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Old 10-25-2007, 06:11 PM   #39 (permalink)
nadepalma
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Re: Chevy Optra in India gets a facelift

AG3 -- I went to a few ASEAN, etc website and took a look at more pictures. The more I see it, the more I like it.

I especially like that there isn't as "chrome strip" above the grille like in the Indian market "Optra Magnum". Without the strip, the look is much better and nicely balanced.

IMHO, Chevy should offer this version in the European and other markets for the coming model year to keep interest going.

When you compare the current European Lacetti/Nubira to the Optra in these ASEAN markets, the difference is night and day: the ASEAN model looks much better to me.

PLUS, if they do this, it will finally bring the entire Lacetti/Nubira family some cohesion. Right now in some markets the sedan/wagon and the hatch share nameplates but not the same "family look". If the adopted this look with the hatch's headlamps and new grille mated to all the body-styles, it would create a better looking range of products.

But that's just me.

Thanks again for the pictures.
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