Drew Dowdell

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.

Uh.... right.... Because are MUCH more important when I need to haul 3 kids, a dog, and camping gear comforably...... you want an M3, why are you even commenting on any SUV?Make sure you order the combo package at Betty Ford..... and share your leftovers with the rest of us. Who said they're giving up the 5 seater market? The Vue, the Torrent <and it's eventual GMC replacement>, and Equinox are still out there. I"m SURE the Equinox will be replaced.... most likely by a variant of the Captiva. It is simply too good of a segment to give up. GM has had some blunders in the past, but they aren't THAT dumb! I do agree that the Trailblazer needs a direct replacement. Things are still up in the air for the Colorado replacement so I guess we'll just have to wait for the answer there. Fixed. The Tahoe is the best SUV GM ever made... because it suits my needs best.... so there.

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"Mildly" is putting it mildly.

to expand on your idea.... I don't know the numbers but I'm sure that a Trailblazer/Envoy/Colorado/Canyon/H3 all on the same platform could easily crank out over 200k a year and not break a sweat.

"Keep it up and it'll be time for a new car for you too."

Being "worse" than one of the best 6 cylinders on the market this side of BMW is a very relative thing. I do agree with you however. I think the Trailblazer does need a modern direct replacement. 4Runner/Highlander Pacifica/Durango Explorer/TaurusX/Flex/Edge Pathfinder/Murano All prove that Trailblazer/Traverse could still be very viable.

The Lambdas have a cargo and passenger capacity that rivals the Tahoe! The Highlander and SRX do not!!! The EXT sold poorly because it was a half assed job. The I6 was not up to the task of moving the vehicle and the cost of the V8 made it pointless to buy an EXT over a Tahoe. The Lambdas are substantially better product than the EXT and are already proving their worth. People don't want minivans. They buy them... but they don't want them. They want an SUV or CUV because they are far more stylish. The Lambdas offer 98% of the utility of a minivan with 150% of the styling of a Lexus RX or Toyota Highlander. As long as the Chevy version isn't styled like an Uplander, I'm sure it will do fine. What gray plastic trim are you referring to on the Enclave? If it's the dark lower portion of the vehicle, that area is painted. And you said plastic cladding.... This is plastic cladding:

The question isn't how many CTS-Vs did they sell, the question is how many CTS-Vs did they build? CTS-V has always been limited to a certain number built per year. A 5.6 liter V12? That works out to .46 liters per cylinder. Do you just make this &#036;h&#33; up randomly? Cadillac isn't building indy cars. Something that these large displacement V8s give is great low end torque. They already can't fit the 4.6 litre northstar in the CTS, yet you want to throw twin turbos on it?

First GM product with a CVT? Last GM product with a CVT?

Why does GM supply these events with cars destine for the Avis lot? Show me the car like was in the hot press pics!!