peek at the new interior .....
07-01-2008, 06:41 PM
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peek at the new interior .....
.....for the car thar replaces the Cobalt , whatever GM decides to call it if they dont retain the Cobalt name .
Its quite a contrast to what we have now ....almost caddy CTS'ish .
Sorry if these have been posted , I looked but coulda missed .
Its quite a contrast to what we have now ....almost caddy CTS'ish .
Sorry if these have been posted , I looked but coulda missed .
07-02-2008, 07:20 AM
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It's OK I guess, very European though. I was really hoping for a scaled down version of the Malibu interior personally.
It really bears a striking resemblance to the Ford Verve concept interior
Image courtesy of Autoblog
It really bears a striking resemblance to the Ford Verve concept interior
Image courtesy of Autoblog
07-02-2008, 07:41 AM
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On second look, I dont like the door.
Looks "thrown" together.
*Edit*
Okay, on third and final look, I change my mind.
I am noticing a lot of little detail that are making it look ugly.
Its like they tried to hard, and went over board on the little details.
Like the cup around the ignition.
Looks "thrown" together.
*Edit*
Okay, on third and final look, I change my mind.
I am noticing a lot of little detail that are making it look ugly.
Its like they tried to hard, and went over board on the little details.
Like the cup around the ignition.
07-03-2008, 03:17 AM
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From what's being said, there won't be a Cobalt anymore. If I recall correctly, GM stated that there is going to be one "global" car, that will essentially be the same car, sold in different countries, much like the Astra. And recent reports state that they are ditching the Cobalt name in favour for something else (a move I don't agree with).
08-02-2008, 10:33 AM
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08-02-2008, 10:44 AM
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The one thing I noticed, is they changed the e-brake handle from the brick shape like we have on our Cobalts, to what appears to be a more ergonomic, rubber gripped one. Perhaps General Motors ***IS*** listening to us 
But I could be wrong.
The interior looks very Malibu-esque, which I like.
But I could be wrong.The interior looks very Malibu-esque, which I like.
08-02-2008, 07:16 PM
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08-03-2008, 11:03 AM
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I sincerely hope they are taking the Malibu approach with this car.
By that I mean, taking the class leading cars like the Civic, Corolla, and Jetta, and using them as a benchmark to make this car better in every way. It worked well with the Malibu, and should pay dividends to this car. That's the attitude they need to take, and truthfully, its long overdue.
By that I mean, taking the class leading cars like the Civic, Corolla, and Jetta, and using them as a benchmark to make this car better in every way. It worked well with the Malibu, and should pay dividends to this car. That's the attitude they need to take, and truthfully, its long overdue.
08-03-2008, 11:49 PM
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They "benchmarked" the Jetta/Golf last time out when they designed and introduced the Cobalt. Unfortunately for GM, within a year of being on the market VW came out with their current generation cars that leapfrogged their older models (of which the Cobalt didn't really stack up that well against). The new pics look promising and if the material quality is up to par should do nicely. The competition isn't standing still so they need to do no less than that to be competitive.
