I have driven a Cruze before.
Decent car for getting from A to B.
Comfy, good on fuel and has quite a bit of room.
Tell him, it's no performance car, kinda sluggish even if you plant your foot down, but it's a daily so it should be fine.
I would assume any car from a Nissan Maxima / Toyota Camry / Honda Accord / Mazda 6 / Subaru Liberty, 4 door sedans would suite him just fine as well.