2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel vs Ford C-Max Energi MPG Mashup Challenge (Part 1)

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  • @TFLcar
    @TFLcar  11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Matt, we have huge respect and gratitude to our hundreds of thousands of viewers and fans. Of course when someone calls us "assholes" we return the favor. Deal with it!

  • @goexplore4321
    @goexplore4321 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Roman and Nate do a great job of informing the general car buyer of what they can expect of the vehicle that they are reviewing. Stop over analizing every little detail and take it for what it's meant to be.

  • @TFLcar
    @TFLcar  11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the comment Scott. You may want to check your facts. Plug-hybrid tech is brand new while diesel engines are....If we have to explain it we're probably wasting our time answering this comment.

  • @steveoliverc
    @steveoliverc 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    These mashups are awesome. There's a lot more info here than watching separate reviews of both cars. Keep them coming! thanks.

  • @goexplore4321
    @goexplore4321 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let them do their thing without you haters crying.

  • @adamforester3168
    @adamforester3168 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I leased a Cmax energy. in the video you said the Cmax can go 40 miles on a charge. the manufacturer states a 21-22 mile range. I would get 21 in the summer and 11 in the Michigan winter. I have a Golf TDI and a Chevy Cruze Diesel. they are much more economical for distance driving

  • @6sw5
    @6sw5 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    C-Max Energi Federal Tax Incentive - almost $4000, maybe even some state incentives. Don't think diesels get tax rebates?

  • @NeptuneKnives
    @NeptuneKnives 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    ur guys videos are so much more enjoyable & uplifting after or during a long day at work. Other automotive reviewers are too serious & straightforward & predictable. I enjoy your real world spontaneity

  • @rogerantony8933
    @rogerantony8933 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you guys please do a fusion and accord hybrid comparison for the 2014 models???

  • @kc5077
    @kc5077 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even though mashups aren't equal I'm looking forward to part 2.

  • @whitestar618
    @whitestar618 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    the C-Max is one of those rare vehicles where the project name actually becomes the vehicle name. I got to see one of the pre-production models and my large frame felt very comfortable in the car.

  • @Stere0guy
    @Stere0guy 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, you guys don't have to make any excuses for Mash-ups. They are cool and people potentially cross shop similar but different vehicles. Every other online car review site does direct comparisons. TFL is the only one doing Mash-ups. Why not? It's different, they are interesting, and many times it actually makes sense.

  • @freerider604
    @freerider604 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys are the best! TFLCar FTW!

  • @andrewhayes88
    @andrewhayes88 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Test drove the Cruze yesterday for 10 minutes. Unfortunately it was the base model with the 1.8L engine. The car I drive right now is a 2009 Pontiac G5 and I am shocked how similar how both cars feel when it comes to throttle response and braking. The steering feels totally different vs. my G5. Found the steering really light on the Cruze which is very nice, but when I got back into my car, it felt sooo heavy. Would love to own the 1.4L Turbo Cruze one day.

  • @DinosaursOnceRuled
    @DinosaursOnceRuled 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Diesel powered cars in Europe are usually rated at 50-60 mpg combined (some as high as 70 mpg!). It seems that diesel cars in the US are rated much lower. Are the US diesels truly less effecient? Or does it have to do with fuel quality? Or the way fuel economy is rated?

  • @GunsAndRovers
    @GunsAndRovers 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nathan says the C-Max energi can run 40 miles electric-only on a full charge at 1:40. That doesn't sound right. All other reviews I've read or seen rates the C-Max energi at about 20 miles of electric-only range. ???

    • @EVZacOfAllTrades
      @EVZacOfAllTrades 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct, rated mileage is 19 miles on the battery.

  • @outofspecboating6985
    @outofspecboating6985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sadly, both cars no longer made. He paid 3.79 a gallon 8 years ago and today that price is 5.35 per gallon for diesel. Thanks Joe!!!

  • @islandgirl103
    @islandgirl103 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like their videos so I'm not trying to be critical, just wanted to point out the cost is closer than at first glance comparing the stickers.

  • @MrThat70svan
    @MrThat70svan 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nathan, all scientific data aside, Do U enjoy driving the Cruze? Do U feel it would be a reliable car for the long haul? I really love that Cruze and want to make it into a Taxi cab in Atlanta! I may have asked U this before! Love your show! Where did the Lincoln Mark 5 go, have not seen it in a while!

  • @MrThat70svan
    @MrThat70svan 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Nathan. That means a lot coming from U! U are the reason I got into Fast lane car.

  • @goexplore4321
    @goexplore4321 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's a mashup. Roman, and Nathan do just fine showing most interested buyers what to expect and what is out there with their own personal feedback. Do your own scientific channel if you want more precise tests and let Roman and Nate

  • @MrBling21
    @MrBling21 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you do a mashup of the best fun to drive compact cars

  • @ITB_E86
    @ITB_E86 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    That cruze has as much torque as my 96 grand marquis with a v8. It's amazing how far we've come in the past 17 years

  • @Drewbie85
    @Drewbie85 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    And the us chevy cruze diesel also is tuned a little differently and has a urea fluid to get the emissions lowered.

  • @The_Osprey
    @The_Osprey 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree. They are notoriously half-assed. Why didn't they bother to mention what MPG they got? Also, do they know that until a car reaches normal operating temperatures it is in a much less efficient mode?

  • @cbnboy34
    @cbnboy34 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I DID notice the same thing! Even though i think Nathan is actually fond of Ford products!

  • @klc317
    @klc317 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job, "Its a mashup...deal with it!!"
    I did notice there are quite a few porto potty trucks in that town...haha.

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    THAT I would PAY to see.

  • @newwavetheo
    @newwavetheo 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Something I forgot to mention for my last comment. Even though the U.K. and U.S. mpg is measured differently, once you do the conversion for a particular car, the mpg ratings is higher anyway, even when converted to U.S mpg. Based on that, I'd say that U.S diesels sips more than the European equivalents.

  • @awmustang
    @awmustang 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @DinosaursOnceRuled- The gallons are smaller in US than they are in UK. That's why UK cars get more miles per gallon.

  • @NathanDAdlen
    @NathanDAdlen 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, but I love the Cruze Eco - it's the best in my book.

  • @traviskerner1535
    @traviskerner1535 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Leaf vs Volt vs C-Max??

  • @rogerantony8933
    @rogerantony8933 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the comparison

  • @OsborneCox.69.420
    @OsborneCox.69.420 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    TFL you rule!

  • @1984rx7302
    @1984rx7302 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Usually i like the way yall do ur tests but im havin a hard time understanding why u didnt have the energi fully charged.

  • @FM4AMGV
    @FM4AMGV 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    sounds like a lovely place for cars

  • @gamerish1732
    @gamerish1732 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you guys please review the nissan titan it's so underrated please review it

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very true. However the same thing that makes it cost more (as you made very clear) is also detrimental to the type "test" you are conducting without allowing it to justify itself.
    Like I said earlier, a very easy way to remedy this discrepancy in the comparison (MPG anyway) would be to just run the C-Max without a passenger - driver only - canceling out the "expensive" 260 pounds of equipment you decided to disable for this particular exercise.
    I like the videos, just try to be more scientific.

  • @hotchalupa
    @hotchalupa 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    DinosaursOnceRuled Most of Europe uses liters, not gallons, so fuel efficiency is measured differently. However, in the UK, they use MPG but their gallons are around 160oz (vs 128oz in the US), so the MPG ratings will be higher (more fluid per mile). A car rated at 60 MPG in the UK translates to 48 MP_US_Gallon.

  • @DanielBlaney
    @DanielBlaney 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah. I drive far less than 40 miles a day. I drive about 5 miles each way to work. Something like this would be perfect. The c max is much more refined with much better sound insulation than the prius for well. My current car is a 2001 mustang gt.

  • @MrNicholg
    @MrNicholg 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ford Motor Co? Bavarian Motor Works? Harley Davidson Motor Co? Lincoln Motor Co? Thanks for clearing it up.

  • @newwavetheo
    @newwavetheo 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The mpg in U.K. miles is different from the U.S measurement mpg. The U.K. uses the Imperial measurement system that is different from the U.S Customary. It is common to see that cars in Europe get 50-70 mpg, but in our miles it would probably be 37-50 mpg. It's hard to judge now because there are hardly any passenger diesels here in the U.S. For comparison, the U.S. Highway mileage for the Chevy Cruze Diesel is 46 mpg. The U.K. mileage for the same car is 55.2 mpg. The ratings are different.

  • @toyotaprius79
    @toyotaprius79 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not so sure about the idea of the C-Max Energi not being fully charged. If you're going to buy upfront for a plug-in and not charge it up every night, then that alone really defeats the purpose of getting a Plug-In rather than a normal hybrid equivalent.
    I could understand that it'll be more confusing to add up the costs of fuel and electricity together, but if not, then why not test the regular C-Max? Hell, we'll wait and see till Part 2.

  • @Ahmad-Nader
    @Ahmad-Nader 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The cost of a liter of diesel in saudi arabia is almost 8 cents!!!! this means that the gallon of diesel costs 34 cents!!!!!

  • @GRAFHC
    @GRAFHC 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just helped a friend buy a C-Max... non-energi model. It's actually a really nice car, BUT, it has little quirks, it feels sort of like all modern Fords in that it feels as if too much was trying to be crammed into an affordable package. So, it lacks refinement. Also, being first model year, I am concerned with potential reliability issues down the line. I'd stick with a Prius for now. BUT, down the line, the C-Max might win out.

  • @fundiver198
    @fundiver198 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Obviously the plug-in hybrid is the game-changing new technology here, not the diesel. A plug-in hybrid is a possible solution to the very real problem, that the world is running out of oil. Because it can replace not 100% but maybe 90% of the fuel, you use, with electricity. Which can be produced in many other ways than burning oil. Is it financially competitive at current US fuel prices? Probably not for most people. But there is always a cost of being a "first mover".

  • @DanielBlaney
    @DanielBlaney 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep in mind in the city the cmax energi tramples the diesel in city fuel economy.

  • @pedrito77
    @pedrito77 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    $3.35/gal for regular? Where's that at?!! Lucky! Greetings from NorCal! Love your channel, guys!

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speaking of 1/2 assed and whatnot... Did you see the "Ike gauntlet" they did with the Tundra, F-150 & the Silverado?? It drove me friggen NUTS. Admittedly I'm a Ford guy 100%, and in the 2nd episode of that 3-part series, the F-150 wasn't even trying but they refused to let it embarrass the other 2 trucks. Hell, the Toyota & Chevy (both with much larger engines) could barely do the speed limit while the Ford might've got close to triple digits had they opened it up like they did the other 2...

  • @jonescolej
    @jonescolej 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yup. They kind of just do reviews on a whim... maybe if they had a checklist of some sort before every vid, they would be better at informing everyone of the details.

  • @The_Osprey
    @The_Osprey 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think they do too many videos for any of them to be really top quality. I liked the Ike Gauntlet vids and I think they had to keep under the speed limit since they were hauling a trailer around other cars in traffic. However, they could use some polish to their work and I think that limiting the number of vids they produce could go a long ways to accomplishing that.I also seem to remember they badmouthed the F-150's fuel efficiency than got proven wrong later. I'm not sure what that was about

  • @kc5077
    @kc5077 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you're not going to charge the C-Max Energi the C-Max Hybrid gets better gas mileage 43 Energi to 47 Hybrid. And it costs $29k for SEL and $26k for SE.

  • @MrRandomname1011
    @MrRandomname1011 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The fuel pumps in the USA are sooo much better than the UK! :)

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know, it kinda bothers me too. It's because the Ford runs on electric only for the 1st 40 miles. They fail to mention how the C-Max Plug-in can be used as a 99% EV for many people. A high percentage of Americans drive less than 40 miles per day - my family for example. When I read articles about EVs, there's always the mention of "how it can only go so far on a charge"... Very few times (if ever) have I read how an EV's range is adequate for most people.
    --There's too much money to be lost.

  • @TheDerpable
    @TheDerpable 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Price doesn't make a lot of sense in this comparison. If you're not going to use the plugin aspect of the cmax you can get one for 26000.

  • @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane
    @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You do realize that imperial gallons are not the same as US gallons, right? And the only the UK uses MPG, the rest of Europe uses L/100km.

  • @trumpet12345
    @trumpet12345 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those of us that get tired of insurance/law enforcement breathing down our necks for a few mph over at the bottom of a hill... hence the Geo Prizm now I have lol, where the speed limit is a good goal to achieve when going up hill.

  • @morlandoemtp
    @morlandoemtp 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    you guys are forgetting federal and tax rebates for the plug ins when you do your price comparison

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    ...the plug-in version if the C-Max weighs 259 pounds more than the non-plug-in version. Rather than using the extra battery capacity of the Ford as a double handicap (price & fuel-efficiency), why not run it thru your test without a passenger? That will cancel out the inherent inequality nature of this test.

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This being a "mash"-up, I guess there isn't any "proper" way to compare their mileages, but it still feels pretty 1/2 assed. If you're going to read window stickers and drum on the fact the Ford costs 10K more, why then exclude from the test the REASON it costs more?? It just seems pretty bias in favor of the Cruze if you ask me. The C-Max PLUG-IN's major selling point is it being an EV for the 1st 40 miles - that's why it costs more & WEIGHS more. That extra weight only hurts if it can't help.

  • @AndrewHaverson
    @AndrewHaverson 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting how the price dropped a little bit in that time. 8/10ths of a gallon of time :P

  • @WRY12000
    @WRY12000 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I gotta 2015 Ford Fiesta and I'm getting 38 MPG in PA .

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never said a thing about "dishonesty". It just really burnt my ass how the test was "conducted" - the F-150 was/is FAR superior to the other trucks but you guys for whatever reason, held it down to the level of the other two. If you were going for a towing/speed contest (torque sprint), I'm sure you could've found a more realistic way of testing the pulling power rather than having all 3 pull at the same speed - why even time it? What was the point?
    -I say have them pull 7 tons down the strip.

  • @bnj2495
    @bnj2495 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    A gallon of diesel costs about $8 in Europe (1.5 euro / liter).

  • @Cidredd3
    @Cidredd3 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    When nathan exits out his cmax, it says beep beep

  • @L.A.T.E.84
    @L.A.T.E.84 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Guys when you pay $3.79/US gallon this costs us in the UK equivalent to $8.64 here.
    We pay way more than you guys. Need to check your facts!

  • @islandgirl103
    @islandgirl103 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you compare the sticker price on these cars, are you also mentioning the $7,500 fed tax credit that gets taken off the cost? That brings these two a lot closer.

  • @MrNicholg
    @MrNicholg 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too bad the torque delivery only pulled it to a 13-second 0-60mph in their previous vid.

  • @islandgirl103
    @islandgirl103 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Edit: Looks like the fed tax credit is $3,750. So they're a little less than $4,000 apart in price.

  • @ReligiousShooter
    @ReligiousShooter 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the real world who the heck drives the speed limit? It would be helpful if you guys got the results of the normal 5-10 mph above the speed limit that most people will do.

  • @lfsracer79
    @lfsracer79 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Electric cars have been around forever too.

  • @DanielBlaney
    @DanielBlaney 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    if you guys weren't going to charge the vehicle than you should have compared it to the much cheaper cmax hybrid.

  • @scottwilkins
    @scottwilkins 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys couldn't even get the milage differerence calculated correctly and you expect us to buy that you know how "old" either of these cars are in technology means?

  • @billfold7
    @billfold7 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    And how about a ride on an enginecycle? All funning aside, though, according to the encyclopedia Francisco is right.

  • @LR-us1go
    @LR-us1go 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We nearly saw the code for your credit card ;) BE CAREFULL !

  • @scottwilkins
    @scottwilkins 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    WRONG on "new vs old" tech. The Chevy arguably has newer technology in it's design than does the Ford. Sure Diesels are older, but this is NOT an older Diesel. And you guys are supposed to know cars... Gees...

  • @MrNicholg
    @MrNicholg 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    As much as I like the mashups, it really does defeat the purpose of the plug-in to run it like a regular hybrid when making a price comparison, as well as the diesel in traffic and not on an invigorating flat stretch run through Texas without stopping in any shit towns along the way.

  • @bnj2495
    @bnj2495 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Diesel is not cheaper in Europe, Roman. It's the same price as petrol and high performance diesel is more expensive than petrol.
    Also, to get your facts straight in real world a diesel engine car in Europe does about 6l/100km in average, that is around 35-40 MPG.

  • @ShermanMR2
    @ShermanMR2 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you guys are mashing up these two cars why would you not allow the Cmax to have a full charge but still talk about its price compared to the Cruze?!? Why not just compare a regular Cmax to the Cruze? Guys you know I love you but this video made no sense. There was just to much filler that we didn't really need to see like the gas station???

  • @scottwilkins
    @scottwilkins 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys are the one that needs to check facts. First, electric powered cars have been around for almost as long has cars have been around. A hybrid is just a slight difference in how the electricity is made and used. And hybrid itself is decades old as it is. Plus, this diesel is NOT the diesel's of years ago. There's actually more "new" to this diesel than there is "new" in the hybrid you guys used to test. AGAIN, really stupid that you even tried to use that analogy.

  • @aux1z11
    @aux1z11 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My chevy dually gets 7 to 10 mpg

  • @DancinRandy54
    @DancinRandy54 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow gas here on long island is about a dollar more than what u are paying out in colorado!!

  • @azoz132007
    @azoz132007 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    in Saudi Arabia 1 gallon of 91 octane fuel ≈ 50 cents
    i fell up my 2010 doge charger v6 for less than 8$
    LOL

  • @scottwilkins
    @scottwilkins 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    TFLC, check YOUR Facts. Hybrid cars have been around since the 1800's hybridcars com / history-of-hybrid-vehicles

  • @semirla
    @semirla 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boulder, CO 80301 oh wow you recorded your zip code ... lol

  • @MrNicholg
    @MrNicholg 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    85 octane only at high elevation.

  • @danhellerjr
    @danhellerjr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Same here. My mill is 6 miles away and my wife's is 4 miles. The way our clock in/clock out times fall, we can actually use 1 car to get us both to & from work every day - we did it for a while. If we hadn't bought our '09 Focus 3 years ago, we would've went with the electric model (100 mile range give or take). It has always smelled fishy to me - the way the media cuts up EVs for "only" going 40, 60 or a HUNDRED miles on an overnight charge. EVs are adequate for the vast majority of Americans.

  • @jonescolej
    @jonescolej 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    our*

  • @NathanDAdlen
    @NathanDAdlen 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Newer than diesel.

  • @TraveladvRajanSRai
    @TraveladvRajanSRai ปีที่แล้ว

    Needa elec motor

  • @Dankcatvacs
    @Dankcatvacs 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    its not a diesel

  • @franciscovlzqz17
    @franciscovlzqz17 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gas ENGINE, and electric motor

  • @SlipknotMaggot0526
    @SlipknotMaggot0526 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    hybrid isn't new technology.

  • @nicholassamayoa
    @nicholassamayoa 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok i like your videos but this one was like wtf its a waste of time

  • @ahmedzakyzahran8680
    @ahmedzakyzahran8680 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Zew

  • @mattkroening7964
    @mattkroening7964 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These guys wonder why the comments on their video are so critical of them. Good god, they're assholes to their audience. What kind of good channel tells their audience to "deal with" whatever video they're making?

  • @MrGoff58
    @MrGoff58 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a waste off 10 min.

  • @pulvermacher80
    @pulvermacher80 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats with the porn music!

  • @HomeTech_Pro
    @HomeTech_Pro 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    On electric that C-Max doesn't do 40, it does 20 miles ..... and this video is pointless and both these guys are dorks ...... this is just entertainment .........

  • @RAJohnson713
    @RAJohnson713 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    264 torque wow