Spy Shots: Chevy Cobalt nose fully exposed
by Dan Roth on Jun 23rd 2008 at 10:29AM 
GM made big promises when the Cavalier was finally supplanted by the Cobalt. It was to be a departure, a break from the not-so-fondly-regarded J-Body to an all-new vehicle capable of competing head-on with the Civic. Yeah. Then it debuted and reality was "not so much." It's worlds better than the Cav, but for a car that was supposed to be a clean break, it certainly looks like a continuation of the J, no matter how much pent up lust we harbor for the Cobalt SS in any form. Pardon us if we're going with Dubya quoting The Who, but fool us once.....won't get fooled again. Leave it to spy photographers to at least assuage our fears about the styling of the Cobalt's replacement. The Malibu's grille and the Equinoxes lamps get scaled down and applied to a body that's wholly removed from the neo-Cavalier we've got now. This time around, Chevy seems far more serious about being a leader, and they're focusing on more than just dissecting Jetta suspension bushings. The Cobalt moniker might not make the transition to the Delta platform; Rick Wagoner avoided any mention of the name while comparing how much better than the incumbent the incoming model will be. Wagoner did go on to promise more of everything; from quality and equipment, to safety and fuel economy. We'll see. Thanks for the tip, Noe!
[Source: Motor Trend]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
pmalik 10:34AM (6/23/2008)
Not bad, though the grille doesn't really mesh well with it
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94 taurus owner 11:17AM (6/23/2008)
Maybe it's an SS.
Alex 10:39AM (6/23/2008)
Not a bad looking car but not a big fan of the current chevy grille, kind of "blah" and generic.
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mike 10:39AM (6/23/2008)
Most likely Volt will be based on that Cobalt, so once we get to see the entire Cobalt....we will se the Volt.
Far Cry from the concept.
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Kimura 10:45AM (6/23/2008)
Apparently you haven't been keeping up with the Volt teasers.
http://ucarmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/volt.jpg
tankd0g 11:10AM (6/23/2008)
Dated 2007, lol.
Avinash machado 10:43AM (6/23/2008)
I hope they won't bring the Cavalier name.
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MajorGeek 10:57AM (6/23/2008)
Why not? They just made the Malibu good. I mean, my mom had one in the 80's who remembers the Malibu being good. If they can pull that off, they can use Cavalier again, though I have to admit your right :)
Benfolio 11:20PM (6/23/2008)
Are you implying that the Cavalier was ever good?
Get off the internet! No supper for you!
ZingKingX 10:46AM (6/23/2008)
It looks angry... and 10 times better than the current sedan.
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Frank 10:47AM (6/23/2008)
agreed and imo looks better the the front of the civics.
Keat 10:54AM (6/23/2008)
It's not that difficult to look better than a Civic.
Frank 11:14AM (6/23/2008)
lol right, the old ones looked good though.
motorman 10:47AM (6/23/2008)
most all if not all chevy will have the same look from the front because when the new malibu came out GM said "this is the new face of chevy"
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Danny 10:52AM (6/23/2008)
Turning Japanese I think it's turning Japanese I really think so
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MachinaDC5 2:56PM (6/23/2008)
I'll agree. It's trying very hard to mimic many Japanese front-ends.
Allan 10:53AM (6/23/2008)
"Don't forget to pack your angry eyes!"
I'm not really feeling it.
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94 taurus owner 11:50AM (6/23/2008)
That apparently came from a Honda Accord.
William 10:58AM (6/23/2008)
I have never been a fan of the Cobalt. It always seemed like a lateral move or even a step down from the Cavalier.
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1337 11:04AM (6/23/2008)
How would you go a step down from a cavalier? I guess a Yugo might fit that bill...