Here is a few snaps of my 1.3 litre 75 hp diesel Aveo.
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Here is a few snaps of my 1.3 litre 75 hp diesel Aveo.
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very nice, wish we had that here. how well does the diesel hybrid improve fuel economy over the traditional diesel?
Too early to say, only had it for nearly 3 days. But the mild hybrid seems to function exactly as advertised, when I engage the eco button located below the shifter, it's on. When I stop at a stop light or traffic, and put it in neutral, and foot on the brake, the engine stops instantly. When I put my foot on the clutch again, it starts right away. GM and some other reports I have read says it can add 5-10 percent on the already great fuel economy of the diesel engine. Kudos to GM for finally coming out with it. As many have said, I wish too they would come out with it in North America, it seems to be a great engine in a nice car.
Nice car!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the diesel comes in a version without start/stop, right? Its basically being put on more and more cars in Europe (non-hybrids) and is just starting to make its way to the US in non-hybrid vehicles. They just use a beefed up starter designed to handle more starting cycles.
Yes Daox, both versions, the 75 hp 5 speed manual LT, and the 95 hp 6 speed manual LTZ both have start/stop. Beefed up starter works great. I usually have the tunes going, and really, it's hard unless you listen to know it's not running. Of course you know it's a diesel, more growling then the gasoline version, but still pretty darn quite. I do mostly city driving, couldn't justify the extra price for the LTZ over the LT, only difference is 6 speed, plus 16" tires and fog lamps and parking sensors. I got the dealer to throw in the parking sensors, (a must here) for free.
I've driven some petrol/electric hybrid cars - they all have start/stop as well. But those cars re-start the engine using their big electric motors, so you never hear a "conventional" starting sound of a 12 volt starter motor.
When your tunes are off :) do you hear your starter motor? I imagine since the engine must be warm before the start/stop will function, the engine fires up nearly instantly. So you probably don't hear much of the starter motor.
No matter what the situation. It's fu...d up that the Chevy won't bring anything to theUS
Well, don't forget they're supposed to be bringing the Cruze diesel to North America this year or next ... Which means it could theoretically go in the Aveo here too... I mean Sonic.
I think GM would agree...except for the "won't" part. The cost (monetary & reduced fuel economy) of bringing a diesel car to the US makes it unprofitable in most cases. If it was just a matter of loading up a boat and shipping 'em to the US, they'd already be in showrooms here.Quote:
Originally Posted by XJCasper
A BIG hurtle for the American Car Industry to get over is bringing the American public around to the idea and common sense of a manual shift transmission. Manual shift transmission vehicle (with the exception of performance/sport cars & med. duty trucks) sell VERY poorly if at all on most dealer lots. The high cost of the diesel option is also a big turn off. Many STILL believe that diesels are underpowered and noisey.
I will have to hand it to GM.........they are FANTASTIC at bringing cars POOR quality, difficult to work vehicles on to market that most people DO NOT want. :rolleyes: