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Just as I was about to post how lonely the Buick looks, I scroll down just one post, and its already been noticed by you. I guess you really are 2 quick. But...the REAL question is: are you 2 legit...2 quit?

Keep in mind I said emulates. To mimic. Different from copy. Different from looking the same. Ill start with the lack of a grill for the radiator for starters. Although, there have been dozens of cars before the Aurora to have such a styling feature. The Studebaker Avanti pops in my mind immediately to have such styling without thinking about it and researching it. With that being said, the 1st styling of the Model S had an oval black thing to emulate a radiator grill. I guess to make people think its a grill because grills (huge grills) had made a comeback by then and was, I guess, was an important feature for people. (So much so that BMW...Im digressing) The 1st refresh did away with that black oval thing and went with a flat, but slanted face. (I thought it was a pretty good look for the car) The bumper is more softer on the 1st refresh. But the 2nd refresh pronounces the bumper. Making it seem like it has a lip on certain colours and angles To which it emulates the Aurora... To quote you on your previous post I dont want to make it seem that Tesla borrowed from Oldsmobile and the Aurora. They look NOTHING alike. But, there aint no denying that the 2021 Model S has the same design features up front and mimics the 1996 Aurora. Obviously stylized differently. I just cant fathom how futuristically accurate the Aurora ended up becoming. It still makes for a beautiful car if it was designed for today's EVs.

whats crazy. spouse works in the building across the road in this picture (with the half round entry feature). sort of crazy to be fortunate enough that we work less then a mile apart......except of course during this covid she is working from home fully. how often does your S.O.'s work office end up less than a mile from yours....

I love my commute, all 32 steps from the kitchen with breakfast to my office. Such a harsh commute now.

^ Reminds me of when I lived in Denver in the 00s, I worked at a company that moved its office to a suburban office park, and I could see my condo building from my office. Walked to/from work occasionally, but given that I had to cross a 6 lane street and walk on streets w/o sidewalks, it was more practical to drive the 1/2 mile...

I like what I see of the Rivian interior...the dash reminds me a bit of recent Volvos which I also like the design of. I like the green interior.

Yeah....it's eerie to see people interviewed and then three days later they are dead. The Aurora is beautiful IMHO. Out of step with our discussion on electrics, but Cool.

Archive GM Photo, anyone recognize the concept as I do not.

While it looks great, that's a tough judgement call from pictures released by the company. We will really know the quality when it's in consumers' hands.

Have to say that the latest release of interior pictures shows an attention to quality and luxury in the Rivian R1T truck.

Many new articles on the new 2022 Silverado. Google or Bing or DDG away and enjoy. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a37517085/2022-chevy-silverado-1500-revealed/ https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/2022-chevrolet-silverado/ https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/2022-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engines-2-7l-l3b-turbo-upgraded-to-420-lb-ft-of-torque/ https://thenewswheel.com/more-2022-silverado-trims-get-standard-turbo-engine/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/gm-super-cruise-2022-chevy-silverado-1500/ a new ZR-2. New big 13.4 inch screen, new interior. SuperCruise on High Country. Turbo 4 now uprated to 420 lb.-ft. of torque. sweet new grille. meatflaps mostly gone. check out the console shifter!

After 4+ years working from home full time, I don’t know if I could go back to a commute to an office. I’ve only gone into the office at my current job twice. The drive—about 35 miles each way—was tiring, though I took the scenic way home through the National park and enjoyed that.

I do hope that the casualties do not match the proportions of the Spanish Flu of 1918-19.

Keep in mind the population of the U.S. has grown from 100 million to 330 million in that time span. 1918 was far more deadlier in terms of percentages.

Totally agree it is very weird but then I see this now that we have surpassed the deaths of the 1918 Influenza as a culling of the idiots. I also saw in the news today that another Conservative radio host is telling conservatives to get vaccinated, that the liberals are using reverse phycology to kill them off and they are stupid if they do not get vaccinated. Was cracking up laughing when I saw that story pop up. Everyone has a reason pro or con about Covid-19, but until they get sick, then things change. I suspect we will never really see a change back to the way things were pre-pandemic due to the mutations of the virus. I see we have a new version they have listed on the John Hopkins and CDC web site that is a variant of interest due to the fact that it has less than 10,000 infections here in the U.S. but is the core version now in Central America and it is resistant to the current Vaccines. As such, I suspect we have a long way to go on Viruses. BACK ON AUTO TOPICS I am very excited as GM rumors are that they will have a ton of announcements at SEMA this year. Current news as I posted was the death of their 755 HP V8 crate motor, but rumors is a new version will come out due to the new top end Corvette that could be announced. Second rumor is that the new e-Crate motor choices will get announced now that GM has shown off their Ultium Motors. This is one I am excited about as I am looking to change my 1994 GMC Suburban to AWD Electric, would be cool to put the 1,000 HP trio motors with controllers that is going into the Hummer Pickup into my Suburban.

The real wood trim certainly says luxury. You generally only find it on the luxury marques though it has started to move into the higher trims of the more mainstream brands like Ford, Chevrolet and GMC. My Canyon Denali, for example, has both authentic aluminum and open pore wood accents throughout. On the Rivian, though, some of the spots that they put the wood, while looking nice, are definitely going to get beat up over time because they are high touch areas. I'm specifically referring to the wood around the wireless charger on the console and also on the seat backs where I could see them getting scratched with hangars or poorly aimed USB connectors.

'21 R1T front / rear legroom : 42.7 / 35.2 ( ) '21 Sierra crew cab : 44.5 / 43.4 '94 Suburban : 41.8 / 36.6

GM COULDN'T RESIST PUTTING IN A CLASSIC BLOCKY LOOKING T-BAR SHIFTER!!!!! ALBEIT a very techy looking one. they purposely make the first version of the new body sort of ugly, it sets them up to make several mid cycle revisions, and can stretch the platform out FOREVER while having the chance to redesign the grill like 5 times. they will finally get it right in about 2032. Why is the Suburban's new dashboard now suddenly behind the design curve to this now.......makes no sense. Suburban could have used this dash design with the big new screen.

The exterior still has not grown on me, ugliest of the GM trucks. Interior is a very much needed update that is nice.

Many of the future of the past concepts look better than the present. The EQS is such a generic looking appliance.

Ah....the good 'ole 1990s ('80s concepts coming to fruition in the 1990s) GM aero styling days. I think the actual 1990s cars (the styling) from Chrysler and GM could do very well and NOT look out of place with today's EV stylings. The front end of the refreshed Model S emulates the front end of the Aurora

The Voyage concept foreshadowed the (gas-powered) Brougham of '93 and up.

True, it does have nothing to to with power motive either electrical or gas, but considering how GM used this shape for the electric cars used in the 90's movie Demolition Man with Silvester Stallone and Wesley Snips, and many electric concepts especially form Mercedes of late seem to use this over all form / style even Lucid, as you have pointed out, everyone seems to have gravitated to a consistent generic form, this car slips through the air and I remember my grandfather Brougham and how quiet it was. Yes gas can be silent when properly engineered as has been proven by Lexus, but having just watched last night with the wife the above old movie, this Cadillac Concept says electric to me as shortly after this the EV1 came out too. Demolition man movie cars used and yes GM had this as an electric car in the movie.

Why???? Exterior design has nothing to do with motive power; any vehicle could be either.

^ I'm going to go with 'no'. There's PLENTY of 'borrowing' and trending in automotive design, and with the envelope always getting smaller & smaller over time, we're going to see more & more very similar vehicles. Already the 45 SUVs around you could easily be 5 other brands from what they are. Tell you this tho; I know which exterior from the above I prefer...

There are some movies I wouldn't mind seeing in the theatre, I have an excellent Cinemark w/ the big comfy leather seats nearby, but not interested in sharing an enclosed space with all the unvaxxed walking dead out there. My 75 inch Samsung 4K UHD will suffice.

The original V-series, with huge wheels and monotone trim..

Only 'beautiful' in its purpose, IMO, but here it is anyway. 1910 ~

This is a nice looking truck. They did a good job with it inside and out. If I was going to go this route, I would do either Limestone or Compass Yellow though to charge as much as they do for colors seems a bit absurd considering the starting price of the truck. Ocean Coast interior with the Adventure Package. Forest Edge is an intriguing interior color option but I don't think it is going to age well. Kind of like avocado color appliances from the 1960's and 70's.

You definitely should! It looks lonely on your carversary in that otherwise empty lot.

So today is officially 2 year carversary. shall I sing it a song and get it a cake?

Well...bright blue as in baby blue Cadillacs? Because those 1950s baby blue Cadillacs were nice. I get it...baby blue and pink Caddys of the '50s is sooooo passé and rock-n-roll, milkshake cliché But...even in the 1970s...a bright blue Cadillac looked stately Bentleys dont seem to look bad at all with baby blues Even in green, they dont look half bad. There are mint and electric greens that Bentley offers, maybe Cadillac need not go there, but honestly, I could see a V Series Blackwing CT4 and CT5 with these greens... Two toned like this Rolls Royce on a supercharged V8 CT5 Blackwing The Escalade could benefit from a variety of those blues I posted above... This is a wrap

i.e. speaking of Ohio CCW laws, I found out 2 months after it happened earlier this year that my idiot older brother was arrested after carrying a gun with no permit...spent 4 months in a county jail on felony CCW and resisting arrest charges, incl several weeks in a mental hospital.. but the lazy county officials dropped the charges and let him off w/ time served. The idiot is 72 but still a menace to society.