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Overall length and width, wheelbase, engine size, price … of course there is no consistent standard. In different releases a planned midsize B-segment sedan has been described as both D-segment, and B-segment. Japanese cars have difference licence plate numbers depending on size, but I haven't been able to find the full list. Beside the Keijidosha light cars (the standards for which are changed occasionally), the main limit is 4.7 m long, 1.7 m wide and under 2.0 L for "small size" cars. Quite a number of Japanese midsize cars have been built in both "small size" (for the domestic market) and "normal size" versions (primarily for export)—Legend, Camry, Sentia (929) etc.

Probably DIN hp, which is what HSV usually quotes, not the SAE figures quoted for the Z06. Don't tell the Aussie press though, they like to think putting an American engine in an aussie car automatically gives it at least 10 more hp. :AH-HA_wink:

Screenshots from a video, the only thing BMW has actually released to media so far. Many sites have taken the BMW UK teaser as carte blanche for releasing their advance info ahead of schedule, which seems to have annoyed BMW no end. In response they've (unusually) released advance info (but no photos) on the German media site, along with a repeated demand "Please note unconditional: EMBARGO Sunday, 01.07.2007, 00:00 h CEST!"

GM Daewoo's 1.4, 1.6 and 1.5 L engines re based on GM Europe's Family 1 architecture, not a Suzuki engine.

Being a cold, clinical SOB—there are specialist centers for people who have had miscarriages-not that it is always possible to pinpoint a cause. If you do want a child, you may want to see if there is one nearby.

"under $x,000"

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Who said it was a V8?

What does work with IE? It's non-compliant with internet standards and Microshaft doesn't give a s— because the sheeple are too lazy to download a free alternative that is.

"We paid Porsche how much for engineering this, and this is what we get?"

To each their own, but that is exactly what they did do to the Corolla—elongated the nose so you wouldn't notice how small it was.

As GM Daewoo is now a consolidated subsidiary, it really isn't an "alliance partner" anyway. Perhaps it should be GM Daewoo/Chevrolet

If Dodge is offering $6K off the Ram, then to some extent everyone has to follow suit. The Tundra is not blessed as the Camry as the non-shopper's choice.

Sounds pre-recall, as after GM's investigation they seem to have decided this is something that the dealer (or any autoglass shop) can fix themselves. Remove glass, and reseal.

Oldsmoboi, there is no such thing as a free lunch. You can't add a turbocharger, a high pressure peizo-electric common-rail direct injection system, a NOx catalyst etc. and build the engine at the same cost as a gasoline engine without any of those components. Each added component adds costs. Sure the unit costs decrease as production expands, but there will still be significant additional costs involved. At the very least you have to expect a diesel 4-cylinder version to require a price premium at least as high as the 2.0 DI Turbo (and that still ignores the NOx cat and multiple injection system etc.). Given that an SS has other equipment unrelated to the engine to justify a higher price you can probably expect a diesel to be cheaper than the turbo Cobalt or HHR, but of course with 150 instead of 260 hp and without the sport seats, uprated suspension and other kit people tend to expect for such a premium price.

Much lower car prices in the US, and thus less room for expensive options such as diesel. You expect a midsize Chevrolet to cost as much as a Passat, MKZ or Maxima? No problem. Otherwise, it's not as easy to justify the price. Remember, the small Ford Europe crossover will be too expensive to be a Lincoln in the US market. Diesels are usually considerably more expensive than a similar size or power gasoline engine in Europe, but there are significantly lower running costs, not only because of much higher fuel prices, but annual vehicle taxes based on "fiscal" horsepower and CO2 emissions as well.

Umm, there is a unit cost involved as well as a development cost. You can't share the block because the diesel used a CGI block instead of aluminum, a diesel adds a turbo, common rail injection system, a NOx catalyst—these are all additional costs, that on a $40K Cadillac aren't that expensive, but on an $22K Malibu are significant. Besides the Accord will be a 4-cylinder, but priced in the low 20s. The Gm Daewoo 2.0 TD from the Epica would probably be a good fit in the Malibu and offer more power thanthe Honda, but it will be decades before people will pay even close for a Malibu then they do for a Honda. we don't even know if they'll buy the Honda yet.

Employee parking?

Deux Chevaux (FYI Peugeot has kept the Sunbeam trademark up to date)

The image seems edited to me, with the colored twin port grille, headlights and possibly a side stripe (unless the US version gets a long wheelbase) added for illustration.

The typical V8 diesels used in luxury cars actually have both higher power and torque, 1000 rpm higher than most (but not all) diesel engines for pickups and SUVs. Running to a higher rpm is one factor in the higher output, facilitated by dual turbos (one for each bank, not two-stage like the highest-output inline engines). DOHC is simply an easier way of implementing 4V per cylinder, rather than the pushrod setup of the bigger 6.6 L Duramax. Since the primary market for such expensive high-output V8 engines is in the S-class, 7-Series, and A8, I'd venture it is not such a priority for GM just yet.

Honda gets a lot more for the Accord than GM will probably get for the Malibu. That pays for a lot of extra technology- NOx catalysts, Direct injection, Turbo etc..

4th Q 2009, or more than 2 years from now. Probably 2010 model year.

It will probably be a low-speed engine not suited for passenger cars. V8 diesels in passenger cars tend to be smaller and higher-rpm units, with twin turbos to produce more power. While nearly 70 hp/L is great for a truck engine, a passenger-car V8 should be producing closer to 80 hp/L, and smaller two-stage diesels are producing well over 90 and close to 100 hp/L. After all the 2.9 L diesel will be well over 80 hp/L.