Seen it in the flesh and have even sat in it. The Cruze beats most cars it is up against for me, because I actually fit in it. At 6'4, I could not have the seat all the way back. TONS of room inside. Seemed nicely put together of good quality materials. I think GM will do very well with this car.
Hope it drives ok tho...
And yes, if it does not offer the 'big" engine with the turbo, then I would certainly never buy one.