Here is the great news for the Chevrolet fans as they will get to see the all new Chevrolet Optra in India by mid 2009. This new Optra will be baptized with the name Cruze and will carry the price of Rs. 12-13 lakh which is expensive than the Chevrolet Optra.

The car is larger than the VW Passat or Hyundai Sonata and is expected to fall in the class of Civic and Jetta in terms of finish and performance levels.

Chevrolet Cruze will be available in both petrol as well as diesel version. The petrol version will be propelled by 1.8 litre engine, where as the diesel engine will carry a 2 L engine. The diesel variant is expected to be the best performing version in its segment offering mind blowing drive. Cruze is the first car model to be roll out of GM's new plant at Chakan near Pune.