Robert Hall

Saw a black Regal this morning w/ dealer installed tube grille, bling wheels, etc sitting on the lot at the Buick-Cadillac store..haven't really seen very many of them on the road so far.

I was under the impression that the different nozzles were for the other direction..i.e. preventing putting gasoline in a diesel.

Saw a black Volt on the lot at the local Chevy store. Saw a black '11 Camaro convertible out driving around top down on this fine Easter Sunday.

I can only imagine what was going through Nissan rep's heads when the Rio was unveiled in the same show as their competitor. Probably trying to comfort themselves with more of that "small car buyers don't want sport or style" BS. I was looking at pics of the new Versa somewhere and realized the C-pillar and rear doors kind of remind me of the 1st Prius..ugh.

Accent is the subcompact (SonicAveo/Fiesta/Mazda2/Fit/Versa/Yaris/Rio competitor) Elantra is the compact (Cruze/Focus/Mazda3/Civic/Sentra/Corolla/Forte competitor) The subcompact and compact segments are getting crowded in the US..and I didn't even list Suzuki, Mitsubishi, VW, Subaru, etc..

These are still very mainstream and ordinary looking, IMO. And they lack the frameless door glass that was a Subaru signature detail for so long..

Saw several early Mustangs over the last 24 hours, appropriate for this time of year since last Sunday was the 17th. A sharp bright red w/ black vinyl top '65 GT coupe w/ the factory option 5 spoke mags A bright red '66 coupe w/ black door on the back of a rollback truck A bright red w/ white interior '65 convertible, top down in traffic this morning A dark red '67 coupe A black w/ silver stripes '67 coupe on the back of a 6 car carhauler last night Also saw a white '11 300C at the airport last night, first I've seen..looking sharp.

Yeah, Chrysler is the ticket. GM is out of the question due to the last 15 years of sticking it to us. I could likely live without an new El Camino, considering that Dodge is selling that cheap V8 sport truck, that I can drop into the weeds. 10+ years of Jeep ownership has made me a Mopie believer. The challenge for me will be deciding what my next new car will be, there are 4 from Chrysler that I find appealing...the Challenger, Charger, 300C, and Grand Cherokee..all are at the top of my new car shopping list.

Defining generations on these is a bit of a murky business. Holden is on the VF at this point (same vehicle basically), and the true next gen is a ways off with the possibility of a (stupid) move to FWD. Hmm..well, if the next Ute is based on the '13 Malibu, then it would be appropriate to call it El Camino, since the El Camino of '64-87 was based on the Chevelle/Malibu..

No surprise...as usual, Australia gets the good stuff, GM gives NA more 4 cyl FWD vanilla cars.

Nice..looks better than the Accent. I like the greenhouse.

+1 +2 This falls more in the ugly fish face camp along w/ the repulsive Sonata Hybrid than the happy fish faces over at Mazda..

+1. I like brushed aluminum..it's chrome inside that I find has more glare/reflection issues. I dispise carbon fiber for its repulsive look, don't like it inside or outside..it's OK on race cars, but I'd never want it on a road car. I'd like to see the SRT8 GC hardware available in a more subtle version using the interior/exterior of the Overland, for example.

Sedan greenhouse looks a lot like the Civic. No mention of the WRX or WRX sti...TBA later?

Interesting...like the profile, but the front end detailing is way over the top aggro...probably would appeal to 25 yr old gamers. I suppose about the only US market competition currently is the Hyundai Genesis coupe, but this is considerably smaller..

Massive Attack (Tricky used to be a member)

Cannonball-Supertramp

Regular lighting is cheaper and lighter weight? That could explain the ECO angle...or maybe it's just they wanted the ECO to look different..

Liking what I see w/ all 3...looking forward to seeing them in person... I'm looking forward to sitting in them...just looking at the pics, the Exec Series looks like the kind of daily driver interior I'd like to have..

LED lighting seems to be overhyped...

The regenerative braking system kind of sounds like a KERS..

Interesting...front end is a bit busy, but appropriate for a performance version. As far as the GC goes, I'd love to see a Rubicon trim level w/ big tires and black wheels, lots of ground clearance, and off-road suspension upgrades. My ideal GC would be one with Rubicon exterior trim, diesel, and the Overland interior trim.

i haven't been in or drove Brooklyn Decker and Jennifer Lawrence but at least i think its alright to speculate about preferences based on photos............ Never heard of them...porn stars or reality TV stars or something? Anyway, so if this new Malibu is an MY 2013 and it's only April 2011, it sounds like the 2012 MY is going to be shortened for the Malibu?

Hmmm...new grille is bigger, SHO grille almost reminds me of the repulsive Sonata Hybrid's maw. I prefer the current smaller grille..the SHO would have looked better w/ a mesh grille in the current smaller hole, IMO...but the trend is towards larger, more aggro grilles..

Subtle changes..guess I would have to see the grilles side by side to see the changes.