We posted two days ago about the possibility of a hatchback version of the Chevrolet Cruze appearing at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, and here’s the said car in its full glory, revealed by GM ahead of its official debut. While it wears a Chevrolet badge and will be a global car, this five-door Cruze show car was designed by Holden in Melbourne. GM’s Aussie outpost will start building it late next year.
According to Holden chief designer Richard Ferlazzo, his team spent more than 12 months working with GM designers from across the globe to develop this car. “Our brief was to create an alternative body style to the traditional sedan that retained the same dynamic proportions that has made Cruze such a success around the world,” he said.
Apparently, the design of the Cruze hatchback that we see here is final, as the design team created the production car first, before adapting it to look suitably glamourous for a motor show. This means that once you take off those huge wheels and fancy headlamps, you’re looking at the production Chevy Cruze hatchback.
This five-door Cruze, which sits on GM’s Delta II platform like the Opel Astra, has neat proportions and shares styling cues with the sedan – the front end is mostly identical while the profile signature line and the placement of door handles are familiar. It remains to be seen if there’s any change to the “double cockpit” interior.
Australia currently imports the Cruze sedan from Korea, badging it as a Holden. Click here to read our review of the Malaysian market Chevrolet Cruze 1.8.
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Square head with round tail?
What kind of design ?
The nice kind. It apes the Ford Focus from a certain angle.
boringggg………
walaweeeee………. cun…………
the side profile looks exactly like a Subaru Impreza hatch!
Impreza hatch copy chevrolet optra 5/suzuki reno….
this car rear design copy cat of that Alfa Mito. not sure about its handling comparable to Mito or not?
gosh… just hope that HICOM will bring in the car as what the photo show! BLUE LIGHT!!
It is under Naza lior…no more Hicom ler..
HICOM is no longer in the picture; Its NAZA now.
Impressive… I was not really into the sedan version but this hatchback makes me think about the Cruze again! Kudos to the Holden design team. Aussie rules, yea?
nice bro…….
Hope there’s a 2 door version later….
2 door? Cut the family man market…. See how Satria neo going… Only for youngster…
Anyway, this hatchback Cruze make me impressed!
You have the nissan fairlady, Audi TT, BMW 1 series, Volks GOlf and a whole bunch of other 2 door cars.
So why not?
Can’t decide which part of CX7 to copy? Let’s toss a coin.
Head or Tail? Tail!
LOL
Fiat Bravo anyone?
Impreza copy ka
looks like subaru… nice..
cantik la plak cruze ni. ermmmm….
copy or not ~ another Hot Hatch !!! pretty enuf ~!
so NAZA~ waiting for u to bring it in !!!!!
agreed..
as long as the price competitive enough as what being offered..
Worthy replacement for the Optra 5.
Give it a more powerful engine and it’ll be a winner. I like it.
The sedan looks not that good but this one looks awesome,good job Holden.
Bring it in Naza…. Sure it will sell…. And the Orlando too…. Even better if Naza bringing in thé Chevrolet Commodore family into the market.
Sure or not? Though Malaysians don’t go for hatches, only sedans.
Americans also only sedans, so the Cruze hatch not coming to USA. Why Chevy Cruze must have hatchback version for Euro market?
People always said sedan market in Europe’s not that good, likewise pickup trucks. Chevy need a hatchback C-segment car to sell.
People always said sedan market in Europe’s not that good, likewise pickup trucks.Chevy need a hatchback C-segment car to sell to meet regulations in Europe, so they tell Holden in Australia to built it.
kinda looks ike opel astra~
wowwww…never thought chevy cruze could be as beauty as this!…wicked!
copy or not…. you have to say that this Cruze is an attractive looking hatchback… unlike some other cars where the copied design does not “blend” that well….
may be that white colour also make it look good…
looks cool and desirable, a bit chunky in the middle part from if you see from the side…
looks really nice..wow~
Wow nice! i like the blue headlight and the manly look.
OMG, a hotter cruze.
What should I do with my Myvi…
sell it lo, lol
looks a bit like the Chevrolet Optra hatchback. Guys, today i saw a black Renault Laguna Coupe cruising down LDP and shortly after that, one guy was driving professionally from the way he took a corner on the Bandar Utama overhead bridge a Civic Type R UK design, in white color and written on it, Vision Motorsports or something. What was that all about…
OMG this hatch is hot! hope the performance is as good as it looks…
One angle like Subaru impreza, one angle like Citroën ds4/Renault megane hatch back.. All in all nice.. if only got hsv version..
Great …. now they are copying Merc’s daytime running fog lights ….
how creative !
Impreza body shape, they are copycats !!
one good looking hatch!!
better looking than the sedan!
the rear end looks sexy…completely different car, front end looks ok…
so the current VIOS front & back look completed blended, a top class dugong car~ !
just nice…
Looks like Subaru impreza no doubt…
Well, its nice!
feels like this babe can eat Impreza for breakfast
impreza 1.5 yes, WRX STi no.
Nice n sporty!
Can bring it in as limited edition.
Nice post
I want this car!!!
Looks much more appealing then the sedan. Yes… bring it in naza!
bring it , thn wen launched,we all condem it like no tmr , thn no one will buy!
exactly like the curent cruze ! advice to naza , Dont Listen to Us !
almost looks like Subaru…
This looks better than the sedan =)
Initially saving for ford fiesta…but now will be saving for this HOT BAYBEH !!!! arrghhhh…Hot mama rollin’ out ~
nice hatchback with 4 doors somemore, dont care its a copycat la
Nicely done. Golf Contender.
Wah so cool. I like it. Hope it’ll come to Msia soon.
Latest Alfa Guiletta…
the front and rear don’t belong 2 the same car
just like the sedan
Look out for the CKD version soon below RM120K, sure YUPPIES will snap up this Transformer
This one won’t fly. Sedan still sticks.
Sports hatchback is the way to go now. Looks at the Golf, Peugeot 308, Mini Cooper .. they are the trend right now. Good move by GM so far on the Cruze. This car is a beauty and looks very much on par with other high end car designs. Way to go Chevy! I would definitely consider this car .
cruze hatchback is crazy, i want the cruze sedan’s hatchback counterpart, the chevrolet volt