Flybrian

I did my part. This didn't even exist before... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Nassau

How many aerosol cans had you huffed at that point in the day?

Dear Chrysler, Stop making more Jeeps and try selling the ones you already assembled. Signed, Everyone

Pontiacs have been sporty, red-backlit, and driver-oriented with fifteen air vents since forever.

Chrysler interiors look the same and are made of the same cheap plastic fashioned into squares

Depending on the number and variety of entires. The original concept called for voting from Dec 1-15 as to select one Chevy, one Chevy truck, one Pontiac etc, but depending on the number of entries, we may just have a 'Top 12' or we way do it by Mod committee. Nautrally, if we have 12 or less entries, everyone is in. In any case, every submission that meets criteria will be somehow feautured in the calendar. Guaranteed.

Absolutely not. European cars are cold, austere, uncharming, mechanical and - worst of all - perfectly symmetrical to make L/RHD conversion cheaper for the manufacturer. I'm not against the variety of materials used in European designs (though we've done it in the past, too), but American cars have historially had better interiors. Look at something like a mid-70s fullsize Buick or Oldsmobile - chrome, woodgrain, brushed aluminum, high-quality plastic, leather, vinyl, velour, rich cloth; everything was inlaid, overlayed, embossed, debossed, mixed and match and available in myriad color combinations with tremendous detailing - and this was all in the same car! There are unarguably some standout European interiors - Maybach, RR, Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati...I'd even throw in fullsize Citroens for sheer inventiveness - but the mainstream vehicles have historically been woeful. Even today many are. I don't understand how having a gray and crayon blue two-tone interior is chic or attractive. Neither do I understand these ghastly center stacks many Euro-market cars have. So far, the school of European interior design - not materials - has graced us with clinical colors, symmetry, and hazard lamp switches mysteriously used as centerpieces of the center stack. Color me unimpressed. Just don't color me like the interior of a Peugoet.

Who didn't see this coming...seriously...

We don't really know this until we see a spec sheet.

Yes.

I'd like to see how it would look with a beige/gray two-tone interior with wood trim replacing the chrome trim and strip completely with a wood-inlaid steering wheel a la the Sierra Denali. I think that would look very classy.

New shots for the curious. I may submit one for the calendar. I'll wrap up the 'saga' later.

How far we've come... Clearly a bit of an evolution, but no doubt where the Great Leap Forward occured.

Can we stop bitching about radio integration now, guys?

No, I mean the ones that mimic the rocker moldings of a poorly-maintained 1994 Grand Am, leading to the visual effect of parts falling off even when stationary. Your check from MB USA should arrive shortly...

CR is biased but Mercedes sucks in any circle.

Abso-f@#kin'-lutely, Drew.

For the record, what I like most about the S-Class are the rocker panel moldings that don't match up.

Explain how. $27,000 for a turbo Solstice. Just don't load up on options.

Bull$h! reporting. Misinformation. Spin. Anything else new?

They keep making a huge deal about it on the news, ignoring the fact that IIHS test certain groups of cars at a time and also that GM pioneered mass-equipping non-luxury vehicles, pickups, SUVs, and 15-passenger vans with stability control. Assholes.

Our service provider (NOS' mom) is going to be relocating C&G to a new, more reliable server probably something towards the end of this week. This should quell all the 'max user' connection issues.

As said in another thread, this car is not completly 100% "all-new" from the ground up. The 2002 Altima was the first on the platform. I'd liken this more to the MS2000 vs. W-body or '00 G-body vs. '95 G-body.

Cool. It comes with God standard.