Chevrolet Tru 140S
 

Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept is the meaner Cruze

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:heckno:

driver sits too far forward... lol

doesnt look that bad...


but that 130R :heckno:

It looks "alright", but that won't be the car that gets built.

By the time the car gets put through some practicality re-designs it will:

-lose the aggressive rake of the windshield
-smaller rims and no low-pro tires
-larger side mirror
-something to increase the side windows because that little bitch has a wicked blind spot
-lower the hood to eliminate the poor to non-existent front visibility
-ditch the carbon fiber and use plastic instead

So in essence, you'll have this:

http://www.auto123.com/media/videos/...coupe_2011.jpg

With a GM front end.

http://gm-volt.com/wp-content/upload...30R_65.jp_.jpg

the code 130R might be disgustingly ugly but it is a compact RWD turbo 4 cyl. which is pretty cool. A less ugly version possibly with a 2.0 ecotec turbo would be pretty sweet, maybe even a 4 door.

the 140 looks pretty good; reminds me of an audi

reminds me of the Eclipse

its a mitsu design front... that huge nose...

The 130R looks like a electric toy Camaro you'd buy for your kid to drive around the front driveway. :heckno:

smack a BMW badge on the hood, a 128 badge on the back and any idiot would buy it by the boat loads.

Until they get inside and say, "wow...BMW just is not what it used to be"

theyd still buy it and journalists would still say theyre awesome
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It has an identity crisis, which hopefully the GM designers heard at the show.

I think with a stronger front end it'd look good. I like the side profile, the rear is good minus the exhuast placement, its the rounded front that throws off the entire look. I think with a front end similar to the old Buick Regal it would look good.

i can totally picture some 6 series tail lights grafted to the back.... and some BMW 3 series ish headlights at the front wrapped to the side...

then the side marker placed a little higher and is slightly smaller...

and now you have the new 1 series coupe! (which is due soon anyways)

I actually think this looks pretty nice, not the biggest fan of these new swoopy hybrid-looking wedge shaped cars. As mentioned before, side profile is reminiscent of the 1-series, but also I think the flared arches make it look kinda like a squished R34 GTR or a 2-door STI.

I remember reading an article on these few weeks back on Jalopnik, it was posted on the 9th and pretty much nails it dead on, these idiots at GM are just clueless and trying to cover it up by trying too hard

If These Detroit Auto Show Concepts Are Chevy's Future, Shoot Me Now


Chevrolet claims these two concept cars — the Tru 140S and the Code 130R — based on the eager yearnings of the youth of America and unveiled here moments ago at the Detroit Auto Show — are the future of Chevy small cars. If this is our future, somebody needs to please shoot me now.
According to U.S. Census data, there are 80 million American consumers approaching 30. They represent 40 percent of today's potential car-buying public and a combined $1 trillion in purchasing power.

The bow-tied General Motors brand tells us that over the past year they've crossed the country to converse with these young human Americans. Based on their feedback, they designed these two Chevrolet concepts to explore the styling and functionality the youngs says they are looking for in a car.

Code 130R, the first Chevrolet concept, is a four-seat coupe that seriously looks like a Camaro that made love to a Mazda RX-7 that had already made love to a 1 Series that was the illegitimate child of a Dodge Neon. We're not saying the design is derivative so much as it is a collage that when combined provides a completely underwhelming design for their perception of America's future.


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But hey, it's painted in an all-new red metallic paint with matte anodized gold wheels.
The Code 130R features heritage performance-inspired styling — which in itself is indicative of performance that despite a turbocharged engine will likely be destroyed by the added weight we'll expect the eAssist system and other toys "millenials" will want.

I'm sorry, but given the design cues available to Chevy — we really expect better. Congratulations America, this is your new Chevy Citation.

Tru 140S, the second Chevrolet concept, is a front-wheel-drive, "affordable exotic" four-seat sporty coupe based off the Chevy Cruze. At least, the press release calls it an "affordable exotic." But in reality, it looks like Chevy's built an egg with three doors.


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Shown in an all-new matte white with more Chevy performance-inspired touches — you know, stuff like "Chevy performance chrome wheels featuring crossflag emblems" — that do not actually provide performance, the Tru 140S is designed to look "confident, exotic, expensive and fast." I'm not sure it succeeded in accomplishing any of those tasks. Tru 140S is based off the same platform as the Chevrolet Cruze and the groundbreaking Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range.
Tru 140S designers want to demonstrate technologies typically found in more expensive cars, including direct injection and a starter-based stop-start technology, balancing internal combustion and electrification to deliver high value and improved fuel economy.