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i wonder how many unmarked SHO cop cars we'll see.........

i like the LX cars and the SRT is a hoot (i test drove one once) but its so butch. I think the SHO will appeal a little more to euro intenders than the LX cars will.

shrimp and scallops, yum. mussels etc. GROSS. the fish you mentioned is all good. But when it comes to that, steak or chicken or pork tends to win out for me.

We all know how much consumer reports sucks at selecting their favorite cars. Well, I read their recent coffee article where they said 'eight o clock' coffee was the 'best'. I do know its the CHEAPEST. So, needing to conserve $$$$ lately, I bit, and in lieu of the starbucks....I got some of this crap. Tried it. EWEEEEEEEEE. How the FFFFFFKKKKK does this stuff win a comparo over starbucks and caribou? I end up blending the 8 o clock beans with some french roast starbucks i wasn't using, in order to get the stuff drinkable. OY. CONSUMER REPORTS IS USELESS!!!!

Ford was smart enough to take away the objection to buying such a high hp car. G8 will rot on lots in winter in northern climes because it doesn't have AWD. Ford takes away the objection to either FWD or RWD by just saying 'drive all 4 wheels....just like Audi etc.'. So Ford isn't stupid like GM in that regard. And evo is like 38 grand. I'd rather have this AWD turbo than an EVO at this price. And it will be more enjoyable than say a butch hemi LX chrysler.

she doesn't shave her pits and she has a potty mouth. but she's a beast in the hay.

a 250hp FWD porker that can barely get out of its own way. only 250hp from 8 cylinders? it's not a 3 series!!!!

exterior turned out pretty good. interior is seemingly awash in typical GM cost cutting cheapness. GM needs to learn how to make nice looking plastic. dash is overdone. but not to the point of cladded era pontiac cheapness, so this may be ok. No one will pass up an Audi for this (or a VW for that matter...LOL).

hate suede. the plastic engine cover is a problem too (for guys like me that used to sit and state at the intake runners under the hoods of my other SHOs). aside from that this car is a major wet dream for SHO owners like me. I can live with the paddle shifters. A true manual would be nice, but this car is so much bigger than the original, I don't think a true manual would really fit an AWD 365hp car this huge. Good job Ford. I love the G8 GXP but this thing has AWD so I can use it in winter too. Awesome. Sync and Nav too. All the bases are covered. GET RID OF THE SUEDE!!!!!!! get rid of the chrome, too. This car does not need chrome. maybe just on the wheels but i would prefer blackout trim and machined wheels. and LEATHER seats.

sounds like a BADASS computer! my gosh. sure dwarfs this 1gb vista craptop i have to make do with.......

There is almost nothing I won't eat. except......not a big fish and seafood guy. It's all good. Can't pick a fave...

Impala SS has crap for suspension and the 4 speed tranny is junk. Drive the Impala SS and then an Aura XR with the paddle shifters back to back. The Aura XR is much more fun. I don't think the small block is as much of the brick people think it is. The v8 OHV block is alum i think and its not much heavier than the HF 3.6.....but its more than likely the archaic W body and $h! suspension that makes it such a terrible drive. Look at what GM did with the Cobalt. They didn't put near the investment in chassis into the Impala SS.

when i owned my 95 tbird and my 89 SHO concurrently, i actually came to much prefer the SHO. It rode and handled better, and had better balance. I know the Tbird was no 3 series, but the FWD SHO felt more trusty to drive. There are lots of good FWD cars out there that feel good to drive as well, and so that's why so many folks are just fine with a good FWD car. It doesn't have to be a 3 series, it just has to be better than a typical toyota. For reference, I have driven the GTO, was not blown away. The G8 v8 is very good. I enjoyed that car. The v6 G8 needs powertrain refinement and is not as enjoyable. BTW, a G8 GXP manual is one of my very most wanted cars. If i had way excess coin, i would be owning one.

g8 sales would probably double here in the US (or more) if AWD were available as an option, BTW.

honestly, I don't dispute what you are saying, but you also just stated a huge reason why FWD became the norm in the first place. so a) a large part of the country lives in the snow areas and wants to use their car they are paying thousands for every day instead of garaging it for 4 months in the winter b) the G8 apparently won't become a volume seller like the Bonnevilles and Grand Prixs were even 7,8, 10 years ago.

if anyone can tell me of any industry which isn't cutting, I'd be happy to hear it.

in guionM's post there was no mention of any big volume sellers as accomplishments.

no accord or camry killers on that list. no volume products.

excepting the CTS, GM's interiors are still full of cheapness.

GP was a 5 year old model by then and this is the g8's first year out of the chute. part of why the GP tanked at the end was it was stale.

ford feels they have a better shot of building on the technology they have already spent and paid for. its not a bad solution, and maybe they just want to see acceptance of the public to the e-rev. in the meantime, the fusion hybrid is the best, and the plug in portion is building on what they have already engineered and spent resources on.

Lutz helped get some GM mojo back with cars like the CTSv, g8, Cobalt SS, etc. He also pushed for better mainstream models some also. Yet, clearly its time GM moved on. GM needs a younger push to more mainstream focus. Not toyotaesque, but something more back to bread and butter and the masses.

pontiac sold how many?

if the cadillac chassis was designed in germany.........

which is why Opel needs a flagship sedan. its own Phaeton, except not so pricey and outrageous. Hyundai has a genesis. Opel needs something that can outdo that and compete with its hometown boys.