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I loved the Kizashi when I test drove it.

Guess Youngman is bored since they were shut out of Saab and I think they were cut out of the Proton Lotus deal as well? I still hold out hold NEVS can revive Saab but, I have my doubts.

The last Lincoln I liked was the LS.

I am a bit dubious. Will there be a hybrid or is it all electric? Who bought the ip for epower?

I test drove the Jetta and sure the new interior plastics were not as nice as the last gen but the design is still very pleasing and modern. I found it better quality than the much more expensive Prius, who's interior was shockingly hollow in places. (I do find the Prius interior design modern as well though).

I think it was at least on par with the plastics in the Civic, and CRZ (although I loved the chrome in the CRZ) and better than the TC but maybe not as nice as the soft touch materials in the Cruz, Elantra, or Kizashi. In the 18k to 23k dollar range the Jetta was a solid choice for my money. I really considered it.

I have found myself very tempted by the new Fusion. Gotta love that dramatic grill. I think Nissan was supposed to launch 7 new models this year also. The new Altima looks a bit staid to me though. I guess Volkswagon's plans for world domination might not come to fruition?

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Lexus needs to realize that you have two types of customers.

Those that can afford 50-100K auto's and will want the Hybrid Performance. That is a name plate I believe all auto makers should use.

Then you have those that stretch to get into the 30-50K auto's and having a luxury name plate is desired, but they still count their pennies and these people are wanting the Hybrid = MPG. So it makes sense to have a 200h that is all about MPG and then have a 300H Performance that is all about the driving machine.

I hope cadillac will kep this in mind when they bring out the ELR, it would be good to have an ELR base model with good, solid MPG and then move up to a ELR Performance Edition.

Perhaps a 3rd customer, that would spend $50-100k on a high lux, high mpg hybrid. You know, rich eco enthusiasts, like half of hollywood.Tesla Model S is sold out til the end of 2013.

There ya go.

Or the Fisker Karma if you don't mind your garage maybe burning down.

I could see this selling well.

LOL I like it.

I don't like the fisker grill. It reminds me of an old timey mustache.

Would be a nice answer to the new NSX but what about the LFA?

I wouldn't mind if they made a production version of the Leaf Nismo RC. Then it could be like the Prii famliy. Nissan Leaves!

This is not good news for the Volt. Even if it shows GM is trying to do what is right it will be hard to convince people that they should'nt get the Prius or Leaf.

I agree. I thought the Panamera was the answer to the question no one was asking but there are three just on the floor I park on at work so, what do I know. I don't know why anyone needed a four door super car in the first place. I certainly won't get into why there needs to be a hybrid version of said car, but I'll bet it sells well.

Does anyone else find the new naming convention just a bit silly for mini?

I wonder what Suzuki has to say about this lol.

Between Youngman's troubles with the development injunction with Lotus, Brightwell's complete pull out, and everyone else denying they are even interested, looks like Mahindra is the prime candidate to buy Saab.

Well the other problem is that Buick and Cadillac compete against each other here in America at least in mind share. Sure Buick is somewhat cheaper than Cadillac but it is still priced above mainstream competitors and a bit redundant here in the states.

I think the problem was Suzuki needed a more powerful engine for the Kizashi after GM divested and they were disappointed by VW's electric vehicle technology offerings. Then Suzuki asked Fiat for engines and VW accused them of breaking the deal. Anyway it's divorceville for sure.

I test drove the Kizashi and really liked it actually. What it lacked in power it made up for in handling. I think Suzuki struggles in North America but I believe they were very successful worldwide with good growth in the developing market in India as a joint venture with Maruti and are the 4th largest auto manufacturer in their home market of Japan.

I do wish they had granted Aptera a loan. I wanted one of those even if were downgraded to motorcycle classification like the Zap Alias. I also want one of those but prefer the Aptera. I wouldn't drive any of the X-prize winners except maybe x-tracer and that literally is just a motorcycle.

I don't know I'm not really feeling this one. Its no 458 but I don't love the Aventador either. Although it's not so bad in white. I guess I just like something less flashy.

I think as a first entry back into the American market it did great. Since it is small and relatively inexpensive it set the expectation low and delivered. I haven't read any disparaging reviews at least. If a push is to come from fiat to expand a line of cars in America I feel they are in a good position to do so. They have done a sold job of getting Chrysler out of crisis and are improving on every level. The dodge dart seems like it will be a hit and the opens up an avenue even for Alfa to come back since it's built on the Juliana. I hear Maserati is expanding. With all the dealerships who lost brands over the past few years there is definitely room for Italian cars in America right now. Also good timing on the heels of the Jersey shore guido cultural renaissance.

Maybe they'll use their voting seat to eventually kill PSA so they have less competition.

There's no way that drives well.

I like that they have a novel approach to sales. The overlap in markets with kia is problematic. They should stagger the pricing little more. VW got themselves in some trouble with that. Personally I hate the new Prius sub brand. The V and C models will only dilute and hurt the Prius name. They should have branded the C as a Scion.