Flybrian

In certain colors, MAXXs are very hot. The SSs look great as well. Congratulations! P.S. No Mini?

A little over a week left, guys!

The third and most elusive of GM's trio of fullsize Lambda crossovers, GMT968 (GMC's Acadia), has been caught and the first clear pictures are here for your viewing pleasure courtesy of Chris Doane/Brendra Priddy & Co. and Cheers and Gears. Cheers & Gears has paid for the rights to publish these photos. Please do NOT re-host or hotlink these pictures. URL links to this story are fine. Thank you for your cooperation. This frontal exterior shot gives you a much better idea of how GMC's new yet muscular design language will translate on the large crossover. This interior shot shows some of the more obvious thoughtfullness that went into the design of the dashboard, notably the liberal use of chrome around the vent bezels. As for what is under the hood of GMC's newest, expect a high-feature V6 engine at debut with the Ultra V8 powering a Denali version 12-18 months after initial launch. Speaking of launch dates, expect production to start at Delta Township in mid-November of 2006 for a CY2007MY2008 launch. Watch for the full debut soon, though, not likely at NYIAS as the one GM press conference scheduled is for Saturn. Expect a possible public showing at the Texas State Fair. PLEASE NOTE (again): Cheers & Gears has paid for the rights to publish these photos. Please do NOT re-host or hotlink these pictures. URL links to this story are fine Special thanks to Chris Doane, Venseattle, Camino_LS6, and CSpec for their assistance

Yeah, try and guess.

I ask you to prove it.

The number of recalls taken at face value is meaningless.

Take this one on then. 14-15 cuft of trunk space out of a car that large. No excuse.

Is it me, or does the Chinese SUV's logo looks like it belongs on a washing machine?

Since I work for a general contractor who does predominately interior buildouts and renovations of commercial buildings, I see so many of these modular offices. Its really funny when you think about it - row after row of people in their tiny little pseudo-offices filled with pictures, cheesy Hallmark trinkets, and stupid motivational placards to remind them of the outside world. All packed in these cookie-cutter 'executive park' buildings with beautiful views of vacant lots, the freeway, or the Radisson through poorly-tinted windows that glare the $h! out of everything. The smaller, 3-10 story buildings are the best because they all think they're the Pan Am Building or something. Working as a contractor in one, I had to get a Building Entry Pass valid for the exact time of our work there, a Floor Admission Certificate (I'm not making up these names), and I had to give them a photocopy of my driver's license. What was this firm and what did they do? DoD? FBI? SEC? Some real estate investment people. What am I going to steal, high interest rates? I also parked my car in a 'Designated Visitor Space' and since I was apparently an 'Undesignated' visitor, I recieved a ticket from building administration for $15. Are you kidding me? These companies need to own the building and the land its on before they even begin to impress anyone. But I digress...I'm glad I'm able to work more outside than in. I'd kill myself if I became one of those people.

Nice uneven placement of wheel controls, Toyota.

No way. I see at least 10 sedans for every one Mazda6 hatch and probably 8 hatches for every wagon. You Canucks are weirdos.

Riviera.

If I'm not mistaken, Siegen came here as part of the Ridgeline debacle and stayed ever since. I enjoy reading his thoughts as well. As O.C. said, its easier to make a list of people I do not respect. Its short and most of them aren't around here any more.

If 'doing you homework' is posting random picture of cars we're not even discussing, then someone must've failed school.

Pop quiz... 1) You come upon a toll booth. The lane is marked SunPass/exact change and there is no 'booth,' merely a basket for change, 25 cents to be exact. You... a) Stop, toss in correct change, proceed. b) Drive at reduced speed, listen to your transponder beep, proceed. c) Stop, toss in a dollar bill. Wait. When gate doesn't open, toss, in another dollar bill. Wait. When gate still doesn't open, honk furiously and yell for an attendant. When attendant walks up and points out its exact change only, returns your dollar bill, keeps one, and returns 75 cents (depositing the toll in the basket), you argue with him about why he only gave you back $1.75. 2) You come upon another toll booth. The booth itself is unattended, the gate locked in the 'up' position, the green light flashing, and a digital readout displays 'NO TOLL COLLECTED TODAY.' You... a) Proceed through the toll gate at normal speed b) Look ahead, slow slightly, realize you don't have to pay a toll, resume at speed. c) Stop briefly, realize you don't have to pay a toll, accelerate d) Stop, look inside the toll booth befuddled, look at your passenger, look back in the booth, then proceed to toss like a dollar and a half of change into the basket before realizing you're a dolt. Accelerate. 3) You're a pedestrian trying to cross a mall parking lot while talking on your cell phone. An oncoming car stops and waves for you to cross. You make a hand gesture that appears to the driver as waving him on as if you'll wait. Driver begins to accelerate and you begin to cross. Driver notices and stops, still about 10ft away. You. a) Wave a 'sorry!' and step back on the curb b) Wave a 'sorry!' and continue walking across c) Simply walk across with nothing said or gestures d) Yell out at the top of your lungs, "f@#kING WATCH OUT!!" then proceed to call me an asshole. Yeah, C, C, and D happened to me this week.

Saw my third rental Mazda5, which happens to be my fifth Mazda5 ever. Also, two XG350s both rentals and an Azera...with a rental barcode. OMG!

Speaking of eye-rollers... He's gone, so why are you responding anyway? Man...

'Tis true, but really how hard was it to improve over the '02's? The entire center console was misaligned with the dash.

Not ricey at all. Color-keying them? That's ricey. This makes it fall in line with other Pontiacs and, upon reviewing these pictures, I don't know why GM didn't do this in the first place, at least with the GT/GTP trims. A few bucks to really set it apart is worth it for you or the General...

Texas

Um, I'm pretty sure that was mocking the general contention amongst automotive 'reviewers' that footbrakes are a bad thing. In many, many cars, they're not. Handbrakes in auto-only cars rob storge space and take up too much room.

Compared to previous Scion 'Releases' that amounted to cheesy apperance packages, this seems to be worth the money in terms of options given.

And yet, still better-looking than the real Imperial concept.

The center stack is uuuuuuugly.

I've seen one Lucerne rental around here with a full chrome grille. Most have been V6 CXLs and a few V8s. The LaCrosses for rent are also quite generous, some with alloys and sunroofs. Ditto for G6s. The real duds are 4cyl Altimas, Mazda6s with wheel covers, and wheezy 300 bases.