Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel Delivers Muscle Car Performance
Chevrolet has revealed the all new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel that uses a turbo charging feature called 'overboost' while still getting the best highway fuel economy of any non-hybrid passenger car. The Cruze Diesel's turbocharged 2.0 liter engine delivers 151hp (113kW) and 264lb-ft of torque but the overboost can increase torque to 280lb-ft for about 10 seconds of stronger acceleration. This is the equivalent torque delivered by the 1972 Camaro Z28's 5.7 liter V8 engine.
“Overboost provides increased performance when the driver demands it, like when passing on the highway,” said Mike Siegrist, GM 2.0L diesel assistant chief engineer. “When the driver leans on the throttle, the turbocharger increases the air and fuel intake over and above what the engine needs for normal torque demand.”
Cruze’s 2.0L turbo-diesel provides greater fuel economy than a comparably sized gasoline engine through greater thermal efficiency, a higher compression ratio and an un-throttled combustion process. It features an iron cylinder block and a forged steel crankshaft, each designed to stand up to the greater cylinder pressures that come with a turbo-diesel engine.
“Cruze’s turbo-diesel engine is powerful, efficient and clean,” Siegrist said. “It will change perceptions of what a diesel car can be while giving customers another fuel-efficient choice in the Chevrolet lineup.”
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