Drew Dowdell

The only real difference is the location of the trapezoid.

I could never get into those years... even in Oldsmobile.

Here are your alternatives:

The Fiesta is still a class above the Spark in size. The Sonic is the Fiesta competition.And yes it matters, because if you squished a Fiesta hatchback to Spark size, it wouldn't look as good.

wait... there are interior updates?

I think it is far more expressive and brand specific than just about any other "everyman" brand out there today

You have quite a name for yourself already. I think you'll do fine...... and I think I remember encouraging you to make the jump years ago.

90%?!? More like 99%... the other 1% are upside down in a snow-filled ditch. I never see ANY thing less than real trucks go off road. Having a dirt driveway is not considered off road... which is as far off-pavement I've seen a Equinox/Terrain so far. the most off road I've ever seen an Equinox is when they make you park on the grass at the park to watch the fireworks.

You know I will. But that seems to lead to nothing but hopes dashed - repeatedly. I do fervently hope that you are right - it would satisfy my own needs quite nicely. However, what about smaller 4cyl RWD? Or even V6 RWD? GM may not have a "One GM" branding like Ford does for a global project, but it is abundantly clear that is what is going on. Holden is not going to be able to maintain their little island of independence much longer. The ATS most likely going to be 4-cylinder RWD in base form, that leaves an option for a Chevy as well in addition to the Camaro.

Well, Ford started their SYNC w/ the cheaper youth-oriented cars first rather than the premium models...Cadillac may have it as an exclusive at first for a year or so, but it will spread..telematics are becoming a very important product differentiator for many consumers. Telematics can be a driver distraction, though. I could see myself trying to read email, Twitter, view latest posts on C&G, Facebook, play Farmville, etc while at stoplights..(I do the 1st 4 on my phone now at stoplights, no Farmville app for Android that I've seen yet). Android has been able to take voice commands to txt, send emails, create calendar entries, look up weather, post to twitter, etc, already. oh yeah, and so can the iPhone now too.

That's what I thought that was...something funny about the steering wheel buttons, though. The wheel on the CUE mock up is not the wheel that they currently use in the SRX. I'm guessing it is the future Cadillac wheel. it's the Cadillac XTS wheel and part of the center stack.

I'd say watch the Holden lineup. It may not all end up at Chevy, but a lot of it will end up here.

Glad to have you back

Stop bitching about mass market cars that pay the bills unless you want to see GM end up in bankruptcy court again. THESE ARE THE CARS THAT MAKE THE EXCITING CARS POSSIBLE. GM is STILL in rebuild mode. We know there is more stuff coming.

Alpha is still coming.

Remember guys, the Equinox is going down in size fairly substantially next time around. That will open up some room in the size segment that a Trailblazer would fill.

I don't think so.. Trailblazer will not come to the US. The Colorado was said to not be coming to the US either at the beginning.

Alpha is going into multiple cars

For 2012 the F-series has a choice of a V6, Turbo-V6, 5.0 DOHC V8, 6.2 liter SOHC V8, 6.7 liter diesel (5-choices) For 2012 the Camaro has a choice of 3.6 liter V6, 6.2 liter V8, 6.2 Liter Supercharged V8 (3-choices) For 2012 the Mustang has a choice of 3.7 liter V6, 5.0 DOHC V8, and 5.4 liter Supercharged...... we also know that Ecoboost is coming to Mustang to ad a fourth engine choice. (3 choices with a 4th coming) For 2012 the Cruze has a choice of two 4-cylinder engines, both available with a manual and with a diesel engine coming next year (2 choices with a 3rd coming) If you want to count the Verano and Volt, add the 2.4 Ecotec, 2.0T Ecotec, 2.5 eAssist, and Voltec to the list for a total of 7 choices of power train in a compact car platform. For 2012 the Regal offers a choice of base 4-cylinder, low end Turbo 4-cylinder, high end turbo-4, and eAssist (4-choices) For 2012 the Silverado has a 4.3 V6, 4.8 V8, 5.3 V8, 6.2, 5.3 V8-Hybrid, 6.0 V8, and 6.6 turbodiesel (7-choices) Tell me the fairy tail again about how choice is diminishing?

I just swapped into a Cruze Eco 6-Speed this week. I have to say, that this is one of the most polite little engines I've driven coupled to one of the easiest manual transmissions to drive. GM already has the bar set pretty high on NHV, the 3-cylinder can't be a step back. + 100000

No such thing as too many classic car photos.... I'll buy more disk space if we need it.

The steering wheel is now the standard Chevy issue. I'm sure some here will lament that fact, but the truth is that the old Camaro wheel was an ergonomic nightmare. First tank - 22.0 mpg by the computer, 21.7 mpg by the calculator (small enough to be a filling variance) Second tank - 23.0 mpg by the computer, 23.4 mpg by the calculator (ditto) Third tank - 25.5mpg by the computer, haven't filled up again yet. This was a 190 mile trip loafing along at 65mpg without A/C 75mph = 1800rpm in 6th gear

Some select pictures from 2011 Hershey AACA