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" There has been a lot of hype around Chevrolet&amp;#039;s new Cruze Diesel. The car finally introduces competition into a market that is utterly dominated by Volkswagen&amp;#039;s TDI lineup in the US. I currently own a Golf TDI, and have been patiently waiting to see if Chevy could match my Golf&amp;#039;s 42 MPG highway fuel economy rating.  The numbers are in, and the Cruze managed an EPA-estimated highway rating of 46 MPG. That number makes the Cruze the most fuel efficient car you can buy without batteries, and gives the car a theoretical range of more than 700 miles. Despite this fuel economy advantage, the 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine in the Cruze is good for 148 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of twist, besting the Jetta/Golf TDI by 8 and 22 respectively - at least on paper.  Now while that highway fuel economy number is very impressive, the Cruze Diesel only manages a paltry 27 mpg in city driving, while the Golf/Jetta is rated at 30. Of course, none of these numbers matter until real-world testing begins. My Golf may only be rated at 30/42 but my current average over the last 12,000 miles in my Golf TDI is 44 MPG, well over the EPA rating. Can the Cruze Diesel under-promise and over-deliver in such a spectacular fashion? That city mileage rating has me wondering.  Let the diesel wars begin. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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