G. David Felt

Love the layout of information. Great to know the details without having to look at the spreadsheet.

So in other words this is the Cadillac V under the Vauxhall label.

Yes that is the best part of Fiat products was the Superbowl commercial.

Very cool, so glad you are not having the issues any longer.

Interesting, have to watch how this sells against the Chevy Trax. I agree pretty cheap AWD upgrade but the upgraded engine is a joke. Better to stay with the smaller engine which has better Torque. Wonder how good of an AWD system it is and can it go 100% front to 100% RWD to 50/50? Seems the cheaper AWD's usually have limitations on just how good of an AWD they are.

Very True Drew.

Lovely auto, I just wish they would make a V edition of the Escalade. Nothing like a supercharged SUV to rock the roads and mountains in for us big guys.

But it will come back to haunt them. This will be a money pit that will cost a few men their jobs in the long haul.

Lovely car Drew. I saw a mid 80's Lincoln Continental in amazing clean shape at the park n ride lot. Old guy dropping off wife I assume to work.

I thought the Budweiser commercial with the puppy was the best. Over all this year was a complete let down and just sucked for the commercials. Over all I was not impressed with the Nissan commercial. Most commercials left you with the who or what was the message. Nissan commercial was a joke as the kid was a teen and too little too late to show up as a dad. That was the stronger message than about the auto's.

The lower to the ground the harder it is for most people to get into and out of especially once you go north of 5'8" tall.

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Kindered Spirit! Yup the occasional Red Bull or Xenergy is my drink of choice in thinking about it! Xenergy is now renamed after the parent company of Xyience.

Born and Raised in the Home of Starbucks and I am the rare bird who cannot stand the smell or taste of either. PASS, No Coffee or Tea goes over these lips. Coffee = Tea =

Very Cool, Looking forward to pictures of your new ride.

But the Tesla Freaks will say we have SuperCharging stations where you drive in and they swap in less than 10min the battery pack, depleted one for fully charged one.

You find the rare bird from Canada, but for the most part, their style is not in with American tastes. They can keep it along with the ugly toothpick thin models and a variety of other over rated french things. Probably why Fiat barely sell on the west coast, if it is not american, then asian. Europe not so much cared for by people here except for the overrate German auto's of BMW and MB badge snobs. LOL

Hummer should have never been a BRAND to begin with, it should have been a Special Edition package you get on GMC Trucks and SUV's. This package would have the special 54 to 1 crawl ratio, the beefier suspension system, the extra shock reservoirs. Special undercarriage platting, etc. Hummer should have been the Extreme off road package you add to any GMC Auto.

I totally disagree. Just because you do not find the need to go off into the woods and play, many of us do need a solid built 4x4 SUV and would rather buy something like this from GM than Jeep. What would make this a game changer is build it beefy like all Hummers were with the proper mix of crawl ratio's, protection of the underbelly and yet use a Volt like Power train. Pure Electric power train with a small diesel or CNG generator to give it a 400 to 500 mile range. This way you have a real world off road auto that also will give excellent on road MPG.

I wonder how cold the Electric All-Wheel drive system can work down to? What are the bottom and top limits for use.

This sounds like an inexpensive CUV in FWD / AWD with a Turbo 3 cylinder engine for the youth and college crowd to get around in and up the mountain. Should be fun and if they do keep it between 10K to 20K will allow GM to get youth back into Auto's with a sports activ focus.

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL SELL! Any body good enough to photoshop the wheels and Grill with the Red GMC logo's?

Welcome, Glad to have you here and Yes we would love to see your Auto. Add it to the Garage. Again, welcome, look forward to you posting.

G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com Auto's Needing a Diet! Featured on MSN Auto but written by Motor trend I found the story of 15 cars that should go on a diet an interesting read. They do offer their own list of which auto's these 15 should be more like and they are those that lead the segment in lightest weight and why we want lighter auto's. http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/research/15-cars-that-should-go-on-a-diet/ss-AA8urEK?ocid=UP94DHP#image=1 You can review the story above to see which auto's they compare each one too. I for one am thinking of the question, what other auto's deserve to go on a diet and should be on this list instead of the 15 listed. What are your thoughts? #15 - Bentley Continental GT Convertible - 5400lbs #14 - Lexus RC F - 4000LBS #13 - Mercedes Benz S550 - 4700lbs #12 - Dodge Challenger - 3800lbs minimum with V6, 4000lbs + with V8's and options #11 - GMC Terrain - 3900lbs with 4 cylinders, Denali edition with V6 passes 4000lbs #10 - RAM 1500 - 5100lbs #9 - Ford Taurus - 4100lbs with EcoBoost I-4 #8 - Buick Enclave - 4700lbs #7 - Bentley Mulsanne - 5900lbs #6 - Lexus LX 570 - 6000lbs #5 - Ford Edge - 3900lbs #4 - Dodge Dart - 3200lbs #3 - Hyundai Genesis Sedan - 4100lbs #2 - Chrysler 200 - 3500lbs #1 - Chevrolet Sonic - 2700lbs With the first question asked of what other Auto's this got me to thinking about a few more questions but I will start with my original question. 1) What other auto's deserve to go on a diet and be put on this Bloat List? 2) Do all Auto's need to go on a diet just because of MPG or is there a valid reason to keep an auto heavier? 3) Over the next 15 years, which top 3 materials will make up auto's? Aluminum, Carbon Fiber, Plastic, High Strength Lite steel, etc. 4) Will we come to a point where using lite materials cause more bodily harm than using steel with engineered crumple zones? 5) At what point does weight reduction not play a big role affecting Diesel, Petrol, CNG, or Electric powertrains? 6) Why do other industries not have to become more fuel efficient? 7) When does the Marine industry have to finally start building efficient powertrains like the auto industry? Example many boats consume gallons per hr for a mere nautical mile. Using the Bayliner 215 model, top speed (46.7mph) has the boat consuming 19 Gallons per Hour. At best cruising speed (22 mph) you are consuming 5.2 gallons per hour or the equal of 4.3 miles per gallon. These are just some questions that this brings up. Sound off on your thoughts about the weight of Auto's and their fuel consumption.

I think most of us would agree that we hate the Gov mandating MPG for Auto's. One place I do not agree with is subsidizing new technology. For a limited time using tax dollars to prove alternative concepts work is a good thing. But now that we know EV's can be done, time to get rid of the subsidizing and let the market play out.