Drew Dowdell

Couldn't the same be said of Infiniti? Where does one go after the G35? Sales figures show they aren't going to the M or Q.

it's been around for a while and isn't mine. feel free.

I love this line.

Ugly little critters that not even the Germans like.

In reviews for the 2007 DTS I still read about how terrible the Cimmaron was or what a mistake the one year only Cadillac 8-6-4 was. Why do we not hear about the SLX during Acura MDX reviews? Why is it not mentioned that the MDX is platform shared with the Pilot and Odyssey? Why is there no mention of the G20 or J30 during G35 reviews? Why is there never a review that goes something like "BMW has come a long way since producing that ok handling econo-box tin can 2002 from 30 years ago" or "Mercedes has certainly made great strides since their days of building cars that couldn't get out of the way of the black clouds of soot they produced". Why does any Infiniti review not covering the G35 NOT start with "Attempting to improve their slow selling ____"? Answer me that.

IT"S ALL PERCEPTION!!! IT's THE SAME REASON YOU DON'T BUY JORDASH STONE WASHED JEANS ANYMORE! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PERFORMANCE OR QUALITY!

Resale is based on perceived value not actual value. The resale for the CTS-V and STS-V is low because they don't have blue and white emblems on their nose... it has nothing to do with the configuration of the engine. <STS-V is DOHC btw>

There are going to be less conquest buyers because there are lots and lots of happy '03-'07 CTS owners out there that want the next model. I know I plan on getting an '09 to replace my '04. That's one less conquest buyer <I conquested from Lincoln technically>

best friend's partner just got a Lucerne V6... he's 38 years old. Prior to my decision to move to Germany I've seriously considered a Lucerne V8 to replace my CTS. It's not that the CTS isn't a great car, I'm just more into a softer ride. I'm 28.

yeah, Ford doesn't seem to be able to bring ANY of it's hot concepts to market

Just another day around here.....

It took two gin and tonics before this hit me. The Northstar has had cylinder deactivation since 1993... it just wasn't used for fuel saving purposes. For those of you playing at home, the Northstar is DOHC.

GMs pushrods can also shut down half the engine when only partial power is needed.

I never understood what was so offensive about them....

There wasn't a lot of leftover '07s left on dealer lots. There are NO '07s left on my local Caddy dealer lots as of 2 weeks ago.

Cadillac isn't a world player on the level of BMW yet... but it's not because of their engines.

Australia?

twice for me just now

Best EVAR! for Scion too. Look at that... the xD sold 300 less than the xA it replaced. The entire division is down.... a LOT. If this were a domestic brand there'd be editorials demanding it's closure faster than you could say "Mercury"

All of Toyota's sales in North America are being kept afloat by the Camry, Tundra, Pruis and ES? Even the RX is down 6% and the Enclave hasn't even fully hit it's stride yet.

Why are other news outlets <MSNBC at least> reporting GM sales as flat?

IT'S NOT THE SAME TRUCK!

I really like that blue. The interior center stack looks more like the CTS v. 1.0 than ever

I think he is suggesting putting two 2.8 litres end to end.

What's to keep GM from putting the 403hp 6.2 litre pushrod in other trucks? All it requires is a "stroke of the pen". Toyota's top truck engine is 380hp. GM's is 403hp. GM is still the target.