Drew Dowdell

I am offering a bit of humility on the subject of media photos because I ended up having to take back all of the mean things I said about the Chrysler 300C once I saw it in person.

I see it as a 2002 Ford Taurus tail light that someone took a beedazzler to.

I think this actually makes more sense as a GMC in the U.S.

Updated the post to show the next new pic from Lincoln

I just want to point out that GM Photography is one area that has shown zero improvement since the bankruptcy.

Right because you can accurately judge the car from a CGI of the interior.....

I think it may be specific to you. It is running super fast for me

Toyota has moved 109k of those rotten little Pruises so far this year. As a car, it is pretty crappy in just about every measurable way. Its only redeeming quality is its fuel economy, yet it is still selling. The Lacrosse eAssist is just now reaching the dealers, so we can't yet pass judgement on it, however if the MKZ is any indicator, 50% of buyers opt for the hybrid (a statistic that is skewed slightly by the fact that you cannot buy AWD and a Hybrid at the same time in that model, and in the north east, AWD may win the options game) As for the Leaf, I am claiming that Nissan is getting a ton of good marketing out of the car and they are managing to keep sales growing for the rest of their lineup despite having back of the pack products.

what do you mean?

That's ok, Audi hasn't figured out how to not have those interiors not fall apart after 50,000 miles. Perhaps some melding of the two would be good.

What doubts do you have about the interior? We've seen it already:

Hopefully we'll see some better pics in a week

I'm thinking the 3-cylinder is for non-US markets. We'll probably get a range of Ecoboosts 4s but I dunno... can Cadillac catch up with the Euro leaders in FWD: Jaguar, Audi, Mercedes, and BMW?

The Prius is about the only thing Toyota has going for themselves at the moment. So I don't think it was a poor return on investment at all. The Fusion and Escape hybrids have improved Ford's green cred substantially. A full 50% of MKZ sales are of the hybrid. The Volt is a green "halo" vehicle that helps to sell a whole bunch of Cruze Ecos to people who are already manly enough that they don't need to compensate with vehicle badging. GM had a few stumbles with Hybrid technology at first, but I'm getting the impression that it was an issue with the overall organization rather than the cars themselves. Buick's largest sedan is now available as a hybrid and gets just about the same highway fuel economy as the smallest Honda hybrid. Nissan is raking it in with the Leaf and even though the rest of their lineup is withering on the vine, they are still selling well. The only one who has failed hard with hybrids is Honda; they've made very few technology advancements at all and the rest of the cars are falling behind fast. The plus side is that their hybrid technology is among the cheapest to produce due to its simplicity.

why can't people have the option to buy a hybrid if they want?

well it might keep bug splatters off the windshield....

In China, the badge means more than the overall look. That's why Buick was able to get away with selling Daewoo Lacetti as a Buick Excelle

love that tilt wheel!

They have Buick in the Chinese market.

Anyone else here see Aztek in those hind quarters?

November 10th 2011 - Drew Dowdell CheersandGears.com The 2012 Honda CR-V was spied without camo just days before its official unveiling at the LA AutoShow. Power train rumors include a new 201 horsepower 2.5 liter 4-cylinder with 177 ft-lb of torque as a optional engine while the existing 2.4 will the base model and drop from 180 horsepower to 175. The transmission will remain a 5-speed model like the current Civic. Honda claims that its recent troubles with parts supply from a flooded Taiwan will not effect the CR-V launch as it has with the Civic. View full article