Spied: 2009 Chevrolet Nubira (Is this Delta II?)

CaymanS · 05-25-2007, 08:15 AM

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The third generation Nubira has been caught testing at the Nurburgring recently. The prototype shows an all-new design with a rounder roofline. The C-pillar cues the Chrysler Sebring and the new design is more European than its predecessor. It is also designed under GM unlike its predecessor which was designed by Pininfarina. Headlights that cue the Epica mid-size sedan can be visible under the tapes. From what we can see, it also appears to have 4-wheel disc brakes. Sources say that GM will drop the Lacetti name in 2009 and rename all variants to Nubira. Head on over to WorldCarFans ro view more shots.

[Source: WorldCarFans]

http://thecarblogger.blogspot.com/20...et-nubira.html

**paul8488** · 05-25-2007, 08:42 AM

Oooooh the most exciting spy shot this year! Well for me, anyways. I hope they're hiding tons of WTCC Ultra DNA under tha camo, but I fear not...

What's cool is the first and second generations already had 4 wheel disc brakes, though I'm glad to see they were removed for cost cutting for this generation.

Do we know if this is on delta? Does the next shared Astra / Lacetti / Cobalt platform even exist yet, or will the next Astra be the first on it?

69Firebird400 · 05-25-2007, 08:56 AM

That's a nice looking roofline for a small car. They seemed to avoid the problem of looking too vertical that many small cars (such as the Nissan Sentra) have. I hope headroom is still good, especailly in the back seat.

Edit: Does worldcarfans.com want their copyrighted photo posted on other sites, even if it's not being hosted by them??

**Ming** · 05-25-2007, 10:59 AM

So the rumor was that the next Lacetti/Nubira would be on Delta II. Anyone see any Delta cues here? Minor, but I noticed the Cobalt SS has 5-lug wheels whereas all of the Forenzas/Lacettis/Optras have 4-lug wheels currently. The car in the spy shots has 5 lugs.

Link/GMI Flashback:
Rumor: Cobalt & Lacetti replacement on Delta II, Converging as "World Car" for Chevy

Quickening · 05-25-2007, 11:14 AM

That looks preety attractive with really nice proportions for being such a small car..

Chaz_23 · 05-25-2007, 11:21 AM

Looks like a bigger Ion.

kenman923 · 05-25-2007, 11:23 AM

Could it be the next Cobalt?

SigEpCutlass · 05-25-2007, 11:27 AM

Hopefully GM won't call it a Nubira when they bring it to the US. Anyone remember pre-GM buyout Daewoos?

Like this death trap POS Nubira...

GM needs to call it something different to avoid any comparison or link to this old poorly designed garbage.

SigEpCutlass · 05-25-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kenman923

Could it be the next Cobalt?

I sure hope it isn't. The current Cobalt looks so much better than this mule.

stevecmh · 05-25-2007, 11:36 AM

looks much nicer than the current one... looks like it has the new Chevy front end

Benjiwah · 05-25-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ming

So the rumor was that the next Lacetti/Nubira would be on Delta II. Anyone see any Delta cues here? Minor, but I noticed the Cobalt SS has 5-lug wheels whereas all of the Forenzas/Lacettis/Optras have 4-lug wheels currently. The car in the spy shots has 5 lugs.

Link/GMI Flashback:
Rumor: Cobalt & Lacetti replacement on Delta II, Converging as "World Car" for Chevy

I think the side view mirrors look like an evelution of the current Cobalt's.

Butz · 05-25-2007, 11:46 AM

What happened to the WTCC concept?

**Ming** · 05-25-2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Butz

What happened to the WTCC concept?

It got downsized?

Benjiwah · 05-25-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SigEpCutlass

I sure hope it isn't. The current Cobalt looks so much better than this mule.

With all the tacked on bits and camo, how could anyone really tell if this MULE is going to look better than the out going Cobalt? To me the Cobalt looked long in the tooth from the day it was first introduced. Most likely due to the Old GM design philosophy of ,"Lets follow not lead, we sure wouldn't want to offend anyone." So they got the old Cavalier and a slutty Civic good and liquored up... and from this unholy union came the B@st@rd child they named Cobalt. Shameless really. I am Sooooo glad GM Brass has finally grown a set of brass ones (compared to the bb's they exhibited before) and is letting the designers do their thang!

JVal14 · 05-25-2007, 12:13 PM

I'm not very good at reading camoed cars, but it seems like there a lot of the new Malibu in the front end. I really like the current Cobalt as a coupe, but I think the sedan version has an awkward roofline in back. This prototype's roofline looks much better; but the C-pillar seems to have the tacky black plastic insert at the dog-leg (like the new Avenger), and those really bug me.

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paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 13,251	Re: Spied: 2009 Chevrolet Nubira Oooooh the most exciting spy shot this year! Well for me, anyways. I hope they're hiding tons of WTCC Ultra DNA under tha camo, but I fear not... What's cool is the first and second generations already had 4 wheel disc brakes, though I'm glad to see they were removed for cost cutting for this generation. Do we know if this is on delta? Does the next shared Astra / Lacetti / Cobalt platform even exist yet, or will the next Astra be the first on it? __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*

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69Firebird400 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia Area Drives: 08 CTS DI RWD Nav, 08 Sienna Limited AWD Nav Posts: 5,638	Re: Spied: 2009 Chevrolet Nubira That's a nice looking roofline for a small car. They seemed to avoid the problem of looking too vertical that many small cars (such as the Nissan Sentra) have. I hope headroom is still good, especailly in the back seat. Edit: Does worldcarfans.com want their copyrighted photo posted on other sites, even if it's not being hosted by them?? __________________ Autosavant Cars and Technology Last edited by 69Firebird400 : 05-25-2007 at 08:58 AM.

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Ming GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SE Texas Posts: 13,396	Re: Spied: 2009 Chevrolet Nubira So the rumor was that the next Lacetti/Nubira would be on Delta II. Anyone see any Delta cues here? Minor, but I noticed the Cobalt SS has 5-lug wheels whereas all of the Forenzas/Lacettis/Optras have 4-lug wheels currently. The car in the spy shots has 5 lugs. Link/GMI Flashback: Rumor: Cobalt & Lacetti replacement on Delta II, Converging as "World Car" for Chevy __________________ The Latest: Necromancer A Web Browser for the Commodore 64? Last edited by Ming : 05-25-2007 at 11:19 AM.

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