Optra getting a facelift! EDIT now with spy pics!! - Team-BHP

sajo · 22nd January 2007, 17:31

Hey guys, today I spotted an Optra with a disguised front end(I mean, have been spotting it for many days, but got a good look at it today). The front end has been changed to include SRV style headlamps and a different bumper. The interiors are revised too. The sqauare A/C vents are now gone and are replaced by round ones, exactly like in an SRV. The test mule had 15" wheels.
BTW, the diesel Optra is real fast off the line....

v1kram · 22nd January 2007, 18:22

Thats good news... Any idea when it's going to be launched?

CrAzY dRiVeR · 22nd January 2007, 18:47

might be a facelift + diesel option...

sajo · 22nd January 2007, 19:27

Maybe GM is trying to save costs by using similar front fascia for both the SRV and the Optra.

scorp 1 · 22nd January 2007, 19:52

Optra with SRV front treatment is going to be a killer ! Translating into a very smart looking sedan, coupled with diesel, should work wonders (maybe) !

Equus · 22nd January 2007, 20:16

Yep, much needed facelift! Sales had steadily declined over to about 400 units a month. Maybe this will reignite it especially with the Diesel!

danlalan · 22nd January 2007, 20:27

face lift but why srv style...i think the srv has a very blunt front compared to its rear....if you do get to have a look at the car..please click a few...

theMAG · 22nd January 2007, 20:41

There was nothing really wrong with the Optra's current styling - except for that grille. Well, if the parent wants to give a chin lift, no complaints.

sajo · 23rd January 2007, 08:48

Can photochop experts create this Optra for Team-Bhp?

. BTW, the interiors look less upmarket now.

nevertouchme · 23rd January 2007, 09:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMAG

There was nothing really wrong with the Optra's current styling - except for that grille.

I agree with that. I liked the car like how it looks now...

rahul_intlad · 25th January 2007, 18:29

Quote:

The front end has been changed to include SRV style headlamps and a different bumper.The interiors are revised too. The sqauare A/C vents are now gone and are replaced by round ones, exactly like in an SRV.

That may just be the death knell for the SRV,unless GM has other plans for the SRV as well.

appuchan · 25th January 2007, 19:01

Insider info... SRV prices will be cut soon to about 6 to 6.5 lacs

sajo · 25th January 2007, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by appuchan

Insider info... SRV prices will be cut soon to about 6 to 6.5 lacs

With the same level of kit? (Airbag, alloys etc). BTW, I havent seen a single non-test SRV till date.

esteem_lover · 25th January 2007, 22:15

It was high time they made some changes in a pretty drab looking car, especially the front side. the baleno could swap the back with the optra

hellspawn · 26th January 2007, 00:31

imho there is no nedd o change the look of the optra.it looks good as it is.i dont know how well the srv lights will gel with the optra due to it being a sedan.because the headlight on the srv compliment its tailamps as both have curvy designs whereas the optra has squarish taillamps.

22nd January 2007, 17:31	#1 (permalink)
sajo BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 873	Optra getting a facelift! EDIT now with spy pics!! Hey guys, today I spotted an Optra with a disguised front end(I mean, have been spotting it for many days, but got a good look at it today). The front end has been changed to include SRV style headlamps and a different bumper. The interiors are revised too. The sqauare A/C vents are now gone and are replaced by round ones, exactly like in an SRV. The test mule had 15" wheels. BTW, the diesel Optra is real fast off the line.... __________________ Its big, slow, thirsty and American - but love is strange!

22nd January 2007, 18:47	#3 (permalink)
CrAzY dRiVeR Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chennai !!! (tvm?) Posts: 2,956 View My Garage	might be a facelift + diesel option... __________________ I'm far from perfect. I hope i can improve. Thats why i'm here!

22nd January 2007, 19:27	#4 (permalink)
sajo BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 873	Maybe GM is trying to save costs by using similar front fascia for both the SRV and the Optra. __________________ Its big, slow, thirsty and American - but love is strange!

22nd January 2007, 19:52	#5 (permalink)
scorp 1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 112	Great News ! Optra with SRV front treatment is going to be a killer ! Translating into a very smart looking sedan, coupled with diesel, should work wonders (maybe) ! __________________ The only lines that matter are the ones you make

22nd January 2007, 20:41	#8 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 3,584 View My Garage	There was nothing really wrong with the Optra's current styling - except for that grille. Well, if the parent wants to give a chin lift, no complaints. __________________ If you lose your temper, you’ve lost the argument

22nd January 2007, 18:22	#2 (permalink)
v1kram BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CJB / DXB Posts: 153	Thats good news... Any idea when it's going to be launched?

22nd January 2007, 20:16	#6 (permalink)
Equus BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 293	Yep, much needed facelift! Sales had steadily declined over to about 400 units a month. Maybe this will reignite it especially with the Diesel!

22nd January 2007, 20:27	#7 (permalink)
danlalan BANNED Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 951 View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (11)	face lift but why srv style...i think the srv has a very blunt front compared to its rear....if you do get to have a look at the car..please click a few...

23rd January 2007, 08:48	#9 (permalink)
sajo BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 873	Can photochop experts create this Optra for Team-Bhp? . BTW, the interiors look less upmarket now. __________________ Its big, slow, thirsty and American - but love is strange!

25th January 2007, 19:01	#12 (permalink)
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 341	Insider info... SRV prices will be cut soon to about 6 to 6.5 lacs

25th January 2007, 22:15	#14 (permalink)
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 5,000 View My Garage	It was high time they made some changes in a pretty drab looking car, especially the front side. the baleno could swap the back with the optra __________________ Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. - Mark Twain

26th January 2007, 00:31	#15 (permalink)
hellspawn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,507 View My Garage	imho there is no nedd o change the look of the optra.it looks good as it is.i dont know how well the srv lights will gel with the optra due to it being a sedan.because the headlight on the srv compliment its tailamps as both have curvy designs whereas the optra has squarish taillamps. __________________ Kenwood KDC-MP6539,Image Dynamics Q450.4,Image Dynamics CTX65cs,IDQ15

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