PurdueGuy

I agree on the Kindle part, but the netbook you described would be $200, not $500. $500 will get you (as a quick example) a dual core pentium processor, 15.6" screen, 4gb of ram, 250gb hard drive, win7home64, and a DVD burner. I believe the iPad will be a success, but only because there are enough people who don't need a computer that can do much more than surf the internet & play media, and a lot of them are willing to pay the Mac tax in order to have that portability and show off to their friends.

And yet they're still blaming it on the floormats & pedals. Wasn't that at least partially debunked when the guy got his runaway camry to the dealer and had the techs examine it, confirming there was no issue with the pedal?

Would you quit drudging up old threads just to add nothing to them, please?

Not that high end, since the engine's been around for a while. I wouldn't mind seeing a larger/more powerful ecotec in the Cruze as well, but GM's trying to boost their mpg #s.

They may have similar peak outputs, but I would guess the powerband and fuel economy differences will show why both are there.

Solid design. Not really seeing any design features that I could consider new or outstanding, but it's a very sporty, clean design with good proportions. A few bits are obviously overdone for a car that'd sit on a dealership lot, but that's not the point of a concept.

Corsica with a 3.1 scoots. I would still expect the CV to be faster overall, but I would not be surprised if the Corsica has better acceleration at lower speeds.

Not sure if you want to, but you could put Yellowstone in Idaho as well as Wyoming and Montana. It's in all 3 states, and thus became the first national park.

Indeed.

Essentially correct - it's the displacement. The displacement is affected by not only the size of each cylinder, but the length of the stroke on each piston.

I see it, but I'm not sure if it's a matter of designers taking the Cien and using it to shape the lines of the other designs, or if they simply reached a similar final design by taking the 2dr layout & applying Art & Science themes. I could believe either one.

I would guess that some of the people on here who only think in the performance enthusiast mindset, and not a mindset that considers market demands, will never get past a vehicle being on a FWD platform, even if it's AWD. That said, my concern is if the EpsII platform is/can be refined enough to deserve the Cadillac badge. To me, FWD/AWD is fine, but if it's a Cadillac it'd better be smoooooth and uber quiet, very refined. There will be automatic scoffing any time a Cadillac and a Chevy share a platform, so it will have to prove itself above and beyond to be deserving the crest & wreath.

No, not really. Let's say I'm a company executive making six figures a year. I care about image, I care about luxury, I care about safety and feel that FWD is safer and have no desire for RWD. I have no interest in GM's "second best" brand Buick, that's for old people (I hope GM can defeat this image, but for now, it's there). So where am I going to shop? Sounds like Lexus gets my money. I don't see Cadillac as a performance brand, I see it as a luxury brand. Yes, they should have luxury performance models to compete with BMW and performance models from every lux brand out there. IMO their flagship should be RWD. But there is a MARKET for FWD luxury vehicles, and for enthusiasts to be blind to market demands and say things like Cadillac should be all RWD is silly, and ignores good business. To try to shoehorn people into a brand they don't want isn't good business either. All RWD belongs in a performance brand, like what Pontiac should have been.

But not reving up & down like a traditional car, instead having a few different points to meet power demands at different times, but most or all within the most efficient parts of the powerband.

It does look a bit better in the video, though it is still a pretty big overhang, but not as ungainly as in the picture above. It'd better get better than EPA rating fuel economy, though - I get similar fuel economy in my Saturn (a bit less city, a bit more highway), and I have more cabin & trunk space, more power, and probably less weight. I'm still waiting for someone to simply produce a lightweight, simple, aerodynamic car with an efficient but not wimpy engine. I think the right combo there with modern engine tech would rival hybrids without the extra cost & weight.

I think this looks very classy. I think a FWD car, executed well, has a place in the Cadillac lineup. Not every Cadillac needs to be a tire burning, twisty carving, RWD performance vehicle IMO (though they should all have decent get-up-and-go). I do think the Cadillac flagship should be RWD/AWD though. A FWD luxury barge should be a mid-level car IMO.

The first question you need to answer is how portable you want. External hard drives fall into 2 categories - the more portable USB powered ones, and the more affordable but less portable ones with a separate power adapter. If you want easy portability the USB powered is WONDERFUL. I bought a seagate usb powered 250gb unit, and love it. I use it like a giant thumb drive (I regularly work with HD video files, which eat up space FAST, so a regular thumb drive wouldn't really do the trick). Decent rule of thumb is that you'll get around twice the GB for your money if you're willing to have a separate power adapter, and you can pick up a 1TB unit on Newegg for like $90-100. Heck, 1.5TB is only ~$120 IIRC. Check reviews on sites like Newegg & Amazon to get an idea of who makes good units, and who makes duds. Probably safe with Seagate or Western Digital on the USB powered units, and add Samsung to the list when looking at the separate powered units, they have been the highest rated on newegg. Another thing to consider is that a more pricey, separate power adapter style drive can be had with a eSATA connection, which would give performance equivalent to an internal drive. But, that's overkill for most people, and unnecessary if it's just being used for backups.

I'm not normally one who cares much about overhangs, but this is pretty extreme. I like the look of the front end when you look at it from the front, but from the side it's pretty bad.

I think the '92 Regal 4dr I had (3800 engine and also silver) had similar miles on it, maybe more, when it croaked. Not sure, though, as the odometer quit at ~180k miles. It was a nice car in many ways, a little disappointing in others (I hated the seats, they hurt my back), but that drivetrain was terrific!

I like it, now let's see a production version.

Is it just me, or is the wheelgap noticeably larger in the front on the Regal?

^lulz haven't seen it yet, but someone else told me it was "Dances with Wolves in space".

This for the Cobalt? Always helps to know what vehicle we're talking about. As far as I know, GM remotes usually do not need any kind of programming after a battery change. Occasionally they need re-synced (not to be confused with reprogrammed). On the Saturn S-Series, this simply involves holding down a couple of the buttons for several seconds. If that doesn't work, the remote has to be reprogrammed, which for '00+ means going to a dealer or someone with a Tech2 tool. Older S-Series could be done with a paperclip.

Sounds pretty nice! How would the 3rd row be for adults? That seems to be the one thing that really sticks out for me comparing my Suburban to anything else with 3 rows - the 3rd row in a Suburban is very comfortable for full sized adults. I've never sat in anything that was anywhere close.

One question is how occasional use it will be, and what uses it could/would fill. We bought a Suburban, and even though it's quite large and we could've maybe found something that would get a few more mpg, for how rarely we use it the extra utility is more than worth it. I probably wouldn't even consider a Tahoe, simply because you'll see almost identical fuel economy out of a Suburban (we've seen 15.5-18.5mpg under normal driving, and still got ~11 towing) and have much more space, and a more comfortable 3rd row (if the Tahoe even has a 3rd row). Our Suburban, in spite of being 11 yrs old (98) and very much used (~150k) has been rock solid, with very few repairs. All I've done to it is a new water pump, front brakes, trans fluid & filter change, oil changes, and a couple small coolant hoses - all were very easy to do myself. The standard V8 in it (5.3L IIRC) did a fine job towing at the truck's max range (6k lbs) through mountain passes and at highway speeds for most of a day. It also has been perfectly happy to take us on some very rough "roads" (if you can call them that at ~20-30 degree angles and rocks sometimes as large as a ft in diameter...). 4wd has been nice on occasion as well. If you don't really need that much towing power or hauling space, and some fuel economy gains would help, look at a CUV. IMO, when it comes to SUVs, go big or go cute ute. A lot of the offerings in the middle surrender space without giving back mpgs. Of course with a suburban, there is a bit of a feel of taking a large ship out to sea every time you pull out of a parking lot... lol