We catch the production Aveo, and it looks a lot like the recent RS concept.

These spy photos back up our report that the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo will stick pretty closely to the look of the Aveo RS concept that was recently shown in Detroit.

The similarities start up front. Although it’s common for prototypes to wear multiple individual projector headlamps without any protective lens casing while they’re waiting for real units to arrive, we’re told the unshielded eyes of the Aveo RS concept will carry over to the production model, and that the main difference will be the loss of the blue halos surrounding each beam. We asked how a lighting setup such as this might affect aerodynamics, but the Aveo’s engineers say the lack of a big lens doesn’t make much of a difference. It does help the car visually, though, so it’s good that this touch is being retained. They’re not pictured here, but we’re hopeful the taillights make it to production unchanged, too.

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