 1.4 Turbo. In 2008 GM brought the last generation Opel Astra to the US, imported for just 1 year and rebadged as a Saturn Astra. I was fortunate enough to get a crazy deal on a fully loaded brand new Saturn XR 2 door hatch in bright red with black leather, for just over $12K out the door, when the Saturn brand was axed in the GM bankruptcy. To this day IMHO the Astra was the best small car GM ever sold in the US market, by far. Also, the interior on the Astra was of far superior soft touch and upscale materials than any compact ever sold by GM in the US.....