Mike Sussman is one of the buyers helping General Motors Co. come back in the small-car business. The 45-year-old systems analyst just traded in a Toyota Prius for a Chevrolet Cruze, seeking both high mileage and more pep.

"I was very, very leery about buying U.S., to be honest," said Sussman, who lives in Greensboro, N.C. "They got me with the mileage. It actually drives like a regular car. With a Prius, you always feel like you're driving a science experiment. It just doesn't have a lot of guts."

The Cruze was the best-selling U.S. compact in July at 24,648 cars, beating the Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra and Ford Focus, and it outsold cars of any size in June. GM has found the sweet spot in the market, pricing the Cruze at as little as $16,525, between the Corolla and the Prius, and delivering mileage of 30 mpg or more.

The Cruze helped make GM the world's top seller of vehicles in the first half, a ranking it lost on an annual basis in 2008, the year before the company's government-backed bailout. The company's rise in the small-car market, where GM has traditionally been a laggard, is emblematic of a turnaround for the automaker.

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A true success story if I have ever read one! The article claims is ranked last in 2008, but thanks to the governement-bailout and a re-commitment to improve their product, Chevy has made Chevy Cruze a successful come back story!

 

Yeah! I actually own this car now. I'm very much happy about it as it gives me more than everything I need and deserve from its efficiency and safety, features and styling. Its pretty impressive engine gives me a fun and comfortable ride. With this car, I could not ask for more.





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"Driving a brand new car feels like driving around in an open billfold with the dollars flapping by your ears as they fly out the window. ~Grey Livingston"
2010 Chevrolet Cruze
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analyst just traded in a Toyota Prius for a Chevrolet Cruze, seeking both high mileage and more pep.

"I was very, very leery about buying U.S., to be honest," said Sussman, who lives in Greensboro, N.C. "They got me with the mileage. It actually drives like a regular car. With a Prius, you always feel like you're driving a science experiment. It just doesn't have a lot of guts."

 

My wife has a Prius. Pretty peppy "wedge of cheese" when driven in "diagnostic mode". It bypasses the Traction Control system and allows the gas engine and electric engine to hit the trans-axle with full torque of each. People get real wide eyed seeing a Prius smoke the tires. :-)