Robert Hall

Yes, GM has built plenty of unsafe shitboxes as well....

The way the passenger compartment collapsed reminds me of the crash test photos I've seen of the Blazers and previous GM minivans (Venture, TransPort, etc)... \

I'm a past GM owner, past and present Ford owner, and current Jeep and BMW owner. I will likely be a future GM owner and BMW owner... maybe a Benz or Porsche also. I'm a car enthusiast in general--I like a lot of different types of cars, and also am a fan of car history and culture, along with building model cars and diecast car collecting...

The styling reminds me of a mash-up between a Rodeo, previous-generation Explorer, and a mid-90s Blazer...

Sounds plausable...a stretched EII platform could make sense as a replacement for the W-body platform..

The 6-speed w/ a diesel would have been a great option..best gas mileage and torque, I bet..

It definitely resembles the DTS, Lucerne, and the Impala...the best thing about the dash is it is very car-like and not truckish (since these trucks are predominantly used as cars---they are the full-size station wagons of today). I do hope the Escalade gets more than a different guage cluster and wood trim--it deserves its own unique dash design.

Wow...over 5500lbs for the 4WD version...they could have gotten more mileage if they could find a way to take out more weight (more aluminum?).

Thanks..that worked...I like the dash, very car-like...reminds me of the new Impala interior.

Interesting...I see no photos in Nortstar's post...just a bunch of lines that say 'user posted image'.

WHAT INTERIOR SHOTS??? Where are you guys seeing interior photos? I can't find any posted in this thread (only the exterior photos in FoG's post).

Where are the interior pics? There is a 'Photography' link at the GM media site but it's password protected.

Hmmm..bigger on the outside, smaller on the inside! That's been a GM tradition for decades... :)

Looks good..very clean..very clean...the shape makes it look smaller and less bulky, I think.. Where are the interior pics, though? I don't see any in this thread.

Camaro prototype based on the Cobalt that they are going to show at the 06 NAIAS? :)

A MY 2007 intro would be consistent with history...the YJ came out as an 87 and the TJ as a 97.

Since we're all on Sesame Street here, when can we expect a D, E & F to bridge the gap between the C and the G-wagon? Well, they already have the E-class... then the S-class. (of course the coupes, sports cars and SUVs are on their own naming schemes (CLK, CLS, CL; SLK, SL; MLK, ML)

Ok...must be a slow news day...you guys are getting all worked up by a blurry photo of a reflection of a car....judging by the headlight, it looks like an '06 Impala.

I think it hit it around bumper level and offset...the left side of the Lincoln was relatively unscathed, but the right side... almost as if the car folded up and in on itself...

I'm looking forward to seeing the 'burban....though I assume it will be just like the Tahoe but longer.

I was in an accident back in '94 when a Ford van rear-ended a stopped Town Car at about 45 mph (pushing the Lincoln into my Mustang, totalling both cars)...the Lincoln was hit so hard the body buckled at the B-pillar and folded the car up in the middle..there must have been a foot or more between the bent frame and the floorpan, and the middle of the frame was 3 feet off the ground (It was sitting on 3 wheels). My Mustang was hit above the rear bumper (taillight level) by the Lincoln, shoving the decklid through the rear window and the back tail panel almost to the back seat...(neither door would open, I crawled out through the drivers window..) No one was injured, though the lady in the Lincoln and I both had some whiplash...

One thing working against Buick as far as those numbers go, though, is that the Boomers are the generation that first embraced imports broadly...are people that have been driving Japanese and German for 25 years or more going to go Buick?

Buick kind of lost their mojo in the '70s.... in the 50s and 60s, they had a bold, brash luxury style that was different than Cadillac style and definitely different than Olds... the '50s Roadmasters, the '60s Wildcats and Electras, the first through third generation Rivieras exemplified that , IMHO... But by the late '70s and pretty much up to today, Buicks by and large have pretty largely indistinguishable from their Chevy, Pontiac, and Olds platform mates--really only the grilles and taillights differed, nothing substantial.... (a few cars stood out, like the Grand Nationals, GNX, Reatta, the Rivieras, but otherwise....)

Wasn't Jacko a fan of that mag? I remember some DJs riffing on that back when his trail was going on...

I doubt it...