Updated Cruze with a 1.6 turbo available

[Gobes32]

Originally Posted by mik

Or maybe it`s more they are willing and capable of shelling out 22k for car x but not 30+k for car z??

Definitely has to be a factor. You wonder how young families can afford flash new cars when mortgages are so high?

[1TUFFUTE]

Originally Posted by aussie muscle

I'm surprised HSV hasn't started taking a few to hot up.

well theres only so much plastic you can work with

[ridzilla]

Originally Posted by aussie muscle

I'm surprised HSV hasn't started taking a few to hot up.

Oh don't worry, they have haha but for 50k!
http://www.caradvice.com.au/185332/h...nce-hot-hatch/

Also, I have quite a few girl mates with cruzes and they can't wait to get rid of them; apparently problem after problem

[jpd80]

A 1.6 Ecoboost engine is already available on the European Focus but whether
or not Ford sees fit to make future engine changes remains to be seen..

[SSVPom]

Originally Posted by Gobes32

Definitely has to be a factor. You wonder how young families can afford flash new cars when mortgages are so high?

Car finance, just another monthly outgoing along with the $3k mortgage, school fees, rates, shopping bills...

[glider]

Wouldnt want to be in Opels shoes, with this pricing, same turbo engine as the Astra. Looks like Holden is happy to take a swing at the local Opel operation also.

[csv8]

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...ew?origin=hpc4
SRiV is $25k plus on roads...gotta be bargain of the year...$6k less than a Focus Titanium..

[phillyc]

Originally Posted by csv8

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...ew?origin=hpc4
SRiV is $25k plus on roads...gotta be bargain of the year...$6k less than a Focus Titanium..

Focus is still the much better car. It is the small car leader.

Ford have been rewarded worldwide with the current Focus becoming the number 1 selling vehicle worldwide in 2012. Fiesta and Focus were No1 and No2 in Europe.

[phillyc]

Originally Posted by ridzilla

Oh don't worry, they have haha but for 50k!
http://www.caradvice.com.au/185332/h...nce-hot-hatch/

Also, I have quite a few girl mates with cruzes and they can't wait to get rid of them; apparently problem after problem

My dad's diesel manual Cruze gets great economy and he has been happy with it's refinement. But the servicing has been expensive (more than his previous Triton diesel 4wd ute IIRC) and there has been several recalls and quite a list of problems in his 3 years of ownership.

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by csv8

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...ew?origin=hpc4
SRiV is $25k plus on roads...gotta be bargain of the year...$6k less than a Focus Titanium..

Cheaper, 100 times more crap, and as ugly as a sackful of *********. Game set; match - Focus.

[nstg8a]

Interesting that one of the reasons falcon is spruiked is because its locally built, and some sins are glossed over because of that. But cruize doesn't seem to share that same luxury.

Is that because its a Holden or because its only locally assembled, rather than made?

Personally I'd buy the sriv over a focus, I don't like the new look of the focus, and its not made here. And that's a really good price....

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by csv8

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...ew?origin=hpc4
SRiV is $25k plus on roads...gotta be bargain of the year...$6k less than a Focus Titanium..

So they say Cruze now has the better steering, transmission and engine than the Focus, and it sounds like it has a better ride/handling balance and grip.

It looks like the Cruze will be the small car pick....for the price.

[Lardman]

Originally Posted by Gobes32

At $22,490 I find it hard to believe people would be knocking it when its better equipped than a G6E. As for people suggesting it is gutless, the monthly car sales suggest that normal consumers (the majority) do not care about performance.

Most people reckoned my RX-8 with 140rwkw or so was quick as ****, so no - most people don't give it a 2nd thought as long as it'll go around with 4 people without feeling like an old Hyundai

[Road_Warrior]

If I was shopping for a small car I'd wait until there were a few more reviews out there instead of hanging one's hat on one review. A back to back comparo like some of the other writers do with like 5 cars would be better.

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

If I was shopping for a small car I'd wait until there were a few more reviews out there instead of hanging one's hat on one review. A back to back comparo like some of the other writers do with like 5 cars would be better.

Yeah the Focus and Golf are the benchmarks. I think at this point though it would be number 1 for me as it is Australian made and one of the better small cars. The Focus or Golf would have to be significantly better for me to overlook a good value, good driving Australian made car.