Chevrolet Cruze

More than 300,000 car enthusiasts passed through the hallways of the 2010 Essen Motor Show to marvel at what the 507 exhibitors had on display in the halls of the Messe Essen. This year witnessed a number of manufacturers highlighting their prowess in motor sport competitions by placing their racing and rallying machines on display. Then there were the Eurotuners displaying their creations, which included the BMW 5-Series Touring by AC Schnitzer, the Renault Wind by Elia, the Porsche Panamera by Caractere, the Volvo V 60 by Heico Sportiv and the Brabus SV 12 R Biturbo 800.

Below are images of the hottest cars on show at the 2010 Essen Motor Show in Germany ...

Chevrolet Cruze

Geneva 2011: Chevrolet Expands Cruze Range with Hatchback Model

The final production version of the new Cruze hatchback is the highlight of Chevrolet's 2011 Geneva Motor Show booth. With the addition of the five-door version, Chevrolet hopes to boost sales of the Cruze as hatchbacks represent approximately 65% of all compact segment sales in Europe. The five door model features a more attractive design than its four-door sibling thanks to the sweeping

Holden Unveils Aussie-Built Cruze Series II with New 2.0L Diesel and 1.4L Turbo Petrol

Holden, General Motors' Australian division, introduced an updated version of its Cruze sedan bearing the Series II moniker today. The facelift brings powertrain, chassis and some styling changes, but most importantly, it marks the switch to local production starting from March, 2011. Up until now, the Holden Cruze sedan was imported to Australia from Korea. The first locally built compact model

New Chevrolet Orlando MPV Shows up in Paris (With Live Pictures)

Finally, we've got live pics of the new Chevy Orlando. Essentially the General's answer to the European mid-size MPV question, the small, Cruze-based 7-seater had a bunch of promise back when it originally debuted as a concept.

Somewhere between there and this year's Paris Motor Show, all the old, Judge Whitey executives in the General's back pocket found a way to crush any chance of it being cool by turning the stocky little MPV into an ass-in-the-air high-ish-riding mini-minivan...unless there's an air suspension system I don't know about.

You can see that the interior keeps the decent styling inherited from its platform-mate and appears to actually be sourced from the original concept. Too bad the same can't be said for the rest.

When this little box goes on sale in early 2011, methinks the best things about the whole package are the trick dashboard cubby and its two available diesel torque-makers.

As for the rest, attractive European MPV it ain't. For the full info and specs, check out our previous post, and to see how the Orlando stacks up against the concept, head on over to our Concept to Reality comparo.

By Phil Alex

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