Looks pretty good. Interior is awsome, I love the Solstice wheel. nice to see rims bigger than 16"s and the remote starter as standard equipment is a brilliant move and will probably draw a lot of people to this car.

Powertrain choices look good, and ....wait..... is that a manual in a Chevy????? offered with both engines??????

 

Looks nice for what it is... you can't look at it and not think "PT Cruiser ripoff", but that is what it is supposed ot be, so I they did well...

 

I actually think it is a one-up on the PT cruiser. I'm lovin' that interior. Is that the Z06 steering wheel?

 

HHR is 1 inch wider and 5.7 inches longer than a PT Cruiser (check out the full article at www.canadiandriver.com).

It looks a bit better than the sketches shown previously, but not enough to change my opinion. I still say this will be a disappointment to GM.

 

I'm completely impressed here. The drawings looked bland and horrible, this really isn't too bad. In fact i kind of like it. I think it looks way better than a PT cruiser. And for some reason i can really see that car at the beach with two surf boards strapped to the top. Something i could never picture with a PT cruiser.

I even like the grill, something i'm sure a lot don't agree with. The wheels are nice too IMO.

EDIT: I'm curious how much this thing weighs? With a 170hp engine as the top choice i'm hoping it's not much over 3,000 lbs. If this thing i weighing in at 3,600 pounds or more forget it.

 

If the price is reasonable, and it isn't too porky, I think Chevy might be on to something with this one. It's not my cup-o-tea, but I can see where it would sell.

 

Equinox is 3668lbs. So I'd guess 3300lbs. maybe? PT is 3200lbs.

hopfully the base price is around $15K-16K

 

Not being a fan of the PT Cruiser doesn't make it hard to say no to this offering either.

 

That looks a lot better than I thought it would. The grill doesn't look quite right, but I don't think it's too bad. I like it much better than a PT Cruiser.

 

When did Lutz come to GM again?

 

Not in my market, but better than I expected. Really good wheels and interior. Seems to me more macho than the PT, which I think could help alot.

 

...yuck... looks like a honda element got freaky with a pt cruiser and this is the aftermath...

 

Or it looks like a smaller vehicle with 49 Suburban styling.

Some people are to judgemental here. If you had never seen a PT before this would knock your socks off but because GM takes a long time to get things to market you call it a copy cat. BTW it is BIGGER and definately looks better put together.

I not only really like this but may buy one in a year to two, when finances allow.

 

I showed the HHr pic to my wife and she said it looked like a mix of a Dodge Durango and PT cruiser and I have to say she is right- Look at this pic- http://www.usautosales.com/newrigs/D...ed2004blue.jpg

 

I've been of the opinion that GM should have used the SSR's design as the basis of their mid-size truck line instead of producing the truck as is, & doing the Colorado with the "angry toaster" look and the same-look body design we've been seeing on trucks for all these years.

Now I'm convinced I was right!

This is a distinctive looking ride. If it had a bed, was the Colorado, and priced as a normal small truck, I think it would pretty much smash it's competitors pretty decisively. I also think it would stand out much better as a Trailblazer.

Instead, it's going to forever be linked as a competitor to the PT Cruiser, regardless as to how nice it looks (and I really like it... it actually looks better than GM's official drawings), and isn't going to be as distinctive and stand alone as a FWD crossover as it would have been as a mid size truck line.

BTW: Now THAT'S a good interior!