Robert Hall

That bidet sounds nice...I like the features..I've read elsewhere Hyundai is working on a 10-speed automatic for MY 2016.

Still just a Hyundai, though.

This reminds me of buying an old partially built model kit off ebay, some parts loose, some parts missing...but this in 1:1 scale w/ a lot more parts!

Yes, unfortunately in profile it's hard to see much of any change.

Generally, yes. But with the 1 hr daily commute (25 miles each way) it gets very tiring. Plus that fact I don't want to be here (I want to leave AZ, but that isn't practical right now), makes for a lot of frustration...plus the tech job market is weak here compared to other large metros..still regretting leaving Denver.

The last month has been intense at work...pushing hard to meet deadlines...had the quarterly production install Friday night (pulled an all nighter that night). It's been exhausting, 4 60+ hr weeks in a row...and I don't see it letting up soon, as we are chronically understaffed--the department has lost a net of 6 people in the last 6 months, but the upcoming quarters still have a lot of work to be done, and they seem to be under a hiring freeze (cheap bastards, considering they are one of the few big banks that's profitable). To make matters worse, on Thursday (was a bank holiday for me), my team lead dropped dead of a heart attack at 34 while at cricket practice. He'd been putting in probably 50-75 hr weeks here the last 5 years. Did the job kill him? Don't know, seemed healthy and fit. Everyone is still in shock I think over this. The expectation of long hours are part of the package in trade for a six-figure salary and 4 weeks vacation, but I do have days where I question if it's worth it...maybe I should quit and go back to contracting, which is less stressful than being an employee in this kind of work environment... I've been plagued by insomnia the last month, cranking up my sleeping pills and antidepressants...looking forward to a few days off at Thanksgiving..need to reevaluate what I'm doing.

Something about the curvature of the roof and the back glass gives me an impression of the ancient Studie...though I don't think I've ever seen one of those in person. I don't see any Mini resembalance, since the Mini has it's pillars hidden in black..the Ford has the chrome and very thin pillars. 50 Studie

The CTS-v is more of an M5 competitor, though, not a 550i competitor. The CTS-v has a performance oriented interior in gray w/ vile carbon fiber and the aggro body work--they should offer a regular V8 model w/ the normal fascias and interior in luxury car trim (w/ wood, etc) to be comparable. BMW has the 550i and M5; Mercedes the E550 and AMG E63. Different styles, different tuning.

Nice...took me almost 9 years to reach 100k w/ my Jeep. Up to 122k now.

Saw a white Dodge Dakota convertible yesterday..first one of those I've seen in a while. Parked in front of it was a tastefully done '80s Grand Prix lowrider..bright blue, very clean condition.

It would be cool to see a production car like that here..I love the greenhouse. Is it just me, or does something about the glass treatment remind one of the Studebaker Starlight coupe from around 1950?

I was being sarcastic. But it is clearly futuristic, definitely doesn't reference anything from the past. It's a modern city vehicle..there are consumers that a car like this is perfect for.

Maybe they will do an Evo version w/ AWD. And Chevy can do a Spark SS, and Ford a Ka RS. Microperformance for teh future!

I think it's like that because the windshield is tall and narrow...too narrow for conventional wiper placement. I'm surprised they didn't use a single central wiper like the older Merc E-class did. Yep, bold and futuristic design.

They look pretty cool. They need to show this in a bold color like bright red or yellow rather than boring silver.

I can't recall seeing any new Suzukis on the road in a long time...still never seen a Kizashu in the wild.

How's the outward visibility? Leg room, head room, seat adjustability? Cupholder usability? HVAC and sound system/media?

Agreed...the TSA zombies seem to be little more than minimum skill ex-burger flippers now with badges. It's all a show to make it look like they know what they are doing about security.

I picked up the HW '69 Corvette recently..it's done as a vintage race car... I also recently got the latest round of M2 Detroit Muscle, besides the usual Mopies, it has some nice GM models--a pale blue w/ white top '70 Chevelle SS, orange '69 GTO Judge (w/ exposed headlights), and a red '70 Olds 442 2dr sedan w/ dog dish hubcaps and a bench seat.

Saw a really clean bone stock early '80s Regal 2dr yesterday evening...silver blue w/ dark blue 1/2 top.

Maybe less content and make it shorter and more concise...the current front page is scrolly, currently has about 5 pages/screens worth of info.

I wonder what they started with for building this car..maybe it on a mid '50s Pontiac chassis?

Love what I've seen so far...I grew to like the current car, though the slab sides and tiny windows took some getting used to. But this looks great.

Cool..there is a '58 4dr ht like that around here that I see often...it's white w/ a green roof.

I would think Year One could be a source. Is the front bumper/grille just off the car or missing?