Chevrolet CRUZE WTCC completed test program

2009 Chevrolet CRUZE WTCC

VALENCIA, Spain : February 7, 2009 - The Chevrolet team have completed their winter test programme in view of the FIA WTCC season. From Wednesday to Thursday Alain Menu and Nicola Larini tested in Valencia at the wheel of two Cruze cars that sported the new racing livery.

The test took place in changeable weather conditions. “We are progressing in knowing better the Cruze, however with a new car, testing time is never enough, even more so if weather conditions do not help!” Menu commented.

Larini echoed: “I feel that we are heading in the right direction; we tested different set-ups and optimized the entire package for Curitiba without encountering major problems.”

Eric Nève, Chevrolet Motorsport director commented: “We hope that everything is under control, although we know we are only at the beginning of the development. This last test was also useful to check a number of non-technical things, for instance how the new design and color scheme work on a racing track. This too is important.”

[Source : FIA WTCC]