Did the Chevy Volt lose its mojo en route to reality?:

[Cynic147x]

I think I would drive something much uglier than the pre-production design if I get 40 miles on the battery. Just me though.

[jEtskiMAN]

Originally Posted by Luwinkle

Only thing I'm not a fan of is the fake grille.
If you don't need a grille, get rid of it, cleaner lines that way.

^^^

Grill not fake... Volt is plug-in hybrid. Still has engine to feed air to.

[Luwinkle]

Originally Posted by jEtskiMAN

^^^

Grill not fake... Volt is plug-in hybrid. Still has engine to feed air to.

Look at the grille:


It's closed.
They could have just put a slit or two and have much cleaner lines.

[jEtskiMAN]

Originally Posted by Luwinkle

Look at the grille:


It's closed.
They could have just put a slit or two and have much cleaner lines.

Oh oops! My bad. Sry lulu...

So ummmm..... This begs the question.... There's the real grill at the bottom and a fake one above it. Why didn't they just make the fake grill the real one and do something more creative with the lower valance?

[Luwinkle]

Or just leave the lower one and make the space between the headlights all nice and smooth?

[jEtskiMAN]

Agreed that there should've been something done besides a fake grill. Kinda makes me want to put a FAIL stamp on that picture....

[Norah]

I thought the prototype was gorgeous, and I would've totally thrown down $50K for it. I'm sure plenty of people are cool with driving the production version, but I was hoping they would at least announce a sporty version spin off when they unveiled it. No such luck...

Oh well, at least I know how to get rid of disappointment.

[jEtskiMAN]

Originally Posted by Norah

I thought the prototype was gorgeous, and I would've totally thrown down $50K for it. I'm sure plenty of people are cool with driving the production version, but I was hoping they would at least announce a sporty version spin off when they unveiled it. No such luck...

Oh well, at least I know how to get rid of disappointment.

[Taglane]

Originally Posted by Luwinkle

Look at the grille:


It's closed.
They could have just put a slit or two and have much cleaner lines.

The closed grille helps aerodynamics and allows air to move more freely over the car. I think it looks pretty good. The lower air dam also acts as the grille, so I personally have no problem with the design.