Chevrolet Cruze Engines by Year

The Cruze replaced the Cobalt for 2011. The 1.4 turbo did most of the work, with a 1.8 in base cars and a turbodiesel in both generations.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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Cruze gen1 J300 Limited (2011–2016): 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016

Cruze gen2 D2 (2016–2019): 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019

Cruze gen1 J300 Limited (2011–2016)

2011 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 83 inline-four turbo (LUJ)	138 hp net	LT, LTZ, Eco
1.8L / 110 inline-four (LUW)	136 hp net	LS

2012 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 83 inline-four turbo (LUJ)	138 hp net	LT, LTZ, Eco
1.8L / 110 inline-four (LUW)	138 hp net	LS

2013 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 83 inline-four turbo (LUJ)	138 hp net	LT, LTZ, Eco
1.8L / 110 inline-four (LUW)	138 hp net	LS

2014 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 83 inline-four turbo (LUJ)	138 hp net	LT, LTZ, Eco
1.8L / 110 inline-four (LUW)	138 hp net	LS
2.0L / 119 inline-four diesel (LUZ)	151 hp net	Cruze Diesel

2015 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 83 inline-four turbo (LUJ)	138 hp net	LT, LTZ, Eco
1.8L / 110 inline-four (LUW)	138 hp net	LS
2.0L / 119 inline-four diesel (LUZ)	151 hp net	Cruze Diesel

2016 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 83 inline-four turbo (LUJ)	138 hp net	Limited LT, Limited Eco
1.4L / 85 inline-four turbo (LE2)	153 hp net	L, LS, LT, Premier
1.8L / 110 inline-four (LUW)	138 hp net	LS

Cruze gen2 D2 (2016–2019)

2016 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 83 inline-four turbo (LUJ)	138 hp net	Limited LT, Limited Eco
1.4L / 85 inline-four turbo (LE2)	153 hp net	L, LS, LT, Premier
1.8L / 110 inline-four (LUW)	138 hp net	LS

2017 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 85 inline-four turbo (LE2)	153 hp net	L, LS, LT, Premier, Hatchback
1.6L / 98 inline-four diesel (LH7)	137 hp net	Diesel sedan

2018 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 85 inline-four turbo (LE2)	153 hp net	L, LS, LT, Premier, Hatchback
1.6L / 98 inline-four diesel (LH7)	137 hp net	Diesel sedan, Diesel hatchback

2019 Cruze engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.4L / 85 inline-four turbo (LE2)	153 hp net	L, LS, LT, Premier, Hatchback
1.6L / 98 inline-four diesel (LH7)	137 hp net	Diesel sedan, Diesel hatchback

Working on one of these engines?

• Engine displacement from bore and stroke
• Static and dynamic compression ratio
• Which camshaft for your build
• What size carburetor
• Horsepower to torque at any RPM
• Torque converter stall speed

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