http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/ Autoblog Comments for Detroit 2008: Buick Riviera Concept debuts in US http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/Jan 11th 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/
Put it where it's suppose to be - this smacks of trying something new (which is fine), realising it looks wrong (which is even better) then doing nothing (which is much worse).

With the grill about 5 inches lower, you got one hell of a good looking Buick!
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Where does all of this "Audi has great designs" crap come from?]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:23AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/
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This doesn't look anything like any Audi I've ever seen. If anything, it sort of reminds me of the latest Toyota concepts, but in more of the spirit of it, and not in the details. I think this is _amazing_ coming from Buick. I especially love the tail lights -- that's the first time I've seen that kind of blur effect.]]>Jan 11th 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/Jan 11th 2008 4:24PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/It takes Asian inspiration, design and talent to almost completely bring me back to GM. This kind of makes a rather big statement to the American designers, more like sticks it to them. Maybe outsourced talent is the way to go since the American traditionalist who are in charge of designing cars and having them released to the public are totally brainless and clueless about what people are into these days. here's a clue, "Disco is dead and so is borrowing design cues from the 80's + 70's while giving it a modern warmover!!"

On another note I really like the design cues and the aerodynamics of this car without anything borrowed from past retro ugly Buicks. If this car went to production GM would potentially have themselves a great hit and may even win over people who despise GM like me.]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/It takes Asian inspiration, design and talent to almost completely bring me back to GM. This kind of makes a rather big statement to the American designers, more like sticks it to them. Maybe outsourced talent is the way to go since the American traditionalist who are in charge of designing cars and having them released to the public are totally brainless and clueless about what people are into these days. here's a clue, "Disco is dead and so is borrowing design cues from the 80's + 70's while giving it a modern warmover!!"

On another note I really like the design cues and the aerodynamics of this car without anything borrowed from past retro ugly Buicks. If this car went to production GM would potentially have themselves a great hit and may even win over people who despise GM like me.]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/
Please read my previous statement about GM design...Dave Lyon is one of those "American traditionalists" you describe, and he was in charge of this car...also, his boss, Ed Welburn oversaw it from start to finish (Also American). I work for an American Car company and there are currently 5 designers in my studio, only 2 of which are American by birth...translation: Global Company, and you can go F yourself...]]>Jan 11th 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/
By the way nice touch on the language. It really shows how well your public school has taught you how to debate. Good Job.

That was sarcasm in case you are unfamiliar of the context.]]>Jan 11th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/Jan 11th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/Jan 11th 2008 9:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/Jan 11th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/Jan 11th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/Jan 11th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/
Buick needs a new Riviera badly and this concept would be a sound basis to create one. With some restyling this could be a stunning luxury performance car, something distinctly Buick instead of something being marketed as a wannabe Lexus.

Buick needs to get back to what made the brand great in it's heyday, this would be a good start.]]>Jan 11th 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/11/detroit-2008-buick-riviera-concept-debuts-in-us/
As for this looking like Audi and Lexus, those are two of the modern thinking companies so GM must be doing good to make people think of modern when they look at Buick a once old people carrier, similar to what Saab and Lexus have become]]>Jan 11th 2008 11:06AM