I doubt the redesign of the nose for efficiency’s sake was worth the trouble. Might have reduced a little drag, but that mod was the major cause for the outcry and will probably result in fewer sales.
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Eye appeal is buy appeal. This car’s concept was courting more than just Pruis owners, but now it’s closer targeted to them since it’s probably lost appeal with some auto enthusiasts with the less aggressive looks.
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I’m just sick of seeing great concepts and boring production models…

I agree with Kent: the purple colour used for the Volt on the set of Transformers would have been way better.

A black front grille would have been better than a chrome one.

Actually, I never thought the concept car was a finished product – the best part of that car was clearly the top and rear end, which have more or less survived in the revised version. The color they chose is one problem – the car will look much better in a color
with some pizazz. Or you can wait for the Pontiac or Caddy version less than a year after the Volt goes on sale (which might very well closely resemble the Provoq concept they showed earlier with a fuel cell rang extender). Judging from the expressed disappointment, I can guarantee that the Pontiac or Caddy version will be more provocative.

I would not call the Volt bad ass looking. The Volt really looks like the modern equivalent of a coffee at star bucks, you know clean and crisp.