So you've been saying to yourself, "self, I sure wish Chevy would tool up a new minivan/trucklet on the Cobalt platform now that our beloved HHR is out of production", well they have....and it ain't pretty. But if you "really" want one, its time to emigrate to Brazil.



Just click the link below for all the details on Chevy's new...ummm...Spin on the minivan.

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06...ersion-of.html

 

I see this is based on a new Cobalt sedan only sold in non-North American markets. This looks like someone puffed up a Cruze like a balloon, or like it ingested a large food bolus like a snake would. It's sized between Sonic/Aveo and Cruze, so what platform is it on? If it were available here, I'd want the 5-speed or a 6-speed manual and all the upgrades of the LTZ but without the 3rd row of seats. We won't even talk about its 106-108 hp! But, it's NOT here, at least not yet.

 

That's exactly what the HHR would look like if you removed all the style and good looks from it.

 

That is Fugly I'm gonna buy another HHR, Mike say's it's better to own 4

 

Yes, they are happier in "even numbers" Sam, less inter-garage squabbling.

 

Eee Gads that's ugly..........

If my dog looked like that, I'd shave his but and make him walk backwards......

 

Its even uglier from behind Marshall, what a silly looking blob with Bow-Ties.

 

Yikes that sure does not look it deserves to be wearing a bowtie

 

It seems as though the design possibilities for vehicles are approaching practical limits. The long established notion that most cars look the same from a distance has to do with a combination of physics and economics. In order to achieve mandatory CAFE requirements, vehicles must have a suitable drag coefficient. This governs the overall shape possibilities.

Then, in order to distinguish a vehicle brand from all others, unique, subtle contours are introduced. These are pretty much used up. Now designers are left with the formidable task of emphasizing distinctions with risky grille and glass shapes.

The Spin sort of fails in that respect. It looks like at least a dozen other vehicles with Oriental pedigrees.

 

I'll pass on it. No distinction to it at all..... blends right in with all the other "crossovers".