Check out the video here:
900 Miles on One Tank - Cruze Turbo Diesel Road-trip: Tessa Baughman - Faces of GM - YouTube
"This vehicle has quite a few of the technologies and the aero improvements that the Eco vehicle does."
She then goes on to list the features on the TD:
-Belly Pans
-Eco Manual Grille (smaller opening)
-LRR Tires
-Air Dam
-Spoiler
-Tire Deflectors
Nowhere in that video do they claim to have the active shutters... if they were there you'd bet they would be hyping them! This seems like a case of "We're already good enough at 46 MPG hwy, let's not put more money into it." The lowered suspension doesn't get a mention, either. Maybe the car is heavier and sits lower on the regular springs?
There goes my theory about them not including the RS appearance package because of the active shutter compatibility with the RS grille... maybe not including the shutters was an 11th hour decision? This makes me wonder if a manual version with a wicked tall 6th gear and the Eco's active aero could have topped 50 MPG on the EPA's test cycle?
900 Miles on One Tank - Cruze Turbo Diesel Road-trip: Tessa Baughman - Faces of GM - YouTube
"This vehicle has quite a few of the technologies and the aero improvements that the Eco vehicle does."
She then goes on to list the features on the TD:
-Belly Pans
-Eco Manual Grille (smaller opening)
-LRR Tires
-Air Dam
-Spoiler
-Tire Deflectors
Nowhere in that video do they claim to have the active shutters... if they were there you'd bet they would be hyping them! This seems like a case of "We're already good enough at 46 MPG hwy, let's not put more money into it." The lowered suspension doesn't get a mention, either. Maybe the car is heavier and sits lower on the regular springs?
There goes my theory about them not including the RS appearance package because of the active shutter compatibility with the RS grille... maybe not including the shutters was an 11th hour decision? This makes me wonder if a manual version with a wicked tall 6th gear and the Eco's active aero could have topped 50 MPG on the EPA's test cycle?