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what is lol is my cobalt has 'mylink'.......maybe when i sell it some unknowing individual will think it comes with all the stuff.....lol the GM system looks to have lots of real excellent functionality. why not roll it out on the cruze and sonic too?

Did u get photos of the caped version?

5 years after Ford. Powermat is nice though.

there is actually quite a bit different in details, but the same overall sort of theme. the side greenhouse in the rear is similar but they have slightly different slopes and the added kinks, and also the way they trim the windows on the coupe is different too. below the belt there are the obviously re sculpting and bulges added. and of course the new A pillar gaffe. There are likely elements of the safety cage and unibody that have carried over though. lots of reference points probably had to stay the same. this is really the sort of thing GM used to be good at with some of their ancient platforms. clearly honda wanted to make minimal investment, but also wanted to give the impression of an all new car. IMO this is equivalent to Honda mailing it in. Honda hasn't really demonstrated engineering genius lately in the Accord and Civic that used to be their hallmark. In a similar vein this is really what VW did with the Jetta now too.

it's amazing how this 1995 vehicle still has a pretty relevant overall shape and proportion. if this shape came out today, it really wouldn't look out of place aside from the 'Hi' front end.

i agree. getting rid of the crosshairs is a terrible idea, as is getting rid of the dodge brand from the trucks.

that looks like 90's/00's GM style plastic.

http://www.autoblog....n-five-flavors/ Fugly with a big capital F!!!!! at least the coupe is. look at that horrible front window execution. look at the ghastly dash! 2012 compact rankings tier 1 Focus, Cruze, Elantra tier 2 Jetta, new Impreza, Mazda3, Kia Forte tier 3 Lancer, Sentra tier 4 Corolla, Civic

crossovers are hot sellers. audi, mercedes, lexus, all drive a large if not the most business through crossovers. mini even has them now. you are not an automaker if you do not have crossovers. Porsche.

it's already a second gen model! maybe it will be held captiva to return to its roots!

i worked in what was supposed to be a creative industry and i was constantly amazed at how creativity was muzzled, either in a work sense or a management sense. the ones that ascend are indeed like as the article describes. people who recognize those with creative smarts, seek quickly to squash them and in the process make themselves look good.

yeah, i've run across plenty of this too.

I do believe the current gen thumbs their nose at education, but part of the fault lies with the parents providing them every distraction and tons of bad examples in terms of not demonstrating the importance of it. but give the kids credit, they already know that all the education in the world can turn out to be a bag of $h! in terms of actually helping you for your position in life in the future. After seeing their parents lose jobs despite trying to do the right thing and be continuously educated.....and after knowing that there are no jobs for them even if they go to school and live with parents til 25....they may still be working at Smart Tech or schlepping pancakes at iHop while others coast in their careers because of every other factor besides how educated and capable they are. Our collective capacity for education is boundless. Our corporate, economic, political, and cultural system in the US can't begin to absorb, utilize, or reward hardly any of it. I almost don't blame kids for thinking their time is better spent playing video games sometimes.......or watching movies on their 20 dollar Walmart DVD players made in the far away land in sweat shops with underage labor. How cheap will Blu Ray players be soon?

http://www.cnn.com/2...l?iref=obinsite it's not rewarded or valued and it won't get you anywhere is GM the poster child for this? LOL

renderings per vince's site. not sure who did them http://www.burlappca...ustrations.html mods may post the pics when they get them accord meets current malibu + some lacrosse in the greenhouse

DEATH TO THE MULTIFUNCTION STALK

minimum standards evolve

'he owns his Mig and is not afraid to use it' the jet flies in, the jet flies out.....

Buick is now sport injected, i fail to see how a 5000 pound barge fits the mold. meanwhile, GMC has a long history of this type of vehicle, big and bulky. no one fears any conflict between the yukon and acadia now. this is GM tripping on its multibrand feet again. of course if the enclave was downsized to an SRX sized vehicle plus third row then there would be issues with that also. i suppose this means cadillac will get a third row lambda now, messing this up even more. part of the issue that is being addressed here but not spoken about is how 3 row vehicles will take a big hit in the market with the economy still in the crapper and epa / econazis forcing smaller vehicles down our throats. this isn't a problem if they just limit production of either the enclave or acadia. i would limit enclave production to something small and just make it more exclusive.

oh hey, i am very interested in hearing how it turns out on the cobalt. i like the zippiness of the cobalt but anything that can uptick the mpg these days is worth a look.

you can't fault the GM lifers for patting themselves on the back thinking they did a major upgrade over this......

the Enclave is the one that should be downsized, the Acadia should remain on Lambada. GM is being stupid again. As far as the Terrain, the next iteration of the Terrain will likely be downsized even though its a nice size right now.....at least in weight and pork. Why can't we just get a long wheel base epsilon crossover?

the spenders in the market have expressed a preference for true crossovers over wagons........ i doubt the 9-5x would be much less heavy than a 9-4x is. what Saab can do to make the 9-4 really distinct is put a nice turbo four diesel in it, or just a no holds barred 4 popped gas diesel here.

i will assume these trucks will be made elsewhere with slave labor and wages and thus neither volume of units or price will be a huge factor as far as production. my concern is the design will not be American truck enough and will lose sales either being inadequate, or looking foreign or dorky or something like that. My preference would be to resurrect the love and upgrade the S-10 / Colorado to a Dodge Dakota size or a tiny tish smaller. on the single row trucks, make it spacious. In fact, I might even just sell the extended cab standard (not a true extended cab with jump seats, just a cab with more leg room and more space behind the seats) and not bother with a cramped regular cab. 4 door cab is the lone option. I would offer the 2.5 4 pop and a v6 and that would cover it all. two tranny options. 6 speed auto, 6 speed man. AWD optional. I suppose you'd have to offer a short and a long box. I do like step boxes. The 2.5 would have an mpg pacakge, i may even be tempted to make it a 2.0......... I would Target a 2wd work truck at 15k........add automatic and A/C and maybe its at 17k.....after that you could tweak the pricing to make your money. You'd have to have a couple versions of the truck to advertise as fleet or loss leader trucks.

9-4x was still needed for the bims and buffies of malldom. those richies, that is the only way some of them stay connected to the M/B, BMW, Volvos of the world. Saab Outback....hehe