Official Vectra/Aura Pic?

[CSpec]

Taken from a Dutch magazine; looks to be real.

Compare to below...

-Flybrian

[Northstar]

It looks like the taillights still have camo on them? Also looks very similar to the other spy shots we've seen.

[Oracle of Delphi]

Das ist gut!

[Z-06]

That is best ass I have seen in the car industry for a while.

Es ist sehr gut.

Edited May 22, 2007 by smallchevy

[toesuf94]

Nice looking car - GM would be lucky to have such a stylish auto in the line up...but BMW called...they want their decklid back!

When did BANGLE go to work for Opel?

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

Looks like it will have the bubble-esque, stubby Altima ass syndrome. Complete with the HORRIBLE cut line.

It's almost as if everyone has revived GM's late 90s plans of producing only '2 & 1/2 box cars' as opposed to '3 box cars'

[bowtie_dude]

It does bear a heavy resemblance to this:

[dimitri0917]

So how will the shape of the next gen G6s rear end evolve? Cuz this is exactly what I thought it would look like(as far as the taillights) and the rest of the profile looks like altima! also ist that a wing or an upper-bangle? cuz it kinda looks like a wing, and that would be REALLY HOT!

[Oracle of Delphi]

Actually I see a lot of Grand Prix in this.

[VenSeattle]

I still say BMW 5-Series + Oldsmobile Aurora.

[Intrepidation]

BANGLE BUTT!!!!!

That being said it looks very good for that style...save the ugly cut line. It should be a handsome devil.

[Ravenfreak13]

Drop it like it's hot!

It's actually very reminescent of high end euro sedans.

[Intrepidation]

Drop it like it's hot!

It's actually very reminescent of high end euro sedans.

Like a BMW?

[Northstar]

I don't see what is so bad about the Bangle rear end. The BMW's with it are starting to look normal, and this is much less pronounced.

[DetroitNut90]

I'm sort of hoping that's not the new Vectra...the view makes it look like an Altima with a re-worked deck. It's not that the design is ugly, it's just been done before.

[frogger]

Wow it really has been Bangle-ized.

[Ravenfreak13]

Like a BMW?

LIKE YEA!

[ral1960]

With that roof line, it won't have much rear headroom, which is odd, since they were saying Epison II would have more passenger room.

[jbartley]

With that roof line, it won't have much rear headroom, which is odd, since they were saying Epison II would have more passenger room.

probably b/c it's longer and wider.

[Cory Wolfe]

That's a Bangled ass if I ever saw one. I beginning to not like this new Vectra/Aura. It looks like its not going to be bad... but... it's just nowhere near great. It's like a Korean Altima with a Bangled ass.

Edited May 23, 2007 by blackviper8891

[Bimmer325]

Looks great to me.

[deftonesfan867]

Looks great to me.

[bowtie_dude]

Looks great to me.

I agree.

People keep comparing it to the Bangle BMWs, but its much less pronounced.

Its not nearly as bad as this

Or this

[boblutzfan]

Very nice. I hope this comes over as the next Aura. GM would be smart to align the production cycles of the Opel and Saturn even if that means the current Aura is only on the market for three short years. It would also do well to keep the Aura fresh in the fiercely competitive mid-size segment - which will be key since a new Accord and Mazda6 are due this fall.

Right now - GM needs to get a new G6 out ASAP. If it is going RWD - then a heavy MCE needs to be done on the current model until the RWD replacement arrives.

[VenSeattle]

I don't have a problem with the new Vectra/Aura... It does look to have some BMW DNA splashed in though. That's not a negative.

[thegriffon]

Taken from a Dutch magazine; looks to be real.

Compare to below...

-Flybrian

It's photoshopped, and not particulary accurately.

[Intrepidation]

It's photoshopped, and not particulary accurately.

But if it were Photoshopped, why would it have tape over the tail lights?

[aaaantoine]

I hope the trunk is reasonably sized. And I really hope the opening is larger than a square foot.

[jbartley]

i'm so tired of that term "bangle butt".

honestly i don't see it. This car has more of a "trunk ridge/hump" than a "bangle butt" compare it too the 6-series or 7-series and I see a little similatiry, but the "bangle butt" is really at the rear-most edge of the trunklid. not the top. case closed.

[Cory Wolfe]

i'm so tired of that term "bangle butt".

honestly i don't see it. This car has more of a "trunk ridge/hump" than a "bangle butt" compare it too the 6-series or 7-series and I see a little similatiry, but the "bangle butt" is really at the rear-most edge of the trunklid. not the top. case closed.

Does it really matter? Looks like ass either way.

[thegriffon]

But if it were Photoshopped, why would it have tape over the tail lights?

It's photoshopped because the rear wheel arches are the wrong size, the rear shoulder is the wrong size, the rear door is the wrong shape, the tail lights are the wrong shape, the rear bumper (esp. around the lights) is the wrong shape, it looks like it was badly drawn, not photographed etc.

[Windy-57]

OK, I know I'm a bit behind the times here and this has already been discussed, but I like this too. It's a bit "bangled", but that should help separate it from the Malibu and compete with more of an import crowd. Also, the rear-seat room looks pretty ample.