First spy shot: Cruze station wagon

indica · 10-20-2009, 06:28 AM

http://indianautosblog.com/2009/10/c...-station-wagon

Is this for real?

**FenwickHockey65** · 10-20-2009, 06:30 AM

It could be...I don't think it's chopped...

On second thought, it might be. The back's a little darker than the rest.

**Bravada** · 10-20-2009, 06:31 AM

Looks photochoppy

avro206 · 10-20-2009, 06:40 AM

chopped or not--that looks great. Reminds me of the old Mazda Protege 5's--slighty bigger.

Put a nice Turbo engine in and I would go for it

**civilzues** · 10-20-2009, 06:44 AM

Well at least someone is intrested in making a chop, so there is some intrest in this product!

Danko · 10-20-2009, 06:46 AM

Funny how it says a large family will opt for this. A large family will NOT opt for an econobox. I leased and bought 15 passenger wagons for my family and they were barely large enough. We recently tried an HHR and it was too scary small and we dumped it because safety is still most important, no matter the price of gas. Our new Suburban should do the trick now that the kids are all essentially gone. The article says we will immediately understand that picture is of a Cruze. ???? I would have guessed Mercedes.

MonaroSS · 10-20-2009, 07:06 AM

It's a chop.

Look at where the black strip separates the rear door window that winds down from the fixed quarter window on the sedan pic. It's above the middle of the door handle, it should be in the exact same place on the wagon, but it's missing.

Instead they have tried to reproduce the image of the window frame on the building behind the vehicle as they thought it would be as seen through the glass. But they forgot to put the black strip back. Also the blackout at the bottom of the rear wagon side window is far too thick.

Koasterking · 10-20-2009, 07:32 AM

Eventhough, it could possibly be a chop, I'm not feeling it.

Hitman1970 · 10-20-2009, 07:35 AM

A manual wagon variant could help bring in a different group of buyers for GM to any of its show-rooms. It is not a large crowd but one worth pursuing.

johnstarnes · 10-20-2009, 09:47 AM

Real or not, that roofline looks cool to me.

solman98 · 10-20-2009, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danko

Funny how it says a large family will opt for this. A large family will NOT opt for an econobox. I leased and bought 15 passenger wagons for my family and they were barely large enough. We recently tried an HHR and it was too scary small and we dumped it because safety is still most important, no matter the price of gas. Our new Suburban should do the trick now that the kids are all essentially gone. The article says we will immediately understand that picture is of a Cruze. ???? I would have guessed Mercedes.

Now that the kids are gone a Subruban "should" be big enough.....

Smellhound · 10-20-2009, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danko

Funny how it says a large family will opt for this. A large family will NOT opt for an econobox. I leased and bought 15 passenger wagons for my family and they were barely large enough. We recently tried an HHR and it was too scary small and we dumped it because safety is still most important, no matter the price of gas. Our new Suburban should do the trick now that the kids are all essentially gone. The article says we will immediately understand that picture is of a Cruze. ???? I would have guessed Mercedes.

Where you are wrong is, the Cruze is NOT an econobox. It is just as wide and just as tall as the Malibu. The front seat interior dimensions are the same, and in some cases BETTER (bigger) than the Malibu. The only reason the Sedan is slotted below the Malibu in size is the wheelbase and rear seat are less. AND, if there was a 5 door wagon version, the wheelbase could very well be extended and that issue would be 'solved'.

Regardless, it isn't an Econobox if it matches, or slightly exceeds the Malibu in many dimensions. (which it does)

86fleet · 10-20-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danko

Funny how it says a large family will opt for this. A large family will NOT opt for an econobox. I leased and bought 15 passenger wagons for my family and they were barely large enough. We recently tried an HHR and it was too scary small and we dumped it because safety is still most important, no matter the price of gas. Our new Suburban should do the trick now that the kids are all essentially gone. The article says we will immediately understand that picture is of a Cruze. ???? I would have guessed Mercedes.

Don't forget that this is from an Indian site. It might be small by American standards, but that thing's a Suburban compared to a Tata Nano

avro206 · 10-20-2009, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smellhound

Regardless, it isn't an Econobox if it matches, or slightly exceeds the Malibu in many dimensions. (which it does)

"econboxes" are based foremost on price. I look forward to seeing how the interior room compares to my Cobalt.

**BigAls87Z28** · 10-20-2009, 09:11 PM

The whole backend looks chopped!!
Like 20 min photoshop bad...

10-20-2009, 06:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
indica 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 396	First spy shot: Cruze station wagon http://indianautosblog.com/2009/10/c...-station-wagon Is this for real?

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FenwickHockey65 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Drives: '07 Malibu, '03 Envoy, '98 Sonoma Posts: 11,867	Re: First spy shot: Cruze station wagon It could be...I don't think it's chopped... On second thought, it might be. The back's a little darker than the rest. __________________ Proud to drive American. Proud to drive GM. Current Cars: 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS: 2.2L ECOTEC I-4 2003 GMC Envoy SLE: 4.2L Vortec 4200 I-6 ^^ Happy 50,000 miles!!! 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Ext. Cab: 4.3L Vortec 4300 V6 Former Cars: 1993 Saturn SW2 (1993-2006, 243,000 miles) 1989 GMC Safari SLT (1989-2003, 293,000 miles)

10-20-2009, 06:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bravada GMI Europe Correspondent Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 15,612	Re: First spy shot: Cruze station wagon Looks photochoppy

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avro206 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 743	Re: First spy shot: Cruze station wagon chopped or not--that looks great. Reminds me of the old Mazda Protege 5's--slighty bigger. Put a nice Turbo engine in and I would go for it

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civilzues GMI Staff Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Drives: 1999 Jeep Cherokee Posts: 3,789	Re: First spy shot: Cruze station wagon Well at least someone is intrested in making a chop, so there is some intrest in this product! __________________ -future BUICK owner- driving AMERICAN again

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10-20-2009, 06:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Danko Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 290	Re: First spy shot: Cruze station wagon Funny how it says a large family will opt for this. A large family will NOT opt for an econobox. I leased and bought 15 passenger wagons for my family and they were barely large enough. We recently tried an HHR and it was too scary small and we dumped it because safety is still most important, no matter the price of gas. Our new Suburban should do the trick now that the kids are all essentially gone. The article says we will immediately understand that picture is of a Cruze. ???? I would have guessed Mercedes.

10-20-2009, 07:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
MonaroSS GMI Contributor Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,877	Re: First spy shot: Cruze station wagon It's a chop. Look at where the black strip separates the rear door window that winds down from the fixed quarter window on the sedan pic. It's above the middle of the door handle, it should be in the exact same place on the wagon, but it's missing. Instead they have tried to reproduce the image of the window frame on the building behind the vehicle as they thought it would be as seen through the glass. But they forgot to put the black strip back. Also the blackout at the bottom of the rear wagon side window is far too thick. Last edited by MonaroSS; 10-21-2009 at 02:01 PM.

10-20-2009, 07:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
Koasterking 4.6 Liter Northstar V8 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hunterdon Co., NJ Drives: 2004 Scion xB Posts: 1,995	Re: First spy shot: Cruze station wagon Eventhough, it could possibly be a chop, I'm not feeling it. __________________ I don't go fishing, I go fish sticking. How do you think we get the fish sticks?

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10-20-2009, 09:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
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