Unmasked: best view yet of next gen Chevrolet Aveo hatchback (production model)

You've heard the expression that "a leopard can't change its spots."

Maybe so. But the 2012 Chevrolet Aveo hatchback can!

Below: before/after animation...
http://www.aveoforum.com/pictures/un...o-animated.gif
Original & retouched image presented with permission of photographer SB-Medien

We've already seen the spy photos of the production version of the hatchback undergoing testing at GM's facilities in Michigan, disguised with painted or stuck-on camoflage:

http://www.aveoforum.com/pictures/un...-disguised.jpg

Well, I spent some quality time with Photoshop on a rainy day this weekend, and the result is the most accurate view yet of the next Aveo5:

http://www.aveoforum.com/pictures/un...ndisguised.jpg

Hey, it's not perfect. But if you compare the before & after closely, it's pretty darn close. This view reveals a bunch of subtle differences between the RS concept and the production cars (aside from the obvious).

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See also: some older retouched images of the Aveo RS concept car that were done to show what the production version of the car might look like.

Good work, man. I didn't realize how much the camouflage actually hides the lines of the car...

Woo, yeah the image turned out great. Nice job Darin.

wow nice work indeed.
i just noticed how the rear passenger door handle is near the window :o
i like it :D

Thanks!

Yeah - there are a few nice details that made it from the concept to production like the hidden rear door handles (the new Chevy Spark has them too).

Of course many things have been toned down from the RS, but they're things that the aftermarket could take care of. I think we're going to put together a photo comparison of the details of the RS vs. production cars.

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Woo! Autoguide.com picked up this thread (I sent them a tip): Photoshop Reveals 2011 Chevy Aveo Behind the Camo?

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Originally Posted by one_man_jam

wow nice work indeed.
i just noticed how the rear passenger door handle is near the window :o
i like it :D

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Just like on the production Chevy Spark... :D

It sucks they got rid of the 19" rims lol. But did anyone else notice the changed the fog lights completly from the RS model?

yep, they changed it to the Barina SS concept mentioned in another thread... round style... 8)

Some Aveo love from Autoblog Green: http://green.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/sp ... -unmasked/

god, look at all of the comments hating on it already, that was quick

Having run a few websites and done writing for a few blogs I have concluded they basically attract people who like to whine about things, no matter how small. You learn to ignore it.

There's always going to be haters and cry-babies. There are negative things about EVERY car out there... people don't realize that a lot of times... "It's got horrible gas mileage" they say when they look at a Yukon or Tahoe... of course it does, but it will do a good job carrying a few adults with all their gear and pull a boat at the same time. "Aveo feels cheap"... maybe that's because it is? :shock: "Look at the 'vette/lambo/ferrari, it only has two seats and the cargo area is pretty small, also the gas mileage is pretty horrible" You're right. Look elsewhere for that. People don't realize to look at things for what they are.... The original hum-vee ran government around $100,000 a piece with manual windows ( :?: ) and the only radio it had was a CB radio that the radio-man had :!: . It also had horrible gas mileage too (still does). Don't quote me on that, but if I remember correctly it was between 6 and 10 MPG?? It had a killer suspension on it though and it could do some crazy stuff out in the desert.

The point I'm trying to make is that there are always so called "critics" who compare cars to who-knows-what standard, and there are as many opinions as there are critics. You can find a positive and a negative review on almost any car out there. :? And the aforementioned haters and cry-babies just look for the review they like and leave their hating/crying comments because they fuel their sense of "being right about something". Those comments, in turn, keep those critics writing... Vicious cycle.

I'll quit my rambling now... :-k

i think you have used the first thinking smile =D>

good points

Just posting for posterity - another site that picked up AveoForum's 'unmasked' Aveo:

http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/104 ... -photoshop

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Just posting for posterity - another site that picked up AveoForum's 'unmasked' Aveo:

http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/104 ... -photoshop

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I like the AveoForum still visible on it.... :D

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Originally Posted by serega12

Good work, man. I didn't realize how much the camouflage actually hides the lines of the car...

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It looks like a variation of Dazzle Camouflage. Here is a quote from Wiki

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At first glance Dazzle seems unlikely camouflage, drawing attention to the ship rather than hiding it, but this technique was developed after the Allied Navies were unable to develop effective means to disguise ships in all weathers.
Dazzle did not conceal the ship but made it difficult for the enemy to estimate its type, size, speed and heading. The idea was to disrupt the visual rangefinders used for naval artillery. Its purpose was confusion rather than concealment.[1] An observer would find it difficult to know exactly whether the stern or the bow is in view; and it would be equally difficult to estimate whether the observed vessel is moving towards or away from the observer's position.[2]

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Nice work on the photoshop.

Oh after reading more in the wiki I find this:

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Many car prototypes also wear dazzle camouflage during testing to hide the "curves" of the vehicle before the manufacturer is ready to show it to the public.

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Here is the wiki link
Dazzle camouflage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia