This week, Chevrolet announced that its new 2017 diesel Cruze will get a jaw-dropping 52 mpg on the highway, making it the car with the best fuel economy among non-hybrid and non-electric models ...

The Chevrolet Cruze Diesel will be heading to America as a 2014 model year in 2013, and will feature a 2.0-liter, direct-injected turbodiesel powerplant equipped with the AdBlue urea emission ...

SCR requires a urea solution called diesel exhaust fluid that must be refilled roughly every 10,000 miles. That’s not the downside; it’s a minor issue that gets blown out of proportion.

The Cruze’s SCR system includes a relatively large 4.675-gallon (17.7-liter) diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, which means top-offs are rare, while electrically heated lines keep everything fully ...

The weight penalty is about an extra 300 pounds over the gas-powered Cruze, but the diesel is still good for an 8.1-second 0-to-60 sprint, about the same as the 1.4-liter turbo model.

The Cruze integrates an SCR system with a 3.2-gallon DEF tank, which owners must refill roughly every 4,000 miles, at a price of about $14 for do-it-yourselfers.

More 2013 Chicago Auto Show Coverage Outwardly, the ’14 Cruze Diesel looks just like the current Cruze — a freshening of Chevy’s compact sedan is still at least one model year away.

Why? Because the thing that makes SCR work its magic is a consumable fluid called diesel exhaust fluid, and owners of diesel vehicles were going to have to add it to their vehicles.

The Cruze diesel went on sale this month, starting at $25,695 including shipping. Until now, Volkswagen has had the mainstream diesel car market to itself in the U.S.

Cruze diesel, which comes only with a six-speed automatic transmission, starts at $25,695, including $810 shipping. Jetta TDI with automatic is $24,885; manual starts at $23,795.

General Motors has announced the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel will return 46 miles per gallon highway based on Environmental Protection Agency estimates, besting original projections by some 4 mpg ...