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Ah, some more recent pics. Really glad we got this when we did and we missed the big price spikes that are going on in the market now. On a trip a couple weeks ago, we pulled 27 mpg on a couple of legs at mostly interstate 75-80 mph. Some of it hilly and windy. This is not bad as our fwd 18 Pacifica would occasionally get 30 or more on same trip routes. Makes sense, the AWD of this new one of course drops the mpg about 15 percent in the sticker, and in real world its about that much as well. Whereby the FWD would turn super low rpms sometimes on the highway, it seems the AWD required that the rpms be 300-400 rpm or more higher much of the time when driving. I am ok with that tradeoff for being in snow country and this being the main family ride. If I ever had this van for myself as a secondary vehicle, I may choose the FWD and lose the weight and drag......would not be easy to decide.

I love the cars and the girls! Not sure that I am so into her, but this is one fine bird. I would ask her to bend over and check the tire pressure in that particular Pontiac. They are Called TA for a reason.... I really like the 71-73 Mustang.

Watching the Olympics on and off, not really into them this time around. Came across this pic...thought about it and said...yup that would be a correct assessment of this situation! Thought about it some more...somehow I tied it in with sports...came across this meme But the ONLY Trans Girls I could think of right about now are these kinds of Trans girls... So...I might not tell that lovely lady to move out of the way after all. Well not completely out of the way anyway.

Let me chase that with a good music video. Love the quality of the strings in this....listened through a quality set of Grado headphones. Really brought the strings alive. I have been in a bit of a Western vibe lately.

I agree with this statement. yet...its a tired old argument. 10.6 @ 135 or so MPH versus 11.2 @ 122 MPH or so. So yeah... On the 'base' 488, its got close to 200 HP and 60 ft/lbs of torque more than the Vette. Considering the price tag difference, the 488, as pointed out, is 200-300 pounds lighter than the Vette. That price difference equals to more expensive, lighter materials being used for the Ferrari. The Vette's engineering prowess is NOT how the power is put down and the numbers being accomplished as compared to Ferraris, Porsches, McLarens, Lambos.... The Vette's engineering prowess is how all that is being translated, by the level of high technology being used AT A PRICE POINT being MASS PRODUCED and BEING CONSISTANT from car to car, and doing that from year to year, decade to decade, generation after generation keeping up with cars that cost 2-3-4-5 times as much. We shouldnt be putting down Vettes in relation to Ferraris and Porsches. We shouldnt be putting down Ferraris and Porsches in relation to Vettes either. HOWEVER, I REALLY like to see what Ferrari could do, PERFORMANCE wise, within the SAME price point and BUDGET that Chevrolet and Corvette engineers have to deal with... I dont care what Ferrari sells their cars at, if people buy them at any MSRP, good on Ferrari, but I really do want to see what Ferrari engineering could do with a Corvette budget regarding engineering... We have already seen what Porsche has done in this 'Corvette' situation. 1. Porsche 914 2. Porsche 924, 944, 964 3. Porsche 928 ALL PERFORMANCE FAILURES as compared to the Corvette. (I am STRICTLY talking about PERFORMANCE and NOT sales) The ONLY one that has succeeded in keeping up with the Corvette is the Cayman/Boxster. It comes up short ONLY because the Cayman/Boxster could EASILY outperform the 911 but Porsche does NOT what to cripple the 911 that way so they INTENTIONALLY keep the Cayman/Boxster at bay. Which means that the Cayman/Boxster could really mess up the Corvette. But then again, how much more engineering costs would go up when higher performance upgrades happen to the Cayman/Boxster to put the bloody nose to the Corvette? THAT is what makes modern Corvettes so awesome. Its NOT the performance numbers by themselves. Its coupled with the fact that those numbers are accomplished to a PRICE POINT both in an engineering budget and a relatively low MSRP...

All those words yet you ignored the core parts of the argument. Like Benz, that name really doesn’t mean Jack when it gets run down by “lowly” Chevrolets (unless they’re seven figure vaporware cars).

More recycling :

Seems every auto site is now posting what they expect a 4 door Mustang EV will look like to compete against a 4 door Camaro. Or they are posting a photoshop of what a 4 door electric Camaro will look like.

^^^ Yes...the Corvette's LT1 I also prefer the Caprice over the Roadmaster. The Impala SS over all of them. I also liked the Fleetwood Brougham. 1. Impala SS 2. Caprice Classic 3. Fleetwood Brougham 4. Roadmaster I didnt like the the wagons all that much then, but I dig them today.

We think a lot alike. The main difference is that I would omit the Impala SS from my list and start with the Caprice Classic. The Impala SS was too flashy for my taste and wouldn't have suited me ... then or now. I also agree with you on the wagons, with the Olds rendition of the last full-size wagon easily winning that hand.

It looks like a cross between a Dodge Stratus and a Toyota Corolla. Especially the red one. I'm not convinced. But never say never. We all got used to a 4-door Pontiac Grand Prix. Some of us even bought them ... or planned to.

coming up on two years of ownership in a month or so. have only put about 13,500 miles on the car myself so far. been driving more recently, and actually the gas mileage has now been consistently in the 25-26 range with the nice summer weather and the steady diet of Costco top tier premium gas. The mpg has noticeable improved over last year as the car is apparently breaking in more and more. it's too bad the stereo sucks so bad, and that the radio / head unit / software is so temperamental. If I get rid of the car anytime down the road (and I hope to keep it a long time), it will be a shame that is it due to the stereo sucking....or wanting to 'sit higher up'. Or both. If the Blazer's interior wasn't so cheesy, and if GM hadn't packaged their options so poorly and ridiculously expensive, that would have been what I had ended up in instead.

SO RIGHT and CRINGE WORTHY BIG TIME!

This might be the most dysfunctional and cringe worthy music video ever.

I would agree, GM and ford are under valued. Going to hell for posting this but...

Want to make auto-related stock profit- buy GM or Ford. Tesla’s run seems over and there’s zero dividends.

I have a feeling that Tesla succeeded and continues to succeed DESPITE Elon Musk... I read recent stories of him being a loose canon. Very authoritarian and not in a good way. Oh well...what Tesla faces now is an onslaught of various competition from all kinds of manufacturers whose EV technology is at the very least on par with Tesla's. The competition has caught up. Their vehicles are new, fresh. And THAT is ALWAYS important in the market place. Tesla has a bigger uphill to climb than just to get the tech right and perfected. Tesla has a bigger uphill to climb than just to get people to buy EVs. Tesla has a bigger uphill to climb than just to get their manufacturing hell (because it STILL a thing) under control. Tesla's next battleground is again within itself but not directly within itself like it is with figuring out how to build cars...but to convince people to buy their 2nd generation of EV cars... Tesla has to find a new design language. And as we all know, that is a TALL order for ANY manufacturer. Here we are, dissing Corvettes and Porsches and Ferraris, but all these brands have ALL tested the test of time within MULTIPLE generations spanning DECADES. MANY decades, not just 1 or 2. More like 5 and 6 decades... Mercedes...HA HA HA Mercedes hasnt offered ONE viable EV to date. One particular person laughs at GM and FoMoCo yet both of these American brands have SUCCESFULLY manufactured an EV or two that not only did well within the engineering specs of Tesla, but also in the marketplace. Mercedes has NOT done anything on those two levels... Its a small, personal rhetoric I made, but its close to the truth and reality of where Tesla stands in the marketplace and what happens to Tesla in the next decade. Its not their tech that is in question here. Its not even their manufacturing ability. Its their next generation of corporate design language that needs to be accepted in the marketplace because all else IS equal amongst its competition... By the looks of Ford's design language of the Mach E and all other EVs, GM's. Lucid's and everybody else, these designs look like winners in the market place. Hoping that Tesla's design is special and awesome because by the way the Cybertruck is going, the future does not look good...

Seems GM is kicking butts, taking names and numbers with the Q2 results. A stock to invest in far better than Tesla! GM Reports Strong Second-Quarter 2021 Results Second-quarter 2021 results overview Revenue of $34.2 billion Net income of $2.8 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of $4.1 billion, including warranty recall costs of $(1.3) billion, of which $(0.8) billion was related to the Chevrolet Bolt EV Net income margin of 8.3 percent, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 12.0 percent Automotive operating cash flow of $4.0 billion and adjusted automotive free cash flow of $2.5 billion EPS-diluted of $1.90, and EPS-diluted-adjusted of $1.97* GM North America EBIT-adjusted of $2.9 billion, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 10.4 percent GM International EBIT-adjusted of $0.0 billion, including China Equity Income of $0.3 billion GM Financial EBT-adjusted of $1.6 billion Second-quarter 2020 results overview Revenue of $16.8 billion Net income (loss) of $(0.8) billion, and EBIT (loss)-adjusted of $(0.5) billion Net income (loss) margin of (4.5) percent, and EBIT (loss)-adjusted margin of (3.2) percent Automotive operating cash flow of $(8.0) billion, and adjusted automotive free cash flow of $(9.0) billion EPS-diluted of $(0.56), and EPS-diluted-adjusted of $(0.50)** GM North America EBIT (loss)-adjusted of $(0.1) billion, and EBIT (loss)-adjusted margin of (0.9) percent GM International EBIT (loss)-adjusted of $(0.3) billion, including China Equity Income of $0.2 billion GM Financial EBT-adjusted of $0.2 billion 2021 guidance Full-year EPS-diluted of between $5.12 and $6.12, and EPS-diluted-adjusted of between $5.40 and $6.40 Full-year net income of between $7.7 billion and $9.2 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of between $11.5 billion and $13.5 billion Solid read of Mary's letter to the Share Holders. Q2 2021 Letter to Shareholders (gm.com) Our strategy, investments and results are increasingly setting us apart, including: Generating consistently strong earnings, including record EBIT-adjusted of $4.1 billion in the second quarter, and $8.5 billion in the first half. Accelerating our engineering and capital investments in electric vehicles (EVs) and self-driving technology (AVs) by $8 billion to $35 billion from 2020-2025. Developing a full EV portfolio that doesn’t depend on partial solutions like hybrids and “electrified” ICE vehicles. Instead, we’ve focused our investment on achieving the end solution of zero emissions more quickly. Creatively managing the complex and fluid global semiconductor shortage, while prioritizing our highest-demand, capacity-constrained products, and developing sustainable, long-term supply chain solutions. Cadillac is announcing today that it will begin taking LYRIQ reservations on Sept. 18. We have also confirmed that both Chevrolet and GMC will offer battery electric full-size pickups based on Ultium. 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ | Electric SUV | Model Overview

Oh...baby!!! Give me more! Dont stop! Yeah! Right there! Now from the back! ooooooooh baby! yeah!

1. I like the history lesson, but I KNOW which key opens the doors and which key starts the roar! Thanks though, I appreciated the down memory lane shout out of the keys! 2. Good Canuck rock band! Late '70s song...and fits this Trans Am just fiiiiine! Nice reference! 3. I dont like shifting my own gears, but on a 2nd gen F-Body (Trans Am), Id gladly do it! 4. One thing missing on this car is the Phoenix! Love that screaming chicken! 5.. I think Ive posted this video in here before though. But great to view it again! 6. Thanks Chris!

Ouch, but oh so funny to watch. GMC HD Denali sinks into the lake at a boat launch caught on local news. https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9rJrwNOro/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=90b2e414-4e6d-4aa7-8025-f20abb9fcb67&ig_mid=3FA0FEE9-07C3-4C8E-AD12-F7A324DF37D3 "GMC Sierra HD Denali Plunges Into a Lake During Live News Broadcast" https://www.thedrive.com/news/41820/gmc-sierra-hd-denali-plunges-into-a-lake-during-live-news-broadcast

You're right. It's lighter, it has 300 more HP, costs $200K more than a Vette, yet runs the same 0-60 time (2.9 seconds) and a dam near 1.4 mile so what exactly is the point of the weight savings, the CF panels, and the 300 extra ponies? Oh yeah, that name that runs side by side with a sub-$100K Chevrolet. In other words, outside of the name you value so much, it offers no real upsell over the Vette unless you just really really love putting out engine fires. I wouldn't trust Ferrari with a D cell battery much less an entire EV. And there is no way in hell that Ferrari can make a sub 4,000lb. EV without massive compromises.

• Half of my truck is aluminum (tailgate, hood, all 4 doors). • A ferrari with enough batteries to beat a Tesla will weigh 4500 lbs. They’re already made mostly of plastics, alum, FG & CF- smk talks about them like they’re all-steel bodies now. I’m a connoisseur of Good Taste.

Beancounters ate GM now wondering how they can sell a V6 Corvette for $321,000 base price.