Drew Dowdell

It's simple. Malibu tuning Vs. Regal tuning. Regal tuning is much better and, not counting the GS, there is nothing particularly more expensive about the Regal hardware.

It's a coach built vehicle and the build quality is still junk. You don't get to complain about the frame of the Escalade anymore if you want to continue down that path. Also, get back on topic. We're talking entry lux crossovers here. Not X5s, not Cayennes. You want the alpha platform and the ATS-V engine for something that's going to be priced against the GLA? Try to be more realistic.

A good 4-cylinder diesel. Good 4-cylinder turbo engines. Superior suspension and steering tuning (the Opel people seem to have it down better than the GMNA people, at least for typical consumer products outside of the high performance V-series and Camaro stuff). GMNA and GMDAT can obviously tune a family sedan's ride and drive.... but Opel does it better.

Because there is no point. People who buy crossovers, even luxury crossovers, do not care if the AWD system is FWD based or RWD based. I would bet that 95% of the AWD buyers don't even know what it means. The top three luxury crossovers in terms of sales are the RX, the XT, and the MDX. You've still yet to learn your lesson about praising the Mercedes G-Class Quality.

I've had to hide 90% of the posts in this thread. You people are getting ridiculous with your off topic tangents. Back to the PSA / Opel deal.

There is still a possible brain drain for GM to be concerned about.

Chevy Europe failed because they were peddling old Daewoos.

Not quite. Toyota and Honda have struggled there for years. It wasn't until fairly recently that there was any model overlap between Ford US and Ford EU.

SHELL GAME.... say it with me! It's all accounting tricks. Losses get booked to one division, profits to another. GM China would have nearly NO SALES without all of the R&D coming out of GM Europe. They sell 1 million Buicks a year in China, with most of those being Opel based, meaning none of the R&D for those Opel cars is coming from GM China. That makes China look extra profitable and GM Europe not so much. But now GM has ammunition against the German Unions and the German government.....

Again, it's an accounting shell game. Opel is a major R&D center for GM and the products resulting from that R&D are sold globally.

Pressure on the German unions, pressure on the German government. Trying to impress our own administration.

I'm not saying they should, I'm just saying that it would make more sense that way around than this way around. Opel loses money only on paper. Much of the best R&D for small cars and small engines comes out of GM Europe, and that R&D is spread globally. If GMNA had to pay Opel a proper "licensing fee" for each 2.0T they sold, or each Encore.... if China had to pay a properly priced licensing fee for each Verano.... then Opel wouldn't be losing money. It's a financial shell game.

This seems odd to me. Opel loses money because GM wants it to lose money. So much R&D is coming out of Europe, but the other divisions are booking the profits from that R&D. Swinging Opel from the red to the black is just a change in accounting practice. I would think that GM buying up PSA and then merging operations with Opel would make more sense in the grand scheme of things.

The white one is the Work Truck model. You can get it loaded up also, they just didn't have one on the floor for me to take pictures of.

Wow! Piech is out to play dirty! I thought the whole reason for the cheating was because Piech was so insistent on making these diesels work without AdBlue in the first place

Some of you may have noticed the server struggling today. I think I may have just found and fixed the issue. One of the server log files had grown to 90 GB in size. I killed that log file and that seems to have eased the burden on the server. Search is still indexing due to a patch I applied earlier trying to fix the issue. Once that finishes up, we should be back to normal.

Yes, though only the three models I mentioned got a redline package. There wasn't one for the Astra nor Aura for example... though the Aura with the 3.6 was probably just as fast as any G6 GXP

Red-Line at Saturn meant a 2.0T instead of the 2.4 NA in the Sky. It meant a higher performance V6 in the Vue (at a time when most of it's competition only had 2.3 - 2.5 liter 4-cylinder engines). The Ion got the same 2.0T that the Cobalt SS got.... and the Cobalt was running with BMWs at the time on the Nurburgring. That Saturn Red-Line was a serious performance package... not just stickers.

Today in Chicago, Mitsubishi showed a new Limited Edition version of their best selling Outlander Sport. The Limited Edition will only be available for the remainder of the 2017 model year. The Outlander Sport Limited Edition is positioned just above the base ES version. It adds blacked out door mirrors, blacked out 18" alloy wheels, custom seat fabric with a red stitched steering wheel, alluminum pedals, heated front seats, and an infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple Car Play. Starting at $21,995, the Outlander Sport Limited Edition goes on sale later this month. View full article

At the 2017 Chicago Auto show today, Nissan introduced its latest edition to the Titan lineup, adding King Cab options to the existing single cab and crew cab versions. The Titan King Cab can seat 6 or has the option of a rear seat delete for secure in cab storage ideal for commercial use. Titan King Cab will be available in 4x2 and 4x4 configuration with the 5.6 liter 390 horsepower Endurance V8 and 7-Speed Automatic standard. When properly equipped, the half ton King Cab can tow up 9,420 lbs and carry up to 1,640 pounds of payload. Titan XD King Cab comes standard with the same powertrain as the regular Titan or can be equipped with the Cummins 5.0 liter Turbo Diesel good for 310 hp or 555 lb-ft of torque routed through an Aisin 6-speed automatic transmission. Titan XD fills a niche between half-ton and 3/4-ton trucks by offering a maximum towing capacity of up to 12,510 lbs and a payload 2,710 lbs when properly equipped. Both Titan and Titan XD come with a 5 year / 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty, the best warranty in the truck segment. Titan and Titan XD are assembled in Canton, Mississippi and will go on sale this spring. Press Release on Page 2 Nissan adds new King Cab body style to complete lineup of award winning TITAN and TITAN XD models • New King Cab body added to previous Crew Cab and Single Cab configurations – on sale spring 2017 • King Cab available for both TITAN half-ton and TITAN XD with 6.5-foot bed length • Retains rear hinge door design with wide-opening feature for easy access to 2nd row • Offered in S, SV and PRO-4X trim levels, available with first-in-segment “rear seat delete” for extra utility, fully flat load floor and secure storage space • Like all 2017 TITAN and TITAN XD models, new King Cab backed by America’s Best Truck 100,000-mile / 5-year Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty1 CHICAGO (Feb. 9, 2017) – Nissan today revealed the new 2017 TITAN and TITAN XD King Cab models, completing the lineup of innovative new full-size pickups. The world debut announcement came during a media event at the Chicago Auto Show. Also on display at the show, which runs at Chicago’s McCormick Place from February 11-20, are a specially built Nissan NV Cargo X and two specially modified TITAN PRO-4X models. The new King Cab is marked by its available 6-person seating, wide-opening rear doors and available “rear seat delete” option that is ideal for commercial use with its flat floor and secure in-cab storage space. “The launch of the new King Cab body is the last step in a journey that began in December 2015 with the debut of the breakthrough TITAN XD, which continues to carve out a unique white space between competitors’ heavy-duty and half-ton trucks,” said Fred Diaz, division vice president and general manager, North America Trucks and Light Commercial Vehicles, Nissan North America, Inc. “Now, with the addition of a half-ton TITAN, our new Endurance® V8, three body configurations, three bed lengths and a range of grade levels and equipment packages, we’re covering nearly every segment in the personal and commercial full-size truck markets. Add to that the industry’s best 5-year/100,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and the TITAN family is even more compelling.” The TITAN King Cab will be offered in 4x4 and 4x2 drive and three grade levels – S, SV and PRO-4X – each with a standard 390-horsepower 5.6-liter Endurance® V8 engine and 7speed automatic transmission. TITAN King Cab offers an available maximum towing capacity of 9,420 pounds and maximum payload capacity of 1,640 pounds when properly equipped. The TITAN XD King Cab similarly will be available in 4x4 and 4x2 drive and three grade levels – S, SV and PRO-4X. Two driveline choices are offered with the TITAN XD King Cab: the 390-horsepower 5.6-liter Endurance® V8 engine with 7-speed automatic or powerful Cummins® 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel – rated at 310 horsepower and a hefty 555 lb-ft of torque – matched with a heavy-duty 6-speed Aisin A466ND automatic transmission. TITAN XD King Cab offers an available maximum towing capacity of 12,510 pounds (diesel engine) and maximum payload capacity of 2,710 pounds (gas engine) when properly equipped. Like the TITAN and TITAN XD Crew Cab and Single Cab models, the new King Cab body was designed by Nissan Design America in San Diego, California. The body features a roomy cab with a choice of front split bench seat or front bucket seats (standard on PRO-4X, optional on SV grade). A 60/40-split fold-down rear seat is also standard. Heated front seats are available with PRO-4X and SV grade, along with optional heated and cooled front seats on PRO-4X. The new King Cab also offers a first-in-segment “rear seat delete” option, which removes the rear seat, rear heater duct and rear roof-mounted assist grips and adds a flat rear load floor and rear wall finisher with tie-down hooks. “This feature is going to be extremely well received by commercial truck buyers for its extra utility and secure, climate-safe storage space inside the cab. It’s a real workhorse like the new Single Cab, but with more flexibility to stow equipment and other valuables,” said Diaz. “Nissan is becoming a strong player in the commercial vehicle market with our NV vans and industry leading warranty. Now, with the new King Cab and Single Cab models, we expect to grow our worksite presence with TITAN and TITAN XD as well.” As part of the American TITAN lineup, the new King Cab was developed with core Nissan planning, design, engineering and manufacturing teams contributing from Tennessee, California, Michigan, Arizona and Mississippi. The TITAN and TITAN XD King Cabs are assembled in Canton, Mississippi, with its V8 engines assembled in Decherd, Tennessee and Cummins diesel engines assembled in Columbus, Indiana. All 2017 TITAN and TITAN XD models are covered by Nissan’s “America’s Best Truck Warranty”1 – featuring bumper-to-bumper coverage of 5-years/100,000-miles, whichever comes first. Vehicles covered by the new warranty, which includes basic and powertrain coverage, include all V8 gasoline and diesel powered models. View full article