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I am pretty sure 6L90 was a clean sheet design when GM gave marching orders to develop the 6-speeds for both FWD and RWD applications. FWD applications were developed with Fords, while the RWD were totally in house.

Not to my knowledge, but other than issues of packaging (possibly being a bigger transmission) what is preventing against the transmission being used in passenger cars?

There is always Allisson.

Who funded this researcher?

Definitely a thermal problem there. I am glad that you got the chip.

Nice job Herr Borger, keep it up. But I will hold on my excitement until we see something.

The middle management was one of the major hold backs for the old GM - pencil pushers, negative nannies, bean counters, turf protectors to name a few. Seems like Big Ed only cleaned up the upper house and let the middle deck in, which is now rearing its ugly head up. However, we can't blame him either for not being able to do that, because doing so would be extreme micromanagement and consuming huge time resource, a resource he did not have. Lutz bunted those people, but with no one like Lutz in the playing field, they are having a field day again.

Because it sounds "technologically advanced", it has "more street cred", it is a "DOHC" and it can be "developed" even further.

Make that two.

And what are those advancements?

There were approx. 44 to 48 of those made, but never came to be seen by public. Some say they were crushed, some say they were secretly sold/given to GM insiders, all we know is that there was a mini-mini-mini production run of 1983s. If found one of those, she would be extremely lucky person. That is where you making it as a project car comes into picture.

Dear God of Corvette clans. What engine?

Congrats DF. Spread the good word of Domestic vehicles around.

Care to elaborate, as some of us might have forgotten to read between the lines.

In 2006/7 GM had registered "8" and "eight" as trademarks, wonder what happened with it post-bankruptcy.

There is always venerable C5 that blows everything mentioned above in terms of performance, reliability and fuel economy as well. You can find a nice 2002 Z06 for price of a M3. I have gotten 32 mpg cruising at 70-75 mph on flat I-95 in SC and GA.

I was just kidding. I am going to keep the car for a while. BMW reliability is a hit or miss. Mine has behaved good so far but I hate the dealerships. Look at the bimmerfest or E46 forums to see the reliability issues. There is no 335i ZHP till MY 2011, which is coupe and convertible only. Sports package is a better alternative. How about the Z350 or a previous gen G35 coupe?

Disagree, GM has more than often abandoned markets, let rot the products, and orphaned its customers.

CPO 335i with sports package, or sparingly used E46 330i with ZHP package, since you want M3 like characteristics. CPO will get rid of dumping money into BMW's gremlins and stealerships. A 2005, 2006 CTS-V - but at a fuel economy sacrifice. We can talk if you want, you know.

I have not used the intel's consumer processors for a while. Xeons have no AMD competition. You are right when it comes to price/power/performance AMD is better for consumer procs.

LOL, you AMD humpers.

Congrats. Finally for getting the right truck you wanted. Was the price right?

Source: Volkswagen of America VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES 21% INCREASE IN YEAR-TO-DATE SALES Jetta SportWagen Sets All-Time Sales Records While Passat Has Best Sales Month In Nearly Two Years HERNDON, Va., September 1, 2010 — Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported that August marked a 21 percent increase in year-to-date sales for their entire line of vehicles. August 2010 sales decreased 7.9 percent when compared with the same time last year, which included historic sales as part of the launch of the U.S. government's "cash for clunkers" program. The Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen had its best month ever with 2,560 units sold, a 125 percent increase compared with August 2009. The popular Passat also had an exceptional month with 1,669 units sold, marking its best sales month since December 2008 and a 35 percent increase in year-over-year sales growth. The luxurious Volkswagen CC recorded a 31 percent increase in sales compared with the same month last year. Volkswagen's line of sporty compact vehicles also had a great month as both the Golf and GTI saw increases in sales compared to August 2009. The Golf sold 1,409 units, a 70 percent increase from the same month last year while the GTI saw a 22 percent increase compared with the same time period in 2009. Consumers continued to show their commitment to purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles as Volkswagen's clean diesel TDI models increasingly gained popularity with the Jetta TDI, Jetta SportWagen TDI, Touareg TDI and Golf TDI all having year-to-year sales increase in August of nearly 25 percent. "We are thrilled to see that more and more car buyers are turning to Volkswagen vehicles to take advantage of our unique combination of German-engineered driving experience, cutting-edge design, fuel economy, and safety," said Mark Barnes, Interim-President, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "We expect to see continued growth in the coming months as we introduce several new models, including the all-new Jetta and Touareg."

Source: The Auto Channel Mercedes-Benz USA Records August Sales of 19,674 Vehicles an increase of 15% for the month and a 22.2 % Increase on a Year-to-Date Basis smart USA Records 448 Sales in August 2010 NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation DAI) today reported U.S. sales of 20,122 Mercedes-Benz and smart vehicles, an improvement of 7.4 Percent compared to August 2009. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted. Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported August sales of 19,674 vehicles, an increase of 15% for the month, with a 22.2% increase on a year-to-date basis. 18,826 passenger cars, light truck vehicles and 848 Sprinter vans are included in this total. Impressive gains continued in both the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light truck categories. The strongest performer for the month was the popular and sporty C-Class, with sales of 6,100 (up 43.4%). The 9th generation E-Class followed suit with sales of 5,882 for the month (up 25.9%) - bringing the year-to-date total to 39,122 (up 70.6%). The versatile M-Class SUV rounded out the top three volume performers with sales of 2,473 for the month. Also showing strong gains in August is the spacious R-Class crossover (up 389.7%) and the commanding G-Class SUV (up 62.2%). The company also sold 56 of its newly launched supercar, the SLS AMG, bringing its year-to-date sales to 321. On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 144,689 new vehicles, an increase of 22.2 % over last year. smart USA recorded 448 sales in August 2010. In August, smart USA announced the availability of the smart drive app and smart drive kit for the iPhone for purchase. Together, the smart drive app and the kit turn the iPhone into an integrated information and multimedia system for smart owners. The smart fortwo, engineered by Mercedes-Benz, has the smallest exterior footprint of any car--just 8.8 feet long--but a large amount of head and legroom, more than many small sedans. The smart features the most fuel-efficient gasoline-powered engine in the U.S., with an EPA-estimated 41 mpg on the highway. It has exceptional safety ratings, and a full 95 percent of the smart's parts are recyclable.