North of GM's Desert Proving Grounds: These camouflaged prototypes are the first hint as to what the 2010 Chevrolet Cruze will look like!
Based on what was once called the Delta 2 platform, the all-new Cobalt will ride on GM's Global Compact Vehicle Architecture (or Global Delta), and the primary engineering and development will come from GM-DAT - General Motor's Korean division (although there will still be a strong input from the North American and European planning groups).
Taking all that into consideration,.we can tell you that the pictures shown here are actually of the 2009 Daewoo Lacetti. The Cobalt replacement will share many components as well as styling features with this next Lacetti, including a large portion of sheetmetal.
Obviously the Chevrolet Cruze and Daewoo Lacetti will not be identical twins. They will have different styling cues on the front and rear clips, headlamps and taillights, although these Daewoo's do appear to have a grille that strongly resembles the new Malibu and upcoming Traverse.
Chevrolet will also offer another version for markets outside of the United States, know as the Optra. In addition to these, there will likely be up to 15 different cars for GM's global markets based on this new "Global Delta" architecture.
Codenamed GMX071, the Cruze will begin production in July or August of 2009 at the Lordstown plant. The coupe and sedan will carry the same name, but the coupe is expected to carry a sportier look with a turbo option.
photo:Brenda Priddy & Company
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Based on what was once called the Delta 2 platform, the all-new Cobalt will ride on GM's Global Compact Vehicle Architecture (or Global Delta), and the primary engineering and development will come from GM-DAT - General Motor's Korean division (although there will still be a strong input from the North American and European planning groups).
Taking all that into consideration,.we can tell you that the pictures shown here are actually of the 2009 Daewoo Lacetti. The Cobalt replacement will share many components as well as styling features with this next Lacetti, including a large portion of sheetmetal.
Obviously the Chevrolet Cruze and Daewoo Lacetti will not be identical twins. They will have different styling cues on the front and rear clips, headlamps and taillights, although these Daewoo's do appear to have a grille that strongly resembles the new Malibu and upcoming Traverse.
Chevrolet will also offer another version for markets outside of the United States, know as the Optra. In addition to these, there will likely be up to 15 different cars for GM's global markets based on this new "Global Delta" architecture.
Codenamed GMX071, the Cruze will begin production in July or August of 2009 at the Lordstown plant. The coupe and sedan will carry the same name, but the coupe is expected to carry a sportier look with a turbo option.
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photo:Brenda Priddy & Company
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