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so why can't I get a base verano with simply a turbo engine and manual trans? and I'd like it with the Astra taillights. and maybe in coupe form. also.

even though i like to some degree the new Cadillac interiors, they are a little more gaudy than purposeful. And it doesn't seem they've really been big on controlling gaps and fit as much as they just throw a bunch of showy surfaces out there to distract you from noticing how tight it fits.

personally, i have never been terribly impressed with the G series. And I've driven many of them now. To me, it's like, just get a German car already.

in related news... you can lease a new G25x for 249 a month with 2k down right now.....

i've only driven a few older mustangs but really i don't get the appeal other than just straight line performance. but the latest ones have refined new engines and such so I thought they would be more interesting. My recent BMW 135 spin made me believe the smaller RWD package should be a nimble fun time and is probably more where the pony cars should go....although the current Camaro at least I think will be as is for a long time, and it's a big car. Maybe the chevy 130 concept was testing the public reaction to the package more than anything. Camaros and mustangs really are an old paradigm, one that lots of folks like sure, but to survive the future i think we need shorter hoods, less girth, more nimbleness regardless if its FWD or RWD. So GM using alpha for a future Camaro makes sense. Perhaps it will even be lighter than the ATS but hopefully smaller and more flickable too.

ford's base v6 is good. the ecoboost is good also. yet ford has the v8 side covered also. It's probably high time GM looked at a six cylinder for the truck line that is more powerful and fuel efficient, turbo or not...i think the market will move to a fair size of units sold with v6. perhaps chevy can develop the 5.3 into two states of tune....one for lesser power but more mpg and one just balls out power and all the vvt and stuff. too bad the 4.2 inline never made the silverados. chevy needs to deveop a new mid size truck line that is far better than the colorados. i'd like to see a full size with both a six and an eight diesel. a smal;l-mid truck with a 4 diesel would rock.

i think the Fusion hybrid looks about the same and is half the price.

i hate the name actually . wtf is VELOSTER

v6/8sp

cab forward? again? really?

improved but not feeling it. trying to be Japanese bland and Euro chic at the same time while being neither. Probably will sell ok though.

it is an interesting vehicle but I'd rather they do the 4 door coupe on each side. at least it has power now. the interior is really neat. Give em credit for making a sporty affordable ride. Still has some of that Hyundai cheapness going on though. I've read that the base car isn't a whole lot of fun. I can see my sister getting a Veloster when she trades in her 03 Elantra GT someday.

unstoppable? LMAO

ASTRA!!!!! congrats with the future endeavors?

i have a beef with the D pillar? on the new escape. Pretty insubstantial...... I'd like to see more muscle on the sheetmetal at the end of the car. I'd sort of like less of a taper on the roof towards the rear also.....

wishing you the best, Mr. Blu. I'll keep you in my thoughts. I can't help but think that your next employer will be damn lucky to get you. there are still just waves of this crap going on. Everything seems to just spiral down these days.....

yup

We all know how the likes of Volvo ditched wagons and their crossovers are what sells. Look at BMW and Audi? VW would be better off making the Tuaoreg and Tiguan more affordable and AMURCHAN, just like they did with the Jetta and Passat here....... Tiguan would rule the market here with a trunk stretch, better road dynamics, and a far better price. Tuorged should concentrate on being less of a technological tour deforce, and more recognize how its about the perfect Ford Edge competitor size wise. If it lost 1000 pounds and gained a low price and decent mpg it would rule the roost. I think even Subaru will ditch the outback over time and morph into more of the crossover.....

there are a lot more full sizers than people think. cars are pretty large, and for people stepping down from huge SUV's there will always be a need. Even cars like the Mazda6 are huge. A 4 cyl midsizer is gonna get the same mpg whether it has 4 more inches of wheelbase and rear legroom....... the case can be argued that with a small / efficient engine bay and a long wheelbase, the large cars and large midsizers are actually economy cars.

Ford typically will flood the inventory with really high priced stuff at launch. And then over time, the builds become more realistic.

the car will get a turbo six. but yet, the 3.6 is good enough. Lexus ES but larger = XTS. Deville = XTS. Let the ATS do the heavy lifting for Cadillac in the press, let the XTS infuse the cash again, like the SRX did. The last rear drive STS did nothing for Caddy, Deville use to be the sales leader. let's see where the emphasis on posh goes. Between the CTS and ATS, let that get all the reviews. I've sent XTS photos to my dad (DTS driver). Although he won't be buying any new Caddy's soon, he had nothing bad or unusual to say about the XTS.

this reeks of fail to me.....it's a wagon then and not a crossover....

MSRP..... yes.......

touched and sat in the 013 Escape today! got a couple pics will post later. Very nice looking in person. Good packaging. Engine compartment is efficient. Front seats are roomy. Rear a tad tight maybe. Overall, vehicle is larger in flesh than pics indicate. Also looks more dynamic in the flesh than pics. Interior design is Focus 3.0....similar layout, but more flashy. I thought interior plastics could be a bit nicer though. Leather and seats were stylish. Trunk decent size. Seems a little smaller inside overall than the CX5 but that is not a scientific judgment. Didn't drive it, but the exit the little SUV seemed to haul some arse....... 38 grand! the big moonroof is amazing.

losing the T/C or the GC is a bad idea.