Robert Hall
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I guess it's a legacy of the old GM structure...GMDAT was doing subcompacts and compacts in S. Korea, Opel was doing compact and midsize cars in Germany, lots of stuff going on in Detroit... for commodity 4 cyl generics, they need a single engine family with a variety of displacements, not multiple unrelated families..one GM like Ford's 'one Ford' idea...'old' GM seemed to always have way too much redundancy, too many different 4s and V6 families..- 67 replies
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If they have P-AWS and SH-AWD and other acronyms they will need a smaller font to fit the badging all on the hatch ;)..is VTEC still a thing or do they have some other valve train acronym now?
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Yes, just a commodity appliance with premium aspirations...nothing of significance...
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i thought it was well known that the CLA and GLA were just a FWD A-class variations..been out for a few years now...
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As far as a Cruze SS, the compact appliance sedan niche is declining, and the performance end of it down to just a couple Civic variations and the performance Focus and GTI. GM would have to invest a lot to be competitive in a declining niche. Maybe if they had come out with a Cruze SS a couple years ago, but it seems like it is too late now..
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Sounds like poor engineering if they can't fit the 2.0/2.5 in the Cruze. And why have two different engine families for 4cyls? Again, poor choices. Should have a single 4 cyl architecture in different displacements like other automakers do. GM sometimes makes inexplicable decisions.
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Fascinating how the Lake Effect snow bands and patterns lead to light dustings in some areas and big snows in other areas, often very close together. Had only 2-3 inches or so here in the south west Cleveland suburbs, just cold today. Up the coast to the east--maybe 25-30 miles away--they've had 8-10 inches so far with another foot coming...and 2 hours up the coast in Erie, Pa they had 53 inches in 2 days!
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Remember, the cost means nothing to US M-B buyers beyond the monthly lease rate... and in Europe,they are diesels, so premium vs regular means nothing in their core market.
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The A-Class sedan that is coming will accommodate those that want less legroom and more of formal sedan than the CLA.
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They will probably bring the name back on a high performance CUV...(a version of the upcoming Q8, maybe?)
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They are unrelated, the C class is RWD. CLA is on the FWD A class platform, as is the GLA.
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CLA is just the 4dr 'coupe' version of the current 3rd generation A-Class. The A-Class is a FWD 5dr hatchback, their entry level 'family hatchback'.
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$28k or $33k seems like a lot for a generic FWD 4cyl econobox.
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I miss the simplicity of the older truck front ends... I like these---simple, clean, no cheese. 1967, 1983, 1988
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Of the current generation of Silverado, I like the '14-15 nose better than the front after the MCE..it got too busy, IMO.. This I like...
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december car spotter December Car Spotter Thread
Robert Hall replied to G. David Felt's topic in The Lounge
Saw a new red Colorado ZR2 in a restaurant lot last night...sharp looking truck. -
They already have 4-5 CUVs and SUVs, I'm sure another bunch are coming...
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Kind of, but also looks like countless other CUVs out there now..bit of Mazda, bit of Infiniti, bit of Nissan in the curves...
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I'm only 47...I enjoyed the '00 DTS...I think I'd enjoy the XTS, like the look after the restyle.
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Chevrolet News:2019 Chevrolet Cruze May Lose the Manual
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To come into an established product marketplace and try and challenge the status quo---to be 'disrupters' (as is said of tech startups), requires passionate, often arrogant, often flawed leaders. That's the nature of the business.
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That Navigator front was pretty ghastly.. there is one Lincoln CUV/SUV front I liked from around 2010, but can't recall which model it was. Edit: 2009ish MKX...I like that front end.
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Black trim screams cheap to me.. like something on a basic work truck trim. Body color trim is too much of an '80s-90s cliche to me, back when monochrome trim was a trendy look. For me, chrome (in limited amounts) is classic and tasteful. I prefer polished aluminum look wheels over chrome wheels. And I find the appearance of carbon fibre the ultimate in hideousness...
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The QX56/QX80 is an odd looking beastie.. my next door neighbor in Phoenix from '11-15 had a maroon QX56, then briefly an Escalade, then a black QX80 the last two years..
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My Jeep has the chrome door handles and mirror covers, I like the contrast with the black metallic paint. I like when there are lots of choices available in vehicles, some models have trim levels where everything is body color or blacked out for those who like that look.
