this is the Chevy Aveo. it's a subcompact that appeals to... um... well, nobody.
i think this is how the conversation went.
"we need a more fuel efficient vehicle for our line up."
"how about an H4?"
"no, something smaller. we need more than 30MPG."
"what red blooded american wants a car like that when they can have a truck?"
"good question. how about we make it as ugly as we can, and that way, no one will buy one and we will have the numbers to prove that americans don't want little cars."
"great idea."
well i couldn't help but to offer some suggestions. the changes below have made it a little more aggressive and purposeful. note the wider c-piller like the new vw rabbit and gti. the front gets chevy's new huge grille, and the feet get bigger. this isn't a sports car, but why can't it look like the little brother of a sporty compact?
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You could make it even smaller and call it the Smart4Four. Squish the nose in. If this is GM's answer to better gas mileage then they have a long ways to go. Nothing unique here.
GM NA does not make and did not design this. It is the former Daewoo crew in S Korea.
It is based off the Kalos Daewoo platform. Don't think that GM thought too hard about it. This was just to keep CAFE and PR folks happy, and it was the cheapest way to do so.
I always thought that the Aveo looked enough like everyone else's hatchbacks that it was reasonable. Look at the Yaris. That was different in a bad way...at least to my eyes.
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