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Originally Posted by DGthe3
The Volt was an idea, not a form.
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Did GM say that? I ask because form is what everyone finds appealing in a concept. Form is what will sell a car regardless of what the idea behind the car is. The Aztec is a perfect example of that. It had a specific niche but it's form was ugly enough that nobody bought the thing.
What was appealing in the original Volt concept car was that it looked like the first electric vehicle that didn't look like a sperm whale or half the car missing. It was classy looking and you could actually take your wife out to an expensive restaurant in it.
Sure the car's design may not have been great in the wind tunnel but that is no excuse to be parading the concept around to the general public saying it will look like this when in reality they switch it for a 4 door Civic and graft a Chevrolet front facia onto it. I call that bait and switch. GM's marketing spin doctors will do their thing like they have always done.
I am surprised how many people (and GM) have this attitude that instead of staying true to the original look AND purpose of a concept (which I think they did with the 5th gen Camaro), they change it and accept that it is the same car. It's not.
As far as meeting it's gas mileage goals, they could have tried to keep more of the original design and focus on technology to accomplish the results. Maybe I would not be so disappointed about the car if they had originally had this production version as the concept. At least then people would realize they were getting a 4 door Civic with a 10K premium price tag over the Civics.