2011 Chevy Cruze - to pimp or not to pimp
 

ok, so here is the question. How many kids are going to try to "Pimp" the new chevy cruze?

heres the deal - Its a small economy car, easy on the wallet available in a 4 door sedan and comming soon a hatchback.

On top of that its claiming 30 city / 40 highway.
the motor: 1.4L inline 4 turbo ecotec with 6 speed manual option


just think - for 15 grand total they could buy it and get lambo doors and rims! lol, thats a funny thought.

My point is - What do you guys think about what will happen with this car?

I donno. I think its too "old lady" looking for kids to really get into pimping it out. I think the Cobalt and Pursuit/G5 will keep that spot. It can be even cheaper and you can get them off lease for REALLLLY cheap.

I think it will appeal to people who are looking to get themselves a sporty, economic, and looks good.. i'd honestly be in the market for it if i wasn't hooked on my chevy trucks

i mean most people think the malibu is too much of an old man car but i still really like them even with only a 4 cylinder, they are classy cars and smooth riders

The Cruze shares many components and styling features with the Daewoo Lacetti, including a large portion of sheetmetal.

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I actually like that black and orange. I'd wait a couple years for them to work out the bugs like any new model before I would buy one...

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For some reason i do too.. not the orange wheels but the accents i do... its something different i guess.

Mmmmmm! Wonder what my Blazer would look like with orange accents rather than the red?????????

Well considering it's the successor to the Cavalier (HUGE rice rocket) and the Cobalt (even more of a rice rocket) I'm fairly confident the Cruze will be no different.

Like anything, you'll have three crowds:
1. 16 yr old who was given mommy's car and to look cool at High School he's going to rice it out with chrome hubcaps, fart can and ugly spoiler...

2. The tasteful customs... a.k.a. really nice set of rims, not much rubber around the hoops, lowered a few inches to get that sporty stance, maybe a sporty lip kit, set of projector headlights or murdered out. Most work is done under the hood...

3. "What's aftermarket performance parts? Will they fit on my walker?"

IMO it's a ritch looking car, nice lines and mean looking front end. Would I buy it? if I had a family yes, but I don't, so 2dr Blazer it is lmao. Next vehicle is a full size though, when I'm done school..

Sidnote: notice on the license plate it says GGAY... I just got a chuckle because I find that the picture TJ posted falls under my category 1 of ugly customs... stripes are for muscle cars IMO.

I don't think it would look all that bad if someone that had some taste customized it right

it will be riced out because just like everything else that gets riced- Its Cheap.
and i dont know about engine mods but I highly doubt theres many people out there that will try to make a 1.4liter fast, but then again im sure ill be corrected in a year or two.

I got to say done right this car has potential. And you will most likely see turbo and tuning upgrades for the 1.4l turbo engine.

http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/q...fix/cruze1.jpg

^^ Nice Cruze

The Cruze is a nice car. Albeit, a bit boring.

I just hope GM comes out with a SS model. 270 hp sounds good.

heck, figure out how to do a northstar swap and you're golden... 275 hp and 300 ft lbs of torque sounds nice, not to mention the supercharged version(even though they only came on the awd and rwd versions

So, old thread back to life.

A guy in my neighborhood picked one up and i like the look.

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/z...00619-1843.jpg

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it has an almost VW Jetta look to it

We just got 5-6 2011 Regals in stock. I hope it is a big seller for us.

^^Can't wait for the AWD Turbo V6 Regal GS!

i would drive a buick if i could afford the turbo

those are supposed to be awsome!

as for the Cruze...................i still haven't seen one out yet.

not that i really care, it really seems like a boring car-no matter what's been done to it.

I'm not a big fan of them it reminds me of like a honda accord or something. I think the Cobalt's were a heck of a lot better looking.

i think if they made a more sporty package for the cruze it'd be a better car but we'll see in time. when the cobalt first came out, i didn't like it. i really didn't like it until the SS turbo came out so.. its all personal preference

im in crowd #2..tastefully done and all work is under the hood...in fact i can do this option with any and i mean ANY automobile..

1.4l turbo sounds pretty skimpy, BUT we have all seen 10sec hondas with 1.6l of fury, since its already a boosted platform theres leaps and bounds in mods that "can" be done, it all depends on your wallet..

And I have yet to see one of these cars, its a huge crossbreed in style, jetta-ish rear with a scion-ish headlight department and a fusion-ish nose... I love all auto's pretty much, its the owners that are disliked lol, so on that note id rock it

He must work for GM, Because the car doesn't even go on sale until September.

lmfao... probably.

I can garauntee that in year 2 you'll see an SS package... if not sooner.

So true Oktain. and i live in Grosse Pointe Michigan which is all of 10 miles from the Ren center in detroit. that explains why we have so many white collar workers and level 8 in GM means you get a company car for about a year before you turn it in

Cruze looks pretty sick actaully. Suprising from Chevy (no offence but for the past 5-6 years all of Chevy's cars were boring, plain, and the same. lol that rymes)

They made an rs package that looks pretty sharp, but it definitely needs an SS.