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This is hardly new, what brought it up now? This is in the same B-MPV class as the new bB, the Renault Modus and the Nissan Cube. The all tend to have 100-110 hp 4-cylinders as the top engine. The larger, lwb style of B-MPV such as the Nissan Note, Opel Meriva, Fiat Idea, Toyota Ractis and Sienta are far more popular. Renault is reportedly considering stretching the Modus to match, as Nissan did with the Cube Cubic. The class is rounded out by the taller, more van-like Toyota Porte and Honda Mobilio. Toyota is the doyen of sliding door compacts—the Sienta and Porte B-MPVs and the Raum B-wagon all have sliding doors.

It was written by a chick, or a very unfortunate guy, so being a chick car is not that bad.

Unless pricing is very different in the US, the Grand Prix has already been replaced by the G6. Except for the V8 GXP, and the 4-cylinder G6, the G6 actually sits above the Grand Prix price-wise. The G8 will replace the Bonneville.

The 2.2 is already built with direct injection for the European Vectra, Signum (153 hp), Zafira and export Astras (148 hp) for some export markets. GM also builds a Dual-VVT DI version of the 2.2 (182 hp), and a short-stroke 1.9 L version (158 hp) to Alfa Romeo specifications. Alfa also uses a DI version of GM 3.2 L V6 (256 hp).

1. A Commodore SS sells for nearly $US37K in Australia. A price starting around $US35K is likely, similar to the 300C.2. Too keep costs down they'll stick with the L98, with 6-speed manual or automatic transmissions. A more powerful V8 may come later to match up against the SRT8 at a similar premium.

Someone probably just got sick of looking at them.

Since this, quite different car has been previously thought to be the G8, it does have to be said. Note that the front fender and wheel arch of the erlkönig is different than that of the G8, which is instead the same as the Commodores.

Well now, except for the Wrangler, all Jeeps are unibody these days.

The ones that would really worry me are sharks, crocodiles, grizzly bears, lions and tigers, because there's nothing you can do to defend yourself. What scares people most I think is being eaten alive, and at least the cats and a crocodile will kill you first. You hear some grisly stories about grizzlies though, like the bear lover and his girlfriend being eaten with the video camera recording, or some girls out camping hearing a bear drag their friend out of her tent and eat her within earshot.

Epsilon II is also longer, at least in the standard midsize wheelbase (+2ʺ) which will underpin the Epica and the sedan formerly known as Vectra.

Not this time, the Lucerne is too new. Good chance that if the Chinese Buick sells well enough then the next model will be a joint project, otherwise there will be a US-only model on the lwb platform.

Mercedes was a bit slower than Audi or BMW in producing a more modern diesel, I presume they still suffer as a result. Their new car engines seem to be mostly similar to those developed by their VM Motori affiliate, with 2-, 4- and 6-cylinder engines sharing the same bore and stroke, although Mercedes' are all DOHC and the V6 uses a wider 72° angle while the VM uses a standard 60° angle. VM Motori's versions are produced under license by GM and Hyundai, the truck engines are supplied to Chrysler Group for the Chrysler Voyager (Austrian-built RS minivan) and Jeep Liberty/Cherokee (not the Grand Cherokee).

I left out one other option outlined in another thread. Holden specifies the 2.2 DI (148 hp) usually installed in the related Zafira MPV. Aside from 10 more hp, you also get a 6-speed manual instead of the 5-speed in the 138 hp 1.8 VVT. The 1.8 Dual-VVT will have similar hp to the Sentra 2.0 L and the Civic 1.8 L, and more than the next 1.8 L Dual-VVT Corolla.

All you need is the Power Red paint and Star-design Alloys, both available on the midrange GTC Edition for an extra $US2170, for a total of $27,640 (1.6 TwinPort [103 hp, 34-37 mpg combined, Euro cycle], 5-speed manual). That extra $2170 is mostly for the alloys, which are not only very expensive but require the IDS Sport option (5-lug hub, electro-hydraulic steering, IDS Sport Mode switch). I'd ditch the Alloys and stick with the nice 16" steel wheels, and go for the Xenons with AFL instead. If you really want, you can get the Panorama windshield on the GTC Edition as well, but that's expensive too.

http://www.opel.de/shop/cars/astra/config/....act?reset=true Casablanca White, Royal Blue Starsilver, Moonland grey, Light silver, Metro Arden Blue, Pannacotta, Saphir Black, Ultra Blu, Petrol green Power red 2 15", 6 16", 3 17", 3 18" and one 19" wheel style. Base price is around $US 20,890 in Germany, a GTC Cosmo (standard Panorama windhsield) with 1.6 Turbo (only 6-speed manual), optional 18" Star-design alloy wheels, in Power Red (as pictured) is about $US 33,770. Recaro leather seats brings that to $35,770. Comfort Pack (Hill Start Assist, QuickHeat, Tire-pressure monitoring), Performance pack (Active Forward Lighting, IDS Plus suspension, Sport Mode), and DVD Navigation bring that to $US40,140. The OPC Spolier kit brings that to $41,950.

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Because they don't know anything yet. As for the powertrain info—GM doesn't have a non-turbo 2.0 L Ecotec aside from the very old and outdated cast-iron 120 hp model GM Holden still builds a very few of (for the Optra/Forenza for example), and even Holden specifies the newer, previous-gen European 1.8 L (123 hp) in their version of the Optra. The only Family II engines offered in the Astra are the old Saab cast-iron turbos, in 168 hp (to be replaced by a 1.6 L Family 1 Turbo with 178 hp), 197 hp and 237 hp, and the direct-injection 2.2 L with 148 hp (the same as the certified port-injection G5 and Cobalt, which gained 3 hp). The 2.2DI and all turbo engines come standard with 6-speed manuals. A 4-speed auto is only offered with the new and old 1.8 L engines, and the 2.2DI, but six-speed autos are in development (not a priority for GM Europe).

Most Europeans don't buy automatics at all. More models are available with five or six-speed automated manuals (Easytronic), and the six-speeds will increase, while there is one six-speed auto paired with a mid-range diesel. As you'll see with the Malibu, GM's new six-speed autos are still working their way down to cars with engines this small.

There is a whole new family of commercial transmissions. Allison is no longer marketing the 1000 series 3000 series etc.

I doubt it will have either the 2.2 or 2.4 L engines. The Astra is built with the 1.4 L Family 0 TwinPort 4-cylinder (90 PS), the Family 1 1.6 L TwinPort (105 PS), 1.6 L Dual VVT (115 PS), 1.8 L (125 PS), 1.8 L dual-VVT (140 PS), 1.6 L Turbo (180 PS), the old cast-iron Family II 2.0 L Turbo (170, 200 and 240 PS), and the new aluminum 2.2 L DI (150 PS), plus a range of diesels from 90 to 150 PS. The only A3300 model with a larger engine is the Brazilian Chevy Vectra, with an aluminum 16V DOHC FlexPower version of the old 2.4 L Family II truck engine (150 PS). Most likely choices are the 1.8 Dual VVT and 1.6 Turbo, but you could get the 2.2 DI if GM thinks it can cope with American fuel.

Umm, the GM statement says specifically Allison Transmissions commercial vehicle transmission business, for which they unveiled a new lineup a few years ago, unrelated to the HD light truck transmission. It's probable that only this new series of transmissions and the related hybrid system would be sold, and the 1000 series would be folded into GM Powertrain's standard transmission lineup. Allison's aircraft engine and transmission business evolved into Allison Gas Turbine, which was sold to Rolls-Royce some years ago.

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Toyota has been caught off-guard by the Logan's success. This is a knee-jerk reaction after Toyota initially said they had no interest selling such cheap cars. As for threatening the big three—GM do Brasil is already working on something and has some experience in the market requirements. If you're wondering how cheap the Logan is, it's very cheap. In Poland a B-segment Chevy Aveo or Skoda Fabia 1.2 L sedan costs aroiund 37 000 zl before incentives. A 1.4 l Astra Classic sedan sells for 47 000 zl, and a the larger 1.4 L Chevrolet Lacetti for just over 42 000 zl. The 1.4 L Dacia Logan, the same size as an Astra Classic? 28 000 zl, a little less than a 800cc Chevrolet Spark micro car. Toyota's cheapest sedan is the 1.4 L Corolla, no bigger than the Logan, which costs a whopping 59 500 zl, more than twice as much as the Logan, and their cheapest car is the Czech-made Aygo, for which a 1.0 L 3-door a little bigger than the 5-door Spark sells for 34 000 zl. In most markets Toyota doesn't even try to compete on price. They sell smaller cars for higher prices and the media pretends they don't. An A-segment Yaris sells for more than a near C-segment Opel Corsa.

Why would they? I'ts not like they ever had that many to begin with, and you have trouble finding them, then they probably aren't in too much of a hurry to get rid of the last ones.

The Brazilians only build the A3310 sedan, with significant differences in sheetmetal, powertrain and equipment.