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Lutz: High-performance Chevy Volt SS a "possibility"

Electric cars are for those who would rather drive slow, boring commuters that don't consume fossil fuels and therefore don't spew pollutants from their tailpipes. Gas-powered cars – and especially those wearing time-honored badges like SS, R/T or GT – are for those who prefer fire-breathing, tire-screeching performance and care much more about nitrous oxide than nitrogen oxide. Right? Not so fast, says Bob Lutz. When asked whether or not Chevy could shock the performance crowd with an SS version of the upcoming Volt, Lutz ... Read more →

V-Series Challenge participants announced, no surprises inside Jeremy Korzeniewski

In less than a week, Bob Lutz will be joined by a few automotive journalists and a handful of regular Joes at the Monticello Motor Club in New York to race some fast sedans around a fast track to ...

VIDEO: Bob Lutz prepares for V-Series Challenge at Monticello John Neff

The pieces are now in place for the V-Series Challenge set to take place at the Monticello Motor Club on October 29. Behind the wheel of a Cadillac CTS-V, Bob Lutz will take on the competition in ...

CTS-V Challenge opened up to any would-be Caddy killers Jeremy Korzeniewski

May the best car win. So says General Motors' Bob Lutz, and he's willing to put his Pilotis where his mouth is... so to speak. On a conference call last month, Maximum Bob challenged any journalist ...

Lutz's resume includes reviving BMW with "Ultimate Driving Machine" tagline? Jonny Lieberman

Bob Lutz. His name alone is enough spark heated discussions amongst us four-wheel loving types. But aside from being "Maximum" and getting GM to construct the Lutz 'Ring and using little more than ...

VIDEO: A lap of the Milford Road Course in the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport 4 months ago on Autoblog

Here at Autoblog we've been fortunate enough to have two separate opportunities to drive what is officially known as the Milford Road Course. Informally, the facility is better known as the Lutz-ring. Early this decade when Bob Lutz was lured out of retirement to provide guidance to the product ...

Lutz confirms Cadillac CTS-V coupe is coming, sport wagon... doubtful 4 months ago on Autoblog

During a Web-chat held on General Motors' FastLane blog, GM's former product head and newly appointed Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, sat down with the unwashed throngs to take questions and a deliver a few tender morsels to the product obsessed. Chief among them was Lutz' confirmation that a Cadillac ...

Limited cash to keep GM from green-lighting Cadillac Converj? 10 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors' increasingly empty coffers could consign the Cadillac Converj show car to 'concept only' status. The Detroit Auto Show coupe has been the subject of production rumors since before it rolled onto the stage in Cobo earlier last week, but now Automotive News is reporting that GM ...

VIDEO: Bob Lutz on the Colbert Report 1 year ago on Autoblog

Apple pie, baseball and Bob Lutz. It doesn't get much more American than that. So why did it take this long for Maximum Bob to appear on the Colbert Report, the most Lincolnishly patriotic show on television? Well the GM vice-chairman pulled up onto the set for last night's episode of the Comedy ...

Lutz: '09 Pontiac G8 GT gets optional Tremec 6-speed stick 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT CarDomain recently sat for lunch with GM car czar Bob Lutz, and one of the topics that came up was the ever-vanishing manual transmission. Lutz explained that modern automatics are no longer the less efficient option by default, and with ...

New York 2008: 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe live reveal [w/VIDEO] 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res live shots of the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe A self-effacing and impeccably dressed Bob Lutz took shots at the old Pontiac during the live reveal of the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe. Busting on the arrowhead's former taste for cladding and Iron Dukes in the "excitement" ...

The US according to Lutz: ethanol, yes, diesels, not so much 1 year ago on Autoblog

In the fuel economy and future tech debate, the hybrid vs. diesel vs. hydrogen fuel cells vs. smaller cars and smaller engines always provokes a fair bit of discussion among Autoblog commentators. At this point, no one yet knows what's going to win since nobody knows how the volatile mix of ...

Want a Volt in 2010? Then take $40,000 to your nearest Chevy dealer 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the Chevy Volt Concept Wired magazine got in the queue for some face time with Bob Lutz at the Detroit Auto Show, and came back with a quote that's raised a few brows. When asked what the target market for the car would be, Lutz said "I don't know. You'd like ...

Micro to become macro? GM looking at competing with the Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the GM China Chevrolet Spark If everyone else is going to build cars like Tata's headline-grabbing Nano, GM's going to pile on, too. The Lutz cites GM's part-ownership stake in Wuling Motors, a Chinese manufacturer of sub-$3,000 utility vehicles as a possible source of ...

Due to CAFE, Lutz declares RWD Impala and Monaro dead 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's finally (semi) official: RWD cars like a new Pontiac GTO (and Holden Monaro) and Impala are "gone for now." Bob Lutz has been making noises about it for a while, and every announcement gets more and more certain that the front wheels will be pulling more GM cars. Just a month ago, Lutz told ...

Says Rick Wagoner: Volt might come in 2010... or it might not 1 year ago on Autoblog

Bob Lutz has staked a fair amount of his and GM's reputation on the Volt. Even though he has said since the beginning that the Volt needs battery technology that isn't ready for the mass market yet, he also said that the Volt would go on sale by the end of 2010. Rick Wagoner, though, in a 50-minute ...

Lutz not leaving the building: GM head has no plans to retire in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog

In an interview with WunderBob Lutz, the Associated Press reported that "he wants to retire from General Motors Corp. after the company brings a plug-in electric car to market, possibly sometime in 2010." After what must have been enough phone calls and e-mails to bust a switchboard, Lutz has ...

Keeping the Enclave on boil - GM keeps a lid on production 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to see more of the increasingly exclusive Buick Enclave General Motors has a hit on its hands with the big, beautiful Enclave CUV. People all over the country are trying to get their hands on Buick's luxurious iteration of the Lambda Ute. Rather than follow the time-dishonored ...

El Camino may return, but it won't be a Chevy! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Holden just released a new version of its Australian Ute, and it's been rumored that the VE Trucklet will be US-bound. There's no doubt that GM is taking a look at the possibility of reintroducing the El Camino's ethos to American consumers, and fans of past El Caminos (and Sprints and Caballeros) ...

More from Lutz: Maximum Bob pays his blogging dues 2 years ago on Autoblog

Whenever we add another blogger to the Autoblog team, I always warn him or her to grow a thicker skin. Part of blogging is exposing your words to a wide audience and having the fortitude to weather whatever is said in the comments. Blogging is all about that interactive relationship the comments ...

Autoblog Podcast #65 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're punchy for this one (just check out our outtakes at the end, even better than last time!). We start off with a lively debate over Hyundai's rumored full-size RWD truck on the BH platform and whether it will be good or bad. No consenus was reached, but it will be exciting to see if Hyundai can ...

GM releases pic of production Camaro and a bit more 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-res version General Motors released an image today of GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, Vice-Chairmen Bob Lutz and Fritz Henderson standing in front of a production clay model of the 2009 Camaro being chiseled. The official caption of the pic refers to the car as a ...

Autoblog Podcast #63 [Enhanced] 2 years ago on Autoblog

The enhanced version of the Autoblog Podcast #63 has again been rendered out for your visual consumption. In part one of #63, we talk about the next Suzuki Swift coming to the United States. In the podcast's second section we give quite a bit of time to the Alan Mulally - George Bush - hydrogen ...

Bob Lutz meets the Union of Concerned Scientists and... nothing changes 2 years ago on Autoblog

If there's one thing Mr. Bob Lutz can't be accused of, it's backing down. The Car Czar will not only tell you exactly what's on his mind, but he'll also give you a chance to change it, and then tell you what he thinks of that, as well. Tuesday, at his office, Lutz met with the Union of Concerned ...

Autoblog Podcast #63 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's nice to be back in the swing of things. We're once again cranking out weekly podcasts, and #63 is a compact one. We start off salivating over the news that the next generation Suzuki Swift will be headed for US shores. We devolve from discussing an unsubstantiated rumor into wistful praise for ...

More evidence supporting a flagship Cadillac 2 years ago on Autoblog

We like to listen to GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, because he has more experience than just about anybody else in the industry, and because he likes to spill the beans on new product for the General. Blogger Bob confirmed a V12 flagship for the Cadillac brand, and now GM Global Engineering boss Jim ...

Lutz sounds the alarm: GM puts RWD drive vehicles on hold 2 years ago on Autoblog

Bob Lutz is determined to rattle all the cages he can in order to be heard above roar of the CAFE and CO2 standards debate. First, he said that forcing automakers to raise CAFE standards 4-percent per year would raise the price of a new car by $5,000. That was in response to Bush administration ...

GM bosses forego bonuses for another year 2 years ago on Autoblog

GM's 2006 was so much better than 2005, news agencies in Detroit and around the country were wondering if it would hurt the General in UAW discussions in September. GM did improve greatly in 2006, but the fact remains that they still lost money. That's one big reason General Motors will not be ...

Lutz confirms V12 in development for Cadillac flagship 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lutz unveiles the Cadillac Sixteen concept at NAIAS 2003 in Detroit It's official. It's been confirmed: Cadillac is preparing a new V12 flagship. That's straight from the mouth of our favorite man in the business, Bob Lutz. On a recent trip across the pond, GM's venerated product guru confirmed in ...

Lutz: Camaro could spawn big Caddy 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Car Connection spoke to GM vice chairman Bob Lutz at the Chicago Auto Show who told them a bigger, badder Cadillac built on the new Camaro chassis could be in the works. Lutz said the reason Camaro's expected on-sale date was delayed was so that the platform could be better integrated with ...

Detroit Auto Show: A conversation with Jill Lajdziak 2 years ago on Autoblog

Saturn general manager Jill Lajdziak's enthusiasm for her brand is infectious. And really, who can blame her? The charismatic and ebullient Ms. Lajdziak is at the helm of a brand that's critical to GM's product-based turnaround plan and which has seen its entire lineup overhauled over a very short ...

Lutz on CAFE; oh and Seasons Greetings too! 2 years ago on Autoblog

On what was to be his holiday greeting to the world, Mr. Lutz has decided that he had a little more than a kiss under the mistletoe on his mind to close out 2006. In his blog, GM FastLane, Lutz clarifies his feelings regarding the recent initiatives to revise the current CAFE (Corporate Average ...

Opel Corsa to be sold on U.S. soil in five years 3 years ago on Autoblog

Bob Lutz confirmed at the Paris Motor Show last week that indeed the Opel Corsa would be sold in the U.S. Automotive News, however, is reporting that the Corsa sold here will not be the current model that was just introduced, but rather the next generation Corsa that is at least five years away. We ...

Lutz says Saab "close to making money" 3 years ago on Autoblog

At a press event before the Geneva Motor Show, GM's product development czar, Bob Lutz, said Saab is doing so well that GM's newest board member, Tracinda's Jerry York, has recanted his suggestion that GM get rid of the brand. In an event associated with the Detroit Auto Show in January, York laid ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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