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Does that mean you are going to post regularly after your 9 months hiatus?

Carly Fiorna Meg Whitman Both powerful CEO's. Although none of those are as charming as his Cindy and Sara.

What powertrain does it have in it? LI-ION?

I think SMK works for GMAT test preparators, who work for formulating easiest Critical Reasoning questions meant to find Flaws in Reasoning and Weakening the Argument.

Mr. Doane, it has been a while. I hope you are doing good. Have you caught any new fishes (vehicles) in your net (lenses)?

^^^^^^ Needs some peaceful time in Tibet practising tranquility of Aum. There are some people who are hyper negative about something and there are some who are hyperbolically negative about something.

I agree that it is the sensationalization that you are commenting on. And honestly despite being commendable performance, CTS-V does not knock the panties off the Germans, as the article claims. CTS-V betters the Germans no doubt and in someways realigns the benchmark. Except for the Corvette, which GM car in the recent past has done that? But hey NOW is time that GM does need this kind of trumpets from somebody in the press to give them some crumpets they desperately need . However, .2 seconds in a quartermile is a lot in the actual racing arena, granted we should look at the way it handles too if you are going to consider the car's overall racing prowess. But given that the stopping distance, slalom (parameter showing cornering prowess), lateral acceleration, and straightline speed of the Caddy are better than Bimmer and Merc, Caddy as a whole will beat the Germans hands down. In circuits like VIR where all the cars qualities are tested, I think Caddy will trounce. It is difficult to obtain that. The closest is the C6R with 600 odd hp with racing fuel in a 427 block. You have to understand that HP/liter is just a number which in broad terms is nothing but bragging right. If the engines with different displacements produce identical powers, identical torque, identical fuel economy in the applications, and now even identical level of refinement, while the higher displacement engine costs about a third to make compared to the smaller engine, which one will you choose? A BMW V-10 costs about $35K (Source BMW parts) and the 6.3 AMG is about $33K (car and driver 2007) while the LS2 is roughly $9K (GM performance parts and Car and Driver) assuming the supercharger, extra big wet sump, and other nannies you are looking at another $2-2.5 K at most. No wonders Caddy will stick with that push rod mill. I think a DI push rod will help push that 100hp/l if DI makes into small block application (Dwightlooi can confirm that for us).

+1.5 Only if the bolded one was a Turbo. N/A did not have enough oomph to them.

So has Mr. Bloke been exterminated?

As a panel member for design input I got to sat in the R-Class shortly before it went on sale. The ride is phenomenal and I do agree the space is limited behind the 3rd row, but it is still not bad. The 4 matic is awesome and the 3.5L V-6 did not noticeably feel slower than the 5.0L V8. In terms of ride E-Class > R > M=GL. It feels sure footed and it is much better than the FWD Honda Odessey which in itself is not a bad drive. One word find R55 AMG one of the rarest of the rare modern vehicles existing. Possibly rarer than the Bug-gatey Veronica.

I disagree! I am working as a consultant for an energy provider that is planning to build a Nuke plant and already has two coal fired and one to be installed gas powered plants. Initial estimate is that the Nuke plant will cost in an order of $5 billion dollars compared to an equivalent 650MW gas plant which costs about $1.2B dollars. With the carbon foot print outcry going on with the Green groups, there has been a lot of reservations on coal powered plants as well as gas powered plants. Seminole Electric in Tampa, FL has been fighting over the approval of an expansion of Coal Powered plant and if approved it perhaps may be the last coal powered plant US may see brand new unless a modified design is used in scrubber modules or carbon burnout is introduced which will involve lot of costs. In long term (50 years +) all three plants (Coal, Gas and Nuke) will be almost same in cost for build and operation. I will go a step further and say nuke shall be cheaper. The reason why power companies are reluctant to build nukes is because of the huge capital required upfront. The coal and pet-coke prices have been outrageous and so have been the gas prices over the past couple of years, therefore in long term nuke plants will be a viable alternative. Plus the nuke fuel may last for at least 1,000 years if not more, if United States is to convert all its electric plants to nuke. Uranium is much more abundant than people are made to think of. Phosphate rock, which is used to make fertilizers is abundant in uranium. This rock can be easily processed by centrifugal method to obtain uranium. In addition, no carbon footprint outcry will be forced on Nuke power plants.

Yeah, everybody loves some non-human made vibrations once a while.

For the debate of engine displacement, I think both Dwightlooi and Aatbloke have valid points through their own perspectives. However through GM's perspective 1.4L makes sense here are the reasons why: 1. Cruize is a global car, and GM is looking to cut the costs down in every aspect possible while catering to different markets with one broadly designed and universally manufactured product. 2. If GM has already invested moolah in developement and manufacturing of 1.4T, it will not make sense to invest further on an alternate engine for a specific market unless it is absolutely needed. As a matter of fact additional 250,000 per annum in American sales (about same as the 'Balt) for this vehicle shall only bring the production and development cost of the 1.4T engine down. 3. Most of the world demands smaller engines because their taxation based on displacement, so US is in minority here for this particular vehicle. 4. While for end consumer the small differences in cost of ownership, fuel, and taxes for the N/A or Turbo engine will make a difference, we have to look through GM's perspective. Because it is the one who is staring down the barrel, and want to generate loads of cash at as less of an investment cost as possible.

Whataburger..... Fantastically Delicious. Backyard Burgers .. Best Fast food Chili Fries Sonny's ... Babaqooo Delite. I honestly go there to take a look at a gorgeously hot African American beauty with an equally stunning voice. Beyonce looks plain and jane in comparison. And there is always Taco Hell. Not for the food taste, but for the convenience. It is open all the frickin time.

Randy Pausch

A good car but way too much in price. I cannot wait for the G8 to hit the used car lot. It will be a good project for conversion by buying the LS7 off crate along with the 6-speed and get the hands dirty. Camnio, will you provide your expertise and help? :AH-HA_wink:

Now all it needs is a 3.6L diesel with similar horsepower numbers as the DI and we will call it a day.

My guess is possibly a V-6 LS with little bit more goodies. Like I mentioned earlier, all Camaros come with LSD, non-symmetric rear stabilizer bars standard to prevent bunny hopping. LS will come with 18" and will be pretty heavy on options. Of course that does not include price gouging.

One of the main culprits of our fiscal deficit is government spending. These "honorable" men and women who serve US should be restrained from spending our money like it is their own and not give back the performance that we need.

Yes it is supposedly lighter by about 100lb. Most magazines got 5.7-5.8 in the CTS, this car can drop another 10th off. I was being conservative in my estimate and comparing the Camaro with the CTS. I am glad they focused on the V-6, because it is the mill that will garner them sales in the Old Nations and other parts of the globe. Although there has been no mention about the FE3 making it in the RS package, I hope it does, FE2 can be more than capable for road carving. I honestly think save the 0-60 and 1/4 mile performance which will not be shabby at all V-6, would be the way to go if you need a good RWD, with good fuel economy, decent performance, and less taxing on insurance. Kudos GM for a good base model.

EPA estimates for the V-6 are 18/27 and for the V-8 are 15/23. The V-6 can possibly get below 6sec (considering CTS which is about the same weight and has the same 6-pot breaks this barrier). The V-6 gets LSD standard, and other than huge Brembos of the SS there is nothing in the SS - save the V-8 mill - that cannot be had on the RS V-6 package, it even includes the 20 inchers. My guess is they will have this decked V-6 for about $28-29K. That is a very good deal. Considering how fabulously Zeta handles, I think a V-6 Camaro is worth consideration as brand new and then get a used SS down the lane.

What we have seen so far since Dec 2005, but in a lite package (V-6 and smaller rims), yet it does justice to the vehicle. When does it reach the showroom? That yellow one looks like a divider marker line on the Black Milford asphalt.

One thing I have not found any answers for is - is Delta II AWD capable?

Yeah that is what I meant. When I see that name the A gets replaced by O.

Great Truck. I see you (Kim) bought it from MORON Chevy. Do you live close to Clinton Twnshp?