영국 오토카 시보레 크루즈1.8 리뷰입니다. 앞으로 출시될 라세티 프리미어 1.8의 성능을 대충이나마 짐작할수 있겠네요. 중요한 부분은 허접하게나마 번역해 봤습니다. 안타깝게도 1.8엔진또한 유럽인의 기준에선 기대에 못미치는듯 하네요. 국내에선 극찬받은바 있는 스티어링부분도 마찬가지인가 봅니다. 하지만 인테리어 품질,안전성부분은 역시 칭찬을 해주네요.
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Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 LT
What is it?
This is the all-new Cruze ‘compact sedan’, which GM says is the first Chevrolet to be tested in Europe and tuned for European tastes. The car was styled inside and out at GM DAT in Korea, under a multi-national team. This new look will be rolled out as Chevrolet’s new global design language. The Cruze is also the first GM model to be based on the all-new, global, Delta platform, which will also underpin this autumn’s new Astra. The upshot is that GM is expecting top-notch crash-test results. The best way of putting this 4.6m-long machine in context is to think of it as a kind of replacement for the old Seat Toledo saloon or VW Bora. In this 1.8-litre LS form, the Cruze is loaded with standard equipment, including cruise and climate control, anti-dazzle rear-view mirror, 17in alloys and an upgraded stereo system, as well as the follow-me-home headlights fitted to the lower-end models.
What’s it like?
The first impresion is of the car’s good looks. The Cruze has a chiselled, sophisticated exterior that gives nothing away to more established brands. The unusual double decker front grille treatment is particularly refreshingly. The pleasant surprises continue inside. Chevrolet has done a first-rate job. The ‘dual cockpit’ treatment is original and stylish and the quality of materials and finishes very impressive. It even gets chunks of switchear from the Insignia (steering wheel, stalks, headlamps switch) as well as its own impressive centre console design. We drove the 138bhp 1.8-litre petrol Cruze, which gets a five-speed manual box as standard. Firstly, the driving position and seat and wheel adjustability were excellent and even the largest adults will get comfortable. The Cruze is snug, but just big enough. Despite the advertised power, the 1.8 engine is lacklustre, with a rather droning sound track when pushed. 홍보 되었던 파워와는 달리 1.8엔진은 밀어붙였을때 붕붕거리는 소리를 내며 활기없는 모습을 보였다. However, although the unit was also very tight, most of us have got used to the ready torque of turbodiesel engines and have forgotton what small-capacity naturally aspirated petrol engines are like. It needs stoking up past 3000rpm ? aided by a slick ‘box and stubby, short-throw shifter - before the car really picks up pace for overtaking. This car is crying out for a small capacity turbocharged petrol engine (which, incidentally, it will get, but only in the US). On very poorly surfaced Spanish roads the Cruze rides very well, floating over rough surfaces, although on coarse surfaces it picks up a little road roar. The car doesn’t roll too much, either, despite the fact it has no sporting pretensions. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is the steering, which feels detached and imprecise through long corners and with a half a turn of lock in place.  However, all that said, the Cruze is impressive in its own determinedly non-sporting way. It rolls along quietly and smoothly, and feels altogether light years away from being a budget car.
Should I buy one?
Nobody interested in the kind of sharpened responses offered by, say, a Ford Focus, would be entirely happy with the Cruze. However, the quality of the car, especially the interior, the cruising refinement, the promised safety and the extremely competitive pricing make the Cruze a highly intriguing prospect. 그러나 차의 품질(특히 인테리어),세련된 크루징,뛰어난 안전성과 상당히 경쟁력 있는 가격은 크루즈의 매력이다. For a lot of less demanding drivers, this is a very, very tempting package, especially in the current economic climate.       출처 : 데일리카.   라프 1.8 모델은 안전성을 유지하면서 출력을 올린 모델이 될듯..