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Unlikely since so few people have actually met one. I really liked the Kazashi when I checked it out on the NY Auto show floor, but I've yet to drive one. I should send a note to Suzuki to see if I can get a press car. I can look into that. I met one of the reps but I am not sure if there is even a press fleet. Our problem, getting butts in to look at them. At the auto show the response to the car in person is overwhelmingly positive. If the car had another badge on it it would be successful. I think it would have made a nice Sebring and stratus. The car itself needs a little more sound attenuation. Lots of folks said they wanted more power. The turbo will take care of that. There will always be folks who won't want a CVT. I think a few cosmetic and option tweaks would be nice. The car drives fantastic in GTS and SLS trim for a bread and butter car. Where accords an camrys have gone old and soft, this car fills the void. It's not for everyone and I totally understand the hesitation regarding the brand presence etc. As a product it's well done. At least those that do have one will be happy with it. The turbo takes away the power objection.

I suppose vaulting oneself on the hood of passersby (all 3 or 4 of them) after awhile probably does generate a bad rep.......

fine. then stuff your big fatt butt in the trunk of your mini (if it even fits) and go drive off to metrosexualand from whence u came

my experience sitting in the base model and the leather one, the base model feels a lot less expensive inside. funny how that works that way. at one time i had interest in a base optima with stick, and there is no denying the value. but it does really lessen the car with the cheap bits.

this is news to me!!!!!!!!!!! lmao. lots of the zashi fans (all 6 of them) are hoping a turbo is part of the mix. a factory turbo kit though would mean the trans and drivetrain would need to be capable of handling the extra power while retaining the world's best warranty of 7 years, 100k miles on the powertrain. with no deductible and fully transferrable to the next owner. does that sound like something that would be of interest to you?

Bonnie Tyler total eclipse of the heart.....turn around bright eyes

gotta have karoake classics... kenny and dolly 'islands in the stream' (in fact there is prob about 10 great kenny tunes that work well with keroke) i suppose dancing queen.....whitney houston greatest love of all.......everlasting love (that duet that's been done by like 10 artists).....john denver tunes.......shania twain songs like 'any man of mine'........ oh gosh the possibilities are endless.....endless love! lionel and diana.....you light up my life debby boone! OMG i've seen folks murder paradise by the dashboard lights.

Denali is cheesy. =Brougham

better than i would have expected, and slightly unfinished. but certainly nice. the front end needs to be toned up and butched. A little too soft. Front end needs to be bolder, like a SUZUKI EQUATOR. The top of the bed looks a tish low proportionately. Really not bad. By the time it arrives it may be dated though. Nice job, if it holds up and makes it to market. Really diggin the interior theme too. Looks both Asian and Chevy at the same time.

what is it called when the sovereign mind is inebriated? lol

Time for polygamous tribes!

YES

checked out the new dodge chysler vans again at the show yesterday. they really did a good job updating that dash and interior. the changes are such that it feels much different than the old ones. really dodge should be given props on taking a lemon interior and making lemonade out of it.

just 4 u, blu!

and here I thought OOD would pick up a police Caprice........

lol! my only big question is visibility. i sat in the CTS and CTSv coupes at th autoshow this week and honestly you can't see out of the fking thing. how bad is the visibility in real world driving?

ok, so then this is not a daily occurence? It is car induced? Therapy is in order....... I suppose 556 hp is indeed 'jizz worthy'...if you analyze it...... carry on

one other person i miss sometimes, an ex gf who i came to know slowly....then she dumped me (on my BD no less)......one of the last memories i recall of her was visiting her at her apartment. she had told me she didn't want a r'ship but two months later her new BF's motorcycle was taken apart inside the living room of her apartment. i remembered that today when i was showcasing the underbelly of a Kizashi to some autoshowgoers. Someone I miss, sometimes. The person I miss a lot for the last couple three years I am not sure why I can't erase them from my memory bank. Especially considering how perfectly happy I am with who I am for so long now. Why such mental torture to screw with my brain? It's not fair. It can ache sometimes, it shouldn't i am not asking for it, i don't know why. But still I miss and care about the person who probably still hates me now. Ugh. to mess with you, no doubt!

i can understand. totally.

the interior transformation of the Chrysler vans is amazing.

do you ever get where you can't stop missing someone you know / knew.....miss them greatly....but they are not the one who you are with, or not the one you are supposed to be with? sometimes you just can't shake someone. even if you already have it good / better / the best. anyone else got one of those? can't exorcise them from your mind / gut no matter how hard you try?

Remember, this is a world car...outside the US, it will no doubt have a manual, as buyers in other markets know how to drive manuals. Would probably be cost prohibitive to have two different parking brake configurations. i doubt the current malibu is sold much outside the US. even so, the handbrake in the photo looks like a gerry rigged unit made for the test mule. i lacks integration for clean design. No way chevy puts out the vehicle with a handbrake so badly integrated. the cruze, the handbrake is done nicely.

no i agree with you on that i was thinking more within Japan's boundaries that Toyota would possibly have a penchant to want it eat Subaru to save itself. what subaru is doing in the US is impressive. But once everyone adopts AWD universally what will the unique selling proposition of Subaru be anymore? They will need to evolve. VW is the only Euro automaker that will have the ability to be one of the world's top 5 or 7 auto brands based on market share and units. For the european carmakers to remain relevant on a world scale, VW almost has to sacrifice itself to do this. I know Fiat is in a position to do this as well and of course Renault, but they are already networked with Nissan in order to do that.

at the auto show this past weekend i was sitting in a new SRX and a couple of well off 40+ers were commenting how much nicer the new one is and then something about how crappy the old one was and how bad it drove. interesting considering the SRX won a lot of handling comparos but clearly what you can take from this observation is that the XTS is to sedans like the SRX is to crossovers. it makes no pretense about being a canyon carver. It also will not sell for huge dollars (except for the uber equipped) and especially its not mercedes money. lastly, it really is a vehicle more about creature comforts and interior niceness. So if caddy can sell this car to boneheads like were sitting in the front with their logoed dress shirts on......caddy will be fine.

Part of the problem is VW is a middle brand in Europe like Opel, they have Seat and Skoda for the low end..they don't have that positioning in the US. Then they have the arrangement w/ Suzuki that seems to be going nowhere... not sure why they would have done that. How else would you expect stubborn Germans and self righteous Japanese to play? Japan needs to purge about 5 brands. I would like to see Toyota gone, and I wouldn't miss Mazda. Subaru is borderline. Nissan seems the most successful in the world arena moving forward. Honda is Honda, but they need to evolve. I all know everyone thinks Mits and Suz should be gone anyways. Suzuki sells most of its metal in India though. 2 million cars a year is nothing to sneeze at.