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Chrysler kills rebadge of Dodge Journey to work on small car {Autoblog}
May 13th 2008 3:40PM Smart move on Chrysler's part. I'm glad to see they put their foot down and didn't badge engineer a Chrysler clone of the Journey. It is far, far more important to their survival that they get a decent small and midsize car.
Tweaked 2009 Ford Focus Coupe debuts {Autoblog}
May 13th 2008 9:00AM Gary: If you bring the matches, I'll bring the stake, the rope, and the gasoline.
Tweaked 2009 Ford Focus Coupe debuts {Autoblog}
May 13th 2008 8:59AM Ford:
Stop it. Just plain stop it. Stop tweaking the current US model Focus and give us the Euro Focus.
Putting lipstick on the US Focus pig doesn't cut it.
GM may divorce trucks and full-size SUVs {Autoblog}
May 9th 2008 1:59PM Guenther: 6.2l V8 is optional on the Tahoe LTZ. 6.0l V8 is standard on the Tahoe Hybrid.
Unknown: I think you have a reading comprehension problem.
I CAN'T go drive a unibody Tahoe, and neither can you because it doesn't exist. The comparison is NOT between the current Tahoe and the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook. The comparison is between the proposed unibody replacement for the Tahoe and the current Acadia/Enclave/Outlook.
The Acadia/Enclave/Outlook engine bay is big enough for a V8. So I ask you again, what capability would a UNIBODY Tahoe (not today's body-on-frame Tahoe, but a UNIBODY Tahoe as described in the article) provide that the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook would not? Both would be unibody. Both would have far reduced towing ratings compared with today's body-on-frame Tahoe. Both would have very limited offroad capability.
There is a point to keeping today's body-on-frame Tahoe and the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook platform, since the body-on-frame Tahoe provides some capabilities (towing and modest offroad) that the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook does not have.
But if GM replaces the current Tahoe with a unibody Tahoe as the article suggested, then there is really no difference in capability between the two platforms.
GM may divorce trucks and full-size SUVs {Autoblog}
May 9th 2008 12:15PM Unknown, did you actually bother to read the article and my response? Apparently not.
"Um... no there not"
Um...yes they are! The Enclave, Acadia, Outlook are virtually the same size as the Tahoe and Yukon. For example, the Tahoe is 79" wide and 202" long. The GMC Acadia is 78.2" wide and 200.7" long.
If GM changes the Tahoe and Yukon to a unibody as the article suggest that they may, then it won't have the towing capabilities of the current design either. So what extra capability would a unibody Tahoe/Yukon have over a the Acadia/Outlook/Enclave? Both platforms would be unibody. Both platforms would be the same size.
GM may divorce trucks and full-size SUVs {Autoblog}
May 9th 2008 11:10AM I can't say that I understand the article. The Enclave, Acadia, Outlook CUVs are virtually the same size as a Tahoe. What sense would it make to change the Tahoe to a unibody?
I could understand them killing the Tahoe/Yukon line. But why build two different CUV lines of the same size?
Ford begins production of new mid-range six-speed automatic {Autoblog}
May 8th 2008 9:11PM Have you ever DRIVEN a CVT? The engine goes up to peak power (and peak noise and peak vibration) and stays there as you accelerate. They are truly annoying. And you only get a couple percent added efficiency over a 6-speed manual transmission.
Manufacturers have made these mainstream. Ford did in the 500 and Freestyle. Nissan sells them in the Altima. At least in the Ford, people hated the CVT.
Pontiac El Cami-"NO" {Autoblog}
May 8th 2008 5:41PM We're staring at $4/gallon gas. A Pontiac M5 and TransAm are not going make Pontiac profitable.
The market for such gas guzzlers is there, but it is small and getting smaller every day.
Pontiac El Cami-"NO" {Autoblog}
May 8th 2008 3:43PM Where is Pontiac's institution? Right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-bdRfXd8o4
Put a fork in Pontiac -- it's done. They should cut it back to a single completely crappy car, do no advertising, wait until 90% of the dealerships fold, and then kill the division. There is no brand equity left in Pontiac. None. Nadda. Zippo.
It is long past time for GM to stop spending good money after bad on Pontiac.
AC Schnitzer does the 1-series cabrio {Autoblog}
May 7th 2008 9:51PM Does it come with gold chains, fake chest hair, and a glue-on, porn-star mustache?
