Chevrolet Cruze hatchback revealed ahead of Paris debut!

Chevrolet Cruze hatchback revealed ahead of Paris debut!

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.

Chevrolet Cruze hatchback revealed ahead of Paris debut!

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.

Chevrolet Cruze hatchback revealed ahead of Paris debut!

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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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Vincent on Sep 03, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    Square head with round tail?

    What kind of design ?

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  • mujahid on Sep 03, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    walaweeeee………. cun…………

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  • leftfield on Sep 03, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    the side profile looks exactly like a Subaru Impreza hatch!

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  • RAZMAN MAJID on Sep 03, 2010 at 4:44 pm

    this car rear design copy cat of that Alfa Mito. not sure about its handling comparable to Mito or not?

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  • gosh… just hope that HICOM will bring in the car as what the photo show! BLUE LIGHT!! :)

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  • redline on Sep 03, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    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?

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  • Zidane on Sep 03, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    nice bro…….

    Hope there’s a 2 door version later….

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    • fastd on Sep 04, 2010 at 6:44 am

      2 door? Cut the family man market…. See how Satria neo going… Only for youngster…
      Anyway, this hatchback Cruze make me impressed!

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      • Zidane on Sep 04, 2010 at 2:05 pm

        You have the nissan fairlady, Audi TT, BMW 1 series, Volks GOlf and a whole bunch of other 2 door cars.

        So why not?

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  • Reader on Sep 03, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    Can’t decide which part of CX7 to copy? Let’s toss a coin.

    Head or Tail? Tail!

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  • LOL

    Fiat Bravo anyone?

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  • Automotive_Critics on Sep 03, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    Impreza copy ka

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  • carcamarba on Sep 03, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    looks like subaru… nice..

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  • magic on Sep 03, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    cantik la plak cruze ni. ermmmm….

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  • handsome*dude on Sep 03, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    copy or not ~ another Hot Hatch !!! pretty enuf ~!

    so NAZA~ waiting for u to bring it in !!!!!

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    • johny on Sep 03, 2010 at 10:51 pm

      agreed..

      as long as the price competitive enough as what being offered..

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  • Henry on Sep 03, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    Worthy replacement for the Optra 5.

    Give it a more powerful engine and it’ll be a winner. I like it.

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  • malaysia memang boleh on Sep 03, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    The sedan looks not that good but this one looks awesome,good job Holden.

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  • 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.

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    • Tiadaid on Sep 04, 2010 at 10:32 am

      Sure or not? Though Malaysians don’t go for hatches, only sedans.

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      • western muscle on Dec 29, 2010 at 12:24 pm

        Americans also only sedans, so the Cruze hatch not coming to USA. Why Chevy Cruze must have hatchback version for Euro market?

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        • vw beetle on Jan 06, 2011 at 6:13 pm

          People always said sedan market in Europe’s not that good, likewise pickup trucks. Chevy need a hatchback C-segment car to sell.

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        • vw beetle on Jan 06, 2011 at 6:23 pm

          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.

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  • Alpha on Sep 03, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    kinda looks ike opel astra~

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  • umnosukapitnah on Sep 03, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    wowwww…never thought chevy cruze could be as beauty as this!…wicked!

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  • mr_3m on Sep 03, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    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…

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  • shawal on Sep 03, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    looks cool and desirable, a bit chunky in the middle part from if you see from the side…

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  • awg1031 on Sep 03, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    looks really nice..wow~

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  • Wow nice! i like the blue headlight and the manly look.

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  • rexis on Sep 03, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    OMG, a hotter cruze.

    What should I do with my Myvi…

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  • KCivic on Sep 03, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    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…

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  • RadzLee on Sep 03, 2010 at 11:01 pm

    OMG this hatch is hot! hope the performance is as good as it looks…

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  • Citroën ds3 on Sep 03, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    One angle like Subaru impreza, one angle like Citroën ds4/Renault megane hatch back.. All in all nice.. if only got hsv version..

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  • Lim Kopi on Sep 03, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    Great …. now they are copying Merc’s daytime running fog lights ….

    how creative !

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  • Richard L on Sep 04, 2010 at 5:44 am

    Impreza body shape, they are copycats !! :P

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  • alldisc on Sep 04, 2010 at 8:17 am

    one good looking hatch!!

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  • Aaron Isaac on Sep 04, 2010 at 8:59 am

    better looking than the sedan!

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  • the rear end looks sexy…completely different car, front end looks ok…

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    • handsome*dude on Sep 04, 2010 at 7:30 pm

      so the current VIOS front & back look completed blended, a top class dugong car~ !

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  • congek cakdong on Sep 04, 2010 at 9:49 am

    just nice…

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  • Peter on Sep 04, 2010 at 9:55 am

    Looks like Subaru impreza no doubt…

    Well, its nice!

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  • Ebear on Sep 04, 2010 at 11:07 am

    Nice n sporty!

    Can bring it in as limited edition.

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  • kenny on Sep 04, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Nice post

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  • I want this car!!!

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  • Ordinary Joe on Sep 04, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    Looks much more appealing then the sedan. Yes… bring it in naza!

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  • nabill on Sep 04, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    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 !

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  • almost looks like Subaru…

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  • libralcl on Sep 04, 2010 at 11:02 pm

    This looks better than the sedan =)

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  • Yeah Baby on Sep 05, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Initially saving for ford fiesta…but now will be saving for this HOT BAYBEH !!!! arrghhhh…Hot mama rollin’ out ~

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  • taucu on Sep 05, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    nice hatchback with 4 doors somemore, dont care its a copycat la

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  • azrai on Sep 06, 2010 at 7:32 am

    Nicely done. Golf Contender.

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  • Marcel on Sep 06, 2010 at 9:36 am

    Wah so cool. I like it. Hope it’ll come to Msia soon.

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  • Latest Alfa Guiletta…

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  • will-kill-for-exclusivity on Sep 06, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    the front and rear don’t belong 2 the same car

    just like the sedan

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  • Kristal Ball on Sep 06, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    Look out for the CKD version soon below RM120K, sure YUPPIES will snap up this Transformer

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  • This one won’t fly. Sedan still sticks.

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  • 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 .

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  • west meets east on Dec 05, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    cruze hatchback is crazy, i want the cruze sedan’s hatchback counterpart, the chevrolet volt

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