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Best Car I have ever Owned
luvmy2012cruze, 06/26/2012
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
I love my 2012 Cruze LS 6 Speed Manual! This car is by far the best car I have ever owned, its trumps both the Honda Civic and Honda Accord that I have owned previously. Great gas mileage, handles like a dream, and has amazing get up and go.
Known transmission issues!
skavfive, 05/09/2012
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
38 of 44 people found this review helpful
Car rides well and looks nice, but the transmission has known issues--slow and delayed shifts, and in manual mode downshifts into first are very harsh at times. These issues were confirmed and documented by the dealership: transmission downshifts hard in manual mode .confirmed that three like vehicle do the same harsh downshifting. Call GM TAN, case # ., GM is aware for the condition and trying to correct called GM TAN GM is working on a change to correct this condition. Chevy was aware of the problem redid the software package on the LT model for 2012, but no change was implemented in time for the 2012 LS Cruze. No other automatic I have ever driven has performed as poorly.
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Capable of amazing gas mileage
floridadrive1, 12/26/2011
2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
12 of 13 people found this review helpful
I was looking for a car for commuting....and I like a manual transmission. I have been a bit of a hypermiler (coast in neutral when slowing for long distances - or approaching a turn). So far, in the first week of 1/2 city, 1/2 country roads, I've achieved better than 47 mpg. You can get that easily by driving gingerly. This car is an ideal commuter.....I am just floored by how nice of a car this is....and I'm blown away by the gas mileage. Again, the manual is awesome - especially if you're a commuter. I love this car.
I never set out to buy a Chevrolet Cruze
southlandhb, 03/01/2013
2012 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
25 of 29 people found this review helpful
I did not have the intention to buy this car. However, I did have the intention of test driving and exploring a broad mix of vehicles across many makes and vehicle classes. So I drove a lot of cars from Audi to Volkswagen, because like excellent Italian food- you can't know how close or how far you are until you've tasted the good stuff! That said, the Cruze unexpectedly met my expectations offering what I felt was an excellent balance of features, driving dynamics all at a very fair price.
Still going strong after 90k miles
rbeach, 01/08/2017
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 2012 Cruze brand new and sold it at 38,000 miles because I needed a minivan. I'm in touch with the new owner, who has been cross country a few times with it. The car has been very good to both of us, with no major issues other than routine maintenance.
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