I've just been thinking about some of Chevy's new designs and - I don't know - they all pretty much leave my soul unstirred. Their lines are so uninspired and yes, derivative. It's like someone's been dropping Valiums into the Chevy Design team's coffee pot.
The new Malibu for example. Drop the coss bar grill and bowtie emblems, and don't tell me that you couldn't confuse it for a Camry. It's longer rear overhang and shorter wheelbase kills the athletic proportions of the previous Malibu.
The Cruze. Looks okay with the 18" wheels. Looks like an invisible, generic, econobox without them. Think about the Cruze's geneology. Cruze --> Cobalt --> Cavalier --> Monza --> Vega. Have some semblence of sportiness. Even without the big wheels.
Impala. Not terrible. But it's got that non-discript grill which all of the new Chevy's are going to get. Frankly, it looks like a Taurus with some last minute unresolved character lines awkwardly tacked onto it's rear haunches. I was really hoping for much more on this one.
Sonic. Okay, I actually really like that one - especially the sedan.
Spark. Yuck, don't even get me started.
Has anyone seen the new Trailblazer? Why even bother.
When I was a kid, I thought EVERY Chevy looked cool. I used to watch ADAM-12 just to see the Chevy cop cars. I even thought Chevy work vans were good looking. So, what's going over there at the design center? Everyone in a coma?
The new Malibu for example. Drop the coss bar grill and bowtie emblems, and don't tell me that you couldn't confuse it for a Camry. It's longer rear overhang and shorter wheelbase kills the athletic proportions of the previous Malibu.
The Cruze. Looks okay with the 18" wheels. Looks like an invisible, generic, econobox without them. Think about the Cruze's geneology. Cruze --> Cobalt --> Cavalier --> Monza --> Vega. Have some semblence of sportiness. Even without the big wheels.
Impala. Not terrible. But it's got that non-discript grill which all of the new Chevy's are going to get. Frankly, it looks like a Taurus with some last minute unresolved character lines awkwardly tacked onto it's rear haunches. I was really hoping for much more on this one.
Sonic. Okay, I actually really like that one - especially the sedan.
Spark. Yuck, don't even get me started.
Has anyone seen the new Trailblazer? Why even bother.
When I was a kid, I thought EVERY Chevy looked cool. I used to watch ADAM-12 just to see the Chevy cop cars. I even thought Chevy work vans were good looking. So, what's going over there at the design center? Everyone in a coma?