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TRIFECTA: Black Friday 2016
Starts 11/24/2016 @ 11:59pm EST
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TRIFECTA: Building on the success of a new era for Chevrolet Cruze, TRIFECTA is proud to introduce its performance calibration for the 2017 Cruze and all-new 2017 Cruze Hatch equipped with the 1.4L turbo engine. TRIFECTA offers best-in-class performance, and exclusive features to make your 2017 Chevrolet Cruze the sport sedan - or hatch - you've always wanted.
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TRIFECTA: The 2.0L Turbo 300HP Cruze
Introduction
For as long as we've been in the business of tuning Chevrolet Cruze with the 1.4L Turbo, someone out there (incuding us, on one occasion or another) has daydreamed about putting a 2.0L turbo engine in the Cruze. Let's be honest. The Cruze 1.4T's performance is OK (in a five way shoot out against its competitors it actually had the quickest 0-60 MPH time). With a calibration, it gets MUCH better. It's still not FAST, though. However, stuff a 2.0T engine in there, and with almost 50% more displacement over the 1.4T, it would be an impressive machine.
An engine swap would be interesting, to be sure, but we're going to recommend something even bolder – if you want to go fast, instead of the Cruze, choose the Malibu. Yes, that's right, we said it. Instead of buying a Cruze, buy a Malibu. This might sound like madness, but by the end of this writing, you might feel differently about it. First, let's talk about an engine swap scenario.
Introduction
As ever tightening economy and emissions standards are phased in, automakers are busy updating their powertrains to meet the new standards. Starting with model year 2016, a new generation (referred to as Generation 4) of “high feature” V6 (HFV6) engines became available in several Chevrolet and Cadillac products.
