All i see is the last Mercury Cougar. <_<
But that doesn't mean i don't like what i see!
(argg! 4 lugs! GM - why hath you forsaketh thou?)
But that doesn't mean i don't like what i see!
(argg! 4 lugs! GM - why hath you forsaketh thou?)
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yeah- it seems there's not a good shot of it. There is a close-up of the taillight, and the sideview of the sedan... I would like a nice full rear-shot though.
NICE!!! Awesome job GM did on the Cobalt I knew they could pull it off.
Inside and out the car looks great. I think this calls for a bud light lol :beer:
I knew they could pull it off.Inside and out the car looks great. I think this calls for a bud light lol :beer:
I think Chevy is trying to make the Cobalt's rear treatment idenitcal to the C6. For instance - someone might see a C6 fly by them on the highway someday in the future (say it's a "blue devil" powered Z06
). They would look at the rear and see the oh so familiar circular tailights.Later - they might see a cobalt. If the driver is smart enough - they might notice the simailar characterists of both the rears of both cars. "The small one has tailights like the one that nearly sucked me off the highway eailer. They must be from the same maker."
Not bad I hope it leads the way to bigger and better things to come from Chevrolet (IE: Camaro or Chevelle).
I hope it leads the way to bigger and better things to come from Chevrolet (IE: Camaro or Chevelle).
OMG, I want a SS with 18'' :bounce:
:bounce:
It looks great as a replacement for the Cavalier, and in many ways it is superior looking to the new Malibu (especially the front end design). It is certainly far better than it's platform mate, the Saturn ION. I don't think that the interior design is world class, however. Since this continues to be a problem area for GM, why don't they hire the head interior designer from VW, Vauxhal/Opel, or Alfa? The Malibu has a better design for it's dashboard. Why not copy that, or any of the superior design from Vauxhal/Opel (both are GM units)? I certainly don't want to make this posting into an America vs. Japan, or Ford vs. GM discussion, but I am hesitant to give GM too much praise for something that they should have doing a long time ago. While the new Cobalt is competent, the competition continues to move on. Look at Mazda's site, and check out the new Mazda3. It is a small car, in Cobalt's class, and it's interior design and exterior design far outshine Chevy's similarly new entry. On Mazda's site they discuss how the design of the car was meant to be competitive with cars in a higher class, rather than chase other entry-level cars. It seems that GM was attempting (from a design standpoint) to only be better than Cavalier, Focus, and Neon, while not taking into account the worldwide view of the small car market. Premium small cars are a fast emerging segment (A3, Mercedes A Class, Smart, Mini, Golf/Jetta, WRX, EVO, Saab 9-2X, S40). Maybe because Chevrolet does not realistically market cars internationally, they do not have a grasp on what other companies are doing? Again, I'm not a Chevy/GM/America basher. I would love to see GM (Ford and Chrysler, also) make the best cars on the planet, and have to make no excuses for their quality, reliability, performance, or design. Cobalt is pretty darned close (at least from what I can see), but GM has got to take interiors much more seriously.1 - 20 of 35 Posts
