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Originally Posted by salty Yes it is different from the concept car, but so what? The vehicle is good looking, I agree with most, that it ressembles a civic, and I always thought the civic looked good. Also, the way to look at this vehicle is not whether or not it looks like the concept, but rather if it will be the easiest vehicle on the eyes in 2010 than can go 40 miles on electric power......now that is cool..... Can't predict the future, but with what I know is out there today in terms of hybrid, I think this is one of the best looking electric related vehicle out there today, period. The point is not that GM changed the look from the concept car, but rather that GM is bringing fuel cell/hybrid technology that can go 40 miles on electric power in 2010. No other American auto manufacturer can do that. You all should be proud, people chill out, and give GM a chance, the portfolio is amazing, the quality is improving every year, the technology is up there.....give it a chance.

Looks are subjective, and I think the consensus will be down the road that the Volt is subjectively speaking in the same ugly vein as the Prius or Honda Insight. More Volts would be sold at its release if they looked less controversial and more like the original concept,. The fact that many in this thread have spoken up about the disappointment and the fact that the list of folks who were on waiting lists is declining (GMs own admission) tells me that GM watered a hot concept down and are now gonna feel the ramifications of that. Look, these are troubling times for our economy, for our automanufacturers. and for consumers. To sell a generic, IMHO, FUGLY vehicle when the concept garnered such fanfare and media hype over its looks and its non-mainstream appeal to even hard core autophiles, says a lot about GM and their direction. Count me out, I ain't buyin and I had money stored away to buy this Volt too.