Driveability Issues with Advanced Powertrains

[Rickey]

What do folks expect from an Edmunds HIT PIECE.
When is the last time they reported favorably on anything GM.

Really...if they can't find or make up something to critique; they will gladly resort to condemning the whole vehicle for cup holders IMHO.

My advice is to go drive the car for yourself.
I did and I bought a Cruze ECO based on the experience.

Rickey.

 

[d00df00d]

Originally Posted By: CBR.worm
I had a '97 Maxima SE 5 speed that you could not go 45 in 5th. It was physically not possible. If you cracked the throttle it would accelerate, let off just a hair and it would slow down. These problems are not new, just worse now.

Really? I had a '95 (same engine and transmission) and never noticed that.

Either way, that engine very definitely was NOT an eco engine. Fuel economy was one of its goals, but not the main one by a long shot. It was mainly about midrange torque, throttle response, and reliability (all of which are relative terms, of course).