Wondering how the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco model manages to hit 42 mpg on the highway? Lucky for you General Motors has put together this short video showing how the Cruze Eco model manages to hit 42 mpg on the highway with some significant fuel-saving modifications.
It really doesn’t matter if your a fan of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno or not, you have to give the man some credit when it comes to his unique collection of rare and expensive cars. Check out this video clip showing Jay driving his Chevy Corvette Z06 on the Real Car Simulator, pushing the limits of his very own Corvette from the confines of his garage.
What is the Volt? The Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle with extended-range capability. The Volt is capable of about 340 miles total driving range, with electricity powering the car at all times and speeds. For trips of up to 40 miles, the Volt gets its power solely from electricity stored in its 16-kWh lithium-ion battery. When the Volt’s battery runs low, an engine-generator seamlessly engages to extend the driving range for an additional 300 miles on a full tank of gas.
Who will get the most benefit from driving the Volt? According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, more than 75% of people commute 40 miles a day or less. If you plug in frequently, you’ll experience the greatest gas savings and reduced emissions. Per mile, electricity is less expensive to use than gas, so if you can plug in before or shortly after the electric charge runs out, you’ll get the maximum benefit out of Volt.
What happens if I travel more than 40 miles? Once the charge in the Volt battery is depleted, the gas engine will turn on to seamlessly generate enough energy to continue to power the car for up to 300 additional miles.
How much does Volt cost to charge? Electricity is an extremely affordable way to power a car —If the car is driven less than 40 miles, it will cost about $1.50 a day for electricity. That’s about the same annual cost as running a common household appliance.
How long does it take to recharge? The Volt will take about 4 hours to recharge on 240 volts or about 10 hours on a standard 120-volt home outlet. A 20-foot portable vehicle charge cord will come standard and is designed to work on any standard 120-volt outlet.
When will Volt arrive at Gamblin Motors? Chevrolet is releasing Volt on a State by State basis. The good news is that Volt production is increasing more than double from original forecast. The State of Washington is due to have Volt in the fourth quarter of this year.
Many people in the car industry want to know how the Chevrolet Cruze Eco gets 43 MPG on the hwy. People are stumped by this because the Eco is not a clean diesel nor a hybrid, so is the number inflated by Chevrolet or does the Chevrolet Cruze get 43-MPG. Well we are proud to say that the number is NOT inflated and the Cruze Eco really does get 43 MPG. So what is the secret for the Cruze to get such amazing fuel saving numbers.
Chevrolet wanted to address three key areas to maximize fuel efficiency. The specific areas of focus to help get the Cruze Eco to 43-MPG was to work on the aero-dymanics, make the Cruze lighter and fine tune the engine.
The first place they started was aero-dynamics. Chevrolet and its engineers put an under body covering or tray to reduce wind turbulence and control airflow under the tires. The next step was to close off the front grille but still maintaining the correct engine temperature. One of the biggest tricks that Chevy came up with was when the Cruze Eco reaches about 38 MPH and calculating temperature gauges throughout the car a set of slates drop down in the front bumper area to help the Cruze to drop its coefficient of drag by over 10% compared to the sedan. Now think of this set of slates dropping like the Bugatti Veryon’s spoiler that magically appears when it reaches certain speeds.
The egineers wanted to put the Cruze Eco on a diet and drop as much weight as possible, but they were only to drop the weight by 214 lbs. Over 42 changes were made to shed the 214 Lbs.
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco comes with a 1.4L turbo-charged four-cylinder engine with a 6-speed manual transmission. To save a little extra fuel the air conditioning compressor now has a clutch to reduce drag on the engine. Also, there is an intelligent charging system set up that only engages the alternator when needed.
Now there isn’t much difference cosmetically from the Chevrolet Cruze and the Cruze Eco. There is not graphics down the side like the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrids. If you were to put the Eco next to one of our many Cruzes on the lot you would only notice the difference with the green Eco logo on the back and the slightly modified grille in the front.
At Art Gamblin Motors we are excited about the new Chevrolet Cruze Eco and its staggering 43-MPG hwy. We suggest if you are in the market for a gas saving vehicle to put the Cruze Eco on your list, we know you won’t be disappointed.
Here it is the car that is supposed to save Chevrolet. Most of you have probably heard of the award winning and ground breaking Chevrolet Volt. General Motors has recently announced updated plans for the release of the new Chevrolet Volt, speeding up the rollout of Chevrolet’s newest vehicle by close to six months. Due to strong customer demand and consumer interest Chevrolet plans to double the production of the Volt from 60,000 units to 120,000 units. You can say the GM and Chevrolet are ahead of the curve in the electric car race. The Chevrolet Volt recently was awarded the 2011 North American Car of the Year due to its innovative features. Check out the map below to see when Chevrolet plans on releasing the Volt.
For those of you who may not be as familiar with the Chevy Volt, here is a quick run down provided by Chevrolet on what this vehicle has to offer. Plus we will be blogging about this car more in the future so this is not the last time you will hear us talking about the Volt. We look forward to having one here in our showroom in the near future and we will keep you posted on upcoming Volt news.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is powered by 16-kWh, “T”-shaped lithium-ion battery that powers the electric drive unit, which allows it to drive 40 miles on battery power alone. The system puts out 149-hp and a maximum torque of 273 lb-ft, allowing the Volt to go from 0-60 mph in about 9 seconds, hitting a top speed of 100 mph. The battery can be re-charged by plugging into a household outlet and takes 4 hours to recharge on 240 volts, and about 10-12 hours on a standard 120-volt outlet. The Chevrolet Volt also carries an 84-hp 1.4 4-clyinder engine that allows the five-door, FWD sedan to travel additional miles while averaging a fuel-economy of 50 mpg. A fully charged battery and full tank of gas will allow the Volt to travel 340 miles. The 2011 Chevrolet Volt gets an EPA estimated 93 miles per ’gallon-equivalent’ when driving under electric power only, 37 mpg when in gasoline mode and over the long term it is estimated to get 60 miles per gallon in combined gasoline-powered and electric-powered driving. Prices for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt start at $41,000 but with a full federal income tax credit (which range from $0 to $7,500), the Volt can cost a total of $33,500. See Chevrolet.com for more information.
When thinking of mega rock stars and the birthday presents they recieve, what would you expect them to recieve: a new house or a yacht? Probably. Better yet how about their own exotic country that they can name after themselves? More than likely. How about a brand new custom 2011 SS Chevy Camaro? What…. thats… it?
Rock star Kid Rock will just have to live with the dissapointed not having an island named after himself for his birthday this year after recieving his brand new SS Chevy Camaro at his birthday concert in Detroit. Nascar drive Jimmie Johnson, who teamed up with Chevrolet, was there at Ford Field (Ironically enough) in person to unvail the custom Camaro. While Kid Rock is enjoying his new ride, we should all be thankful we don’t have to plan our next vacation to the country of Kid Rock, Scary right?
This really got us thinking here at the dealership. What kind of car would we want to be given for our birthday from Chevrolet? And when we really thought about it, the choice was simple: A brand new 2011 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. This Corvette is an animal. With a supercharged LS9 V8 engine that pumps out 638- Horsepower and 604 lbs of torque and a top speed of 205 MPH, we could give a big “In your face” to Kid Rock and his Camaro.
Now we know that no one reading this is willing to put up the money to buy us our dream car, but hey,at lease we can test drive one when we want!
In an effort to restore a giant that once was, General Motors and more Specifically Chevrolet, have teamed up with CBS and Hawaii Five-O in efforts to spotlight four of Chevy’s most popular vehicles. The all new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Traverse and the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 are all featured vehicles within each new episode of T.V.’s newest hit series.
Though we know its tough to look as smooth as Steve McGarrett and his partner Danny ‘Danno’ Williams while driving in the all new 2011 Chevy Camaro, but hey, we can all dream can’t we?
Was it worth it for Chevrolet to put all the effort and not to mention money in showing off these four Chevrolet models? Absolutely. What better way to advertise a vehicle than to show it off in action. From the city streets of O’ahu, Hawaii to the high above mountains, each sleek Chevrolet model is put to use showing their abilities.
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Some of the new 2011 Chevrolet Corvettes have a top speed of almost 200 miles per hour. When most of our Corvette customers take delivery of their new Corvette many of them never plan on taking their Corvette on a wild ride like that. Now you can… and it won’t even be your Corvette or your dime.
Chevrolet announced if you buy a Corvette in the month of February that they will pay your admission to the world famous Bondurant Racing School. This 2 day class will have you ripping through hair-pin corners at speeds you would not even think imaginable. Not only will you be pushing the cars limits but you will have instructors in the car with you pushing you to your driving limits. So if you really want to know what a Corvette has to offer take this opportunity to take delivery of your new Corvette.
Now we know that this is not the major decision in why you would jump out and buy a brand new Corvette but it is a cool thing Chevrolet put together for its new Corvette owners. The two day class runs around $2,300.
Check out our big sale this weekend at Art Gamblin Motors Main Store at 1047 Roosevelt Ave East in Enumclaw
Everyone that takes a Test Drive will receive a FREE Butterball Turkey & a chance to win a NEW SAMSUNG 46″ LCD TV!!!
The Seattle Auto Show was a blast. There was a great showing from all the major manufactures. They even had the flying car from Harry Potter! Cars don’t get much better than that. Instead of posting a million pictures of what we thought was cool we brought our flip camera with us to show you around some of our favorites. Of course we are biased and thought the GM vehicles were the best but there was some cool things that we liked. Here is a top 10 list of the cars and things we liked about the 2010 Seattle Auto Show.
10. Scion Booth – with the music pumping it was a cool area of the show
9. Nissan Leaf
7. The Chevrolet Volt – The 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year – CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO OF THE VOLT
6. 2011 Buick Regal – CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO OF THE BUICK REGAL
5. Cut in half Subaru
4. 2011 CTS-V Coupe – CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO OF THE CTS-V COUPE
3. The free hats that Toyota gave out
2. Cadillac Exhibit – Cadillac has some good looking vehicles!
1. GM Drive Option – GM had a dozen or so vehicles in the parking garage where you could go out and test drive a vehicle that was in the auto show. I thought this was a clever idea and it was very popular as there was a long line of people trying to get themselve behind a new GM vehicle.