Drew Dowdell

Because Suzy McMansion got a 110% LTV second mortgage to pay off her maxed out Vicky Secrets/Pottery Barn/Macy's/Express credit cards.... which she promptly maxed out again.

Long hood, short deck, two-door, full sized V8, ethanol or diesel, FWD power... preferably LT1 based Fibreoptic fender indicator lamps large, comfortable, plush, luxury car interior... NOT European inspired. Quiet tuning. ability to tow 3,000 lbs digital dash heated seats

I've never had a complaint about the CTS's transmission in either situation. In the mountains the transmission doesn't hunt... but I think this is more a factor of the 3.6 having a good powerband. Snow mode works decently.... the traction control gets a little spastic, but I programed one of the buttons on the dash to be a traction control disable. In snowy weather, I can't get out of my driveway <for which I can sell lift tickets> with the TCS on... but the same was true of my Cutlass... so it's not a RWD/FWD issue. I use Dunlop Wintersport tires in the snowy months and the car feels almost AWDish.

Falling housing market means fewer BMWs.

This gives me one extra warm fuzzy about the Traverse.

Acura 9-RL-5?

I don't see it as bland at all. It looks exactly as it should sitting next to the new Malibu in the showroom.

point is.... very liberal use of the phrase "All New" almost Toyota like....

uhm,..... Acura...

When BMW uses the Lambdas as it's base for their US Sport Utility King Sedan, then get back to me. Or when VW buys Chrysler.... hey... &#036;h&#33;tier things have happened.

That is the 2005 interior...... how is this all new when you look at the 2009 interior?

same as the omni/rabbit then....

Take a look at the interior.... is this a game of "Spot the All New"? 2005 RL 2009 RL

I think they're using the term "all new" very loosely. looks like the previous RL that went through a south florida Eldorado classic suncoast executive edition treatment. it's just missing the faux top, vouges, and continental kit.

Aura is L-series sized and more or less directly replaced it with a short absence in between... though I'm sure there are still some L-series on a lot somewhere out there. the Astra directly replaces the Ion and will be getting a sedan version in the future.

There are idiotguards in place in the Enclave for when Junior takes mommy's Enclave out to the movies and tries to drive the whole way in 1st gear. I don't blame GM for not wanting to have the warranty headaches. but as has already been hashed out in this thread... the existence of the switch in the Enclave is not to make the 4800lb. SUV into a freeway ramp burner but to replace the 1,2,3,4,5 notches on the shift gate. Why do we still need a big lever to select gears that are electronically activated anyway. When they start autocrossing the Enclave on the Nürgburgring... then maybe you have an argument. I've been arguing for the return of pushbutton transmission selectors for a while.... especially so after the remarkably stupid shifter placement in the new ChryslerBus vans.

while I'm sure there are people out there that love the new Scions, the sales numbers and reviews are telling the real story. The xB lost it's edge and now is just a Corolla Van.. in fact it might even sell better if it had a name like Corolla Transporter or something. The xD is as ugly as the xA ever was. The TC is a good little car for it's segment but is really just a rehash of the original Celica formula and could easily be folded into Toyota.

CR rated the Plymouth Volare and Dodge Dart as best picks..... 'nough said.

3.9 base 250hp 3.6 DI mid 300hp 4.9 small V8 350hp Seventy twelve.oh liter LS-30 top of the line model. 500hp

Kiss my ass CAFE.

I have no doubt that there are Camaros and Firebirds of every generation out there that can lift the front wheels off the ground. However, a circa '89 Firebird V6 ain't gonna do it.

total badge job. reminds me of

Very sharp. Nice interior.... carried over the duel cowl style from the Malibu very nicely. Edge and Highlander should be worried. This positively pwns the Pilot.

but.... but.... pushrods r teh sux! zomg! you musta put V-tec in that....... only wai possible

gone after the next generation.... or merged into Toyota.