The similarities start up front. Although it’s common for prototypes to wear multiple individual projector headlamps without any protective lens casing while they’re waiting for real units to arrive, we’re told the unshielded eyes of the Aveo RS concept will carry over to the production model, and that the main difference will be the loss of the blue halos surrounding each beam. We asked how a lighting setup such as this might affect aerodynamics, but the Aveo's engineers say the lack of a big lens doesn’t make much of a difference. It does help the car visually, though, so it’s good that this touch is being retained. They’re not pictured here, but we’re hopeful the taillights make it to production unchanged, too.
Moving inside, we note that the otherwise unexciting dash layout is livened up a bit by a motorcycle-style gauge pod—another detail plucked from the RS concept. Grey plastic replaces the concept’s piano-black trim, and the dash likewise loses its leather trimmings. The overall layout transfers over and includes trapezoidal bins that flank the center stack. The rest of the interior appears pretty standard for late-model GM products—which is to say it should represent a big improvement over the current Aveo’s cabin.
