I wouldn't have posted this normally, but since GM doesn't work in a vacuum, I posted it thinking that perhaps down the line, this new front end could possibly grace the Lacetti/Nubira sold around the world in markets like Europe.
Take a look:
http://uplode.us/viewer.php?id=1433chevyoptra.JPG
http://uplode.us/viewer.php?id=4067optradash.JPG
What do you guys think? To me it appears to be the hatchback version. The interior got updated as well, but they sourced a different radio and steering wheel than the other models sold around the world --- but that's the way it is currently pre-facelift, so I guess the interior will continue like that.
I wonder if GM is planning on spreading this facelifted look to other markets for the short term until the new Optra/Lacetti/Nubira hits the market by decade's end?