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This was on the LA Auto Show website: Not really exciting, but good news, I guess. A much need improvement for GM's entry level car. It needs all the help it can get to combat the Fit. Will this be the first application of the new compact 6-speed developed by Daewoo? That would be exciting.

You guys need to read Edmunds comments on the hybrid Escalade. They really lay into it pretty hard. They say the HYBRID graphic are coming with it. Here's the link: EDMUNDS: 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

I'm there.

2009 Pontiac Vibe on Pontiac.com

November 1, 2007 – Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever October sales of 197,592 vehicles, an increase of 0.5 percent over last October. "Showroom traffic was strongest from the Midwest through the Gulf States," said Jim Lentz, TMS executive vice president. "In Southern California, wildfires crimped a key market already impacted by the housing downturn." The Toyota Division posted best-ever October sales of 172,473, an increase of 0.5 percent over the year-ago month. The Lexus Division reported best-ever October sales of 25,119 units, an increase of 0.6 percent. Toyota Division Toyota Division passenger cars recorded best-ever October sales of 95,241 units. Passenger car sales were led by Camry, which posted October sales of 33,728, a decrease of 4.1 percent from the same period last year. Camry Hybrid reported sales of 3,511 units in October, up 20 percent from October 2006. The Prius hybrid gas-electric mid-size sedan posted best-ever October sales of 13,158, an increase of 44.9 percent over last October. Corolla reported October sales of 25,815 units, an increase of 0.7 percent over the year-ago month. Toyota Division light truck sales were up 3.1 percent, with best-ever October sales of 77,232 units. Light truck sales were led by the all-new Tundra full-size pickup with best-ever October sales of 17,868, an increase 71 percent over the year-ago month. The RAV4 compact sport utility vehicle reported best-ever October sales of 14,636, up 26.2 percent over the same period last year. 4Runner posted sales of 7,196, an increase of 10.8 percent. Scion posted October sales of 10,962 units. The tC sports coupe led the way with October sales of 4,437 units. The xB urban utility vehicle posted best-ever October sales of 4,375 units, an increase of 6.2 percent over last October. Lexus Division Lexus passenger cars reported best-ever October sales of 15,017 units, an increase of 0.5 percent over October 2006. Passenger car sales were led by the ES 350 luxury sedan with best-ever October sales of 6,516 units. The all-new LS 460/460 L and LS 600h L luxury sedans reported combined sales of 2,951, an increase of 35.3 percent over last October. The LS 600h L hybrid luxury sedan posted sales of 175 units for the month. Lexus Division light trucks reported October sales totaling 10,102 units, an increase of 0.8 percent over the year-ago month. The RX 350 and RX 400h posted combined October sales of 7,940 units, up 5.3 percent. The RX 400h hybrid luxury utility vehicle reported sales of 1,392 units for the month, an increase of eight percent. TMS Hybrids TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales totaled 227,090 units, an increase of 42 percent over the same period last year. In October, TMS posted sales of 18,903 hybrid vehicles, up 25 percent over last October. Toyota Division posted sales of 17,265 hybrids, up 26 percent over October 2006. Lexus Division posted sales of 1,638 hybrids, an increase of 11 percent over last October. There were 26 selling days this month, as compared to 25 selling days last October. Click HERE to see October's complete sales breakdown

I didn't see this anywhere else. Hope it's not a repost. Click HERE for the live reveal!

So, 23 so far. I'm surprised to not see a Malibu concept on the list yet, or more than 1 Saturn on the list. But then again, they do have 5 more to debut, so I guess some of those could be them.

Well, now you can actually SEE something in it, thus making them useful. Will the Camaro be tested at The Ring, or will it be tested in the land of Oz?

Decent? Decent for a hybrid or decent for a BAS hybrid? You can't forget that the BAS pretty much just a start/stop system. 23% on the hwy and 31% in the city from that system crazy. Using the 2008 EPA rating system makes it that much more impressive.

They are already saying that at Saturn.com. I'm a little confused, how can the Vue GL have better mpg than the Aura GL in the city? How can the BAS hybrid system provide a larger percentage increase in city and hwy mileage in the Vue? The Vue weighs several hundred pounds more than the Aura? Is it the second gen BAS? 2008 Vue Green Line

FIRST LOOK: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT C&G Color Palette All-new, but still retaining the original's blend of style, performance and versatility, the 2009 Pontiac Vibe also signals the return of the popular all-wheel drive and performance-oriented GT models (shown here). The 2009 Vibe will make its public debut at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show and will be available at Pontiac dealerships in early 2008.

Why did I start humming "America" by Neil Diamond after I read your question? I'm impressed with the new Fit. Honda just made the best subcompact better.

Hear hear, I'll drink to that.

Really? Was I not sarcastic enough? Was the video not funny enough? Was it past your bedtime when you posted? To many smilies? Help me out here. Did you guys pick up where he says 0-60 in less than a second? That's crazy!!!!!!!!

GM is in trouble. Using A123 Systems is the biggest mistake they have made and COULD be the final straw that brings GM down. The video in the link provided proves that GM's choice in battery companies was a bad one. This company is going to kill people if they build the battery and electric components for the Volt. I just hope it's not to late for them to change companies. Anyways look at the video and it will explain everything. A123 Systems at Wired NextFest

A Lambda hybrid has me thinking. Will they mate it to the 3.6 or would they use the V8 that they will be getting in the near future? Will that V8 have AFM? What engine is that V8? Maybe I should just wait instead of throwing out a bunch of questions.

Very nice TED. Thanks for bringing it all together for us. Regarding the steering wheel and not being about hold an air bag, how could it not? It's not that small and not as horizontal as the picture depicts. The center sections looks to be about the same size as the corporate 3-spoke. It will house an air bag.

New interior picture are up: They say GMX 353 which is the 2010 Buick Lacrosse: And others: Now, can someone download these so we can actually see them.

Close 17 city / 26 hwy

So KILLING the HHR SS has nothing to do with performance, but being accepted by the media and tuners? I guess that means the Mustang KILLED the Camaro even when the Camaro was a better performer. As I said before, we could go on and on about looks. It's in the eye of the beholder.

NY Times: Clean or Efficient? An Engine Goes for ‘Both of the Above’

We're smoking? Will KILL the HHR SS? Looks better? Add ons not tacked on? I was looking for a :AH-HA_wink: or or or even a J/K at the end of your post. How is this going to KILL the HHR SS? The numbers released by the makers are almost the same. 0-60:6.2 vs 6.3 Top speed:157 vs over 150 1/4:14.6 vs 14.8 Lateral Acceleration:n/a g vs .86 g Those numbers justify one KILLING the other? Come on. Your better than that. We could go on and on about looks, but I'll say this. The ground effects alone on the HHR are 10x better than the SRT4, at least from the pictures I've seen.

This car, truck or whatever it is, is badass. "Features such as “no-lift shift” and other driver-selectable performance modes help the HHR SS achieve 0-60 mph performance in 6.3 seconds and cover the quarter-mile in 14.8 seconds at 98.5 mph. The top speed is more than 150 mph, with the manual transmission." That's crazy. When are they going to make some of these changes to the regular HHR? More Info Here: 2008 Chevy HHR SS

I can't blame them for being a little timid. They probrobly are looking over at Ford and seeing how they refreshed the Explorer with new skin, completely new interior, and more safetly features, but lost their ass on it. Does that mean keep it around and neglect updating it? No, but that's what they are doing. I don't think they have a clue on what they want to do.

Also here: Edmunds Spy Photos Chevy Lambda Looks like they used the Buick body for this one.