Took everyone's advice and revised the lower fascia - part 'Bu part Impala Frankenstein! A good mixture of both design languages that somehow works almost perfectly.
comments welcome!
Items created/modded
- chrome trim around window openings now instead of just along the bottom
- new wheels from Malibu
- hood and headlights and grille from Impala
- lower fascia heavily modified from Malibu
- reworked tail light shape slightly
decent chop. but it doesnt work. everything looks like its being forced as the Cruze obviously wasnt built to adapt cues from the new Impala. I do like that you blended some Malibu into it though. it links Chevy's design language together. The chrome trim by the rear view mirror shouldextend all the way down to the beltline. otherwise great work!
I *like* the graphic elements - esp "relieved" to see the new headlites
but the front's overall shape is kinda blocky & the 'face' seems a bit too upright & flat (hard to modify with that angle imho)
also
would you like to change the C-pillar's black plastic thingie? (or mind if I did?)
thinking extending the rear edge of the door window just slightly and adding a chrome 'wrap' would help greatly - even if it comes out hofmeister-ish)
I like the theme but as stated doesn't flow all that well but I do understand it is just a chop.
Fog lights are way better than what is out there as the '13 change, like the upper grill that gets rid of the grill relief in the current Cruzes hood. Like the headlights.
C-pillar plastic insert: it is not going anywhere except maybe body colored until there is a major redesign of the car. To stamp the side differently you are talking a fairly substantial change to the body side dies, not gonna happen.
Hard to put my finger on it but I think its the leading edge around the top of the facia/hood area. Mainly looking from the bowtie to over the RH headlamp. Could just be optical illusion with the editing thou.
The Impala's grill may be fine, but the headlights do not compliment the rest of the car.
I'd like to see the 2013 Impala's grill w/the Cruze's headlights.
that grille headlight combo is lifted pretty much as is from the Impala - it sounds like that '90's style' is the new corp face
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