GM has released pics of the 2003 Grand Am and Cavalier.
07-07-2002, 09:48 PM
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GM has released pics of the 2003 Grand Am and Cavalier.
The Grand Am they didn't do alot too...but the Cavalier they did a totally new exterior that is HORIBLE IMO. Click here for pics and info
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07-07-2002, 10:09 PM
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the cavalier looks like its sad. and i don't just mean its a poor looking car, it looks as if it's down and out and ready for the worst. and what's up with the continueing 2 spoke steering wheel theme for chevy and saturn? ugh. this thing is just sad and ugly.
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07-07-2002, 11:28 PM
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Both were due for refreshening and neither went out a limb too much. The Cavalier does have some oddities, such as the trunk not being flush with the rear of the car at the bumpers. Grand Am, I can hear it already: "It looks more aggressive than the GTO!" 
07-08-2002, 09:55 AM
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The cavalier looks awful. I can't believe Lutz let that re-fresh go through. The Grand Am is very clean looking, actually looks a lot more like an Alero, which I'm sure is not by accident since GM is surely hoping to attract what would be potential Alero buyers to the Grand Am after Olds kicks the bucket.
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07-08-2002, 10:57 AM
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WTF did GM do to it's Cavalier, at least the present day one looked honest... sheesh it looks like a small baby and that interior is ugly.. the steering wheel need to be thrown out of the car.. YUCK>...... that is nasty... the Sunfire looks better than the cavalier... seriously how could anyone with eyes allow that ugly pos to come and see light of day..... dammit heads need to roll...
The grand am looks good, they need to pull out the backup lights from the bumoer thougha and put them above the bumper, maybe near the plates or something and update the bumper to be more smooth like a TL from Acura... nothing drastic just smooth... to accent the whole feel of the car... TED can you do something on that...
The grand am looks good, they need to pull out the backup lights from the bumoer thougha and put them above the bumper, maybe near the plates or something and update the bumper to be more smooth like a TL from Acura... nothing drastic just smooth... to accent the whole feel of the car... TED can you do something on that...
07-08-2002, 12:43 PM
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How would the hood scoops on the GA look on the GTO, or something like that? IMHO I think it would be a big improvment.
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07-08-2002, 12:49 PM
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I think we'll see SLP get into the GTO biz and offer a dealer orderable (a la the SS camaro) package of options including a Ram Air hood. Might they call it the Judge?
SLP has such a huge hole in revenues from the loss of the F-body I know they have to be scrambling to make up for it. They'll never sell enough parts to do so, so they have to come up with some new OEM packages.
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SLP has such a huge hole in revenues from the loss of the F-body I know they have to be scrambling to make up for it. They'll never sell enough parts to do so, so they have to come up with some new OEM packages.
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07-08-2002, 01:37 PM
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I'm sorry, the new GA just begs the obvious question:
Why hood scoops on a FWD V6 sedan and none on a RWD V8 GTO?
And Cavalier...looks a lot like the current one, except the tail is hideous and that steering wheel is aimed directly at one market. Ricers.
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Why hood scoops on a FWD V6 sedan and none on a RWD V8 GTO?
And Cavalier...looks a lot like the current one, except the tail is hideous and that steering wheel is aimed directly at one market. Ricers.
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07-08-2002, 02:47 PM
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Fromt he sides and rear, that new cavalier 2-door looks almost IDENTICAL to the Saturn SC1 / SC2 coupes that debuted in 1991, which were ugly and counter-intuitively designed to begin with, 11 years ago! *PUKE* .. from the front it looks like it's sad about having looked in the mirror and cracked it.
The 4-door looks like Saturn's 1991 sedans too (SL1 / SL2)
I like that Grand Am. Looks really very close to the current one.. is the 2003 a new generation? doesn't look like it to me.. The hood scoops would look great on a GTO. I'll add them to my existing concept and post pics soon hopefully.
The 4-door looks like Saturn's 1991 sedans too (SL1 / SL2)
I like that Grand Am. Looks really very close to the current one.. is the 2003 a new generation? doesn't look like it to me.. The hood scoops would look great on a GTO. I'll add them to my existing concept and post pics soon hopefully.
07-08-2002, 04:23 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kizz:
I like that Grand Am. Looks really very close to the current one.. is the 2003 a new generation? doesn't look like it to me.. The hood scoops would look great on a GTO. I'll add them to my existing concept and post pics soon hopefully.</font>
I like that Grand Am. Looks really very close to the current one.. is the 2003 a new generation? doesn't look like it to me.. The hood scoops would look great on a GTO. I'll add them to my existing concept and post pics soon hopefully.</font>
The back of the 2003 Caviler looks Great. I love that silver bar across the back. I don't know about the front, I will have to see how it looks in person. When are they going to come out with a 200+ HP S/C Caviler????? Chevy is getting crushed in the FWD 4 banger performance market.
07-08-2002, 07:02 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Z28x:
That is just the "SE" Grand Am, the GT will still look the same. 2005 is when the all new Grand Am comes out. they had sketches of it in the apr or May Motortrend. I think the 2003 Grand Am SE looks better.
The back of the 2003 Caviler looks Great. I love that silver bar across the back. I don't know about the front, I will have to see how it looks in person. When are they going to come out with a 200+ HP S/C Caviler????? Chevy is getting crushed in the FWD 4 banger performance market.</font>
That is just the "SE" Grand Am, the GT will still look the same. 2005 is when the all new Grand Am comes out. they had sketches of it in the apr or May Motortrend. I think the 2003 Grand Am SE looks better.
The back of the 2003 Caviler looks Great. I love that silver bar across the back. I don't know about the front, I will have to see how it looks in person. When are they going to come out with a 200+ HP S/C Caviler????? Chevy is getting crushed in the FWD 4 banger performance market.</font>
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07-08-2002, 08:21 PM
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I can see how the Cavalier looks more "grown up" than the current one, and the taillight bar is indeed kinda unique and nice, but the rest of it is frighteningly similar to the Saturns I mentioned. 1991 SC1/SC2 for the 2-door Cavalier, 1991 SL1/SL2 for the 4-door. Just not a whole lot of new thinking at all going on. I'd never own one myself, but I think they'll be pretty successful regardless, compared to the current one which is the same way.
Just looks too plain now...
07-09-2002, 05:27 PM
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IMO i think the new cavalier looks better then the one we have now, looks more modern, i mean they had to do somthing that style was getting too old and dull. The only thing I really do not like is that steering wheel other then that to me the car looks fine. On the Grand AM I think it looks great. I've always liked the styling of al the pontiacs except the Aztek! I think it looks alot better without the cladding, alot cleaner. The hood scoops look mean too, would be more desirable on the GTO but hey I wont be suprised to see SLP do some mods on the GTO witht that hood scoop, can we say Judge?? 
But I think I can finally start to see the Lutz change here in the styling department getting rid of the old dull image of some of the cars we have now like the cavalier we have now and the malibu. Can't wait to see what they did with the new malibu too
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But I think I can finally start to see the Lutz change here in the styling department getting rid of the old dull image of some of the cars we have now like the cavalier we have now and the malibu. Can't wait to see what they did with the new malibu too------------------
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