Yes, it might come as a shock but even though the American automaker has recently slashed the prices of its premium sedan, Chevrolet Cruze remains to be the most value for money car that one can buy in India, today. You see with a price cut of Rs. 85,000, the Chevrolet Cruze facelift is now priced at Rs. 14 lacs (Ex-showroom, New Delhi) and for that you get a 2.0-litre diesel mill, which is capable of churning out 163.7 bhp of power output.
This means that Chevrolet Cruze is capable of laying the likes of Audi A3 and previous generation A4 to waste and this is a lot for a car, which features the price tag of a reasonably priced compact SUV. In addition to this, the fact that Chevrolet Cruze retains the "in-your-face American sedan" aesthetics, which are seemingly compromised with the next generation update of the sedan also help make its case, as far as looks are concerned.
The big bow-tie logo which has gone rather skinny on the new iteration and the bolder grille as compared to the slimmer one on the next-generation Cruze, breaks away from the intimidating Americana appeal of the outgoing generation and a similar story continues with other design elements such as headlamps, bumpers, hood, etc, as well.
Granted, Cruze will not be as responsive or sporty in terms of performance when compared to the Audis, but then again there is another scenario in which Cruze outshines its competition and that scenario lies in the used car market. You see, today you can go out and buy a used Cruze, which is less than 5 years old, with competitive creature comforts and in decent nick for a starting price of Rs. 5 lac.
This phenomenon of substantially depreciated value does not apply to luxury brands like previous generation Audi A4 or current-gen A3. So considering the fact that for Rs. 5 lac, you get a car that can take on rivals which a cost almost 7 to 8 times as much, while featuring competitive service costs - definitely makes Cruze one of the best buys of the country.
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