Drew Dowdell

hey now... be nice.

The G8 proved nothing about V6 import cars. If you were shopping for a 2008 G8 and could only afford a V6, you were better off looking at a 2007 Cadillac CTS. Same engine, lighter weight by 300lbs, more upscale badge (if you cared), and still great handling. Interiors were just about a wash either way. And somehow, GM managed to screw with the excellent 5-speed automatic so that it performed great in the CTS (as it always had) and yet was a sore spot in the G8. Another kicker for V6 buyers was that the CTS 3.6L V6 could be had with a 6-speed manual transmission while Pontiac's "sport sedan" V6 could only come with the 5-speed auto. Thus, if you really wanted a G8, you bought the V8 version. If you just wanted a RWD car with great handling, but could only afford a V6 or wanted a manual, you bought a CTS.

Well, part of this news that wasn't in the article is that Tesla has been getting lots of private investment.

I believe it has gone back, but there is another one on its way to my place on thursday.

Corporations are people.

uh, I don't think that link is proof of anything.

Should be available in the first year 2015 Camino...

I haven't driven one since the first generation... but I didn't see the hubbub compared to my CTS.

Cheers! A way to drive a luxury car without making the shareholders anxious!

I don't believe the market loves Hyundai styling. I believe it loves the perceived value package.

To be fair, the car is what he wants.... But still no...

More snooze than a Camry

I'm trying to figure you out on this one... you complained of the same thing with the Cruze. The Malibu is about .5 of an inch larger than the fusion in each rear seat dimension except legroom where it is 0.2 inches smaller. It is roughly equal to the Accord all around and again equal to the Passat in every thing except legroom. Slightly bigger than Optima/Sonata...

GMTruckguy noticed in one of the threads that this was my favorite matchbox car when I was a kid and that it had long since been lost. He spotted it at a swap meet and snagged it for me as a gift. He did this a few months ago, but with all of my travels, I haven't been home to take a picture and thank him properly.

If you were closer, I'd drop off my 7 year old Craftsman for a cleaning and tuneup. It always starts on the first or second pull, but the years are starting to catch up with it.

Like? Don't like?

Sounds like you have a nice side business going here....

For my Toronado.... what do you think?

Chevy, if you don't sell it in the largest automotive market in the world you cannot call it a global vehicle. There is a substantial size difference between the Trax and the Equinox. Not selling it here is highly short sighted. There are people out there who don't want something as large as the 'Nox... and straddling either side of the size of the CR-V could be very good for sales.

Well, we'll be continuing the Malibu Eco Interactive Review on Thursday as well.

Time to take some road trips in some Monte Carlos.

Ch#$r%*et has lied before. What makes you think they didn't do it again? They told everyone that the Lumina replaced the Monte Carlo, just because the Lumina took over in NASCAR. Styling and evidence proves otherwise. According to the book _Chevrolet: The Complete History_ [copyright 1996 by Publications International LTD], on page 348: "With the new Lumina coupe and sedan effectively replacing their Celebrity counterparts...." And, on page 359: "Taking the place of the aging Celebrity sedan was the Lumina sedan ... a coupe version followed in the fall." Also, the Lumina shared types (Eurosport), dashboards (flat/horizontal), tail lights (3 square on each side, across the back panel, more or less) and FWD with the Celebrity.....NOTHING with the Monte Carlo (or Impala, for that matter). Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "My depth perception must be off again" __ Saliva __ 'Rest In Pieces' " "With the new Lumina coupe and sedan effectively replacing their Celebrity counterparts...."" -....... key word there. I still say your book has it a bit wrong... and you as much as anyone knows there was a lot of name jumble in that era. The Lumina didn't replace the Celebrity directly because the Beretta/Corsica also replaced the Celebrity as well. The Lumina did replace the Monte Carlo in that it solved the problem of Chevy lacking a large family coupe after the death of the G-body Monte Carlo. The Beretta replaced the Celebrity coupe in pricepoint though was a bit smaller in physical size. The Celebrity sedan was essentially split with the lower 75% of the price range taken up by the Corsica and the upper 25% of the price range taken up by the new Lumina which was intended to fill the rather massive gap between Celebrity and Caprice. It is rather similar to the split Ford went through 3 years earlier with LTD/Granada/Thunderbird combining to Fairmont and then splitting to Tempo and Taurus and Thunderbird. The 1988 W-Body Cutlass Supreme took over from the G-Body Cutlass Supreme Classic and not the A-Body Cutlass Ciera..... The Cutlass Ciera was replaced by the Cutlibu and NOT the Intrigue. The 1988 W-Body Grand Prix took over for the G-body Grand Prix/Bonneville and not the A-Body 6000 which continued on until 1991.... no matter what Wikipedia says. No one in the world believes that the Grand Prix replaced the 6000. The 1988 W-Body Regal took over from the G-body Regal and not the A-Body Century which continued on until 1996. Thus...The 1990 W-Body Lumina took over for the G-Body Monte Carlo and it only looks like it took over for the Celebrity because Chevy was caught flat footed by the Taurus and ended up "missing" a proper upper mid-size car for a few years. The Corsica/Beretta took on the lower end of the market (the proof is in the sales) and Chevy just suffered with the Celebrity as the Caprice/Corsica in-between car until the Lumina came out. and everyone had a flat/horizontal dash in 1988... if that is going to be a criterion for "sharing"... then the Lumina shared a horizontal dash design with the Taurus as well.

Yes to more wagons please!

To the best of my knowledge, there was never a FWD LTD in the US.

Other direction entirely