Robert Hall

I like the 'Voltec' name for the propulsion system, Toyota has Hybrid Synergy Drive, Honda has IMA. Voltec fits nicely with GM's Ecotec and Vortec engine naming schemes. As others said, I definitely see some Gallardo in the proportions, with Art & Science styling....pretty slick package. The future is going to be bright, I just hope their is a future for the Detroit 3...

It's not a BADGE JOB, it's PLATFORM SHARING. Two different concepts. When will people ever learn that????

Converj, eh? It's pretty interesting....definitely futuristic. Quite dramatic from behind.

Well, this a small family car in some markets... for a couple with an infant or two. In other parts of the world, families don't buy full size SUVs or minivans to haul around their rug rats.

If gas goes up to $5 or $6/gallon, it might take off...

Short of a convertible being available, I'd have to go for a loaded SS with all the goodies and a manual.

Hmm...Acuras now have the bold shield grille... Buicks have a tri-shield badge. Maybe they could replace the waterfall grille with a giant tri-shield to do battle with Acura..

I'm liking the shape.. in the article it says "Ford lowered the roof and raised the car's shoulder line "...the greenhouse and profile remind me of a sleeker Chrysler 300.

I have yet to make it that far north.... I've been to the UK 5 times since '00, but only in England (mostly London and the SE)...I want to explore Northumbria, Snowdonia and Scotland eventually....I've been watching Top Gear, Rick Steves travel shows, reading Fodors and Frommers guides for my Europe fix lately.. There's an episode of Top Gear on my TiVo from last Spring where Clarkson drives a Jag XK convertible along the coast somewhere in Scotland...incredible scenery. This house in the highlands would make a great vacation home, if I could get broadband, and have a Land Rover Defender...

I'd love be in London, Cardiff, the Welsh countryside, Yorkshire, most anywhere in the UK right now, out of dull-ass Phoenix..

Top Gear did a piece on the Wiesmann a while back, a comparo with one of the Morgans. I'm drawn to the Morgan Aeromax (except for the wierd headlights)...the rear end and proportions are so cool, so defiantly RWD in a world of conformist FWD genericism...

Yes...Pontiac Excitement from south of the border! The current Daewoo Matiz/Chevy Spark is rebadged as the Pontiac G2. Quite sporty, isn't it?

There may be a 3dr version eventually, though I would think in any market, a 4/5 dr will always outsell an equivalent 2dr/3dr...just more practical. This is replacing the Matiz, I assume, which is 5dr only, I think. The Pontiac version will be the G2 probably (like it is now in Mexico).

Yeah..I'd like to see it with a modern size update of the '68-69 Rallys or the early '70s gray spoke wheels.

The taillights are vaguely similar to the the 5 series, but I don't see any 5 in it otherwise..the C-pillar and decklid remind me the most of the Lexus GS..

For some reason, this car and the Beat remind me of a Pokemon character..the clash of angles, I guess.

I really like that red...

I picked up the Jan issue of CAR magazine today, it has an illustration that looks much the same...the greenhouse reminds me of the Mazda3 and Impreza. Interesting in that it looks like it has a reversed version of the Insignia side crease.

Ah-yeah. I always forget about SAAB...just thinking about the core, CPSBC brands. (or CPOBC in olden days).

Yeah, everything seems to be in flux...and I couldn't imagine them getting rid of the G3 or G5, BPG dealers would scream they wouldn't be able to compete w/ Chevy without them..

To quote a song from my youth, 'The future's so bright I gotta wear shades'... that is a bright green. (I'd like to see the Camaro in that color).

Yes.. getting through the next 12-24 months is going be critical to GM's future.

Looks like it's much smaller than the Fiesta, maybe more Ka sized..

Yes, a few really good cars is better than a lot of overlapping ok cars..

Yeah, I bet there won't be a 2nd gen Aura or G6. So GM will probably have 2 midsize (Malibu, Regal) and 2 large (Impala, LaCrosse) FWD sedans by 2012 or so, it looks like...