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lol. GM does that all the time! why the twin turbo is going into the current camaro.....it may become a big volume unit in the alpha camaro and on the alpha ats and cts platform. this gets it into the public before it arrives in the next camaro. break the mental barrier so to speak. corvette could get this motor someday too. Lambdas would benefit. 1.6t in the encore would be perfect. i wonder if the chevy SS will get the TT also. Buick T type or grand national?

alpha camaro will be 3x better than this. alpha camaro may also have 2.5l four as standard equipment.

maybe it at least is on par with a mid eighties 240sx?

There are still brand new 2011 9-5's out there......and some are closer to 20k than 30k.......

Excellent news. Perfect for that car. I think for most folks that will be the sweet spot on that car. That also means the Cruze can continue on with the 1.8 and 1.4 and not intrude on the Verano. Although, I certainly can bet the cruze may get an engine with more pop at some point.

dash plastic looks cheap. is that the case? did you try to fit in the backseat?

hybrid cimarron coupe.....LOL

i was always LOL the months when we almost sold more suzukis then our lincoln dealer sold lincolns.... new MKZ is pretty nice, but the interior screams, 'uplevel fusion trim package' more than anything.

G6 was a good car that could have used a couple tweaks but overall much better than folks gave credit for. Hankook Optimos are on my car and i would love to get rid of them. They wear well, but as i am finding out this winter, are not great in wet / snow / slush.

if it's 60k, you might as well spend more for a Tesla. I question this as a 2 door. A 2 door is hard enough sell the way it is. I think Caddy needs to watch the price here.

that blue is not flattering on this car. would you drive this or a Regal GS?

i've got 24 years or so of motor trend and car and driver in my basement, along with several years of other publications. it takes up about 6-8 lineal feet in my basement, in plastic bins, and currently is about 3 feet high. i have 2 years of each in a single bin and the bins are stacked. i have had similar thoughts as you. I do have them pretty organized and in decent condition. But man, they just sit there. In 15-20 years I might want to pull them out and look at them though.

Cue or not, there should be redundant buttons and knobs on the dash more traditional in style so as not to confuse people so much. I have seen pictures of the non CUE interior of an ATS and I think it's laid out nicely. I like all the CUE's features and stuff but I played with one in the showroom at a Caddy dealer and the haptic feedback was so cheesy i could barely stand it. Maybe you get used to it. I also think stuff like this needs a glass screen. I'd almost rather have an ipad mini for a dash touch screen. http://www.morries.com/detail-2013-cadillac-ats-4dr_sdn_2_5l_rwd-new-9571846.html black base ATS with tan interior and standard radio

wow, hardly looks new. the exterior just doesn't have any new pizazz. the interior has that same cheap, cosmicky, over the top, cheap 80's plastic handheld game look that all GM products possess to some degree, and in particular the trucks have been guilty of. GM just refuses to do a sensible, tasteful truck interior. The last gen luxury interior was maybe as close as we well ever see. Don't get me wrong. It is a little bit interesting, that dash design. But it was stretched and pulled to over the top. And I know it's just pictures and a prototype, but it doesn't look like GM is advancing interior truck material quality much if any. They really haven't changed much in their materials for many years. If there is one fix i hope GM does, is that it fixes the third row leg room problems on the suburban etc, when that comes out. I really still love the F-150, and the new Rams I like more and more all the time. This new GM truck in no way looks new. Its market arrival will not make a big splash. edit....i guess i am warming a tiny bit to the sierra's exterior.

that will be a nice option. hope an 8 speed auto comes with. still, first on the list is to carve out lots more room in the backseat. all new seat designs would do it, thinner, raise the mounts out of the toe and foot space, etc. too cheap to fix it though i am guessing. the new 2.5 is a good engine though! for most folks it is fine! its specs are darn close to the 3800........

great article and great pictures! the very first picture with the side view down low is so perfect! i hope they get cue straightened out, it's been maligned. i won't be able to get one. i must say, i think the non turbo base car will have some takers. me, a turbo 4 would be what i would want.

but no power recline on the seat

it will be interesting to see if they can sell any of them at the asking prices then.

that actually is a tossup. the Verano is a really nice car. And it feels great. However, after driving both, I think of them almost equally in terms of appeal. They are really just different, malibu has a little more girth and a little more of a planted solid feel. The Malibu rear seat would be a deal killer if my kids were bigger. If i had to sit back there much, I would cross it off the list. What I like about the Verano is how the cabin atmosphere is just right, the right balance between vault and open air interior, and the size for one person commuter is just right. The back seat is pretty ok for a compact. I really like the interior environment of the Malibu however, as well. Where I really would not tweak any of the interior of the Verano, I do think I would change a few things inside the Malibu. But the most important part of the Malibu, the view forward, the panorama of it I like a lot. The sides and rear feel a bit bunker like but i think it also gives it a sporting personality and intimacy of a smaller car.....which is in ways in direct conflict with its nature of mid size family car. I would change the steering wheel and the straked dash and gauge setup in the malibu and get it a little more typical and refined. The center stack is bangup and the seats are fine imho. SOme interior materials on the plastics and seats need help also. But overall the Malibu interior is still very ok with me. I really do think GM hedged their bet on the whole 'if people want space they will buy an IMpala'. That could be the only way they could sell IMpalas going forward, to make sure the iMpala was still the big car. Ford might be able to sell a Fusion and taurus so close in size, and Toyota might be able to sell camrys and avalons in a similar fashion. But the Malibu if too big would cannibalize a more expensive Impala. And GM needs to have impala+malibu volume come close to fusion+taurus volume etc. GM needs the combination of those two together to make the math work. Buick is darned lucky the Verano turned out. It was a big gamble, and so far it's worked. But I don't see droves increasing on the Verano. Its more a function of the economy and the fact that no one can afford as many regals and lacrosses. And they don't want to be stuck in a chevy. The verano hits the sweet spot where it is cheap enough but actually nice and won't suck gas. I was at the dollar store the other day and this old couple (old folks and weirdos go to the dollar store in droves) pulled up in a new verano. They both had trouble getting out of it. I am sure they were likely the type that liked LeSabres and such, but now the Verano is the only Buick they can buy that is not a Chevy that they could afford on retirement income - medical bills. I was going to ask if they liked it but i didn't want to slow them from getting in and getting their fudge stripes and stuff. Malibu vs. Verano to just me is almost a wash. I would not lease or buy a more loaded Verano. I could see popping for a Malibu turbo if the deal was set up right. To me there is a stepping point where if you want a maxxed out Verano, just step up to a Regal.

I think I would rather have a Kia Rondo.

There seems to be quite the flood of lightly owned Captiva Sports on the market now. Some may recall these as Saturn Vues. How does everyone think these compare with the small-mid crossover market, with all its new contenders? The Captiva got the 6 speed auto. Its a solid ride. It didn't have the foibles of the Escape. But how can it compete when there is already an Equinox too? I think its a nice choice to have it in the pre-owned stable. The ones I have seen are too pricey though. I would get one over an Equinox maybe, but not a Terrain.

GM can't have the next Malibu be on Epsilon. It will get crucified. GM really needs to pull an ATS here, a new chassis, lighter, dynamically superior, but with economy, price, and room the main concerns. Said platform needs to integrate AWD option, and hybrid possibilities. It needs to account for cars of multiple sizes and vehicle types. It could be crossovers, etc. Everyone is kind of doing it. VW, etc. Pretty sad when jettas and sentras have much more leg room than malibus with an extra almost a foot of open space under the hood. I still believe GM needs to fleet the snot out of the Malibu and lease the snot out of it. Saw an ad for 129 camry leases today. How can you compete with that?

sounds good!

i can't imagine being stuck in one of these things.