I think GM is trying to move in the direction of evolving the looks of a lot of cars instead of complete and radical restyles. Take the Corvette for example. C4 to C5 was a major change in appearance but you can still see the family lines. Same C5 to C6 and so on.
Radical restyles can be a hit or miss game. While performance or even just the name can be counted on to move a certain number of units you have the risk of polarizing people. So evolving the looks and continuing to up the performance is the safer play in a highly competitive segment.
-Tim
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