The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze.The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze – a larger, lighter, more efficient and more sophisticated evolution of the brand’s best-selling global car.
General Motors has announced the latest generation of its best-selling Chevrolet Cruze — and it’s larger, lighter, faster, and more fuel-efficient.
After issuing a press release entirely in emoji, details on the 2016 Chevy Cruze were revealed in a slightly more legible statement by the company. The new compact car will be 250 pounds lighter despite being three inches longer. It will do 40 miles per gallon on the highway, and launches with the automaker’s established 4G LTE wifi hotspot, and built-in Apple Carplay and Android Auto.
The Cruze has become Chevrolet’s best-selling car, with 3.5 million sold around the world since 2008. However, sales of the Cruze are lagging behind Toyota’s Corolla and Honda’s Civic in the US market, placing behind both last year, according to numbers from MotorTrend. GM has estimated that the latest Cruze will generate $1,500 more profit per car than the old model, according to Reuters, and will hopefully bring newer drivers into the Chevy fold.
The price of the 2016 Chevy wasn’t released. It will go on sale early next, with its diesel model following in 2017.
The Wildest Concept Cars of 2014
Anybody can take Chevy's Chaparral 2x Vision concept car for a spin — anybody with Gran Turismo 6 for the Sony PlayStation, anyway, where the car is a playable download.Gene Blevins—LA DailyNews/CorbisOne day, we'll all finally get to ride those light-cycles from Tron. For now, there's Toyota's FV2 concept car.Joe Klamar—AFP/Getty ImagesDoors? Where you're going in the Smart Brabus FourJoy concept car, you don't need doors.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe pickup truck hasn't really changed much in decades — until Volkswagen took it on with this Tristar concept car, which takes a pickup and makes it super offroad-friendly.Fabian Bimmer—Reuters/CorbisNissan's 3-seat electric BladeGlider concept car might actually make it to production, pretty rare for a concept car this wild. If a Jedi Knight drove a car, it would be the BladeGlider.Gene Blevins—LA DailyNews/CorbisToyota hasn't said much about its high-riding C-HR Concept crossover, but we know that it's purple. Very purple.Benoit Tessier—Reuters/CorbisMaserati says its Alfieri concept car represents "the future of Maserati design." Too bad most of us can't conceptualize being able to afford a Maserati any time soon.Pierre Albouy—AFP/Getty ImagesMercedes-Benz's G-Code concept SUV comes covered in what the company calls "multi-voltaic silver" paint that's supposed to act like one big solar cell. It's all very green — err, "multi-voltaic silver." Kim Kyung-Hoon—Reuters/CorbisIt somehow doesn't feel like this car, designed by Russian artist Gosha Ostretsov, will fly off the shelves. But that's okay, because it's more art exhibit than commercial vehicle. Smityuk Yuri—ITAR-TASS Photo/Corbis
