Robert Hall

I saw a blue & silver two tone '80s Chevette yesterday, first one I'd seen in ages.

The Viper has never really been my thing, but I do think the new one looks great...can't wait to read the road tests..

Saw 3 nice oldies this morning out on a sunny Saturday---two convertibles, tops down--a white on white '75-76 Eldorado, a yellow w/ white interior '73 Olds 88. Also saw a white '65 Mercury Monterey 4dr ht w/ dog dish hubcaps, first I've ever seen of that year/bodystyle, I think. All very clean shape.

Parts is parts. Lots of vehicles by the same automaker share knobs, etc for years..

Saw a very clean red '56 Thunderbird, top down today...a clean lt blue/white '57 Ford Fairlane 2dr ht for sale, a primered '63 Chevy Biscayair 4dr sedan, and a clean silver blue w/ white top '75-77 Malibu coupe w/ Rallys.

The right side of the upper dash pad is strange in how the cut to the left of vent is executed.

Looks to be in great shape. Love the color combination.

I can see a little Ferrari in the style, which makes sense given the family relationship. I wouldn't expect any Lambo as that is a VW brand.. Other than the Miura, I've never really cared for Lambo styling, esp. compared to Ferrari.

His Camaro drag cars in the late '60s-early '70s looked so cool.... I love the look of Pro Stock cars of that era, when the bodies still looked stock...

Meh..nothing special. Very derivative shape, looks like a Lexus in profile..

The taillights remind me of the last generation Sonata. The upper grille is vaguely Honda-ish. The 6-window fastback sedan profile seems to be the trend these days...so many similar rooflines.

Ok...they made it uglier..

Makes sense..

I'm surprised it's not a hybrid. I'm surprised Toyota hasn't developed a taxi-oriented minivan based off the Prius...regular Priuses are pretty widely used here as a taxis.

I'm looking forward to seeing it in person..I like some aspects of the Taurus, but this looks better overall at least in the pics.. The way Impala is spelled out on the doors reminds me of the trucks and SUVs.

The gallery seems to work fine for me...very easy...select an album from the thumbnail views, click on 'Prev' or 'Next' to go forward or backward through the album.....

Both twin turbos..maybe the more powerful version has bigger turbos or something

Wouldn't make sense to have FWD ones on the lot in the NW...AWD makes more sense there...FWD is appropriate for the sunbelt states..

Weird..both versions of the 4.7 have plenty of hp and torque, so the displacement really doesn't matter. They went from a 4.7 and 5.5 to two variations of a 4.7. I guess the kept the designation 550 instead of making it 470, which would confuse consumers..

4.6 V8, the 550 has a 5.5 according to Wikipedia..(edit: that was for the '12 ML...not sure if the '13 GL will be the same)

Same wheelbase, but w/ about 4.x inches more overhang. Same width.. 2012 LaX Curb Weight (FWD) 3835 lbs 3835 lbs Curb Weight (AWD) N/A N/A Front Track Width 61.7 in 61.7 in Overall Height 59.2 in 59.2 in Overall Length 196.9 in 196.9 in Overall Width 73.1 in 73.1 in Rear Track Width 62.0 in 62.0 in Wheelbase 111.7 in 111.7 in 2014 Impala According to GM: Wheelbase (in / mm): 111.7 / 2837 Overall length (in / mm): 201.3 / 5113 Overall width (in / mm): 73 / 1854 Overall height (in / mm): 58.9 / 1496 Track (in / mm): front: 62.2 / 1580 ; rear: 62 / 1576 Curb weight (lb / kg): 3800 / 1723 (est. – LT model w/ V-6)

the long-rumored LaCrosse GS? I'm hoping for the mythical Holden Commodore-based Chevy SS in regular SS (Camaro SS engine spec) and ZL1 versions (Camaro ZL1 engine spec). ..

I hope someone captured it on video and puts it on the You Tube...

Well, each fills a specific segment--subcompact, compact, midsize, fullsize, speciality. The first 4 segments (as FWD models) is the standard approach taken by most full-line mainstream automakers...Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, and Nissan do it (and VW outside NA).

After 12 winters in Colorado, 3 in Michigan, and 6 in Ohio, I prefer a 4WD SUV for winter use, w/ proper mud & snow tires, not weak all season tires. In Phoenix, though, I can get away w/ RWD for winter..