Everything posted by Drew Dowdell
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GM News: What's GM's Plan To Solve The MPG Problem With Trucks?
Stay out of the pedal and you'll save gas. That's the rules with turbo or not. I think people are enjoying the turbo a bit too much and then complaining about it when they get to the gas pump. Even in the staid MKS, it was addicting to use.
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GM News: What's GM's Plan To Solve The MPG Problem With Trucks?
Beat that with the LS1 in my 2002 Firehawk - just sayin. Technical question: What is the height measurement of a fully-dressed ecotec? And of an LSx? And your Firehawk is a good 1,500 lbs lighter, not a giant sedan, and not AWD..... just sayin.
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Buick News: 2013 Buick Verano Turbo Drops With 250 HP
And remember two things: The ATS is roughly the same weight as the Verano The ATS turbo will probably make more power. Probably a good 30 hp more unless I've missed a press release. I'm driving a relatively base Verano this week. It is a great little car and feels very premium.
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Honda loses money on every Fit sold here...
lol
- GMC News: 2013 GMC Terrain Denali To Start At $34,525*
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W.H.O. Stated Diesel Fumes cause Cancer. Will this hurt Diesel Sales?
..... living on earth causes cancer... should be ban that too?
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GM News: What's GM's Plan To Solve The MPG Problem With Trucks?
Some, not all, of these new turbos coming out have over done bearing coolers to keep up the reliability.
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Cadillac News: Spying: Cadillac CTS
I would imagine that the 3.0TT will be an entirely different beast from the 3.0
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Cheers or Jeers: 1958 General Motors Offerings
I'd go right down the line from top to bottom. The taller the fins, the closer to God. Cadillac Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac Chevrolet as if that needed to be defined for anyone here.
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Buick News: 2013 Buick Verano Turbo Drops With 250 HP
Turbocharged and supercharged engines require premium fuel. Not true for all. I don't see why not. We already know this setup can do 300hp.
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GM News: What's GM's Plan To Solve The MPG Problem With Trucks?
Would be nice, but I don't see that happening...it seems most Americans today want small, bland silver or white FWD sedans w/ automatics. The coupe market (beyond a small sporty/performance niche and a smaller luxury niche) is dead. I disagree with you Cubical. Right now the Coupe market is taking a breather. Just like everything, there is a cycle and people might be focused on families and CUV's but lots of people as kids get out of the house look to have a fun coupe to drive. I know I will be considering one in the near future depending on what is available. The Ecoboost does just fine when you keep out of the Turbo. People want their cake and to eat it too... if you use more pedal, you use more gas, why is that hard to understand? I got 27MPG out of an AWD MKS Ecoboost on the highway. That is a great number for a big, heavy, AWD sedan, with 350 hp and gobs of torque.
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Cadillac News: Spying: Cadillac CTS
It's a pre-production interior. Don't judge panel gaps by that picture. I do like how they tape over the badge on the steering wheel so you can't tell which brand it is.
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Buick News: 2013 Buick Verano Turbo Drops With 250 HP
GS is getting an improved Turbo setup. The Peak numbers won't change much, but everything under the peak will be greater.
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Cheers or Jeers: 1958 General Motors Offerings
I love the Buick, Olds and Cadillac!
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VW News: Rumorpile: Next GTI To Pack 260 HP?
What's the matter with that? That's what the Cobalt SS had.
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Honda loses money on every Fit sold here...
Sonic doing very well.
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Yard full of cool?
yard full of rust is what it looks like.
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GM News: What's GM's Plan To Solve The MPG Problem With Trucks?
I think his point is that the Atlas is too tall and that without major re-engineering, won't work in anything other than the full size trucks and SUVs, where as the 3.0TT will likely hit the spot on performance and can be used in almost anything. I get that. I would like to see an Ecotec I6/VR6 plus optional turbo, slanted if need be, that could be used in everything from the Epsilons on up. And FWD, transverse, slant engines are out there already. The Camry uses/used a transverse slant 4. That means they could engineer it as a slant engine from the start and use it in both transverse and north/south applications.
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Industry News: Apple Adds A New Button To Vehicles, Activates Siri
I don't think this will be a proprietary button. It will just be the same button they are using now to activate the voice activation system but now able to activate Siri or the android equivalent also
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VW News: How Much For The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI?
Because of the New Manly body design language or the diesel? Well I already did a review of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo and really enjoyed the car. I like anything diesel, so I expect I would enjoy the Beetle TDI even more.
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GM News: What's GM's Plan To Solve The MPG Problem With Trucks?
Volvo S80 has a 2.9/3.0/3.2 liter I6 mounted transversely 2013 Volvo S60 has a 3.0t mounted transversely Suzuki Verona/Daewoo Leganza as a 2.5 liter I6 mounted transversely
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Cadillac News: XTS Hybrid? Don't Count On It
There are a number of other non-GM brands that need to go away before Opel does and at least half of those are owned by VW.
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Cheers or Jeers: 12,000 Mile 1986 Buick Riviera
Same place I get parts for mine. Ebay. that said, even as an E-body lover, I have to vote no on this... at least until the upsizing a few years later.
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Industry News: DOT Unveils Their Blueprint For Ending Distracted Driving
Those of you on the Sprint network should have noticed their contribution to this. Their network has been more than crap lately now that you aren't able to use Verizon towers anymore.
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The Intrepid Project
I thought you did a beauty touch up on your intake plenum.... or was that someone else?