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General Motors has just unveiled the Tru 140S Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, the second of it's youth-oriented concepts. Spiritual sibling to the Code 130S Concept, the Tru 140S is designed to bring exotic styling to the compact segment. Based on the bones of the Chevrolet Cruze, the vehicle comes equipped with the same 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, though with a bit more power. The vehicle puts 150 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque to the front wheels via either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. Like the Cruze, GM says a production version of the Tru 140S Concept could be capable of up to 40 mpg highway.
Like it's rear-wheeldrive twin, the Tru 140S Concept would carry an MSRP of around $25,000 were it to go into production. And how likely is that to happen? GM has made it clear it intends to offer a more stylish, evocative compact vehicle in the near future. Given the fact that the Tru 140S rides on the Cruze platform, there's a good chance we may see something like it roll out of GM in a few years. Consider our fingers crossed. Hit the jump for the full press release
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
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 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.
smack a BMW badge on the hood, a 128 badge on the back and any idiot would buy it by the boat loads.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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
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.
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