G. David Felt

I would buy this, this is a hate or love interior and so much better than BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Acura, Infinity or even Lincoln. It is about time that some one took some risk and stepped up to give a interior that is more than the basic bland copy everyone attitude.

The GMC is HOT. That truck is so much better looking than the Chevy. Course both are big improvements over the last platform.

This Rocks, It reminds me of the Speed Racer car. I loved that car. Can I order it up with the saw blades please! Great Job, this would be a great supercar for Chevy. Nice Job on the Pontiac also.

That actually ROCKS!!! Yea in standard cloths it is FUGGLY!!! But this Rally with the VW Diesel and 43MPG would be a HIT here in the US!!! JEEP WAKE THE F@#K UP!!!, This is what you should be selling not the current FUGGLY version.

So your saying this was one of the early Proto type Blue Devil equals that GM had messed around with and never brought to market?

While he is concerned about people changing the exhaust and making the vehicle illegal to Gov code, I actually think everyone is wrong about the flared exhaust pipe. After looking at every picture I could find on these trucks and even the top one above, I believe it is shadows that are causing the trick you see as a flared exhaust. I actually think it is a solid 4" or maybe 5" exhaust pipe. These are not flared. IMO

Has anyone really driven let alone looked at the Dodge Caliber? My sister inlaw liked the look and I took her to check it out and test drive the auto. The inside quality was really bad, there was a whine with the vehicle loaded with 4 adults and the CVT sounded like it would die. Not to mention that someone had been in the vehicle with greasy shoes and dirty hands as there were hand prints on the ceiling. Dealer said they would clean it up, but BS if you do not have pride in the auto's you sell how can you let a vehicle look so bad when you try to sell it. I do not see the quality in the Caliber that was in the Neon. Dealers seem to be willing to just sell and not care. Sad for Chrysler.

Backup cams are only good when you are in the city or tight spaces WITH OUT a trailer. Otherwise, the mirrors are it.

These ROCK!!! I LOVE the DUALLY!!!

This car rocks, I take this in Black with the Diesel engine please!

Funny I just saw a commercial last night here in Seattle about Fords having more trucks with over 250,000 miles than any builder in the US. They show a very old ford truck from the 40's or 50's I think that this guy restores for his father. Over all not an impressive commercial. I do love the Our Country, Our Truck tag line. This and the Built like a Rock are great lines about GM's trucks. Kinda why I own multiple GMC's.

Where exactly on the drivers side does it not match up? It looks all level and matched up to me.

Last Spring while I was in Copenhagen for a tradeshow, I had bought for my wife a CTS and the dealership delivered it to her work. They pick it up and service it and return it. The Caddy Dealerships or more specifically, SandBurg Caddilac in North Seattle on Highway 99 does this as normal service and have always done this to take care of their customers. Another reason I stick with GM

Personally while this is a great engine, it would seem based on the Horsepower and Torque that GM is just keeping status quo instead of leading the way with a Class Leading Engine. Unless they Plan to take this engine to over 300 Horsepower and 300lb Torque for the CTS. That would be class leading. But only a short time as I imagen we will need to go to 350/350 or better.

I will take a V Series Escalade. That would rock as it is perfect for us big guys that want performance but in an Auto we are comfortable in. I bought my parents an SRX and they love it, yet while it is a Great Auto, Many people love the front end look, the blocky back end has not been well received. many people say it is too station wagon on steriods for them. I have had two coworkers who ended up getting the FX45 as they did not like anything else out there. They did test the SRX but the back end was too blocky for them and ugly. To each their own. The SRX is a great vehicle but needs the updated interior the CTS is getting and a bit of change in the back end. IMO

IMO this is an ugly auto. Just got back from Frankfurt and did not really see anything that got me excited except a raised Chevy Dually truck that a lady drove down the road by my hotel. I figure probably from the military. But this just does nothing for me. Plus why does everyone feel we need an Opel rebadge here to win sales and market share. The current GM offerings are working and seems to be going in the right direction.

Drive a Dodge Caliber and you would change your mind. Worst Idea ever. My wife and sister in law was not impressed. Even my sister who drove one as she liked the look was not impressed with the RT. She ended up getting a Mazda 6 only to regret it and now wishes she had the CTS like me! Over All just like the computer industry, those that put 8 speeds out will find lots of sales and leadership. Does not matter that it might not have a valid case for it. Yes allot of Torque and 6 speed is plenty, but the marketing message you can have with an 8 speed will outsell everyone and making money is what this is all about. GM Must build and sell the 8 speed in Caddilac, Buick and the Vette. This is the right thing to do. Plus it GM needs to show this kind of leadership as it will truly bring in sales now and down the road.

Man I feel sorry for you, IMO it is stupid to tax based on engine displacement. Tax on the value not the size of the engine. If you can afford the more expensive auto, you should get to enjoy the engine. After all you already can afford the auto and the insurance and maintenance and what would be the gas bill to go with the engine.

Trust me, living in seattle I love, but we have way to many *&%$# Tree Hugging, Granola Munchin Hippy Enviro Nuts that have taken California emissions standards and took them status quo and made them even worse. Both Oregon and Washington thought WOW, CA is good but we can make it better and all they really did was *&%#$(@ up the process and cause more problems than it is worth. Example, If you take a old Leaded Burning auto and put in a modern engine running unleaded, according to the NEW NEO SS of washington, you can be fined, imprisoned and your auto taken and destroyed due to it no longer being true OEM. What morons these people are!

Heart is OK, nice but not really igniting my fire for Caddy. Crest is awesome, I really do like this one. That is pretty hot!

Damn, Guess this means they will waste the space under the hood of the new SUV's and miss out on a butt load of sales by having the duramax in the new SUV lineup. Some people just do not seem to get it.

Just make it a standard feature now! People will love it and not want to go back to regular radio any time soon.

Never under estimate the germans, they will make fine front wheel drive tranny's.

AUTO REVIEW 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer SS 'Big Gulp' on wheels for those who don't mind gas pains PrintE-mailDisable live quotesRSSDigg itDel.icio.usBy Ron Amadon, MarketWatch Last Update: 7:15 AM ET Aug 12, 2006 DARNESTOWN, Md. (MarketWatch) -- How you feel about the high-performance Trailblazer SS -- no, make that very high -- all comes down to gas prices. If you're in the camp that feels they're no big deal at current levels, this limited-edition SUV might just ring your chimes. The SS means that GM's performance guys took control of the project -- and they did a lot more than just shove in a big V8 under the hood. The first Chevy SUV to wear the SS badge packs a Corvette-derived 6.0-liter, LS2 V8 that bats out 395-horsepower and yields zero to sixty accleration in 5.7 seconds. It's tied to only a four-speed automatic, whereas rivals have smoother five and six speeds. Yet for power buffs (like us), this one is a hoot with a seat-of-the-pants feeling that it's much faster than the stats say it is. If this really matters, look for about the Trailblazer SS to average 14 to 15 miles per gallon -- if you are good, really good, that is. See slide show. But GM went further still, cranking a healthy dose of handling into this 4,552-pound vehicle. You actually will have to drive it a while to get some idea of how good the handling is -- far better than would typically be expected from such a vehicle. Once your confidence is built up, you'll find that the SUV's performance suspension, refined at Germany's famed Nurburgring, is really rather spectacular. It's a far cry the old days when Detroit would simply shoe-horn a hulking V8 into a vehicle and hang the handling. Inside our test truck, options galore included heated leather seats. We felt that the design of the interior looked a bit dated, but the controls were generally easy to figure out. It came with $11,770 worth of options, putting the bottom line at a hefty $40,305. Major items included the $5,195 SS package, for which you get the big V8 as well as all-wheel drive, a limited-slip rear axle, performance seats, and nice-looking polished cast aluminum wheels measuring 20 inches and with six spokes. Again, if a prospective buyer isn't bothered by pain at the pump, then the SS Trailblazer is simply a gas to drive. Comments? [email protected] Ron Amadon is an auto writer and morning news anchor on the MarketWatch Radio Network. Gotta Agree with totally, it really is a sweet ride, just wish you could find a 2WD only model rather than the AWD or 4x4 SS models and get a really fast fun 30K ride. Guess as the dealer said, will have to special order it. They feel everyone wants either 4x4 or AWD. I disagree. My suburban is 2wd with Posi and it is after all my customer work an SS version of what they could have done. plus it handles great off road and at the boat launch. No need for 4x4 or AWD.

So other than Toyota and GM dudes bashing on each other. Back to the thread. This does, wether it is world wide or North America only show's leadership by a company that is working to be more responsible to the world. Leadership comes by working to build a better place for the workers, the environment and still being profitable. GO GM! Course being First and that Toyota does not have this yet.