G. David Felt

I honestly do not see 2 door cars surviving past 2030 as young and old want to carry people and 4 doors make it much more comfortable and easy to get people in and out than 2 doors. The few 2 doors that MIGHT survive will be true high end special luxury cars I believe.

Sorry no Spanish or Cuban. 7 1/2 years of Japanese with 3 1/2 years of it being while I lived in Japan going to Kobe University. This king of slang is funny now that I understand it, but wow, to just read it or hear it would not make any sense at all. Kinda like saying GoChu which is Korean for little pepper or is slang for little penis in Korean. Learned slang from my wife.

@Robert Hall I only once considered a personal license plate. This was in College when I also was part of the PBA (professional Bowlers Association) and bowled to help pay my way through college. Thought XXX on a license plate would be cool and then it dawned on me that no one would get it in reference to Bowling, just Porn. Agree, with @Robert Hall and @oldshurst442 I like a clean auto and that includes no bumper stickers or any other type of marking except the OEMs badge. I also as I have on all my auto's darkened windows as I do not like people seeing inside my auto.

OK, so your saying if it flows with the dash, an aftermarket unit will not flow then. Seems the 2019 unit is a plug n play upgrade unit under the dash as you do not replace the screen in regards to what I posted. Very interesting as I have noticed that the screens tend to stay on the last few years auto's compared to my 2008 Trailblazer SS where they replaced everything including the screen.

@trinacriabob Gotta ask, guess my head is not where it needs to be to understand this but what does BREAD 8 Mean?

I have to totally disagree with you as the one in my Trailblazer looks great and fits right into the original place, but way better.

Auto enthusiast have since the dawn of the car had a desire to go faster and in this, the 2 door, 2 person auto was the focus of go fast compared to the 4 door, 4 or 5 person sedan and especially in comparison to CUVs, SUVs and Trucks. Yet in the last few decades we have seen performance Trucks and SUVs / CUVs that have gotten close to what some call Muscle Cars. Even some specialty sedans like the Chevrolet SS of recent decades has also introduced performance fun to the family. Tesla burst onto the scene in the early 2000's and had a Roadster that blew people away that could afford such a novelty with it's gut pounding acceleration. Later came the Tesla S with performance that rivaled many if not just about all of the industry made auto's while not yet beating the European Luxury brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini or even the Chevrolet Corvette or the top of the line Mustang and Camaro. Continue to speed forward to this current decade and we now have the Tesla S Plaid sedan that truly makes one question how does an ICE Muscle car compete? Is the Answer in how Dodge has approached the electric auto? Dodge Announces Electric Muscle Car for 2024 – Robb Report While Dodge seems to imply that we will still have a 2 door muscle car, the rumor mill has been going crazy that both the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro will go to a 4 door performance sedan. The amount of Photoshopped versions have been crazy as we see Camaro's like this one done by X-TOMI Design. Then we also have the 4 door Mustang Design, not a warmed over version of the Mach-e but an actual photoshop of what a 4 door mustang would look like. On top of this change with Tesla currently leading the way with the fastest 4 door sedans is that even in the Top End Luxury market, we have companies like Lamborghini that has shown off a 4 door electric performance sedan. This has been followed up by Bugatti stating that they are exploring the change over to a 4 door performance electric sedan replacing their 2 door versions. In 2009 Bugatti showed off their Galibier 16C powered by the big W16 engine and now they are looking at this as the possible future for the brand as a BEV. We also have brands such as Audi who have decided to stick to the top end being luxury sedans with an electric A9 that will be built on the next generation platform that will also be used by Porsche. Originally planned to be released in 2020, it has been delayed a few years due to the Global pandemic. So we have the high end of luxury brands helping to pay for lower tier electric auto's and the global auto industry is now focused on converting over product lines by 2030, 3025 and 2040 depending on which brand you read about. It would be safe to say it is not if but when a product line will be changed over to electric and clearly Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet have been clear that they see their muscle cars will carry on to 2030 in various forms. Yet one cannot ignore the writing on the wall about electrification. As such, it brings the question for discussion here: Will the Traditional American Muscle Car stay 2 doors or go 4 doors? If we go by these stories, it would seem a sure bet that the Camaro electric replacement for the ICE version is 4 doors. There Will Be a New Camaro-But It's a 4-Door Sedan: No! (motorbiscuit.com) The Chevy Camaro Will Be Replaced by an All-Electric Sedan: Report – Robb Report The Chevrolet Camaro Will Be Replaced by 4-Door Electric Sedan - Maxim Chevy Camaro will reportedly be reborn as all-electric, four-door sedan | Tom's Guide (tomsguide.com) The Chevy Camaro Is Reportedly Being Replaced by a 4-Door Electric Sedan - BMW Autoelectrician (bmw-autoelectrician.com) Then we have the rumor mill at it about the Ford Mustang, will it move to 4 doors? Ford Mustang Mach-F Looks Like a Four-Door Electric Pony Car to Rival Tesla - autoevolution This brings us back to the reason for writing this editorial is to bring up the discussion among people: What is a future muscle car? Will the Traditional American Muscle Car stay 2 doors or go 4 doors? Will Chevrolet Camaro become a 4 door Muscle Car? Will Ford Mustang become a 4 door Muscle Car? Is the Dodge Challenger with 2 doors and electric still a muscle car? I encourage people to ask themselves these questions and sound off in the comment section on what they believe the future of Muscle cars will be and why. Bugatti might replace Chiron with a four-door with electric powertrain - Luxurylaunches Lamborghini electric four-door GT sedan in development for 2025, report says (autoweek.com) 2020 Audi A9 C E-Tron,The Four-Door Luxury Electric Car ! (autonews-mag.com) View full article

WOW, Did not know that they had combined everything into one head unit. I see it is apple and Android compatible according to this PDF I found online. GTK_2019_Buick_Regal_TourX_84414198_B.pdf Interesting, but a good FAQ on your head unit here: Frequently Asked Questions | Buick Infotainment System Is your system the 7" system or the upgraded 8" system. If 7" sounds like some of the issues that have ended up in the class action law suite against GM. General Motors Faces Class Action Over Infotainment System | GM Authority Seems your auto is on the update that S22.9 update should fix some issues. TSB 19-NA-249 GM Infotainment Update Fixes Grayed-Out Favorite Issue | GM Authority Not sure if you have the standard or Upgraded Navigation HD Radio unit. But you can buy the upgraded radio unit to update your auto. 2019-2020 Buick Regal IntelliLink® IOU GPS Navigation HD Radio Upgrade - Infotainment.com

Now we can understand why Tesla is opening up their Charging network to all BEVs and changing over to the industry standard plugs. MONEY, Yup, as part of the huge infrastructure bill, you have to support ALL BEV auto's to get funding and this will allow Tesla to open up more stations faster. Tesla opening Supercharger network will enable access to new $7.5 billion EV funding in US - Electrek

Seems Chevrolet of Canada now includes a Home 240V charger system installed with every purchase or Lease of a Chevrolet Bolt or Bolt EUV. Chevrolet Canada Makes Electric Vehicle Charging Easier by Supporting the Standard Installation of a Level 2 Home Charging Outlet (gm.com) GM has moved to now offer OnStar to any auto in North America via a plug-in module. General Motors Expands Access of OnStar Vehicle Insights to Non-GM Vehicles General Motors Expands Access of OnStar Vehicle Insights to Non-GM Vehicles Canada Announcement

I strongly suggest a 3rd party head unit that supports Android/Apple. I love my Pioneer Head unit I put in my 2008 Trailblazer SS as a replacement to the GM OEM unit. When the OEM unit died, I could not see myself spending $1,500 on a refurbished head unit that was dated to 2008 rather than a modern 2019 unit when I had it done. Still Loving it, planning to replace the Head Unit in my Escalade next year.

Nothing Like a Nice SS and a striking Woman to go with it! How do you Like my Spark?

SO RIGHT and CRINGE WORTHY BIG TIME!

Stellantis on their August 3rd Quarterly call announced Double-Digit adjusted operating income margins which will allow them to intensify their electrification of all product lines. As such Stellantis has committed $30 billion Euro's investment in electrification and software development through 2025 allowing them to target a 70% in Europe and 40% in the United States LEV or Low emission vehicle sales by 2030. All 14 brands are committed to offering best in class electrification solutions, delivering class-leading range and charging capability. This push will be covered by four flexible global BEV-by-design platforms, scalable family of three electric drive modules and a series of standardized battery packs covering all brands and segments. These plans cover both sourcing and building of battery packs by five gigafactories in Europe and North America which will include dual battery chemistries, high energy and a nickle cobalt-free alternative by 2024 with solid state batteries planned for introduction in 2026. What does this mean for the late CEO Sergio Marchionne and his beloved Giorgio platform that was funded by the profits of Dodge, Chrylser, Ram and Jeep? A platform that was supposedly engineered to challenge the rivals of BMW, Mercedes and Audi of Germany? DEAD, dead after only two auto's that while well received and rated in Europe has had only average acceptance and quality in the US. The dropping of the Giorgio platform which some had expected to be used by the next generation of cars under the American name plates is being dropped due to one glaring problem and that one is the lack of support for Hybrid / Electrification of the platform. Yet excitement is to be expected as Stellantis has reserved the STLA Large Platform for the AWD Performance and American Muscle cars favored by the North American market. Yet while Stellantis has stated Alfa e-Romeo will be all electric in 2024, one does have to dig into this as we see that the current Alfa auto's actually get replaced using the new platform by Hybrids in 2022 which will carry on till 2027 as they introduce BEV in the three core markets of Americas, Europe and China in 2024. Seems some rumors are that Alfa could bring back the GTV nameplate to be applied to a four-door coupe as a rival to the BMW i4 and Mercedes-Benz EQE. Either way, it would seem that the Alfa brand while being a prestigious and historic brand has limited days ahead as an ICE brand and the future is for e-Romeo luxury electric auto's. In the mean time as a crossover product to BEV, the plug-in hybrid crossover called the Tonale is expected to debut in the early half of 2022. With Stellantis having an electrification focus of having EVs equivalent to ICE by 2026, does their electrification plan and marketing make sense? Electrification is not a “one size fits all” plan at Stellantis. Each of the Company’s 14 iconic brands is committed to offering best-in-class fully electrified solutions and doing so in a way that enhances the DNA of each brand. Stellantis revealed the following statements expressing each of the brand’s electrification approach: Abarth – “Heating Up People, But Not the Planet” Alfa Romeo – “From 2024, Alfa Romeo Becomes Alfa e-Romeo” Chrysler – “Clean Technology for a New Generation of Families” Citroën – “Citroën Electric: Well-Being for All!” Dodge – “Tear Up the Streets… Not the Planet” DS Automobiles – “The Art of Travel, Magnified” Fiat – “It’s Only Green When It’s Green for All” Jeep® – “Zero Emission Freedom” Lancia – “The Most Elegant Way to Protect the Planet” Maserati – “The Best in Performance Luxury, Electrified” Opel/Vauxhall – “Green is the New Cool” Peugeot – “Turning Sustainable Mobility into Quality Time” Ram – “Built to Serve a Sustainable Planet” Commercial Vehicles – “The Global Leader in e-Commercial Vehicles” Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-Digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term | Corporate communications | Stellantis Stellantis Wants Alfa Romeo To Go BEV-Only By 2027 (insideevs.com) View full article

Seems GM is kicking butts, taking names and numbers with the Q2 results. A stock to invest in far better than Tesla! GM Reports Strong Second-Quarter 2021 Results Second-quarter 2021 results overview Revenue of $34.2 billion Net income of $2.8 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of $4.1 billion, including warranty recall costs of $(1.3) billion, of which $(0.8) billion was related to the Chevrolet Bolt EV Net income margin of 8.3 percent, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 12.0 percent Automotive operating cash flow of $4.0 billion and adjusted automotive free cash flow of $2.5 billion EPS-diluted of $1.90, and EPS-diluted-adjusted of $1.97* GM North America EBIT-adjusted of $2.9 billion, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 10.4 percent GM International EBIT-adjusted of $0.0 billion, including China Equity Income of $0.3 billion GM Financial EBT-adjusted of $1.6 billion Second-quarter 2020 results overview Revenue of $16.8 billion Net income (loss) of $(0.8) billion, and EBIT (loss)-adjusted of $(0.5) billion Net income (loss) margin of (4.5) percent, and EBIT (loss)-adjusted margin of (3.2) percent Automotive operating cash flow of $(8.0) billion, and adjusted automotive free cash flow of $(9.0) billion EPS-diluted of $(0.56), and EPS-diluted-adjusted of $(0.50)** GM North America EBIT (loss)-adjusted of $(0.1) billion, and EBIT (loss)-adjusted margin of (0.9) percent GM International EBIT (loss)-adjusted of $(0.3) billion, including China Equity Income of $0.2 billion GM Financial EBT-adjusted of $0.2 billion 2021 guidance Full-year EPS-diluted of between $5.12 and $6.12, and EPS-diluted-adjusted of between $5.40 and $6.40 Full-year net income of between $7.7 billion and $9.2 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of between $11.5 billion and $13.5 billion Solid read of Mary's letter to the Share Holders. Q2 2021 Letter to Shareholders (gm.com) Our strategy, investments and results are increasingly setting us apart, including: Generating consistently strong earnings, including record EBIT-adjusted of $4.1 billion in the second quarter, and $8.5 billion in the first half. Accelerating our engineering and capital investments in electric vehicles (EVs) and self-driving technology (AVs) by $8 billion to $35 billion from 2020-2025. Developing a full EV portfolio that doesn’t depend on partial solutions like hybrids and “electrified” ICE vehicles. Instead, we’ve focused our investment on achieving the end solution of zero emissions more quickly. Creatively managing the complex and fluid global semiconductor shortage, while prioritizing our highest-demand, capacity-constrained products, and developing sustainable, long-term supply chain solutions. Cadillac is announcing today that it will begin taking LYRIQ reservations on Sept. 18. We have also confirmed that both Chevrolet and GMC will offer battery electric full-size pickups based on Ultium. 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ | Electric SUV | Model Overview

Ouch, but oh so funny to watch. GMC HD Denali sinks into the lake at a boat launch caught on local news. https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9rJrwNOro/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=90b2e414-4e6d-4aa7-8025-f20abb9fcb67&ig_mid=3FA0FEE9-07C3-4C8E-AD12-F7A324DF37D3 "GMC Sierra HD Denali Plunges Into a Lake During Live News Broadcast" https://www.thedrive.com/news/41820/gmc-sierra-hd-denali-plunges-into-a-lake-during-live-news-broadcast

And again you have stated a Vaporware product as Ferrari has nothing of what you state. ?

The Berretta GTZ was roomy and I fit in it just fine.

Seems every auto site is now posting what they expect a 4 door Mustang EV will look like to compete against a 4 door Camaro. Or they are posting a photoshop of what a 4 door electric Camaro will look like.

What an ugly mess, the front end looks like it was a big mouth billy bass that got stepped on and flattened to a point of it just sucking. Yea, I see nothing attractive about this car at all! This 1991 Chevrolet GTZ Beretta looks better than that Ferrari!

I agree with Aston Martin and the Jaguar 220 XJ, a few mustangs and Camaro's, Corvettes but the rest especially Ferrari and Lamborghini do not get this man excited. Many of these auto's are like cloths that people have been poured into for a specific look at a stupid crazy price that really does not give any function or form other than a specific look that appeals to a small group of people. To each their own in regards to what one likes but I feel most of the auto's you have stated have very limited appeal and it is not because they are also crazy priced. Bulk of society needs function with form, hard pass on wasting money on them and as @balthazar has clearly pointed out, with a GMC Hummer EV Truck or SUV or even a Mach-e beating these auto's in performance, how does one continue to justify the price if not just for being a badge snob. No special sound, not comfortable, not functional for every day life, one has to question how long these specialty makers will stay in business long term.

Maybe they can still charge $100,000 due to having a patented sound for the BEV! Much like what Ford has done for choosing the sound your Mach-e will make. A ‘New Breed’ of Sound: Mustang Mach-E’s Sci-Fi Drive Tones Inspire a Thumping Track from Detroit Electronic Music Artist | Ford Media Center

Chris, one thing to consider is that Magnavox from the 80's were commercial grade speakers sold at retail to help pump up their volume. They were bought and still owned by Philips in 1974 and one of the last companies to produce stereo and TV gear in the US up till 2005. I have a 1986 commercial grade set of Magnavox speakers and they rock! History of Magnavox The Great American Voice (magnavoxhistory.com) Crazy history note, Magnavox Plant #3 in Tennessee made the last of US built TV's sold under the label Akai in 2005 before production moved to China.