Third-Generation Chevrolet Cruze Springs Back Into Action, Albeit Only Digitally

The premium subsidiary, for example, has a sedan show of force thanks to the CT4 and CT5 series, which not only include standard variants but also push the pedal to the metal for performance – thanks to the CT4-V and CT5-V plus the bonkers Blackwing variants. Chevrolet, on the other hand, has the C8 Corvette, Camaro, and Malibu nameplates in descending MSRP order.

However, it won't be long before we say goodbye to the sixth-generation Camaro as the 2024 model year is scheduled to end production next January – or even sooner, later this month for the Cabriolet and in early December for the coupe if we are to trust the rumor mill. Unfortunately, the company doesn't plan to renew the series anytime soon – and probably, they will also adopt the EV lifestyle when it's time for a glorious comeback.

That leaves the Chevrolet brand with just two passenger car nameplates in the future – the 2024 Malibu starting from $25,100 and the C8 Corvettes rocking MSRPs of $68,300 for Stingray models, $105k for the first-ever E-Ray, and no less than $112,700 for the mighty Z06. Notice anything? Yep, there's a massive pricing gap between these models. But maybe that's not the issue, and instead, perhaps Chevrolet just needs another sedan in its roster. Well, if you ask the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, the missing piece in the linkage is a cheaper compact car – aka the Chevrolet Cruze.

This nameplate was born in 2008 and had a global presence thanks to models like the Daewoo Lacetti Premiere or the Holden Cruze. It was also produced all over the world, from India to the US and from South Korea to China or Argentina, over two generations. Unfortunately for those seeking an affordable compact sedan with the bowtie emblem, production in the US was wrapped in spring 2019 with no successor planned. However, the parallel universes of vehicular CGI want to see a third generation.

As such, meet the good folks over at the Q Cars channel on YouTube, who aim to daze and amaze the audience with a potential styling of their vision for the revived Cruze compact sedan. Their resident pixel master's vision, possibly aided by some AI software assistance, is pretty convincing – and the fastback allure with a muscular profile suits the hypothetical revival well. Interestingly, that's not the only sedan they would like to see reinvented from Chevrolet's roster.

Not long ago, they also sought to bring back the beloved Impala moniker for another full-size sedan. Well, if that ever happened, it would be pretty wild to see Chevrolet sport a triple sedan threat – Cruze, Malibu, and Impala. Cool, right?