General Motors' CEO Rick Wagoner nixed in the eleventh-hour, pushing designers to create the concept that eventually premiered at the NAIAS earlier this month. The shots come courtesy of Detroit's own WDIV Channel 4's coverage of the show.

The studio shot glimpses revealed a couple of different design ideas that were done away with, including a significantly shorter rear deck with a fastback roofline as on the clay model. So, did GM make the right call?