It's not that people have a problem with different views (for the most part anyway), it's more like you make it seem that these Zeta cancellations are not happening because of CAFE, but more of your personal hate for Holden. You can't tell me by putting fuel efficient powertrains in Zeta it wouldn't meet CAFE. Then you speak of GME as all powerful and they decide what we get in the US to hell what anyone else thinks.
You must know that enthusiasts are the backbone of a company. They are the ones that stick with them through good times and bad and defend them and help convince people to give them a shot. They are what keeps the hope up. If you alienate them and forget about them and their desires completely, you loose them, and thus the hope is gone and no one will be there to spread the word.
Enzl makes an excellent point in that GME products, while good, have not been class leaders, and some have the,m have been poorly rated. The Vectra got some pretty bad reviews for it's lousy chassis tuning, especially in VXR form, where the Mondeo is a superior product. The Astra is missing simple things like cupholders and so on. So there's gonna me skepticism, not only because it seems enthusiasts are being ignored and denied some great products, but also that the products that are supposed to be at the forefront of GM's lineup have in the past, not been class leading.
Anyway, back to the car. The interior looks very promising. The exterior I'm not sure about. With the camo on it looks kind of bland and has an Altima vibe to it. Still, it may look better with the camo off, so final judgment waists until then. The car looks teh same in the various spy shots, and I see not hatchback cutout...I think it's just the angle of the camera that's throwing things off.