{"id":498824,"date":"2010-03-31T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/31\/chevrolet-cruze-rs-new-york-2010-reveal\/"},"modified":"2010-03-31T17:57:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T21:57:00","slug":"new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs-ups-the-entry-level-ante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/498824","title":{"rendered":"New York 2010: Chevrolet Cruze RS ups the entry level ante"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/new-york-auto-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">New York Auto Show<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/economy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Budget<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sedans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sedan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/chevrolet\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chevrolet<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/gm\/\" rel=\"tag\">GM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/leadchevycruzersny2010live.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2011 Chevrolet Cruze RS &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s the skinny: The <a href=\"http:\/\/autoblog.com\/tag\/cruze+rs\">Cruze RS<\/a> is an appearance package for <a href=\"http:\/\/autoblog.com\/make\/chevrolet\">Chevy<\/a> buyers who want a <a href=\"http:\/\/autoblog.com\/model\/cruze\">Cruze<\/a> with a higher level of panache. That out of the way, the RS sports sexier front and rear fascias along with more aggressive rocker panels. Don&#8217;t forget the pretty OK-looking fog lamps. There&#8217;s a slick rear spoiler, too. We&#8217;re also pretty smitten with the big, aluminum wheels that are slathered in some impressive rubber &#8211; 235\/40\/19 to be specific. That&#8217;s pretty large. Inside features a blacked out interior with leather seats and fabric dash materials. <\/p>\n<p>The Cruze RS get&#8217;s the same 1.4-liter VVT turbo as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/31\/2011-chevrolet-cruze-eco-new-york-2010-reveal\/\">Cruse Eco<\/a> (as well as 70% of all Cruzes, so says Chevy) and should be coming on line just after the regular Cruze (finally) arrives in the third quarter of this year to eventually replace the aging <a href=\"http:\/\/autoblog.com\/model\/cobalt\">Cobalt<\/a>. Until then, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/31\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs-ups-the-entry-level-ante\/#continued\">make the jump<\/a> to read the press release. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs\/low\/\">New York 2010: Chevrolet Cruze RS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/01chevycruzersny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/02chevycruzersny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/03chevycruzersny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/04chevycruzersny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-chevrolet-cruze-rs\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/05chevycruzersny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drewphillipsphotography.com\/\">Drew Phillips<\/a> \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010<\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/31\/chevrolet-cruze-rs-new-york-2010-reveal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>New York 2010: Chevrolet Cruze RS ups the entry level ante<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/31\/chevrolet-cruze-rs-new-york-2010-reveal\/\">New York 2010: Chevrolet Cruze RS ups the entry level ante<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:57:00 EST.  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