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pointless. no one wants a chevy rally car. 4wd is not needed for a chevy compact. the car becomes too complex, too heavy, and too expensive. the seats in the ss are good enough, the old recaros were not that much better. 13 seconds faster on the nurburgring than ANY other sport compact.

good then GM has built tons of class leading vehicles too

nearly a 2 dollar/ga increase in 6 years while you know who is in charge

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this car will be a serious stealthmobile. one of the most fun test drives i had when shopping 2+ years ago was an Ion redline. now imagine, more hp, better chassis, better interior...... i think if i could manage to be able to wedge my wide ass into the narrow sports seats i could probably really like this car. i wish i could get my sister out of her hyundai and into this thing.

toyota has never been priced low they rarely have styling advantages their interiors are sterile handling has been iffy engines have been good and fuel efficient but none have stood out like say, a Nissan VQ their dealers and service have not been the best realibility? sludge, trannies, cracked frames, busted tailgates, high repair costs i am still wondering. has toyota ever had a CLASS LEADING CAR? like a 3 series, or an accord, etc.

the reason i bought a diamante (2 of them, very lightly used actually) was because we had one for a rental in CA/Napa for a week one time and i really liked the car. the runner up at the time was a saturn L series 4 cylinder 5 speed manual, new.

this ain't a GM thread and the point is toyota gets way too much love for building middle of the road cars.

no chrome, subtle ground effects and spoiler, killer wheels. this thing might be in my garage this fall. it's near the top list of candidates, for sure.

has toyota EVER sold a class leading car here? hard to answer that one.....isn't it

stealth/3000gt = japanese car i would love to own. also like the dodge stratus coupe/sebring coupe for that matter.

now let's talk about why the focus sales are booming. they eschewed bringing in the glorious euro model to sell for high astra prices......instead they sell the reskin at real out the door prices averaging probably about 15-16 grand, and the car comes with sync on most of them. And ford probably isn't losing money on them like GM is with Astra and it will sell 3 times the volume of astra. the astra is a better car, but it needs a price drop, some tech features, and some hp. but its a great first step at establishing model cred for the next astra when the new delta comes out in a couple years.

its a freaking daewoo forenza / epica in buick drag. my God, it sucks.

too bad the astra don't have about 20hp more

some? It's mental torture for someone like me to have to deal with all the holier than thou egos and stuff in the biz. that said, where i work now, nearly everyone is not at all like those kinds. i think its the only way i can retain sanity.

the comments from p-oed architects is even better.

hope it was a good one blu.!

the egos of architects amazes me. being one of them, i am personally offended at their arrogance, egotism, and insensitivity. more rants about 'glass c0cks' http://www.partiv.com/2007/07/19/dear-arch...it/#comment-520

i'm just saying reuse the name. by the way, lots of people here had chevettes and they were pretty good cars. gm needs a car like the fit and could use the chevette name or some other name to do it.

vw and toyota are whoring out their cars on cheap leases so honda has to fight back since the new accord is so ugly, inside and out.

give honda credit for hitting a niche with the fit. they are probably the only company smart enough to put out that efficient of a package and get the price they want. thing is, it will become a cult classic like the crx and stuff and still command big resale later. i don't care for hondas but even i have given the fit a second glance despite no power, cheap dash, and too much price. the cargo room is amazing. canadiandriver has a side profile pic of the 09 fit. UGLY. so the current one should remain desirable since the new one looks like an oinker. WHY doesn't GM have a fit clone badged as a CHEVETTE in their stable? this is why GM is getting killed. still big drops in acura sedan sales. i want to hear the new tsx stereo with some of my dvd-a discs, aside from that, what should i be interested in? sales up= i think the public is shifting their japan love from toyota to honda now and i think toyos image is just starting to wane. this should get interesting.

give nissan credit. a couple years ago they couldn't give away a sentra. now, versa, new sentra, and now a new altima and rogue. they are hitting some market sweet spots.

no sales yet for the BMW Muranoaztek?

i had a sonata rental this past two days. why do people buy that crap?