2016 Holden Cruze Equipe 1.8 Automatic REVIEW | No Flash Harry, But Honest Value
THE EQUIPE IS THE BASE MODEL OF THE HOLDEN CRUZE RANGE, AVAILABLE IN SEDAN OR HATCHBACK FROM $19,890 FOR THE MANUAL (PLUS ON-ROAD COSTS), OR $22,090 PLUS FOR THE SIX-SPEED AUTO TESTED HERE.
We start with price because this not-so-small car is all about ‘value for money’, and the Cruze Equipe provides what the badge says, offering plenty of equipment for a base model.
The rest is orthodoxy for the class, including a small 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine.
But the Cruze is getting quite long in the tooth, and is battling a wave of newer contenders. So, can this lightly facelifted model still make a case for itself in the small car class?