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I think it will be near impossible to revoke California's waiver, because CARB pre-dates the EPA and any other agency, and what legal authority do they have to revoke it? Then you get into a political situation where most conservatives will advocate a smaller federal government with states having more power, this does the opposite, it is revoking a state's ability to set laws. As far as the cars go themselves, if these automakers want to lobby for low standards so they can keep their profits up in the short term, you'd think the'd remember what happened in the 1970s. Detroit didn't want to build fuel efficient, they just wanted to make big V8s to get a profit, and the door was left wide open for the Japanese to come in and clean their clocks. China is going to go all EV, and in 10-15 years they'll have EV's that are like today's Tesla at Chevy prices and they will flood this country unless GM, Ford, Toyota, etc beat them too it.

The rear end makes me think Honda more than Toyota...but the styling overall is definitely from the Prius & Marai 'dare to be weird' school of style. I guess it's their answer to the Velociter and Juke for a small 4dr hatch CUV-ish thingy. As far as an entry-level CUV, the HR-V, Kicks and others seem more practical. Rather than viewing it as a small CUV, one call also view it as a compact hatch, an alternative to the milquetoast Corolla hatchback. One gets more edgy style in this than the Corolla.

Not an in-person sighting, but amusing nonetheless....while streaming the French crime drama 'Witnesses' over the weekend, I noticed one of the lead detectives was driving a late 70s Cadillac Seville. Found this pic from the series on the Internet Movie Car Database. The car was dark blue w/ tinted windows and a brown interior, missing the side rubstrip trim on the front doors. This was a show set in 2014 in the northeast coastal area of France. The lead detective's VW Golf got totalled, and she drove a 70s Opel Rekord sedan in later episodes.

Yesterday, I saw a 1975* (maybe 1974) Olds Delta 88 convertible at a light that was perpendicular to me. It was red, with a white top and a white interior. It had whitewalls and wire wheel covers. It was spotless. It was a retired guy driving it and his wife (probably) was in the passenger seat. She had a scarf or whatever it was around her head. I'm guessing they were channeling National Geographic and the World's Fair of 1964 in Flushing, NY. * round lamps up front - IIRC, it was only the Olds 98 that received quad rectangular lamps up front that year.

Let me get to the point. A short 1 mile ride of the Outlander hybrid. The Outlander is past due, the hybrid powertrain didn't make any sort of impression on me otherwise. If the powertrain is advanced, this needs a new wrapper. thanks,

Such fantastic, bubbly proportions. This is the only place I look for "curves".

Why would they have the Ford badge altered? Seems shady. I'll have to watch for the Caprices and see if they also have their badges modified. Maybe I should call my city councilman and demand the answer..

So then why does Mercedes-Benz make low end AMG versions of their cars if performance FWD appliances do not sell? ?‍♂️

I've used both Techron and Gumout with Regane(only the one with Regane). I'm also really anal about only using "Top Tier" gasoline...That's all I use. Is it necessary to use the fuel injector/system cleaner? No. I'm pretty sure, more than anything, it just makes me feel good.I toss in a bottle with every oil chance and hopefully keep things clean. I'm yet to do the intake side on this vehicle with one of the sprays. I did it to my Escape but I haven't to my Focus.

Not always, I can say that my daughters 99 Durango, the flaps looking down the throat look clean till you manually open them and see the darker underside. I have used throttle body cleaner to spray on them to clean up the carbon build up and then also fill up the tank with a bottle of Techron and it seems to run very nice till the next tune up since I tune it up every couple years.

I actually watched almost all of that last week and it is amazing how much needs to come apart before they can start actually changing the oil. Also, 16 drain plugs?!?! I realize it's a dry sump system but holy balls... that's a lot of "low spots".

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I don't mind the exterior. I think they make it look sufficiently distinct. It's the interior I object to. If it had the off-road capability of a 4-runner or Wrangler like Mitsubishis of old did, I might overlook it.

I found the Bolt to be a real hoot to drive. It's got more giddyup than most of the mid-size class base 4-cylinders but not quite as much as the 2.0T and larger crowd, though with better low-end torque than all but the most extreme of Turbo-4s. ... a nice happy medium. I've said it before... put that powertrain in a LaX or Regal or CTS and I'm there.

Eh.. only on the seat part. Audi, Mercedes, and soon BMW all do twin-turbo 6es in full-size SUVs and having 27-way seats instead of 30 way isn't generally going to be a deal breaker (unless you're @smk4565). If you're looking for an AWD PHEV of any body style, the choices are few... if you're looking for an SUV specifically, the choices are Mitsubishi, two Volvos, and a BMW.

It's the only 3-row PHEV SUV with AWD available for that price. So if that's what you're looking for, it's a segment of one.</fin>

Reliability is an issue for Alfa. I wouldn't put either of their primary vehicles' interiors at an equal quality level to the Germans or even the latest Lincolns. Styling is subjective, but I find them a bit stark.

I have to admit I am also confused as to how this car fits in the Toyota lineup. It's not even attractive nor interesting.... maybe that's how.

I actually did drive a Bolt at the auto show a few months ago. I liked it a lot, its drives great. I would like it if Chevy's electrics were larger. And i would like a mid size electric sedan / all electric. Or, please add a plug in to the Malibu. The Bolt sits so high I might consider a Leaf over it because its a car and not a jacked up crossover. I sat in the Tesla 3 at the event. I actually didn't think it was too bad inside, design and quality wise. Space is tight but not excessively tight, and they make their seats deeper, i think that hurts it. I would say its about grand am sized inside. I actually had a relatively positive impression of the Tesla packaging, assuming the price is 45-50k and not 60k.

I think GM’s new crossovers are just okay. Nothing really screams totally as the standard bearer of its class. and it think that’s a bit of a problem. The new Rav4 is going to eat this Terrain alive because they’re giving it the full-on 4Runner style look.

Anyone who seriously wants to review products needs to get this ingrained in their approach. Just because a particular feature (or in this case; a particular pairing of features) isn't done the exact way the reviewer prefers it, this is NO WAY justifies advocating people lose their jobs over it. A product review needs to take into consideration generalities and averages of the consumer at large, and over-the-top hyperbole causes MANY readers to 'shut down' on the review because right there it unhinges itself from reason. I, for one, can take or leave heated seats. My wife's car has them, I've used them countless times, they're kinda nice (she says she won't have another car without them). I don't want a heated steering wheel in any case, so while I might consider checking the heated seat option box (if offered separately), I'd only be happy to skip the heated wheel. Yet I'd never advocate unemployment (hyperbole) if they were paired together, and that's just me talking to myself.

For kicks I test drove a CTS AWD 3.6 with the V6 this time. Love the car, but it felt less sharp and more cushy / less telepathic than I remember last time. V6 likes to rev up and it is smooth but it really would be boss if it had more torque from a turbo to go with it. The console and dash really make the car feel tight, but it also feels intimate and well arranged. Hard to dislike even if it feels a bit claustrophobic. Comfy seats, even with the simple shape to them. The v6 and 2.0t seem to be about equally as fast as each other. Might have been a mistake for Cadillac to have two separate engines that produce about the same acceleration. Some may prefer the smoother feel of the v6 and some may like the torquey chug of the 4 cylinder. I think having 2 engines that do the same numbers contributes to Cadillac's identity crisis for the cars. I hope the CT5 has the new 2.0t with free revving and torque and i hope the optional v6 is the 3.0tt to actually make it a real upgrade and difference in acceleration.

It's smooth, inexpensive, reliable, delivers good torque, and is reasonably fuel efficient for a V8. WTF is wrong with that? It's also the only way to get a V8 in a sedan at $33k or 370hp in a sedan at $33k. If you're looking for the most horsepower for dollar... Hemi is where its at.

Just stop. You're wrong so many times in this post and I'm only at 83% battery left.

I really like how there’s some cars that also have dual injection, cleans off the buildup on the DI and gives efficiency benefits too.

If you run Top Tier gasoline, there really is no need for additives. EXCEPT for Direct Injected vehicles... those engines do not ever get the detergents in their intake manifolds because it is completely bypassed by the direct injection system. That's where I'd use seafoam at the throttle body, but that is a once a year thing at most.

I have not used consistently any injector cleaner due to using Costco and Fred Meyers gas with detergents added by them already. I have in my old Suburban used the Techron injector cleaner as I buy it from Costco in a two pack for $16.99. Techron is great stuff.

I don't. I buy Costco gasoline almost exclusively which has most of those cleaners in it (much like Shell Premium). I do run a bottle of seafoam through the throttle body from time to time.... this is even more important on direct injected engines.

Probably the only reason to get Buick over Malibu or other car in the segment is to get TourX, not the Sportback

The LGX 3.6L V6 and 8-speed auto should be a sweet spot for daily performance and responsiveness for people that don't need all the upgrades of the V-Sport 3.6T. I personally don't want a 2.0T in a vehicle like this. ATS? Sure. Malibu? No problem. 3700 lb luxury sedan? V6 or better. I bet if someone did a scientific real-world fuel economy test, you'd find rapidly diminishing fuel economy returns when using 2.0T versus V6 as weight goes over 3500 lbs. Not to mention the dynamics of moving a heavier car from a stop with 4-cylinder turbo lag.

V sports problem market wise is it's RWD only. V sport should have been made available with AWD

I think the VSport and V models show fantastically enough to make anyone forget about any of the minor issues.. This guy seems to think so (second half of the video picks his top 5 of 2016)..

IMO, the 'bare swatches' below the headlights are the horizontal bumpers to either side of the full-height grille. And those elements, plus the smaller headlights, give the car visual width, whereas their absense/ larger lights would make it appear narrower. Cadillacs should be wide. The ONLY thing I see I'm indifferent on is those 2 small angled-outward lines to either side of the bottom air intake- I would like to see what they'd look like following the angles of the grille sides. Otherwise, the CTS is the freshest lux mid-size (without getting mad weird like over at toyota-lexus or hardcore dated like the 5-series.