My mistake with the $8000. Go Google "Chevy Cruze Eco" and you the first thing that comes up is "2011 Chevy Cruze ECO"...but that link does not take you to the ECO page..I assumed it had. MrMopar, I'm all with you. Understand that my point is not that the TDI is not better, but the average consumer will not look at ft. lbs. of torque when shopping...hell there is even a phrase to go along with that "people buy HP but drive torque". With the resale value of the car, they have indeed held up higher than the gassers, but how much of that has to do with the huge difference in MPG. I mean the MKIVs, like mine, get 50+mpg whereas a 2003 grand-am gets like 28....huge difference. Huge. I'm not all too confidant that a TDI will be worth so much more in resale if it gets 2mpg city better...remember for many people buying a used car, cost is an issue (not for all, some people just don't like buying a new car because they get a better deal with a slightly used but depreciated car). Either way my point remains the same, VW needs to get the Polo over here because as nice as it is that the Jetta gets twice as many lbs of torque, the average consumer does not care. And the big selling point in any car today is MPG.