balthazar

'truck = overcompensation' ranks right up there with 'camaro = mullet'.

... because the OEMs offer both a low, sleek, sporty front clip and a chiseled, upright clip, and everyone is going for the chiseled clip. Yea, that's how it works.

More like a Hummer 'prequel'.

Gotcha. Better packaging.

Truck is longer too. Going to use my '04s numbers, cause they're handy : '04 CC/standard box :: WB: 153" overall: 237.3" '19 CC/standard box :: WB: 157" overall: 241.2" Maybe the '18s had been slightly shorter, IDK.

'No' on the '58-59 Chevy: hate the rims and the intercooler/plumbing needs to move under hood. - - - - -

Here ya go, Moltie; all sleeky / slopey. Bison EV. Blech, IMO.

Don't know if you recall how Ford got burned a bit with their '97 redesign, which was along the lines you suggest. I assume that during the lead time for unveiling the '97s, it was not yet clear how the '94 & up Dodge was steady raking in increasing market share with the 'big rig' look. Ford's next generation was an about face. It's 20 years later, but car & truck styling hasn't moved it's needle much in that time span, and 'butch' trucks are what sells. Truck buyers aren't looking for a 'Corvette SIlverado', and neither are Corvette buyers... but I'd welcome some visual proposals.

Define 'significantly'. I believe it's more visual that actual. Found this pic- all the yellow lines are dead horizontal. Cowl is a bit higher, chin ever so slightly lower, but overall they're extremely close, not significantly different. The biggest change is at the leading edge of the hood- that's noticably higher on the newer one, but that's not necc a direct correlation to 'punching a bigger hole' since it's within the cross sectional silhouette.

Need another chart which shows dollar depreciation. S-class, being the highest priced on that list by far, would OWN the #1 slot for value loss.

Me! Yeah- it is taller & it looks taller. No one is challenging that, but the question of aero improvements was brought up...

Its excruciating to look at (makes a Model T look rakish), and far too heavy despite having an AL body. Needs more time in the oven.

You're correct dfelt; ocnblu's 'resistance' won't stop the 2 to 4% of global car buyers from buying a electric vehicle.

Again- dimensional differences are not going to tell you that. But spec sheets say the '18 CC/SB 4x4 is 73.8-in high, the '19 is 75.4-in. Width is 80.0 on the '18 and 81.2-in on the '19. I can tell you this- the 4x4 '19 1500 is many inches higher at the bedrail than my 2500HD 4x4 is. I can reach small items on the bed floor of mine standing on the ground- not so on the '19. I know part of the 'class leading bed volume' is straight up taller bed walls. dfelt- you might have no problem, but I'm not 6' 28" tall.

And destroy that beautiful patina ?? ?

I've seen them up close & right next to an '18 also. Yep, they are slightly taller, but that's still zero correlation that they have worse aerodynamics. 'Visually' is irrelevant.

But you cannot gauge .cd by appearances.

Typo? Combined is identical to city.

The ultimate 'GenericCar'. Can be used at will in any & all advertising with no worries of product endorsement. ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt#History Looks like Nash was the first OEM to offer them.

I doubt it- the test has 400 statements and must be scored & interpreted to determine anything. A friend/customer of mine co-developed the test, he was quite brilliant, but unfortunately he passed in February at 95 years of age. I wasn't aware, beforehand, how much he was involved in this area of study, as I would have loved to review the subject of my writings with him (unilaterally diagnosed as schizophrenic). I wonder now -with his credentials- if he could have obtained archived files on my subject.

[jealous rage] DAMMIT! [/jealous rage] Don't care for the rims on that one- I'm fussy that way (98% of aftermarket rims are worse than factory). I have no 2nd choice. OK, the CT6 if it was the 4.2TT (not out yet, right?) - then the Cruze RS 2nd.

Had no time; as soon as I got set up to take the pic, the truck turned into a driveway. Square body Chevy, RC/LB, I believe it was a K30 1-ton, excellent matte green paint, silver bumpers with a quad of tie down rings per end, off-road tires, super clean & sweet all-business truck: This is the wife's '16 Malibu- so far so good. Still leery of a 240-some page owner's manual; the one for my '64 is only 36 pages:

Would be interesting to see a push of the LTZ/High Country trims as a specific luxury model by Corporate over there. 3rd party sellers may have hedged their bets and presented them as lower trim / work vehicles.