The World Touring Car Championship has been conquered by Chevy 12 times. This time, they plan on entering a brand new vehicle into the equation. In an unprecedented move, Chevy will be entering a WTCC prepped Cruze into the 2009 season beginning with the March 8th race in Curitiba, Brazil.

This will be quite the challenger for the Cruze, which is set to debut in the U.S. in 2010. One must wonder how this 4 door American econobox will overtake the rest of the field in the WTCC.

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