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The diesel Cruze, with its six-speed automatic transmission, beats an automatic Jetta diesel on the highway by four mpg. But the Jetta, with a 2-Liter, 140-horsepower engine, wins in the city, where its 30 mpg figure bests the Cruze by 3 mpg. The Cruze starts at $25,695 excluding shipping, while an automatic Jetta TDI starts at $24,155. A premium Jetta automatic starts at $25,595. Caruso says GM has learned from its experience making diesels overseas. The company has sold more than 120,000 diesel Cruzes in other parts of the world since the car hit markets in 2009. Most of the sales were in Europe, where in some countries half of all cars are diesels. The company also makes diesel motors for heavy-duty pickup trucks. "There's not really a lot of kinks to work out," he said. The startup markets for the diesel cruise are: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Houston, Dallas, St. Louis, Seattle, Milwaukee, Denver, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Calif., Portland and Washington, D.C. The car will be available nationwide by the end of the year.
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