2016 Chevrolet Cruze Tech Features Review

Cars have become rolling computers in the redesign 2016 chevrolet cruze compact sedan drives the point home besides expected comfort and convenience features the cruise packs a ton of available tech features designed to keep you both informed and entertained when you're on the move the cruise.

has a standard 7-inch touchscreen multimedia system in this 8-inch touchscreen on this premier trim level is optional but what I like about the setup is that regardless of which screen you get you get apple carplay and android auto smartphone capability which mirror select apps on the screen and it takes just a few seconds when you plug in your phone for the apps to show up here making an easy way to use your phone's media and navigation capability.

When you need it our cards can be a hassle especially in the car but the crews helps you reduce some clutter in the cabin with its available wireless device charging it's available for the premiere trim level and all you have to do is put the compatible.

Smartphone in this slot in the center console however it doesn't work with every phone doesn't work with iphone right now without a special adapter so you have to have a phone like a samsung galaxy model right now take advantage of this feature LT and premier trim levels come with an extended like trial of the cruises connected services doubt the 24-7.

Promise it includes two years of sirius XM satellite radio 2 years or 24 gigabytes of 4G LTE data for in-car Wi-Fi and two years of the onstar guidance plan as introductory trial offers go this plan is pretty generous because the norm in this segment is three to six months for a sirius satellite radio trial chevrolet says the 24 gigabytes of data can provide up to 800 hours of streaming music or 1600 hours of web browsing.

But online video will burn through that considerably quicker with the my chevrolet app you can stay connected with the cruise through your smartphone the app gives you information like vehicle fuel level tire pressure and also the cars current location you can find it if you forgotten where you parked at the mall you can also send a destination to the cars optional navigation system and lock and unlock the doors and start the car if the car remote start some of the features on the app mimic the ones on your key filed like remote start.

But I like how it gives you the freedom to access your car from almost anywhere like every other automaker chevrolet is trying to figure out how to get the attention of younger buyers and I think they've had on a good approach in the new cruise by making it easy to stay connected with your digital life with technology that's already familiar the effort should go a long way towards helping the crews stand out in the competitive compact car segment.