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Chevrolet Cruze

By:Auto Express team

26 Mar 2010

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Having come oh-so-close to clinching the 2009 crown, the evergreen Plato returns with a new Cruze racer plus factory backing from Chevrolet. Rookie young gun MacDowall looks set to cause a few surprises.

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2 Jason Plato
20 Alex MacDowall

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WHY: Chevrolet Cruze

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