Chevrolet Cruze Sedan: Live Pics from Paris Presentation

In a special European premiere event at the “Le Pavillon Dauphine”, located in the heart of Paris, GM showed off its new Chevrolet Cruze to the world press. If you follow the jump you’ll see that apart from the scenic pictures of the Cruze under the Eiffel Tower, we also have a detailed gallery of Chevy’s new global compact sedan’s interior which looks pretty good in terms of design. -Continued

In Europe, the Cruze will be initially offered with 112 HP 1.6-liter and 140 HP 1.8-liter gasoline engines and a new 2.0-liter turbo diesel, developing 150 HP and 320 Nm of torque. The gearbox menu will include a five-speed manual gearbox and an all-new 6-speed automatic transmission.

The 1.6L and 1.8L gasoline engines deliver zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration in 12.4 and 9.8 seconds, with combined cycle fuel consumption of 6.7lt and 6.8 lt/100 km (35.1 and 34.6 mpg US) respectively. The 2.0 diesel accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 9.4 seconds with a fuel consumption over the combined cycle of just 5.8 lt/100 km or 40.6 mpg US. After the Cruze’s launch, a 125 HP version of the 2.0 Diesel with 300 Nm of torque will also be offered.

Sales of the Chevy’s new compact sedan will start in Europe in March 2009, followed by other global regions including the U.S. in 2011.