Did Opel approve this front end? I don't think so.

http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17247

wtf...

Oh, dear lord!! It looked better before!

The tiny grillette does nothing and I just don't know what to say about all those little chrome accents.

Here's a quicky photoshop from the same thread...so much better.

http://www.davidyeatts.com/images/Vuephotoshop.jpg

i think just about anything is a jump up from what it is now
i think j's photoshop looks alright

Wow, that's pretty bad. :no: I mean, I didn't think it looked too great before, but geez.

I don't care for that at all. :no:

That redesign was probably finalized before the decision was made to bring Opel here as Saturns . Ive got pics of the 91-92 Firebirds in clay that were from early 1989 . This is Saturns LAST design attempt on their own ??

That redesign was probably finalized before the decision was made to bring Opel here as Saturns . Ive got pics of the 91-92 Firebirds in clay that were from early 1989 . This is Saturns LAST design attempt on their own ??

I sure hope so. They haven't designed anything good looking except for the Vue Red Line and the last generation coupe.

What is it?

For what its worth, I think that looks 10x better than the current Vue.

Um, I think Saturn is still retaining interior and exterior design control. The vehicles will be like the Camaro and Firebird. Same car as Opel at heart, but styled by Saturn. Has that changed?

Kia, Hyundai have surpassed GM in design, IMO, in many vehicles (not all, though).

What I find utterly retarded is GM NA thinking that Americans love European cars, only dulled down in horsepower and ugli-fied in style. Actually, that is also true of Ford with their European Focus and North American one. Honda too has a beautiful TSX as Accord, and made some Frankenstein for an Accord in North America.

Really, what is it about North America that invites for uninspiring, and even outright ugly designs of the SAME vehicles as Europeans have?

Wow, that car looks like it's missing a chromosome or two.

What I find utterly retarded is GM NA thinking that Americans love European cars, only dulled down in horsepower and ugli-fied in style. Actually, that is also true of Ford with their European Focus and North American one. Honda too has a beautiful TSX as Accord, and made some Frankenstein for an Accord in North America.

Really, what is it about North America that invites for uninspiring, and even outright ugly designs of the SAME vehicles as Europeans have?

I don't think Hynduia and Kia have us beat in design(all their cars are good looking rip offs of something else).

I will give a big AMEN to the rest of that though. People love those BMW's, Benzs, and VW's because they are so European and make no apologies.

I really liked the original VUE front styling.... this one, the grille looks a little small, and it makes it look "uptight" or something.

It's not terrible though, it'll probably grow on me.

I don't think Hynduia and Kia have us beat in design(all their cars are good looking rip offs of something else).

I will give a big AMEN to the rest of that though. People love those BMW's, Benzs, and VW's because they are so European and make no apologies.

I dont think they have anything really that lokis that good. What they do have thats decent they had styled at foreign studios. They have no in house talent.

By the way, in the old days everyone used outside designers. Even the US makers.

Wow, my sister owned a 2004 Vue and it looked good I thought, but this new front looks like what Bozo the clown would drive. :yuck:

That redesign was probably finalized before the decision was made to bring Opel here as Saturns . Ive got pics of the 91-92 Firebirds in clay that were from early 1989 . This is Saturns LAST design attempt on their own ??


If you got those clay pics, post them, they would be fun to see

WTF!!!??!?

They give the '06 a much nicer interior and then kill the exterior. When does the next gen VUE come out. :confused:

The headlights and the rest of the facia look okay but the grill and specifically the crome over the grill on the hood, that look out of place. Make the grill shorter and wider and it wouldn't be half bad.