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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Not seeing any correlation w/ the first gen Seville, but the taillights on that gray one (the spy pic purported to be the new CTS) remind me of those on my sister's '00 DTS, at least as far as the shape. It will be interesting to see where they go w/ the ATS coupe, whether it will be a 2dr version of the 4dr with the same profile or if it will be a fastback like the CTS coupe...
  2. Robert Hall
    If the spy photo is to be believed, the CTS will have the same tired, played out, variation on a theme raised rounded decklid edge ridge and diagonal decklid cutline below the rear window that the ATS, XTS, Malibu and the new Commodore/SS have. It's not original or new. It's a weak copy of the old BMW 7-series Bangle decklid and needs to go away ASAP. All of these cars IMO would look better if the decklids didn't have that weird ridge and were just crisply squared off w/ flush taillights, rather than the obnoxious bulging lights (Malibu).
  3. Robert Hall
    I wonder what the deal was w/ the dump truck snow plow in the Ford video..too heavy for the parking deck roof, or the deck was deteriorated and gave way... The Yaris and Civic don't make much sense as snow plow vehicles--seem like they would be too light and underpowered to push much snow.
  4. Robert Hall
    The worst aspect is they shortened the wheelbase back to near where it was 2 generations back, cutting the rear seat legroom and making the rear door opening smaller....while Ford increased the wheelbase on the new Fusion to similar to the previous Malibu. Poor packaging decisions for what is supposed to be a volume family sedan. The Fusion just seems to be a better designed and styled car all around. Then in comparison w/ the import brands it comes up short as well.
  5. Robert Hall
    That's how many of mine are...WV, NC, SC, GA were pass thrus in driving from Ohio to Florida, or IN, IA, NE when driving from Michigan to Colorado...
  6. Robert Hall
    I still think the whole point of this is they wanted to separate Ram so that it can continue if they phase out Dodge...
  7. Robert Hall
    Desperation in trying to push an outclassed, uncompetitive model. The car was obsolete before it came out.
  8. Robert Hall
    The Ram name is relatively recent (1980), and Silverado is from around that time.... the trucks were Dodge D100, D200, etc before that...likewise for Chevy which had named trim levels, but they were the Chevy C10, C20, etc.. And Ford doesn't name theirs either---Ford F150, F250, etc.
  9. Robert Hall
    No, the CC is smaller inside and out. true..the CC is basically rebody of the previous Passat, (still the current in Europe)..the dash even looks much the same..
  10. Robert Hall
    Total clean sheet architecture. That's what I thought...looks like most of the dev work was done in the early '00s... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Zeta_platform
  11. Robert Hall
    Was Zeta pretty much clean sheet, or was it an update of the previous '90s platform that the Monaro/GTO was on? Maybe that is where the W body comparison is coming from....
  12. Robert Hall
    It is amazing how light big cars were then....I would have thought it would have been 1000 lbs heavier. Plymouth's base model Plaza used the same roofline I believe....
  13. Robert Hall
    As far as the US market, it seems like the Passat is the midsize and the CC the fullsize (though the CC is probably smaller inside than the Passat)? I haven't been in a current Passat, ridden in my boss' CC a few times... I've driven the current style Taurus a couple years ago--nice inside, but pretty tight with poor rearward visibility. Seems cramped compared to old-school Panthers that I've driven a lot more of as rentals...
  14. Robert Hall
    Saw a really clean red w/ body color bumpers '77 Z-28 w/ tasteful larger wheels in my underground storage unit parking garage....a few min later, in the PetSmart parking lot saw a young woman in a new dark blue BMW 328 w/ temporary plate pull into a parking spot...poorly, right into the left rear quarter of a darker blue BMW M3 coupe...saw her front bumper crack and side marker light pop out. Funny thing is, 2 weeks ago, I saw a Ford Edge run into a Camry...in the same parking spot.
  15. Robert Hall
    I assume it's a PS illustration. Same grille theme as the NASCAR SS... It's too bad Holden doesn't do coupes anymore...a new Monaro (and Monte Carlo for the US) based on the VF would be nice to see...
  16. Robert Hall
    I assume the SS will use a front fascia more like this, small upper grille w/ the large ugly lower grille..
  17. Robert Hall
    Melodrama much?
  18. Robert Hall
    They haven't shown the Statesman/Caprice updates yet, wonder how they will appear...I assume the US Caprice PPV will get those changes eventually.
  19. Robert Hall
    I liked the previous Commodore styling as well, never cared for the taillights on the G8.
  20. Robert Hall
    Given that Buick has been FWD only for over 15 years, it wouldn't fit in there.
  21. Robert Hall
    I would assume the Colorado is the size it is as that is where the competition is size-wise--the non-US Ranger, the Frontier, the Tacoma. As for the SS, I assume it will look more like the performance version of the Commodore as far as the front fascia, interior trim, etc....with a smaller top grille than the Calais shown here and big lower grille (like the new NASCAR SS). I saw an image of how the performance version could look yesterday but can't find it now.
  22. Robert Hall
    It's definitely heavy enough....but needs more like 425hp.
  23. Robert Hall
    Since the Chevy SS is more sports sedan than luxury, I assume there will be a lot more gray and black trim... The rear end design resembles the Malibu quite a bit but w/ better taillight integration...
  24. Robert Hall
    I like the new interior...
  25. Robert Hall
    Nice...a clean refresh of the current car.
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