Drew Dowdell

I would.

Is the Malibu even still in production? I think they stopped manufacturing the 2011 Malibu in August or September. Inventories are going to be dwindling by now.

I'm still rollin on 15s yo

and none of that, other than small displacement, made it to their largest market..... why?

Joining us this week for a review is the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 6-Speed manual with Autobahn Package and Navi. The Jetta in this trim stickers at about $26,445 (the fleet manager is getting me the actual sticker later), and has very few options left to select other than automatic transmission and small accessories. In May 2011, we reviewed a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5. During that week, I took the Jetta on a 750 mile trip. I had no love for the 2.5 liter 5-cylinder included in that car. The fuel economy I observed over my 750 mile highway trip didn't even match that of a V6 Chevrolet Camaro and the power wasn't even close. Like most 5-cylinders, that Jetta also had a rough feeling under hard acceleration. About the only positive thing I could say about the power train was that it had good torque to scoot around town with. It looks like Volkswagen might agree with my opinions. Recently rumors have popped up that Volkswagen will replace the 2.5 5-cylinder with a smaller displacement turbo charged 4-cylinder. The interior was letdown if you didn't keep your perspective on this car's entry price. It was built well enough, but there were lots of button blankouts and dial deletes. Driving this car for 750 miles, I had to keep reminding myself, "$16k base price... $16k base price". Considering $16,000 barely gets you into a FIT over at Honda... that makes the lower end Jetta a not-to-bad proposition. So the question becomes: Can the budget minded Jetta, that bases just above $16,000, be transformed into a performance sport sedan worthy of the GLI badge at $26,000. After 70 miles so far today, the Magic 8-Ball says: "Signs point to yes" More on page 2 First off, the 200 horsepower 2.0T in the GLI feels much more powerful than its rating suggests and part of that comes from the 205 ft-lb of torque also available. There is turbo lag present, but it is very easy to drive around and in fact makes things a bit more fun when you feel the surge kick in. The shifter has unusually long throws for a car with sporting intentions and the clicks between gears have a bit of grit to them. I'll get back to you more on that as I put more miles on the car. One of the main features that makes a GLI an upgrade over the other models is the completely replaced rear suspension. I haven't had a chance to try that improvement out yet. The interior feels decidedly upmarket. Flat-bottomed steering wheels are clearly the new black for sports cars and the Jetta GLI is no exception. Leather wrapped and trimmed with red stitching, it feels perfectly sized in your hand. The automatic dual zone HVAC system is upgraded from cable operation to electronic. My preliminary experience with the navitainment system has been positive so far, but I was listening more to the turbo whistle than the satellite radio. Even the gauge cluster has been upgraded. Naturally, interior dimensions don't change between SE and GLI models. The Jetta's interior room puts it almost into the mid-size class of vehicle rather than the Chevy Cruze and Ford Focus compacts it is priced against. Externally, the Jetta GLI gets some minor styling tweaks, but those tweaks seem to be enough to transform the pedestrian SE into something more aggressive looking. Personal opinion, but I really love the way the standard 18" alloy wheels with painted accents look on this car. We'll have this car until next Thursday when we swap into another Volkswagen. So fire away your questions in the comments section for our Interactive Review of the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI. In the meantime, here are some preliminary cell phone pics. View full article

December 1, 2011 - Drew Dowdell Of Volt owners surveyed by Consumer Reports, 93% of them replied that they would "definitely" buy another Chevy Volt. However, considering less than 6,300 Chevrolet Volts have been sold so far, that number could change. Another issue with the number is that the survey was complete prior to the NHTSA announced an investigation into potential Volt battery fires that can possibly occur in the weeks following a severe crash. Chevy announced a remarkable goodwill program to Volt owners offering them the option of a free loaner car, even a Corvette, while the NHTSA completed its investigation. Chevrolet had originally announced a goal of 10,000 Volt sales by the end of 2011. In a conference call today, they announced they would miss that goal, but that they would hit 10,000 Volt sales in January 2012. The other cars at the top of the Consumer Reports Survey are the Dodge Charger and Porsche 911 both at 91%. View full article

GM’s U.S. Sales Up 7 Percent in November Chevrolet Cruze and Sonic drive 54-percent increase in small and compact car sales DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total sales of 180,402 vehicles in November, up 7 percent compared with November 2010. Retail deliveries were up 15 percent compared with the same month a year ago and accounted for 77 percent of GM sales. Deliveries to fleets were down 14 percent. “We are seeing a broad spectrum of customers return to the market,” said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. “Truck sales showed a very solid increase, as we expected, but the momentum building behind our most fuel-efficient vehicles was even stronger.” In November, combined sales of GM small and compact cars, led by the new Chevrolet Sonic and consistently strong-selling Chevrolet Cruze, were up 54 percent compared with a year ago. GM’s total passenger car sales increased 1 percent, crossover sales decreased 9 percent and sales of trucks, which include full-size pickups, vans and SUVs, increased 25 percent. Highlights for the month include a 34-percent increase in Chevrolet Silverado sales and a 22-percent increase in GMC Sierra sales. Other vehicles posting double-digit sales increases were the Chevrolet Cruze, Camaro, Avalanche, Colorado, Suburban, Tahoe and Express van, the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, and the Cadillac SRX. Calendar year to date, all four GM brands have increased their sales compared with the same period a year ago, on the strength of double-digit increases in retail sales. <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="620"> <colgroup> <col /> <col span="4" /> <col /> <col span="3" /> <col /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr height="16"> <td height="32" rowspan="2" style="height:32px;width:153px;"> </td> <td colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="width:261px;"> November</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="width:203px;"> (Calendar Year-to-Date)</td> </tr> <tr height="16"> <td height="16" style="height:16px;"> </td> <td colspan="4"> January - November</td> </tr> <tr height="35"> <td height="35" style="height:35px;"> </td> <td> 2011</td> <td> 2010</td> <td style="width:65px;"> % Chg Volume</td> <td style="width:65px;"> %Chg per S/D</td> <td> </td> <td> 2011</td> <td> 2010</td> <td style="width:65px;"> %Chg Volume</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;width:153px;"> Selling Days (S/D)</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 25</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 24</td> <td style="width:65px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> </td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> </td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;width:153px;"> Enclave</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3,924</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3,810</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3.0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -1.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 52,837</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 48,792</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8.3</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> LaCrosse</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,008</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,070</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -1.5</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -5.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 53,114</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 56,038</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -5.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Lucerne</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 824</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,866</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -55.8</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -57.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 19,646</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 24,197</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -18.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Regal</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,120</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,979</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 7.1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 37,058</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 9,267</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 299.9</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Verano</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Buick Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 10,880</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11,725</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -7.2</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -10.9</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 162,659</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 138,294</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 17.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> CTS</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3,804</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3,727</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2.1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -2.0</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 49,622</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 40,485</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 22.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> DTS</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 264</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,384</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -80.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -81.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11,423</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 17,102</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -33.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Escalade</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,274</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,347</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -5.4</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -9.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 13,189</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 13,832</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -4.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Escalade ESV</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 777</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 763</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1.8</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -2.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 7,269</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 7,412</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -1.9</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Escalade EXT</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 196</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 197</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -0.5</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -4.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,774</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,816</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -2.3</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> SRX</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,736</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,076</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 16.2</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 49,581</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 45,229</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 9.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> STS</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 94</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 307</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -69.4</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -70.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3,260</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,144</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -21.3</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> XLR</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 12</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 187</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -93.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Cadillac Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11,145</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11,801</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -5.6</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -9.3</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 136,130</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 130,207</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Avalanche</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,857</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,459</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 27.3</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 22.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 17,542</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 18,409</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -4.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Aveo</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 30</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3,262</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 28,577</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 44,586</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -35.9</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Camaro</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5,127</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,164</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 23.1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 18.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 81,495</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 75,685</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 7.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Caprice</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 167</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 781</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Captiva Sport</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,915</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5,055</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Chevy C/T Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Chevy W Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 28</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 286</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Cobalt</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 931</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.9</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 851</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 96,740</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Colorado</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,978</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,598</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 23.8</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 18.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 28,056</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 22,255</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 26.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Corvette</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 910</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 836</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 12,126</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11,645</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Cruze</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 13,238</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8,066</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 64.1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 57.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 215,057</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 13,630</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Equinox</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 14,936</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 15,387</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -2.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -6.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 175,079</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 127,215</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 37.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Express</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5,387</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,760</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 13.2</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 63,482</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 53,279</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 19.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> HHR</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 23</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,118</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.4</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 36,862</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 71,371</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -48.4</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Impala</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 10,851</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 14,693</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -26.1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -29.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 160,955</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 160,667</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Kodiak 4/5 Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 10</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,189</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Kodiak 6/7/8 Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 245</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Malibu</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 10,269</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11,651</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -11.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -15.4</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 191,774</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 187,250</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2.4</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Silverado-C/K Pickup</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 34,251</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 25,619</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 33.7</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 28.3</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 367,343</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 327,617</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 12.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Sonic</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,496</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 10,035</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Suburban (Chevy)</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5,787</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,726</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 22.5</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 17.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 43,497</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 40,888</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6.4</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Tahoe</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8,401</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6,325</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 32.8</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 27.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 72,097</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 68,193</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> TrailBlazer</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 33</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 216</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -84.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Traverse</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 7,144</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 9,954</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -28.2</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -31.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 97,805</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 96,221</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Uplander</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 76</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Volt</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,139</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6,142</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Chevrolet Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 128,907</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 117,588</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 9.6</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,614,654</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,417,672</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 13.9</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Acadia</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 4,886</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5,541</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -11.8</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -15.3</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 71,933</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 60,677</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 18.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Canyon</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 462</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 598</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -22.7</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -25.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8,874</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 7,166</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 23.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Envoy</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 82</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -93.9</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> GMC C/T Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 54</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> GMC W Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 25</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 382</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Savana</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 732</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 949</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -22.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -26.0</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 14,738</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 12,792</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 15.2</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Sierra</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 11,971</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 9,781</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 22.4</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 17.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 132,675</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 112,999</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 17.4</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Terrain</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5,654</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5,902</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -4.2</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -8.0</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 75,455</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 51,216</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 47.3</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Topkick 4/5 Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 5</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 907</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -99.4</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Topkick 6/7/8 Series</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 418</td> <td style="width:65px;"> -98.1</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Yukon</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,987</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,317</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 28.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 23.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 30,282</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 24,890</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 21.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Yukon XL</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,778</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,470</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 12.5</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 8.0</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 22,051</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 21,239</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3.8</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> GMC Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 29,470</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 27,590</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6.8</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2.5</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 356,026</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 292,822</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 21.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Brand Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 180,402</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 168,704</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,269,469</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,978,995</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 14.7</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> HUMMER Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 25</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3,774</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Pontiac Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 7</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,052</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Saab Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 608</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Saturn Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 3</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6,613</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" style="height:17px;"> Other Brand Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 35</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 0</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 12,047</td> <td style="width:65px;"> ***.*</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> <tr height="18"> <td height="18" style="height:18px;"> GM Vehicle Total</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 180,402</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 168,739</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 6.9</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2.6</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> <td style="width:65px;"> 2,269,469</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 1,991,042</td> <td style="width:65px;"> 14.0</td> <td style="width:7px;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>

I don't think any set of 22" wheels could be considered "affordable"

I like the almost first gen Toronado look to the rear end.

The HS failure had less to do with its power train and much much more to do with the fact that it looks, feels, and handles like a Corolla re-badge even though it isn't. They could have put a conventional power train in there and it still would have failed.

Anyone here ever drive one of those? The G6 with the 3.9 and a manual?