CASE STUDY: CHEVROLET CRUZE OPTIONS FOR UNDER R100 000
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cost of 4 tyres
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Chevrolet Cruze 1,6
4/5 seats, 288/ 1 048 L
6 airbags, ABS, ESP
R 7 956
December 2012 (Cruze hatch 1,6 LS)
0–100 km/h: 12,71 seconds Top speed: 188 km/h Power: 91 kW Torque: 154 N.m Fuel consumption: 8,04 L/100 km
A four-cylinder 1,6-litre may be the most popular capacity of car engine of all time. When efficiency was being improved with the introduction of light alloy materials, higher compression ratios, and improved breathing followed via fuel injection, then variable valve timing, there was no longer a need for the ‘bigger is better’ designs. Power outputs from 60 kW to 90 kW
