GMAuthority thinks 160 hp Eco-D

[70AARCUDA]

The GMAuthority website thinks the Eco-D cruze will get the 160 hp 2.0L turbo engine:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2011/10/chevy-cruze-diesel-entering-validation-production-next-week/

...but, worries the "Eco" designation means no Z-link rear suspension, no rear disc-brakes, no leather interior, no push-button start...in short, a "stripped" model, not an "upscale" model.

 

[BIRDMAN]

interesting, so they are marketing this thing as the base model more or less?

 

[70AARCUDA]

...from how I read the article, yes, that's what the GM Authority author believes.

P.S.--the 160 hp engine is the 2.0L DOHC turbo engine, not the 2.0L SOHC turbo engine.